You can also use the “Add File” or “Add Directory” option from the File menu, or the popup menu by right clicking the grid. ~/Library/Application Support/MovieScanner2/Īdding Files or Directories to MovieScanner2Īt first start, obviously the list will be empty.Īdding files is easy simply drag and drop a file or a directory on MovieScanner, and if valid files have been found, they will be scanned and added. Database and INI locations Operating System The default database file is called “ MovieScanner.db” and preferences are stored in “ MovieScanner.ini“. When started the first time, a default database will be created and is located in these locations. MovieScanner2 is a really simple program to use. Next delete the database and config file by deleting this directory /home //.config /MovieScanner2 Linuxįor Linux you will need to delete the application, wherever you placed it. Running portable is done by installing the application during setup in the non-standard location. When running MovieScanner portable, then all files are contained in the directory where the executable is. You can also manually remove these directories: C:\Program Files (x86 )\MovieScanner2 and C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\MovieScanner2. Run the remove/uninstall from Windows, which should remove the application, settings and database. Next delete this directory /Users //Library /Application Support /MovieScanner2 which hold settings and the database. macOSĭelete the application found in Applications. Most systems have this installed by default, you can test this by executing this command in Terminal:ĭownload - MovieScanner2-2.2. Filename: MovieScanner2 utilizes the SQLite3 library. The Linux version comes with a precompiled version of ffProbe, some icons and a readme.txt with some details on how to create an application shortcut with icon.Īs I’m no expert, so I have not created any “standard” package.Īny recommendations, tips or trick, to make a Linux install easier? Please let me know. So MovieScanner is available for Linux as well and I tested it on a few distros for GTK and QT5. Linux (64 bit, Intel)įirst off: I’m not a Linux expert, but I do believe that applications should not dictate what operating system you’re running. When running the application in portable mode, you will see in the window title “(Portable)”. The database and preferences will be saved in the same directory as the application, when this directory is not located in the default Program Files location. To use it as a portable application, just follow the install instructions and select the directory where you’d like to have MovieScanner2 (for example somewhere on your USB stick). MovieScanner2 can run as a portable application. MovieScanner2-2.2.3-Windows-32bit-setup.exe Respect to the developers of the SQLite team for such a great and powerful database engine …ĭownload - MovieScanner2-2.2.3-Windows-32bit-setup.exe Filename: Linux users will need to manually install SQLite3 on their system (which is typically already the case). MacOS X already comes with SQLite onboard, and the Windows version includes an unmodified DLL downloaded from the SQLite homepage. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, server-less, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. The included version of FFProbe is an unmodified, pre-compiled version.Ĭredit to the magnificent developers there for some very cool tools. This application was developed with Lazarus Pascal, and depends on the following applications: FFProbeįFProbe is one of the very handy and powerful command-line tools by the FFMpeg organization. Please be aware though that this tool only looks at the media aspects, and it not a replacement for tools that manage your movie library. The purpose of MovieScanner2 is to basically keep track of your video files and the specifications of each video file, allowing you to sort by resolution, filter by language, etc. The application was developed on a Mac and the compiled under Windows and Linux to have it available under the most common platforms, and this work surprisingly well. Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate is an outstanding tool that can handle this task.As with the original MovieScanner (released originally in 2013), this project is one of my experiments to build cross platform applications with Lazarus Pascal. If you want to play MOV on Windows Media Player 11 or lower, you need to convert them to Windows Media Player compatible format first. 3gpp)įrom the table above, you may find that only Windows Media Player 12 supports playing MOV, M4V, M2TS and some other formats. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (.mid. Microsoft Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms)
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