Articles By Categories

For your convenience, this page contains articles and help topics sorted by categories. And this may be a good one to start with:

• Why Movienizer?

Managing Your Movie Database

• Using several databases.
• Back up and restore your database.
• Movie database file.
• Thumbnails in Movienizer.
• Protecting your database with a password.

Adding Movies, TV Series, Persons

• Adding TV series.
• Add movies by title.
• Add movies by barcode.
• Add movies from video files and folders.
• Add movies from DVD / Blu-ray.
• Add persons.
• How to add a video file with an extension that is not supported by Movienizer.

Downloading Information

• Download information about movies.
• Download information about persons.
• Use different online databases.
• Download settings.
• Downloading filmography of an actor.
• Download information about persons of a movie.
• Download unknown episodes from IMDb.
• IMDb script settings: Part 1, Part 2.

Finding, Sorting And Filtering

• Sorting the main movie list.
• The "Search" tab.
• Quick search.
• The "Collection" tab.
• Your own sorting methods for the "Collection" tab.
• Quick filters.
• Extended filters.
• Wish lists.
• Show seen movies.
• Sorting titles.
• Movie list options and filters.
• Sorting filmography.

Print, Export, Synchronize

• Reports.
• Creating your own report template.
• Print any page.
• Illustrated movie catalog for Dune HD media players.
• Creating a movie catalog for Popcorn Hour A-400.
• Movie catalogs for WD TV and Google TV.
• Export covers and movie details to Windows Media Center.

Appearance

• Using different interfaces.
• Adjusting the movie list.
• Movie page settings.
• Filmography icons.
• Size of elements in Movienizer.

Add and Edit Information Manually

• Add or edit information manually.
• Use custom fields and lists.
• Create snapshots from your videos and save them into your database.
• Change statuses of movies.
• Assign your own movie rating.
• Group Operations.
• Manage different editions of movies.

Usage Hints

• Quick start.
• Play movies using the built-in player.
• Play movies with an external video player.
• Loan manager.
• Statistics.
• Movie awards in Movienizer.
• Awards for persons.
• Organizing TV series.
• Movie connections.
• Movienizer on Linux.
• Rename video files.
• Update paths to video files in your database.
• Compare filenames with movie titles.
• Spouses of actors.

Understanding Movienizer

• Movies in collection... or not?
• Persons in your movie collection.
• Types of images in Movienizer.
• Movie type.
• File access rights.
• Plugins.
• Options and settings.
• Main movie cover.

For Contributors

• Translating Movienizer into your language.
• How to add new websites to Movienizer?