IMDB 2 MIS - Support

IMDB 2 MIS - Support

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Version number syntax

M.m.c (e.g. 1.0.0)

M = Major version
m = Minor Version (Added features or current database File Structure (do not upgrade if you are not prepared to re-import)
c = Correction or small change

Support

is made via email only

Example

Example using IMDB 2 MIS with the Fan Film Star Wars - Revelations:

Windows Media: revelations_film_large.mis

DivX 6: revelations.mis

The codec and audio track information are different.

First time installation

Configure Tools - Options...

Point to the .List Folder and Data Folder

If you want to use I2M with no IMDB files then

Go Tools - Import movies

Click Create database

The Search button in Search movies will not be displayed. You add a subtitle, description(long,ce) ... to the video file.

Folder to search the folders that would be used with Search movies

Item	Description
*Deactivate*	If checked, it won't search in that folder
*Folder*	Name of the folder to search
*button*	Let's you browse for a folder

IMDB Files (every time)

Plan ahead, check for hard drive space first.

Maximum required if all files are used

275 MB for all *.list.gz (can delete this after the decompression )
860 MB for all the uncompressed *.list (can delete this after the importation)
1050 MB for the resulting database

Get the plain text from the closes FTP site and you will see movies.list.gz (mandatory), actors.list.gz, actresses.list.gz ......

I2M does not support these files for the moment: german-aka-titles, italian-aka-titles, iso-aka-titles, biographies.list.gz and laserdisc

Download times depends on your connection and FTP site.

Decompress them in the .List folder you configure I2M to Search

Go Tools - Import movies

In the grid, click the checkbox of the files that you want to import. You may select shutdown to completely shutdown the computer after the process (make sure that it's the only planned process during this time). If you want to distribute the database in a smaller size, enter a year From year (see below)

Click Start and be very patient. On Pentium 4 2.8Ghz , it takes around 6-7 hours for all the files. In this case, we suggest to run it overnight or during the day when the computer is not in use.

Distributing the resulted database to friends/family/other computers (for advanced users)

Because of the time it takes and not to overload their FTP sites, we included 2 ways to prepare the data to be compressed by you for them, but they must have the same I2M version as you.

1. Big file (348MB) and easy

Quit I2M. Compress only the Data folder. See below for a suggested name of the compressed file.

On the destination (friends/family/computers) folder, uncompress the file in their configured Data folder.

(e.g. C:\Program Files\McGrath Info Solution\IMDB 2 MIS\data)

2. Small file (222MB) but more steps

Go Tools - Import movies

Click Distribute and it will remove the index .CDX, remove the .CDX pointer in the .DBF header and creates a .MIS file with the suggested name.

Enter a year (wait a few minute) in From year and a subfolder named Data9999 will be created under the Data folder from that year to now. (e.g. 2003,2004....). Older movies won't be found but if you record more recent movies only, it will give you a much smaller file for distribution. You can have for example a data subfolder with all the DATA and DATA2003. New information on older movies are less probable to change and you will only need to change the Data Folder.

Quit I2M

The name is: IMDB2MIS_DATA_V_YYYY-MM-DD_XXXX

V = Current software version

YYYY-MM-DD is the date of movies.list when imported

XXXX = Year to now (e.g. 2003,2004....)

Once compressed (222MB) or From year 2003 (35MB), go into I2M

Go Tools - Import movies

Click Reindex and wait a few minutes. This way, you removed 126MB from the compressed file.

On the destination (friends/family/computers), uncompress the file in their Data folder

(e.g. C:\Program Files\McGrath Info Solution\IMDB 2 MIS\data)

Go into I2M

Go Tools - Import movies

Click Reindex and wait a few minutes.

How to use

Go Tools - Search movies

Search Page

Item	Description
File	Name of the current file while navigating the grid, Search or .MIS
Refresh	Refresh the contents of the main grid. It will also read some information (audio/video codec, resolution...) for .AVI.
*All/None*	Check/Uncheck all files (for Start/.MIS)
*Invert*	Invert the status of the checkbox
*With no .MIS*	Shows only the file that does not have a .MIS
*Optimist search*	When you Start the search, it will take the Search For value and try to find the exact title match in the database (very fast).
*Search for <> IMDB title*	Shows only the file that the the Search for that are different from the IMDB title
*Search*	Search for the Search For value and try to find a title match in the database. If you include a year (takes a few seconds longer), all the movies for that year will appear in the Possible IMDB titles grid but if it is a remake, the chances are that it will select the good one. Single common word titles are the worst. You may also get the Making of X movie instead of X movie. (Overall 75% accuracy)
*Missing description*	Shows only the file that does not have a description
*.MIS*	This creates the .MIS for each selected file. It also adds files that begins with the same name into the specific corresponding tags. Example with movie_title.avi picture-content:movie_title.jpg picture-content:movie_title_dvd_back.jpg video-content :movie_title_trailer.avi audio-content :movie_title_themesong.mp3 If you have .SRT, it will automatically create subtext. movie_title_french.srt movie_title_english.srt movie_title.srt and would give this: subtext-multi :french subtext-multi :english subtext-multi :Subtext If you extract a movie on 2 CDs (homemovie_title_dvd_CD1.avi, homemovie_title_dvd_CD2.avi) season-part : 1/2 source-content :DVD If no suitable title is found in the database, unselect the Possible IMDB titles and the Search For value will be used for the title.
Backup .MIS	Backup the .MIS with .MIK
*Search Web*	Opens your default web browser with a search query based on the Search For value. Useful if no description is found in the .MIS. You can go to another source for the description. Depending on your browser setting, you may lose the current page if you do not close your browser.
*Subtitle*	Add a subtitle
*Include year*	If the Search For value contains a year, certain websites (query) allow it and some don't.
*Description (long)*	This overrides the plot that is contained in the database.
*Description (CE)*	By default, the first 4 lines of the Description (long) are taken if this is empty.
*Extract Information*	This gives information on how/source of the content when it was created in the current format. Example: -Recorded from my VHS but the source was very bad. I use a TVCapture 255 PCIe -Extracted by my father
*Playability*	This indicates information about the playability of the content. Example: - Does not play on DVD player model XXXX because resolution to high or file format not supported - Play only on the computer
*Go to*	Go to the selected title in the grid of Possible IMDB title
*Show selected*	Shows only the selected title in the grid of Possible IMDB title
*First Word*	Go to the first title in the grid of Possible IMDB title that start with the first word in Search For value
*Find*	In the grid of Possible IMDB title, try to find a title that Begins or Contains the string (below Go to)

