Film Library 1.55

Author of the Program: 
Pavel Plíva, Pavero Software, Czech Republic

Date of Creation: 
July 2002 - March 2004

Form of Licence:
Freeware

Operating System:
Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP

Contact: 
pavero@post.cz
http://pavero.wz.cz


Introduction

With the aid of this application you can easy create lucid database of your film collection. For every film you can specify original title (for foreign films), distributor, name of director, name of actors, resolution (it's suitable for Divx films) and you can add the most five pictures from a film.


Menu Database

Save Changes (F2) - permanent saving of all changes performed in database. If you don't save changes, it will show a dialog box, when you will try to close the application.

Save as HTML file - the content of database will be saved as HTML page.

Import Data - from version 1.5 it was changed data structure in database. All information about films are saved in Films.ini file. In older version all data were saved in Filmy.dat file. If you copy this file to the directory with application, this item will be enabled and you can import all data from old version of Film Library without creating of whole database.

Settings (F3) - it will open a new window, in which you can adjust the directories, where you have located your films, pictures and subtitles. Also you can specify primary and secondary player and editor for modification of subtitles.

Show Total Number of Files - you will show total number of files in database. If all films are saved in terms of one file, this number is equal to number of films in database.

Show Total Size of Database - you will show the size whole database in megabytes.

Exit (Alt + F4) - the application will be finished.


Menu Edit

Add New Film (F5) - addition of a new film to database. It will show a window, in which you can enter basic data about film. You can also specify the file with a film, determine primary or secondary player and choose subtitles. For every film it's possible to add the most five files with film and same number of pictures and subtitles. For performance of these actions you must click on given window by right mouse button and from popup menu you must select a proper item. If you want to run a film with subtitles automatically, the filename of films has to usually be same with the filename of subtitles. Subtitles can be modified in external editor, which you can adjust in Settings section. All data you can also copy to clipboard.

Modify Selected Film (F6) - data modification of selected film in database. A window, it will show, is same with the window for addition of a new film, so it isn't necessary to describe it.

Remove Selected Film (F8) - film removal from database.

Run Selected Film (F9) - you can run any film in selected player. This item is only available, when the path towards film is valid and it's also suitable to specify a primary player in Settings section.


Menu Language

Change current language of this application.


Menu Help

Description of application (F1) - display this help.

About Film Library (Alt + F1) - short information about application.


How to add a new language?

All texts of application you will find in Language.ini file. When you want to add a new language, copy English section in the end of this file and change her name (e.g. Deutch). Then translate right part of particular lines (behind equals). Finally you must add the name of new language (e.g. Deutch) to Languages section and assign number of language to variable Current in Language section. The result should be following:

[Language]
Current=3

[Languages]
1=English
2=Česky
3=Deutch

....

[Deutch]
Variable1=Text to translate
....
VariableX=Text to translate


The date of updating of this file: 16. 3. 2004