Video Collection Software Movienizer

Martin Brinkmann
May 5, 2009
Updated • Mar 14, 2019
Software, Windows, Windows software
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Keeping track of an extensive video collection can be quite a daunting task especially if the collection includes more than a few dozens videos, TV shows and movies; It becomes almost impossible if the number of videos crosses the hundred or thousand mark.

That's were video collection programs like Movienizer come into play. Movienizer started out as a free software program but the current version of the program is not free anymore. You may download a free trial version from the developer website though to test it before you make a purchase.

Movienizer review

Movienizer is a software program that you may use to manage video collections. The program is format agnostic: it works with videos on storage devices like PC hard drives, gaming systems like the Xbox 360 or Sony Playstation 3 but also movies on DVDs, CDs, Blu-Rays or even Laserdiscs, or VHS or Betamax tapes.

Movies and TV shows are organized into movie databases in the application and you may create multiple databases if you want.  Movies can be added by title, bar code or by reading a DVD or file with the option to add multiple movies at once to speed up the process.

Movienizer queries movie databases, IMDB specifically, on the Internet to retrieve information and to add information about each movie that it identified automatically. The process is very comfortable if it works but includes options to edit the data manually at any time.

Note: You may change what gets downloaded when you add new movies or shows to the app. Some information, studios, technical information, gross earnings, or a large description, are not downloaded by default.

Adding movies or TV shows is a simple process:

  1. Select Add Movie at the top.
  2. Type titles, read barcodes, select DVD or Blu-Ray folders, or select files or folders that contain video files.
  3. Movienizer connects to IMDB to look up information.
  4. It displays matching titles to you and you may select one to retrieve data from IMDB about it, and repeats the process for each title.

Information that is downloaded includes a cover shot, actors, production details, a plot description, IMDB's rating of the movie, screen captures, posters, links to movie trailers, awards, and useful connection information that detail follows, followed, references, and spoofs.

All information is editable. Just select "edit info" to edit, add, or remove information from the record. You may also add personal information such as your personal rating, whether the movie is in your collection, if you have seen it, want to see it, or want to sell it.

The application displays all movies in a sidebar, and the selected movie on the right. You may change the sidebar information to people or search results. There is also an option to display movies starting with a certain character only to limit the display.

The tree view display offers additional sort options, e.g. by writers, ratings, genres, or year. There is also the option to add biographies either manually or by downloading the information from the Internet.

Movienizer supports a couple of extra features. You may use it to generate reports and to create movie catalogs for certain applications or services such as Google TV. Other options include extracting cover images from files, using plugins like the handy file name checker, or the option to transfer data from other catalog applications.

Closing Words

Movienizer offers a great way to organize a video collection. Especially the option to download all the information from the Internet makes it comfortable to use.

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Comments

  1. Katya Web said on October 26, 2020 at 9:34 pm
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    Almost all movie organizers are dead since 2009. One of still alive is All My Movies at https://www.bolidesoft.com/allmymovies.html
    Still gets movie details from IMDb and TMDb and many other sources

    1. moving on said on July 1, 2021 at 11:06 pm
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      All My Movies looks dead to me, but I’m sure they will take your money. EMDB and Kodi are the best choices now, and are free. If you need a media server, then Jellyfin is the best free option.

  2. yappo said on December 17, 2019 at 8:35 pm
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    The site says after the trial you can keep on using it for free but with limits, but what are those limits?

    I guess I’ll keep using Kodi and EMDB, as those are free with no limits.

  3. will said on May 18, 2009 at 8:25 am
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    i prefer Personal Video Database

    http://www.videodb.info/forum_en/

  4. Maniac said on May 12, 2009 at 12:17 am
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    > Does anyone know of a portable version of this or similar? One I can store on a thumb drive and lend to friends. Thanks.

    Please visit http://www.movienizer.com and click to “Portable version” link ;)

  5. Servus said on May 7, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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    There is a ‘portable.bat’ in the program folder. Use it to run Movienizer as portable. So, yes, it is portable ;)

  6. Superman said on May 6, 2009 at 11:46 am
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    this software is awful bad nasty.i don’t like…………………………………..it doesn’t manage the filmes stored in my pc……………………..

  7. Dave said on May 6, 2009 at 11:41 am
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    What can i use to database Music-Videos not Movies in similar way with auto screenshots and such?

  8. al said on May 6, 2009 at 10:21 am
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    Personal movie database,http://www.videodb.info/forum_en/
    EricMoviedatabase http://www.emdb.tk/(site down now),both portable

  9. brie987 said on May 6, 2009 at 6:42 am
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    Does anyone know of a portable version of this or similar? One I can store on a thumb drive and lend to friends. Thanks.

  10. Womble said on May 6, 2009 at 12:56 am
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    Nice find! good idea to take a look at the video tutorials, I didn’t find the interface very intuitive.

    Think this might take a permanent position on my hard drive.

  11. Paulus said on May 6, 2009 at 12:43 am
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    Your Movienizer (to there website) is not working. Is the correct link
    http://www.movienizer.com/
    By the way i like that the have video tutorials.

    1. Martin said on May 6, 2009 at 12:50 am
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      Ups sorry, Paulus you are right. Link updated. Sorry Womble.

  12. Martin said on May 6, 2009 at 12:22 am
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    Why Womble, link is in the article?

  13. max said on May 5, 2009 at 11:38 pm
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    Is it portable? thanks in advance:)

  14. Womble said on May 5, 2009 at 11:19 pm
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    Link Martin?

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