I was wondering what others use or recommend for keeping track of their DVD movie library as well as their watched DVDs they rent? I have seen some DVD sites for such a thing and wondered what everyone uses or likes most? I have a LOT of DVDs both SD and Blu-Ray that I own, but I also want to put check marks in boxes for those I have rented too. Any thoughts on this and where/what to use?

Thanks.

I recommend www.dvdspot.com. Its free, its easy to organize/categorize and it supports all formats (Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, DVD, etc.) including obscure DVD covers from Full Screen versions that came at the dawn of the DVD era as well as multi-region overseas covers. Check this page/databse I created for my mom to keep track of the DVD/HD-DVD movies I've sent her (including the one's she has seen so far): http://www.dvdspot.com/list.php?member=dad1153&list=owned&display=100&sortby=year. I've organized it chronologically (from oldest movie to newest) but check the box on the upper left that can change the order by other criteria.

check out movie collector from collectorz.com. Great piece of software that is very versatile with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge amount of different databases.

Microsoft Excel?

I use both DVD Spot and DVD Profiler. DVD Spot is useful because it's internet based. However, DVD Profiler is lot more complete and nice to have at home. Best part is that both these programs are free.

I use both DVD Spot and DVD Profiler. DVD Spot is useful because it's internet based. However, DVD Profiler is lot more complete and nice to have at home. Best part is that both these programs are free.

+1 for DVD Profiler.

Microsoft Excel?

This is what I use.

DVD Profiler (www.invelos.com) is way better than anything from any competitor imho.

DVD Profiler is only free with unlimited functionality up to 50 discs, with more than 50 discs it has limited features only.
You will need to get a paid license to retain unlimited features for collections of unlimited size.

Also recommend Movie Collector (http://www.collectorz.com/). You can try before you buy. I would most definitely get a CueCat bar code scanner (real cheap on eBay). You can find the UPC (bar code numbers) on several sites for movies that you have rented. Using the UPC will gather and import title information for you.

http://images.collectorz.com/movie/screenshots/addmoviesautoW.png

Feature screenshots here (http://www.collectorz.com/movie/features.php).

I have and continue to use FileExpress (DOS program) for more than 23 years. I have databases for Blu-ray, DVD, D-Theater, Viewed movies, Electronic Parts, etc. A dBASE file is exported from each of these databases and in turn linked to a TAB sheet in Quattro Pro. This allows me to see all my information just by clicking a tab.

I use DVD Profiler as my main database.

Good ol' Excel spreadsheet for me. Easiest to use, customize, share, whatever. Plus if I don't like it, I can delete it and start a new one. That way I can go through my whole collection again, which is always fun....

Thanks for all the replies and great tips. I checked out DVD Profiler but it's Windows only and I use a 2008 Mac Pro so it won't work for my needs. I am checking out the other software mentioned but a web based solution may work best. I won't touch Excel because I want full software already done like on the web sites and programs without all the work. What I need seems to be what the software and web sites do already and much better.

Thanks again.

DVDpedia (http://www.bruji.com/dvdpedia/) and Delicious Library (http://www.delicious-monster.com/) are two popular choices for the mac. I use dvdpedia.

I'm on Mac as well; I'm using DVDpedia (http://www.bruji.com/dvdpedia/). Easy to use, clean interface, I'm used to it, it suits my needs quite well.

I use DVD Aficionado (dvdaf.com)
-Matthew

I have paid copies of DVD Profiler and Movie Collector, both have great features. If I wanted to drop down to just one, it would be DVD Profiler hands down.

I used to use access but now that I'm on linux, I used openoffice base.
I converted my access database to openoffice base.
I wish I would make the time to make my dabase look like

http://images.collectorz.com/movie/screenshots/addmoviesautoW.png

First post hi to all,

Not mentioned here but very popular.

Have over 1000 titles & 200 BD, all loaded into pc servers.
organized and played by My Movies:

www_mymovies_dk/screenshots_aspx

Plse replace underscores with dots, not allowed to post urls yet.

Rgds

DVDSpot is shutting down.:(

On Wednesday October 15th DVDSpot will be closed permanently. This decision was made to allow us to focus on other great web properties. We sincerely appreciate everyone's contribution to the DVDSpot community and hope you enjoyed the free services it provided. We understand many people will not want to lose their personal collection data, so we remind you that you can export that data to file by going to Membership Tools while logged in and clicking the Export to File button. This will create a file with all movies in your Owned and Watched lists. Also keep in mind the editor system for approving DVD additions and edits has been disabled, so no new or edited DVDs will be added.

