Getting Started

To Start vMovieDB

You can start vMovieDB in the following ways:

Applications menu

Choose Sound & Video->vMovieDB

Command line

To start vMovieDB from a command line, type the following command, then press Return:

vmoviedb

Tip

To view other command line options that are available, type vmoviedb --help, then press Return.

When You Start vMovieDB

When you start vMovieDB, the following window is displayed.

Figure 1. vMovieDB Main Window

Shows vMovieDB main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, toolbar, 
					view pane, movie area, and statusbar. Menubar contains File, Edit, 
					View ,Movie, Tools and Help menus.

Table 1 describes the components of vMovieDB main window.

Table 1. vMovieDB main window components.

IdComponentDescription
1Menubar The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands you need to use in vMovieDB.
2Toolbar The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can access from the menubar.
3View Pane The view pane displays information about all movies in your database and may contain the following columns:
  • Title - display movie title

  • Year - display movie release date or when no movie year is set display "N/A".

  • Genre - display movie genre or when no movie genre is set display "N/A".

  • Rating - display movie rating.

  • Format - display movie file format such as avi, mpg or when no movie format is set display "N/A".

  • Quality - display movie quality such as "Bad", "Good" or when no movie quality is set display "N/A".

  • Subtitles - display "Yes" if movie have subtitles, "No" when movie don't have subtitles or "N/A" when no subtitles information is set.

  • Playlist - enables you to select movies you want to play one after another.

4Movie AreaThe movie area provide access to details about the currently selected movie.
5Statusbar The statusbar displays the number of movies that your database contain.

Note

Information presented in the View Pane as "N/A" means that the information is not available.

The Movie Area

The movie area provide access to details about the currently selected movie. When no movie is selected this area is inactive. When movie is selected, the movie title, the movie genre, the tags under wich selected movie is listed, the movie database record, the movie image, the movie comment and the movie location are active.

Figure 2. vMovieDB Movie Area

Shows vMovieDB movie area.

Tip

You can show or hide the movie area by selecting View->Movie Information Box or pressing F9 key.

Clicking on the movie title will open your default web browser and take you to the ImDB.com website, presenting you with information about the selected movie.

Clicking on the movie genre will show you all movies listed under the same genre as the currently selected movie. To display all movies again click on the Shows refresh button. button.

Clicking on some of the active movie tags will show you all movie listed under the selected tag.

Note

When you click on active movie tag the tag information box (Figure 3, “Tag Information Box”) is displayed under the toolbar. To display all movies again close the box by clicking button.

Figure 3. Tag Information Box

Shows vMovieDB tag information box.

Clicking on the movie image will start the Movie Image Viewer and will display the movie image in it's original size.