Movie Explorer is the type of program that comes in handy if you're dealing with a large video collection and wish to easily catalog it. The utility is compatible with various video formats, comes with an efficient search tool, and helps you quickly find missing information about your films.
This tool won't help you keep a wishlist or manage info about the videos you borrow to other people. Instead, it analyzes your movie collection and automatically sorts it into various groups (HD, Stereoscopic, etc.).
The more information you provide about the imported movies, the better this program will organize your collection. For example, Movie Explorer creates individual categories for the films based on their genre (horror, comedy, etc.). You also have access to a built-in search tool which helps you immediately locate the film entry you need.
Two things bother me about this tool: it lacks an option to quickly export your catalog info and the fact that you need to pay to manage your TV show collection.
Still, you've got nothing to lose if you decide to give it a shot on your Mac and see how it works.
v1.8 [Jan 30, 2018]
- All settings related to files are moved to a new tab page Files in the Preferences panel.
- A new setting Auto correct file paths of remounted volumes is part of the said new tab page. With this setting, which is enabled by default, you can disable the new network file access behavior described above.
- A new setting Inspector poster image quality has been added to the Advanced tab of the Preferences panel. With this you can fine tune how large the poster image should be that's being used in the right side inspector panel of the Movies and TV Shows views.
- A visual glitch with the Preferences panel in macOS 10.12 has been fixed.
- The iTunes button in the Touch Bar has been updated, plus some other small details are improved.
- Deleting the search text in the Studios view will no longer result in a crash.