I need an alternative online DVD database. DVD Profiler is good, but does not have the online capabilities (to make additions and alterations from any net connected computer) that DVD Spot had...

I tried several of these and found them all too slow and clunky.

I am using a simple Excel spreadsheet. It is fast to input, compatible with what I was using some years ago, and flexible for the future. I can program it to do anything I want.

Some of these programs access some on-line databases, will look up UPC codes and packaging photos, but I don't need that and it was just to slowwwww.

Anyone care to use my website for now? (Backbone for a site I am developing for this matter) Just sign up and start inputting your stuff.

http://www.robertaronovici.com

I am currently developing a website where you can buy, sell, trade, share, ect. with different media and items.

My template is really easy to use and I would love to hear your feedback of what you would like to see me incorporate.

Thanks!

DVDSpot is shutting down.:(



I need an alternative online DVD database. DVD Profiler is good, but does not have the online capabilities (to make additions and alterations from any net connected computer) that DVD Spot had...

I went with chasingthefrog.com. It is alot like dvdspot- easy, quick and free. It is also powered by Amazon, so maybe it will stay around. So far I like it. It only took about two hours to reenter all of my titles (at least the ones I had in dvdspot)- I still have about 100 more to go.

I really like the online concept.

Mine is access.... I did it a looong time ago and I mean a loooooong time ago.

I'd like a system that can use the bar code and retrieve everything as far as info goes from the net. It would have to support Laserdisc?


PC / Windows please. :)

Any of these products auto-recognize a DVD when you insert it and offer to add it to your catalogue?

I would like a solution that is better integrated with VMC. I have used and like MyMovies, however the features are pretty lightweight.

Any of these products auto-recognize a DVD when you insert it and offer to add it to your catalogue?

I would like a solution that is better integrated with VMC. I have used and like MyMovies, however the features are pretty lightweight.

DVDProfiler does.

No bar code systems any more aye?

Bummer. Me thinks I will be on access forever. :(

I'm pretty decent with Access, but where do you get the data? Is there a way to tap in to imdb, amazon, or other places?

I don't really get the data. Back in like 1987 or so, I just did a quick simple thing to catalog my laserdiscs. It only has title field and a field for the media type.

I sort it alpha.

Changing it is pretty tough. Close to 2000 titles.

I seem to remember a bar code system that would handle all media types, but maybe I dreamed it. Any system that can't do the laserdiscs is probably out for me. I mean I can find the titles the way it is for screening easy enough.

I don't really get the data. Back in like 1987 or so, I just did a quick simple thing to catalog my laserdiscs. It only has title field and a field for the media type.

Do you mean '97? Access 1.0 was released in '92 or '93 if I remember right :)

Do any of these library applications keep track of when the movie was viewed? I'd like to track when/how often I've watched a film.

I'm pretty decent with Access, but where do you get the data? Is there a way to tap in to imdb, amazon, or other places?

There are web services you can call? There are open source projects out there that you can download and check out how to do it. Check out Microsoft's VB.Net Express development environment, I believe one of the sample applications you could download was a dvd library.

DVDProfiler does.

DVDProfiler looks to have some very nice features. It does not seem to provide a Media Center interface. My two key requirements are 1) seemless integration with Media Center; 2) auto-update database when disk is inserted and played using Media Center.

Also recommend Movie Collector (http://www.collectorz.com/). You can try before you buy. I would most definitely get a CueCat bar code scanner (real cheap on eBay). You can find the UPC (bar code numbers) on several sites for movies that you have rented. Using the UPC will gather and import title information for you.

http://images.collectorz.com/movie/screenshots/addmoviesautoW.png

Feature screenshots here (http://www.collectorz.com/movie/features.php).

I have and continue to use FileExpress (DOS program) for more than 23 years. I have databases for Blu-ray, DVD, D-Theater, Viewed movies, Electronic Parts, etc. A dBASE file is exported from each of these databases and in turn linked to a TAB sheet in Quattro Pro. This allows me to see all my information just by clicking a tab.

I have and love the collectorz software. I have the Pro versions of the movie, book and game collectorz programs. Awesome for my SD DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray, laserdisc, and VHS collection. Try the free version first and you will most likely upgrade soon!

I used to use my own Microsoft Access Database but these programs are incredible.

