## Movie Libray Contents

INDEX
INTRODUCTION
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
OPERATION
DATABASE COMPACTION
REGISTRATION
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRIAL & REGISTERED VERSIONS?
COPYRIGHT
DISCLAIMER

INTRODUCTION
Movie Libray was designed as a visual catalog of all your movie DVDs. If you have a large collection of movie DVDs, then Movie Library is for you. The software is designed so you can quickly import images from their front cover as a visual search tool. You then fill out the information for the Movie such as "Title", "Genre", "Plot", "Cast", "Date Purchased", etc. These information can be later used to search for the Movie you need.
For added convenience, movies can be previewed using attached trailers or movie clips.
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FEATURES

Catalogs all your movies collection in Microsoft Access databases. Visual access of movies by importing images from scanners or files. Plays movie trailers. Sorts movies by any fields in any order. Full search tool. Unique indexing allows quick retrieval of movie from DVD management system. Flexible enough to allow users to design their own Access databases. Large capacity per library and multiple libraries allow unlimited growth. Return to Index

APPLICATIONS

Movie Rental Stores. Home Movie Collections.

Use Movie Libray for your movie management system such as the Sharper Image motorized CD organizers WM-800, SI793TNM, SI794TNM, SI797TNM, the KDS CDM-751 CD Organizer, the Dacal CD-101 CD Library, etc. Why would you spend money to purchase Movie Libray while some CD/DVD management system comes with free software? Good question, the answer is Movie Libray is a professional caliber database management software based on the Microsoft Access 2000 database engine, much better than the software bundled with the KDS CDM-751 or CD-101 (the Sharper Image units are standalone and have no software at all.) I purchased the above 2 systems to catalog my CD but became dissatisfied with their software that I decided to build Movie Libray.
The second advantage of Movie Libray over its competitors is the software deals with one of the most popular and widely used desktop databases: the Microsoft Access. Its competitors use propietary database formats. You wouldn't trust your data with any proprietary database format, would you? Nowadays, companies are going out of business every day. What happens if the company you purchased your database closed its doors? Your database us being unsupported and its data is in peril if irretrievable. With Movie Libray, even if our company goes out of business, you can still be sure to be able to have access to your data using Access 2000 or future version of Access.
OPERATION

To add a new movie to the libray: Click the "Add New Movie To Library" icon to select an image file. If you don't have an image file, click the "Cancel" button. You'll be prompted to enter a title for the Movie. You must type a title to create a new record. The software will then determine a unique index number for the Movie and ask you to confirm. This index number will help you to locate the movie quickly if you store your physical CD or DVD in an indexed storage system. If you click "Cancel" at this point, the operation will be aborted. Please note that all the titles must have a unique name. If you type in a title that already exists, you'll get an error. If you selected an image, the the title of the image will be createc from the file name. You can edit the file name later if you wish. A note about the index field: Numbers in the index field must be unique. If you enter a duplicate number, you'll get an error. For example, you can search for a movie titled "American Beauty", the arrow will point to index #71, you can then retrieve the DVD from slot #71 from your movie storage system. To remove movies from the library: Go to the movie and click the "Remove Current Movie From Library" icon. A message will confirm the name of the movie you wish to delete from the library. You can then OK or cancel the operation. Click the icon "Get Image From Scanner" icon to import a new image from scanner to replace the current image. To see all the movies in the library at once, click the "Show All Movies As Thumbnails" icon. Please note that, it may take a while to generate the images of all the images in the library if you have a larger number of movies with images. If you want to replace the current image with another image, click the "Update Current Image" icon to select the new image file. To print all the movie thumbnails in the library, simply click the "Print Thumbnail of Movies" icon. The default printer settings are for the HP PhotoSmart P1100 that will print 16 movies per page. You may have to adjust the printer settings for your printer before printing by clicking the "Print Settings" under the "Options" menu. Check the "Print Image Caption" box if you also want to print the title of the movie under each image. You can also play the movie trailer simply by clicking the "Play Movie Trailer" icon. In order to use this feature, you must install the necessary plug-ins such as Apple QuickTime, RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player. Clicking a movie without an attached trailer will prompt you to select the trailer file. If a trailer file has already been attached to the movie, clicking this icon will automatically play the trailer using the appropriate plug-in. Since movie files are large, I'd recommend storing them on removable media such as removable discs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, etc. NOTE: If a movie has no trailer file attached and you click the "Play Movie Trailer" icon, a file dialog box will appear to let you select a trailer file to attach and play. Before launching a movie trailer, make sure that you set a trailers folder (under "File", "Movie Trailers Folder"). Since movie trailers are large files that are best to be stored on removeable media, this was designed so that you can move the entire trailer files to any folder any time. All you need to do is to tell Movie Library where the trailers are so it can find them. The 4 icons "Move First", "Move Previous", "Move Next", and "Move Last" respectively are used to navigate the library. You can also go directly to any record just by clicking it. A small rectangle will appear to the left of the record indicating that it's the current record being selected. To search for a particular record, use the icons. The search criteria will appear to let you define your search criteria. Click the "Exit" icon to terminate CDDVDLib. Sort Order: To sort any column, double-click the column heading. The ascending or descending sort order can be specified using the "Sort Order" item from the "Options" menu. The grid was designed so that you can glance though multiple records at the same time. However, some records may have more data in certain fields that cannot be displayed entirely (such as a movie's plot). To see all text in any field, just single click the column heading for that field (the entire column will be highlighted and the the text for the currently selected record will be displayed in the larger text box in the lower right corner.) If you hover your mouse over this box, the currently selected field name will also be displayed. You can then edit the data in the box and when you're done, click the "Update" button to save the data. The recommended resolution for a scanned image is 150 DPI. Return to Index

