Ant Movie Catalog is a free, open-source application designed to manage movie collections stored on Blu-ray discs, DVDs, CDs, Video CDs, and tapes. It also includes printing, import, and export features, scripting support, and other useful tools.
It can automatically create an HTML file, a CSV file, or SQL commands with the contents of the movie list. For each movie, you can enter lots of information manually or automatically via a script.
There are plenty of scripts you can choose from, including an IMDb one. Just select the IMDb script, type in the name of a movie, select the movie you want (there will be several movies that match the name you typed), and then let Ant Movie Catalog import that data for you.
It also has a handy random selection tool that will randomly pick a movie from your collection – that should come in handy when you want to watch a movie but can’t make up your mind about which one you want to watch.
Ant Movie Catalog Features:
- Can store catalog in two file formats: its binary format or XML
- Import information from the Internet (using scripts); by default, it includes scripts for IMDB (US), DVDFR (FR), Allociné (FR), Culturalia (ES), and lots of others
- User-customizable links to search movie websites
- Information importation from various media files (audio & video codecs, bitrates, resolution, framerate, size)
- Supports scripting with the Object Pascal programming language, allowing you to modify the catalog by finding and replacing text, moving field values, and automating other editing tasks.
- Printing, using customizable templates
- Export to other formats: HTML (based on a template that you can modify or create yourself), SQL commands (to re-import data in a DBMS such as MySQL), CSV (text files, can be used as tables with Microsoft Excel, for example), Origons.com
- Import from other formats: CSV (Microsoft Excel can create such files, but a plain text file can be used too), Divx Manager, BaseDVDivx, Origons.com, DVD Profiler (catalogs exported to XML)
- Can store pictures inside the catalog or link to external files (recommended for large pictures)
- Supports PNG, JPEG, and GIF
- Loans management
- Statistics with charts and pies
- Can display the movie list as a tree, grouping movies by a selected field.
- This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- Works on Windows 7 and higher (8 and 10), and should still work on some older versions.
The user interface is translated into about thirty languages.
Ant Movie Catalog – Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| ✓ Organizes movie collections with detailed information, including cast, genres, release dates, ratings, and personal notes. | ✗ Focused on movie cataloging rather than media playback or video editing, with no built-in tools for either. |
| ✓ Supports importing movie details from online databases, reducing the time required to build and maintain a media library. | ✗ The interface feels dated compared to newer media library management applications. |
| ✓ Let users customize fields, templates, and catalog layouts to match their preferred collection management style. | ✗ Some online database integrations may require updates or become unavailable as third-party services change over time. |
| ✓ Includes powerful search, filtering, and sorting tools that make it easy to locate movies within large collections. | ✗ Setting up custom fields and templates can take time for first-time users. |
| ✓ Exports catalogs in multiple formats, making it simple to back up, print, or share movie databases. | ✗ Best suited for personal movie collections rather than managing large commercial or multi-user media libraries. |
What's New in Ant Movie Catalog 4.2.3.3 (2023-05-19):
- Introduces the new GetPage4, GetPage5, and GetPicture3 functions, allowing users to specify the Content-Type and additional HTTP headers.
- Support pages encoded with gzip.
- Upgrade of MediaInfo.
Official Homepage – https://www.antp.be/software/moviecatalog
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10.
Size: 6.49 MB
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