DVDProfiler looks to have some very nice features. It does not seem to provide a Media Center interface. My two key requirements are 1) seemless integration with Media Center; 2) auto-update database when disk is inserted and played using Media Center.

You are right it doesn't interface with any media center. The problem with an auto-update would be one of copyright I guess. Where does the data comes from? You can't use IMDB data (data pumping is forbidden per the EULA) without their permission (which is why DVDProfiler doesn't. They have their own user validated database).

With Visual Studio Express 2005 you did get a template for a movie database that use to get its data from IMDB but last week I installed the 2008 version (.Net 3.5) and that application isn't there anymore. I had to search the web for it. Also, there was a library of function (DLL) available for data mining IMDB at some point but devellopment seem to have stop and I can't find it anymore.

I tried building my own database for personnal use from the DB dump of IMDB but the information in those text file have a weird, non consistent format that makes it hard to import it into mySQL or another DB. And the task of rebuilding the link and index is daunting to say the least.

I use Ant Movie Catalog and I love it!
www*antp*be/software/moviecatalog (replace * with dot)

"Ant Movie Catalog is a free (really free, i.e. the source code is available) program made to manage your collection of movies on DVD, CD (VideoCD, DivX, ...) and tapes."

Features: IMDB import, Scripts (& debug tools), HTML Export, Report Designer, Statistics window, Loan Management

http://www.antp.be/pic/moviecatalog_xp.png

See Also Ant Movie Catalog Viewer:
www*priyatna*org/antviewer.php (replace * with dot)

"This is a free program to display movie catalog files (*.amc files) created by Ant Movie Catalog... It has a configurable sleek user interface and is suitable for stand-alone catalog kiosk that only need to open the file read-only."


Great thread! Keep it going!

Do you mean '97? Access 1.0 was released in '92 or '93 if I remember right :)

It wasn't access back then. It is access now. I actually don't even remember what DB software I was using back then....

I checked out DVD Profiler but it's Windows only and I use a 2008 Mac Pro so it won't work for my needs.

DVD Profiler is the reason I installed Parallels on my Mac. ;)

apple has a free downloadable program for mac's called DVD Hunter.
No affiliation here, i'm downloading it to try out as we speak.

Here is the link for more info:


http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/dvdhunter.html

I've been using DVD Profiler for years.
It does have the ability to rate and put in dates for last watched.
Also has a pretty simple loaning system...keeps track of the rare chance I actually loan a disc to someone.
I also like the fact that you can keep a read only copy of your collection online as well.
http://www.invelos.com/dvdcollection.aspx/epontius

Do any of these library applications keep track of when the movie was viewed? I'd like to track when/how often I've watched a film.Yes, Movie Collectorz does. See the image below. If you enter the date it will be shown in the same pane as "Seen It" as well as your movie rating (1 to 5 stars).

http://images.collectorz.com/movie/screenshots/moviethirdW.png

Sux that DVDSpot is gone. It was one of the best options, and free. :( I can't believe there aren't others. The DVD Aficionado site is confusing as hell.

For those that were asking about bar code scanners, I use readerware (www.readerware.com) which supports bar codes, can be used for books, tapes, cd, dvds, videcodiscs, etc and can pull the required info from the web based on your bar codes.

Thanks a million+ there Moose....

I think I am going to give it a shot. LD's have bar codes and it is still supposed to work well as I read spotty info on it from the last few barely used LD forums and other internet sources for sharing information left on LD. :)

I have a Sony 400 disc changer, and I have a couple questions:


Does any software/tracking system allow you to enter a location for the disc?
Can you print out a list to include in a binder for guests to pick movies?


Thanks for the input.

As an ex-DvDspot user I was almost heartbroken with the announcement that they would be closing. I have since moved my collection to DvD-Profiler and I am happy so far except that I cannot find a way to separate my Blu-Ray, HD-DVD's, and DVD's in my collection. Am I missing something or is there a setting or plug-in that makes this easy to do?

Does any software/tracking system allow you to enter a location for the disc?

Yes, Movie Collector does. There are fields for Location (for one or more carousels) and Slot number.


Can you print out a list to include in a binder for guests to pick movies?
There are several printing options in Movie Collector. I export the data that I want (very easy to do) from Movie Collector. Then I use WordPerfect to print the data. A macro was created that will retrieve a template that was made and update the links to the data in WordPerfect. Part of a page follows as seen in WordPerfect:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/3002140051_c3e798bf7c_b.jpg

No bar code systems any more aye?