Upper Grid:

Column	Description
*Search For*	the title found when Refresh or the title that you want to search (when in a "no file" search)
*.MIS*	View the current .MIS on the second page
*IMDB title*	The IMDB selected title after the Search or the title found from the .MIS when Refresh
*Subtype*	This is a subtype (content-subtype) for the video file (eg. Movie, TV Series, Concert ...)
*URL*	This is the URL (source-url) that you found another description
*File*	Name of the file

Lower Grid:

Column	Description
*Possible IMDB title*	These are the titles that best matched your Start
*.MIS*	Create a temporary .MIS to be viewed on the second page

View .MIS file

Item	Description
File	Name the current .MIS file viewed

Grid (The .MIS in raw form)

Column	Description
*Tag*	MIS tag
*Separator*	Separator : or =
*Value*	Value of the tag
*Length*	Length of the value

Folder to search

Column	Description
*Deactivate*	If checked, it won't search in that folder
*Folder*	Name of the folder to search
*button*	Let's you browse for a folder

Notes:

- I2MWORDREMOVE.TXT(optional) contains the words that you wish to remove from Search For column when you click on Refresh.

Example:

MY_TECH_VIDEOBLOG_DIVX-TECHMAN.AVI

MY.TECH.VIDEOBLOG.DIVX-TECHMAN.AVI

You created I2MWORDREMOVE.TXT with this value:

DIVX
XVID
TECHMAN

would then be:

With: My Tech Videoblog -

Without: My Tech Videoblog Divx-Techman

- MISCERT.TXT contains the age for the "rating-age". It is given by looking at different web sites, when found in English or French), and by Interpreting the age from the rating found. When unknown 21 or 18 was given.

Country	Region	Rating system	Rating	Age	Type (Official/ Interpreted)
Canada	Quebec	RCQ	16+	16	O
USA		MPAA	R	17	O

Basic tutorial when used with the IMDB database

IMDB 2 MIS Tutorial (2006-06-04)

Creating a .MIS for a movie

Description:
This video show you how to create a. MIS once you have the IMDB database installed. We also added the step for the Source URL from the IMDB.COM and adding a picture to the movie

Length: 00:01:31

Video codec: Microsoft Video 1 (CRAM)
784 x 560 1.40:1 734 kbps 10.00 fps
Audio codec: Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
88 kbps 1-channel 11025 Hz
File size: 8.15 MB
creating_a_mis_for_a_movie.rar 565KB, 2006-06-07

Note: A special thank you to i2mfan for helping us out

History

v1.2.1 (2005-11-14)

Add/Change:

Add: Support for the video files that do not have a .MIS attached to them. If the video file has a .NFO or .TXT with the same name, that information will be displayed. The order will be: .MIS, .NFO, .TXT. We strongly think that a video file with a .MIS is more practical in the long run.
This will help make it more appealing with our new Associates Program

Correction:

None

Note:

Current serial numbers (from v.1.0.0 +) are still valid
Some of the links within the application might not work, add .htm at the end of the link

v1.0.5 (2005-10-06)

Add/Change:

Add: You can extract part of the database to distribute a much lower files (e.g. 1995 and up)
Add: Added the files extension: MP4, DV, DIF, MQV, VFW
Add: In Search Movies: added a checkbox to see only the Search for that are different from the IMDB title
Add: In Search Movies: added a Playability and Extract information comment box
Change: Description (Long) now support paragraph

Rating Boards

Games (English or French):

ESRB - Game Ratings - Game Rating & Descriptor

Guide PEGI - Pan European Game Information

Movie (Canada, English or French):

Canada - Canadian Home Video Rating System - CMPDA

Alberta - What Our Ratings Mean - Alberta Film Ratings

British Columbia - Film Classification Categories - Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Manitoba | Film Classification Board

Nova Scotia - AGA-Film Classification- Guidelines

Ontario - Classification Categories

Quebec - Régie du cinéma - Processus de classement

Saskatchewan - Film and Video Classification Board

World (English or French):

Australia - The Office of Film & Literature Classification

Finland - Finnish Board of Film Classification

France - C N C -- La classification des films --

Hong Kong - Commerce, Industry & Technology Bureau

Ireland - IFCO: Irish Film Censors Office - CLASSIFICATION

Japan - EIRIN

Netherlands - K I J K W I J Z E R (English version)

New Zealand - Explanation of Classifications

Singapore - Media Development Authority - Movie Guide

South Africa - Classification Guidelines Sweden InfoEN

Swiss - comm.ciné : entrée du site

Swiss (Canton de Geneve) - Base de donnée des films récents

UK - British Board of Film Classification

USA - MPAA - Movie Ratings

If your country is not here, you can email us with a Subject of "Rating URL" and the Country, Organization and the exact URL of rating description and language if not available in English or French.

This software was made with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0

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Last modified: 02/01/09