Movie file organization software

[dpcook]

I've been using makemkv for a long time and have built up a very unorganized library of movie files.

Does anyone have suggestions for software to help organize such a library on a local level. I'm not looking to serve files or anything like that. Its just that I've lost track of movies that I already own at times... Maybe I'm just getting old or something.

thanks!

[dcoke22]

Lots of people use Plex or its brethren to organize their media. That lets the files sit on a computer out of the way somewhere while making them available to devices on your home network.

If you're on a Mac, you could also try Infuse.

I think the expected way to organize a pile of movies would be to put each movie & all its associated stuff in a folder with the movie title and year. For example:

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Alien (1979)
Parasite (2019)
Roman Holiday (1953)

When you look at them on your computer, they'll naturally be sorted into alphabetical order. In what way are your movies disorganized?

[peterkirkham]

I have to agree with dcoke22: what exactly are you looking for in organisation? I use Plex and all my movie files are named "Movie Name (Year)". They are all in a single folder. The exception would be where I have two different versions such as "Movie Name (Year) - 1080p" and "Movie Name (Year) - 4K HDR". Those versions would sit in a subfolder titled ""Movie Name (Year)".

The Plex interface picks up from this and displays it all in a user-friendly format. The most work that is needed is to rename (if you didn't already) the filenames themselves to a sensible name expected by Plex. This is best done by hand. You could probably write a script to do some common adjustments to filenames if there was some commonality to the edits that need to be made, but otherwise just do it by hand. It'll probably take a little time if you need to change a few thousand file names, but it's very much worth it.

[dpcook]

Geez, I haven't logged in for quite some time. Thanks to dcoke22 and peterkirkham for suggestions on using Plex. I will also look at Infuse as we have a Mac household.

I have started slowly putting each movie into its own folder with the date. Currently, they are disorganized into a variety of folders such as "Ripped", "Ripped and Compressed". With hard drives getting so cheap, its hardly worth compressing anything anymore. I just finished up reripping my CD library into lossless format. Next digital project is getting my video library organized.

Again thanks for the suggestions!

[Nutball_UK]

Bringing back a OLD topic here so apologies

Collectorz software for movies is awesome,
covers, titles, ability to link to external player, plots, actors/actresses/directors imdb links, barcode / title search, lists for in collection, wish list, for sale etc, and all in a very nice interface that works with barcode scanners for movie input which was a godsend for me.

Along with the mobile app when you are out and about you cannot go wrong (in my opinion)

It has saved me almost £300 in double disk purchases from carboots, charity shops, house clearances etc.

They also do books, comics, music versions - this was the first subscription software that i used and for the price you cannot complain.

[MarkV]

For organizing I use FileBot. It can set up folder structure and rename file exactly like Plex needs them. Naming files correctly is very important for Plex to run smoothly.