Bummer. Me thinks I will be on access forever. :(


Hey guys,

We've been working on DVDCorral (.com) for a while, which is an online DVD database. It does allow entry via bar code scanners and is completely free.

The site is currently in Beta, so we're constantly improving it. Now's a great time to make suggestions as we're working hard to hear and implement them. I saw someone comment on the ability to specify the location of a disc (like in a DVD changer) and a couple of folks mentioned tracking when / how often they watch a DVD.

I'd love to try to incorporate those into the site and see if there are any other suggestions folks have. Currently, it tracks users' DVD collections as well as who you lent a movie to.

Check out the site, setup and account, and let us know how we can make it more useful for you!

TIA,
geis

Ive used all sorts of programs in the past but I switched to a much better and simpliar method

MICROSOFT EXCEL!!!!

Thats right. Unlimited customization, easily organzied in a list, all fields can be sorted and tagged. I add in each movie when I get it, takes like 20 seconds, much faster then shifting through hundreds of versions that people have posted into those movie program databases.

Suppose I feel like watching a comedy made after 1980 and rated 7.0 or higher. Well I can search that extreamly easily and find the movie I want to watch. IMDB links for every movie too for more details. Of course you can also add catagories I dont have in my list like movie length and viewed yes/no

Heres a picture of my setup

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/7272/mvoielistexamplesr2.th.jpg (http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/7272/mvoielistexamplesr2.jpg)

Ive used all sorts of programs in the past but I switched to a much better and simpliar method

MICROSOFT EXCEL!!!! ... Heres a picture of my setup

I'm assuming you have to enter the details of each movie as you log it, or have you found a way to pull it in from an external source?

No i enter the details. You may think that would take forever but its actualy faster then a database because databases contain multiples, in which you need to carefully inspect the information, and then some of it may be wrong.

So unless you got a 20000 video collection, you should be able to write in your list into excel over a few weeks taking a few hours to do so. And once its in, adding a new film only takes 20 seconds.

Is there a similar program for cataloging my very large CD collection? I have about 100 BDs but over 3000 CDs and need a good way to list them for insurance purposes and keep track of what I have I dont to make my own Dbase in Access.
Thanks

I recommend www.dvdspot.com. Its free, its easy to organize/categorize and it supports all formats (Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, DVD, etc.) including obscure DVD covers from Full Screen versions that came at the dawn of the DVD era as well as multi-region overseas covers. Check this page/databse I created for my mom to keep track of the DVD/HD-DVD movies I've sent her (including the one's she has seen so far): http://www.dvdspot.com/list.php?member=dad1153&list=owned&display=100&sortby=year. I've organized it chronologically (from oldest movie to newest) but check the box on the upper left that can change the order by other criteria.

What I loved about DVDspot was the ability to add titles that I watched, and to categorize my discs to know which ones were (HD)DVDs I planned on rebuying, which ones I watched and when. I planned on backing up my list on the 14th of Oct but forgot. Luckily I had a backup from september but still.

www.dvdaf.com

A lot of work has been and continues to be put into our database. Also I'm Jayson over on their forums. ;)

My home over there: http://sehnzeleid.dvdaf.com/

For blu-ray movies, I highly recommend blu-ray.com.:cool:

Unfortunately Move Collector V6 has removed access to all of the external databases such as Amazon, DVD Empire, IMDB, etc. Now all you can access is their, Collectorz, own incomplete database. It's a shame, a great piece of software has been fatally crippled. Oh, but after you've tracked down and entered all of the movie information manually, they'd like you to upload it to their database.

I am running on Linux and an now using an application called GCStar to track my movies. It will track all kinds of other stuff besides movies as well.

http://www.gcstar.org/

Sux that DVDSpot is gone. It was one of the best options, and free. :( I can't believe there aren't others. The DVD Aficionado site is confusing as hell.
Yep, there are others, try this one: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/emdbmovie.html

The program is absolutely free and is excellent: EMDB

I've been using DVDpedia on the Mac and that is nice for cataloging and uploading information to web sites to share with friends.

However, in addition to DVDs media I also have a subset that I have ripped to mp4 files for playing on a Apple TV. I recently discovered MetaX which allows you to add titles, cover artwork, release dates, descriptions, ratings, etc from the internet (no different from traditional cataloging programs). This really adds polish to browsing my mp4 files on the Apple TV.

