| Path/Filename (Browse) - This field allows you to browse to and select a .txt file that contains a list of movie titles, file names or UPC numbers. The file names must include the drive letter and path. The .txt file must contain at least 2 lines of data. The first one or two lines allow you to specify a media type and location for your movies. If you do not specify a location for the movies, the location field for each movie will be blank. If you do not specify a media type, for movie files, the media type will be the movie's file extension and for movie titles, the media type will be blank. If you are adding movies by their UPC number, then you MUST have ::UPC media type where media type is either DVD or VHS. Be sure to specify the correct media type because it is used as part of the search key at Amazon.com. If you want all the movie files to have the same location, on the first or second line of the text file add :location where location will be added to the location field for each movie. If you want some movies to have a different location, each movie can have a location specified for it by appending |location| to the end of the movie file name, title name or UPC number. The |location| will take precedence over the :location if one was added. If you want all the movie titles to have the same media type or all the movie files to have the same media type other than their file extension, then on either the first or second line (depending whether you added :location ), add ::media type where media type will be added to the media field for each movie. When adding a movie with a media type that is not already defined in the Media Types list on the Tools -> Options -> Miscellaneous screen, the media type will automatically be added to the list for you. All blank lines, lines containing the text 'Path/Names' or 'Sub Total', lines with a path but without a file extension and lines with a file extension not defined in the Options screen will all be skipped. So be sure all the file extensions you want to add are defined in the Options -> Miscellaneous screen -> Movie File Extensions:. Example of .txt file with movie files
In the above example, Elf would be added to the movie database with the location of 'Maxtor External' and the media type of 'DivX'. If DivX was not already defined in the Media Types list, it would automatically be added. Shrek would be added to the movie database with the location of 'Maxtor External - My Favorites' and the media type of 'DivX'. If we had left out the ::DivX from the .txt file, both movies would have had the media type of avi.
Example of .txt file with movie titles:
In the above example, Vanilla Sky would be added to the movie database with the location of '71' and the media type of 'DVD'. What Women Want would be added to the movie database with no location and the media type of 'DVD'. If we had added :Family Room to the first or second line of .txt file, the only thing that would change is that What Women Want would now have the location of 'Family Room'. Example 3 of .txt file with UPC numbers:
In the above example, the first UPC number would be added as A Dog Of Flanders with the location of 'Right Bookshelf' and media type of DVD. The second UPC number would be added as Black Beauty with the location of 'Left Bookshelf' and media type of DVD. The blank line above the first UPC number is just skipped. |
| Quick Add? - If you select 'Enter Movie Info Manually', the 'Quick Add?' box is ignored and each movie in the text file is added with minimum information. For movie titles, only the title, location (if provided) and media type (if provided) is included. For movie files, the title, path/file name, location (if provided) and media type is included. For UPC numbers, only the title, location (if provided), media type, UPC number and ASIN (if found at Amazon) is included. If you entered UPC numbers and chose to get the movie information from Amazon, if a movie was not found at Amazon, the UPC number will be searched for at UPCdatabase.com. If the movie is found, the title retrieved will be used to search IMDb.com. Otherwise, whether you enter UPC numbers, titles or path/file names, when you choose to get the movie information from IMDb.com, the movie title will be used to search IMDb.com If multiple matches to the movie title are found and the 'Quick Add?' box IS checked, then the first title in the list of all the closest matched titles returned from IMDb.com, which is usually the closest match, is automatically selected and the movie database is updated with the selected title's movie information. If the 'Quick Add?' box is NOT checked, then the list of all the closest matched titles to select from is displayed. Beside each title is a link to that title's movie information on IMDb.com so you can preview it before you select it. If you do not see a match you can select "Skip Selection" from the bottom of the screen and it will continue with the next movie in the text file. You also have the option to abort importing movies from the text file by selecting "Quit" from the bottom of the screen. Once the title is selected from the list, the movie information is added to the database and the next movie will be processed. The time it takes to retrieve the movie information will vary, but has little to do with the speed of your internet connection. All processing is done at the server. If a movie file has already been added to the database, it will not be added again since duplicate file names are not allowed. Duplicate movie titles are allowed if the media type is different or if the titles have movie files associated with them that are different. Therefore, as an example, you could have Shrek with media type avi with a file name c:\my dvds\shrek.avi and you could also have Shrek with media type avi with a file name f:\external\shrek.avi and you could also have Shrek with a media type of DVD. |