DATABASE COMPACTION
As records are inserted and removed from Access databases, gaps will be left over. Database compaction is the process of removing these gaps to make the databases smaller in size. It is recommended that Access databases to be compacted on a regular basis if there are records to be inserted or removed frequently. This will also help prevent problems such as database corruption.
If you start Movie Library using the launcher, the movie database will be automatically compacted every time you exit the program.
REGISTRATION
The trial version is fully functional but with a 10 movies limit. The registered version has no limit. It can handle up to size of the Microsoft Access 2000 database record size limit of 2 billion records.
Once the license file (key) has been issued to permanently unlock the product, there will be no refund. This is equivalent to open box software purchase from a local store. If you need more trials, please contact chris.doan@cdsoftwaresolutions.com or chris_doan@yahoo.com for an extension before purchasing the product to make sure that it meets your need.
The cost of a single license to run Movie Library is $49. Volume discount for a site license is available, depending on the volume.
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRIAL & REGISTERED VERSIONS?
The trial and registered versions are functionally identical with one exception: You cannot add more than 10 movies to the database with the trial version.
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WHERE TO DOWNLOAD
Download Movie Library From WinSite
Purchase Movie Library From SoftShop
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, Millenium, XP
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COPYRIGHT
A single user license permits a user to use Movie Libray only on a single computer. Licensed users may use the program on different computers, as long as there is NO POSSIBILITY of it being used at one location while it is being used at another, or on a computer network by more than one user at a time.
No one may modify or patch the Movie Libray executable files in any way, including but not limited to decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering the program. A limited license is granted to copy and distribute Movie Libray only for the trial use of others, subject to the above limitations, and also the following:

Movie Libray and all of its release files must be copied in unmodified form, complete with the file containing this license information. Operators of electronic BBSs (sysops) may make Movie Libray available for downloading only as long as the above conditions are met. An overall or time-dependent charge for the use of the bulletin board system is permitted as long as there is not a specific charge for the download of Movie Libray. Shareware copies may be uploaded to BBSs, FTP sites, Usenet newsgroups, and any network sites with the condition that all of its release files must be included in unmodified form, complete with the file containing this license information. Vendors of user-supported or shareware software approved by the ASP may distribute Movie Libray, subject to the above conditions, without specific permission. Non-approved vendors may distribute Movie Libray only after obtaining written permission from myself. Please write to: CD Software Solutions 5345 Northridge Avenue San Diego, CA 92117 Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the Movie Libray on CD-ROM or diskettes to their members, subject to the above conditions, without specific permission. Non-profit groups may collect a media duplication fee enough to cover the cost of the media and handling. Return to Index |

DISCLAIMER
I, CHRISTOPHER C. DOAN, PROPRIETOR OF CD SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, MAKE NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL FUNCTION FLAWLESSLY NOR WILL I TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE USER EITHER ACCIDENTALLY OR INTENTIONALLY THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS. IT IS SHAREWARE AND YOU MAY DISTRIBUTE IT AS SUCH PROVIDING YOU KEEP THE HELP FILE, THE PROGRAM FILE AND THE INTRODUCTORY TEXT FILE IN ORIGINAL INTACT CONDITION. THE PROGRAM MAY BE DISTRIBUTED IN SHAREWARE\FREEWARE PACKAGES IN WHICH FEES COVER DUPLICATION/MEDIA COSTS. THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE SOLD COMMERCIALLY OR PRIVATELY WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
Use of this product for any period of time constitutes your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its contents.
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