But...I got to thinking "what if I could use my Apple TV to browse my Blu-ray collection?" So, I created a bunch of dummy mp4 files and starting adding metadata to match the Blu-ray movies that I own. NOw I can browse my Blu-ray collection from the Apple TV.

But...I got to thinking "what if I could use my Apple TV to browse my Blu-ray collection with trailers?" I started pulling down trailer video files and viola. I now now browse my Blu-ray collection on the Apple TV by genre and get summary information about movie -- and some of the titles even have a (relatively low resolution) trailer.

This does take a lot of time though. I was thinking that it would be really cool if somebody made a cataloging program that would pull down trailers in addition to the other metadata. Does anybody know if such an animal exists or is there an easier way to do what I am trying to do?

Ive used all sorts of programs in the past but I switched to a much better and simpliar method

MICROSOFT EXCEL!!!!

Thats right. Unlimited customization, easily organzied in a list, all fields can be sorted and tagged. I add in each movie when I get it, takes like 20 seconds, much faster then shifting through hundreds of versions that people have posted into those movie program databases.

Suppose I feel like watching a comedy made after 1980 and rated 7.0 or higher. Well I can search that extreamly easily and find the movie I want to watch. IMDB links for every movie too for more details. Of course you can also add catagories I dont have in my list like movie length and viewed yes/no

Heres a picture of my setup

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/7272/mvoielistexamplesr2.th.jpg (http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/7272/mvoielistexamplesr2.jpg)

I love how Drama and Crime are lumped together, but Zombie and Time Travel get their own genres. :)

I've also started using a spreadsheet with IMDB links, though I use OpenOffice. What I like is how I can get the titles to display separately in a boxed set, while still listing the set:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/SirDrexl/CollectionExample1.jpg

The blue entries are the IMDB links of course. At this point, I'm not sure what other info I'm going to add.

i recently discovered http://dvdcount.com - another dvdspot alternative. i've been using it for a couple of weeks and it is def a contender..

my list is at: http://dvdcount.com/?u=chizm

i recently discovered http://dvdcount.com - another dvdspot alternative. i've been using it for a couple of weeks and it is def a contender..

my list is at: http://dvdcount.com/?u=chizm

Perfect one. Simple and similar to DVD Spot. This is the one.

awesome, thank u for providing an alternative!!

Wow. Haven't signed up yet but being able to store "watched" is a nice feature.

I use a database called a shelf and keep movies watched on my internal memory.

I'm using DVD Count, but the main issue I am finding is that some of the submissions are utter crap. No cover art, no info, not a damn thing. Just a sparse screen with a title.

I've email them to ask it other members can edit the submissions.

it just started. i'd give it time. the guy said under FAQ that he started this as response to dvdspot being closed.

I'm having problems there with the csv import from my dvd spot list. The UPC is lacking a leading 0 and dvdcount rejects it.

Ok, the de facto solution for Windows seems to be DVD Profiler, unfortunately (in this case), I've recently "gone Mac". I've been looking at Movie Collector, Delicious Monster, and DVD Pedia.

I've never used a tool like this before, so while I have read each of these websites, I'm sorta' at a loss. They all LOOK like fairly decent products, but all of the comparisons in the world (on paper) haven't really helped me too much, since I don't have any practical experience with using a program like this . . . as a result, some of the features sound great, I just don't know if in use, they'd make a difference.

Anyone who is on Mac and has used one or more than one (all three, hopefully?) of these applications care to comment and provide some feedback?

Ok, the de facto solution for Windows seems to be DVD Profiler, unfortunately (in this case), I've recently "gone Mac". I've been looking at Movie Collector, Delicious Monster, and DVD Pedia.

I've never used a tool like this before, so while I have read each of these websites, I'm sorta' at a loss. They all LOOK like fairly decent products, but all of the comparisons in the world (on paper) haven't really helped me too much, since I don't have any practical experience with using a program like this . . . as a result, some of the features sound great, I just don't know if in use, they'd make a difference.

Anyone who is on Mac and has used one or more than one (all three, hopefully?) of these applications care to comment and provide some feedback?


DVD Profiler works in Parallel if you are on Mac... And Parallel is a nice piece of software to have and not that costly.

Ok, the de facto solution for Windows seems to be DVD Profiler, unfortunately (in this case), I've recently "gone Mac". I've been looking at Movie Collector, Delicious Monster, and DVD Pedia.