| Get Movie Info From IMDb.com [GO] - When this button is pressed, the text file is uploaded to the server and each movie in the text file is processed. It takes approximately 5-10 seconds per movie to retrieve the movie information from IMDb.com. When it has completed, a list of all the movies and the title they were added as is displayed on the screen. This same information is written to the Log File (addlog.txt) which can be viewed or downloaded and edited from the Tools -> Add -> Log File screen. This is very useful if you used the 'Quick Add' so you can cross reference your movies to make sure they were added as the correct title. If a movie was not added correctly, Edit the movie, type in the correct title, press 'Get IMDb Info', select the correct title and press 'Update Database'. If you enter a UPC number and select this option, the UPC number will be searched for at Amazon.com. If found, the title will be retrieved. If not found, the UPC number will be searched for at UPCdatabase.com. If found, the title will be retrieved. If a title was retrieved, it is used to search IMDb.com. If an exact match on the title is not found and the 'Quick Add' box is NOT checked, a list of all the closest matched titles to select from is displayed. Beside each title is a link to that title's movie information on IMDb.com so you can preview it before you select it. If you do not see a match you can select "Skip Selection" from the bottom of the screen. If an exact match on the title is not found and the 'Quick Add' box IS checked, then the first title in the list, which is usually the closest match, is automatically selected. Once the title is selected or an exact match on the title was found, the movie information is added to the database and the next movie is processed. The time it takes to retrieve the movie information will vary, but has little to do with the speed of your internet connection. All processing is done at the server. |
Get Movie Info From Amazon.com [GO] - For this option the UPC number for each movie must be entered in the text file. You cannot search Amazon by title from Cinema Premiere. When this button is pressed, the text file is uploaded to the server and each movie in the text file is processed. Retrieving movie information from Amazon is much faster than retrieving it from IMDb.com although you typically do not get as much information. When it has completed, a list of all the movies and the title they were added as is displayed on the screen. This same information is written to the Log File (addlog.txt) which can be viewed or downloaded and edited from the Tools -> Add -> Log File screen. This is very useful if you used the 'Quick Add' so you can cross reference your movies to make sure they were added as the correct title. If a movie was not added correctly, Edit the movie, type in the correct title, press 'Get IMDb Info', select the correct title and press 'Update Database'. If you enter a UPC number, you have the option of getting the movie information from Amazon.com or IMDb.com. If you choose Amazon and the UPC number is on file there, your movie database will be updated with the DVD or VHS movie information from Amazon. Be sure you select the correct media type because it is used as part of the search key at Amazon. If the UPC number is not on file at Amazon, then the UPC number is searched for at UPCdatabase.com. If found, the title is retrieved and used to search IMDb.com. If an exact match on the title is not found and 'Quick Add' is not checked, a list of all the closest matched titles to select from is displayed. Beside each title is a link to that title's movie information on IMDb.com so you can preview it before you select it. If you do not see a match you can select "Skip Selection" from the bottom of the screen. If 'Quick Add' is checked, then the first title in the list, which is usually the closest match, is automatically selected. Once the title is selected or an exact match on the title was found, the movie information is added to the database and the next movie is processed. The time it takes to retrieve the movie information will vary, but has little to do with the speed of your internet connection. All processing is done at the server. |
| Enter Movie Info Manually [GO] - If you don't wish to retrieve any movie information, then you can select 'Enter Movie Info Manually.' If you entered a UPC number, the UPC number will be searched for at Amazon.com. If found, the title and ASIN number will be returned. If not found, the UPC number will be searched for at UPCdatabase.com. If found, the title will be returned. The title will be added to the database along with the media type and possible UPC number and ASIN number. |