| Step 1: Download and install the program. | | | | playing the movie directly from the program with a |
| Download Movienizer to a known location. Run the | | | | single click. |
| downloaded setup and follow on-screen instructions to | | | | You can also choose between different internet |
| install the application. | | | | databases by clicking "Options". |
| Step 2: Start the program. Create a new database. | | | | For now, we just add a movie by its title. Type some |
| Start Movienizer. The program comes with a sample | | | | title in, click "Next". |
| database. When first started, it offers you to create a | | | | |
| new database. Do it by clicking menu "File" - "New | | | | Movienizer searches the internet and delivers a list of |
| database". | | | | titles that somehow match your criteria. You can also |
| | | | let the program grab the first title from the list, it's |
| A usual "Save As" dialog window pops up. Browse | | | | almost always the one you are looking for. Click "Next" |
| your folders to the location where you want to keep | | | | The program will download some data. It can take |
| your database, type some name for the database in, | | | | more or less time, depending on your internet |
| click "Save". | | | | connection and availability of the services. Finally, |
| Windows Vista users should be aware that User | | | | Movienizer shows a summary page: |
| Account Control (UAC) doesn't allow certain kinds of | | | | |
| operations, so the best place to keep your files is your | | | | Here you can edit, add, or remove any information, but |
| home directory (where your documents, pictures etc. | | | | for now let's pay attention to the following details. |
| are). If you choose to save the database in another | | | | - Check the "In collection" box to notify the program |
| folder, make sure that you are listed as owner of that | | | | that you have the movie in your collection. This results |
| folder. | | | | in showing the movie in the "short list". |
| Step 3: Add a movie to your database. | | | | - Enter where the movie is located (select a location |
| Now, let's look at the program window: | | | | from the dropdown list in the right part of the window). |
| | | | You can edit locations, add new ones, by clicking "..." to |
| On the left side of the toolbar you can see the big | | | | the right of the menu. |
| "Add movie" button. Click it. | | | | - Click "Save" to add the downloaded and edited |
| | | | information to your database. |
| Movienizer offers you a number of choices. You can | | | | |
| add a movie by its title, by its barcode, from a DVD, | | | | Now you can add another movie or person. If you |
| from a file. If you store some video files on your hard | | | | want to learn more about some person from the |
| disk, you may want to use the last option. The | | | | downloaded movie, just click the name, then click the |
| program reads filenames to guess the title, so you | | | | "Download" button on the toolbar. |
| don't need to type it in. Besides, later you can start | | | | |