I've never used a tool like this before, so while I have read each of these websites, I'm sorta' at a loss. They all LOOK like fairly decent products, but all of the comparisons in the world (on paper) haven't really helped me too much, since I don't have any practical experience with using a program like this . . . as a result, some of the features sound great, I just don't know if in use, they'd make a difference.

Anyone who is on Mac and has used one or more than one (all three, hopefully?) of these applications care to comment and provide some feedback?
I've been using DVDpedia for quite some time. I like the ability to export html and being able to sync my collections with an iPhone or iPod Touch lets me easly share my movie lists with others. I'm not sure what more to ask for. It manages lots of metadata and gives you lots of ways to view things including a cover version that I like the most. Well, the one thing that I would ask for is more flexibility to customize the HTML templates. Some of the better ones cannot be edited.

Check out the web sites for DVDpedia and Delicious DVD as they seem to be the most popular.

miata: thanks for the info. Yeah, I've been scouring all three websites, actually. But personal experience tells me that all the feature lists in the world won't help me if I've never used a particular type of software before. It's feedback like yours that helps. Real world experience and "[feature x] is really useful" type of feedback is what seems to be most reliable (to me). Much appreciated.

We're having a snow day here in the Midwest, so I may still put a "feature comparo" table together and post it here. If I do, would love your commentary on other features you use.

Nosferax: yup, I'm running Parallels on my Macs, but that was intended more as a "transition" type thing as I re-bought all of my applications or if I got into a real (unavoidable) pinch on a work project. I'd prefer not to use/buy any software that isn't native to OS X. Really wish the DVD Profiler developers would port it over for OS X -- it sounds like a great program from all the feedback I see here.

apple has a free downloadable program for mac's called DVD Hunter.
No affiliation here, i'm downloading it to try out as we speak.

Here is the link for more info:


http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/dvdhunter.html

So . . . how did you like it? Any good?

Locally you can use 2 apps that are very slick:

If on Mac: Delicious Library 2
http://www.delicious-monster.com/images/librarypage/screenshots/Delicious-Library.png

If you are on a PC, equally great MediaMan:
http://www.imediaman.com/products/screenshots/images/screenshot2.jpg


Both have good Export To Web features. Both have trial version. Try them out.

Bozster: do you have/use either? If so, would like to hear your impressions.

Bozster: do you have/use either? If so, would like to hear your impressions.

i have both..they are excellent.. MediaMan's core features are a bit less then Delicious Library but they are fairly similar and can cover most of your needs and they look great.

MediaMan IMO has a much better web support and you can customize your templates if you have the know-how. Delicious Library is pretty fixed in appearance but it's still very nice.

I have decided to make MediaMan my main database after months of using both. I liked MediaMan because it had support for both 32bit and 64bit Windows versions and they seem to be working and updating more often on the app.

Hope that helps.

Ok, another question for anyone on a Mac: which of these integrate with either iTunes or Front Row or AppleTV? Specifically, do any of these applications allow you to play a DVD rip from either inside the application or inside iTunes, Front Row or AppleTV?

There is at least one application out there that facilitates this, but the name of it escapes me at the moment (hasn't been mentioned in this thread so far, I don't think).

OK, the name of the application I was thinking of is called: Drive-In by the same folks who make "Flip4Mac". Link here: http://www.telestream.net/drive-in/overview.htm

But it doesn't do quite what I thought it did. As far as I can tell, it creates a legal (copy protected) image on your HD and then helps mount the image so that DVD player can play it. No real "cataloging" capability.

What I'm looking for is a cataloging tool like many that have been mentioned, that can call or mount a ripped DVD image (will rip my DVDs with Mac The Ripper) once I've navigated to it from a NAS device and either play on the iMac or AppleTV in question. Seems like that's a tall order in the present tense.

As an ex-DvDspot user I was almost heartbroken with the announcement that they would be closing. I have since moved my collection to DvD-Profiler and I am happy so far except that I cannot find a way to separate my Blu-Ray, HD-DVD's, and DVD's in my collection. Am I missing something or is there a setting or plug-in that makes this easy to do?

Same question here, can you sort by Hd, Blu & dvd?

i know a lot of you have "moved on", but i just wanted to let you guys know that DVDCount.com has been completely REVAMPED!!!

it is now JUST LIKE DVDSpot =). here's my collection:
http://dvdcount.com/browse.php?u=JediFonger&c=own&f=BLU-RAY

it just started. i'd give it time. the guy said under FAQ that he started this as response to dvdspot being closed.