Portable EMDB v5.41
Eric’s Movie DataBase (EMDB) is a meticulously crafted, freeware application dedicated to organizing and cataloging personal collections of movies, TV series, Blu-rays, DVDs, and digital files, transforming chaotic media libraries into searchable, visually stunning databases complete with automatically fetched metadata from IMDb, TheMovieDB, TheTVDB, and Rotten Tomatoes, including titles, posters, cast lists, plot synopses, ratings, trailers, technical specs, and custom notes for thousands of entries without taxing system resources on Windows machines from XP to 11.
This lightweight powerhouse—under 20MB installer with portable ZIP option—scans folders/drives for new media on startup, employs barcode scanners for instant DVD/Blu-ray lookups, imports CSV/XML dumps, or allows manual tweaks, then generates customizable HTML websites mimicking IMDb pages, bookshelf views with 3D shelves and color-coded spines, printable lists, and statistics dashboards revealing unwatched counts, genre distributions, top-rated decades, loan trackers, and wishlists to meticulously manage physical/disc loans to friends while tracking seen/unseen statuses for binge-planning.
Tailored for cinephiles hoarding 4K rips alongside vintage VHS transfers, families curating kid sections, collectors digitizing LaserDiscs, or casual viewers sorting ripped ISOs, EMDB’s intuitive interface delivers pro-level organization: dual-pane list/detail views, lightning-fast filters (by actor/director/genre/year/resolution/source), bulk edits (multi-select ratings/labels), and export versatility ensuring your Oppenheimer 4K UHD joins Shawshank classics in a polished archive accessible offline forever.
The software’s ethos—”effortless elegance”—manifests in its clean, resizable window: left panel navigation (Movies/TV/Wishlist/Loaned), central grid/list/detail hybrid with poster carousels, right properties pane for edits, bottom status/stats bar, all customizable with themes (dark/modern/classic), column choosers (IMDB score, own rating 1-10, votes, runtime), and sort priorities, making navigation through 10,000+ titles feel instantaneous.
Media Detection and Auto-Import
Startup magic:
Folder/Drive Scans
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Recursive crawl: MKV/MP4/AVI/ISO/BDMV folders.
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Detect duplicates by hash/filename.
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Auto-queue for lookup.
Barcode Scanner
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Webcam/USB scanner: ISBN→IMDB fetch (1s).
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Bulk scan parties for collections.
Online Data Fetch
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IMDB/TheMovieDB: Title/alt/year/director/cast/plot/trailer.
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TheTVDB: Series/episodes/seasons.
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Rotten Tomatoes: Critic/audience scores.
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Posters (low/high-res); fanart optional.
Fallback: Manual search/type-ahead.
Entry Management and Editing
Per-title detail view:
Core Fields
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Title/original, year, director, cast (clickable), genre/tags.
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Plot synopsis, trivia/quotes.
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Ratings: IMDB/RT/personal (stars/10).
Media Specs
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Source (Blu-ray/DVD/HD-DVD/4K UHD/Digital), resolution (2160p/1080p), audio (DTS:X/Atmos), runtime.
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Trailer/YouTube links.
Custom Tracking
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Seen date/watched status (checkbox/multi-episode).
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Loaned to (name/date), wishlist priority.
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Personal notes/rating/collections (e.g., “Criterion”).
Bulk edit: Multi-select change labels/ratings.
Views and Visualization
Flexible displays:
List/Grid/Thumbnails
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Posters/titles; sortable columns.
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Grouped: By decade/genre/source.
Bookshelf 3D
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Custom shelves (wood/glass); spine labels/colors.
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Tilt/zoom; export PNG panoramas.
Statistics Dashboard
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Pie charts: Genres/decades/sources.
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Bar: Top actors/directors/ratings.
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Counts: Unwatched/loaned/wishlist.
Search, Filter, and Sort
Pro-level:
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Search: Full-text (title/actor/plot); regex.
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Filters: Multi (genre=Sci-Fi AND year>2000 AND rating>8).
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Sort: 50+ fields; sticky pins.
Live preview narrows instantly.
Export and Sharing
Versatile outputs:
HTML Websites
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Templates (IMDB-like/minimal/mobile).
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Responsive; embed trailers.
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Zip site for sharing.
Print/PDF
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Lists (thumbnails/detailed), coversheets.
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Custom layouts.
Data
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CSV/XML/JSON for backups/import.
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Plain text catalogs.
TV Series Support
Episode grids:
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Seasons/episodes seen tracking.
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Air dates/runtime.
Advanced Features
Loans/Wishlist
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Track borrowers; overdue alerts.
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Wishlist import from IMDB lists.
Play Integration
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Launch external player (PotPlayer/VLC).
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Seen mark post-play.
Customization
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Themes/colors/icons; column hides.
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Multi-language (32+ incl. Italian).
Performance and Compatibility
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<100MB RAM 10k movies.
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SQLite backend; instant queries.
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Win XP→11; portable USB.
Use Cases
Collectors: UHD/Blu-ray catalogs.
Families: Kid zones/unwatched lists.
Archivists: VHS rips indexed.
Eric’s Movie DataBase: Auto-magic organization, stunning views, pro stats. Collection perfection.