Do you have a home theater PC running Windows Media Center? Are you using My Movies by any chance? If not, then I think you should probably check this piece of software out. It’s an add on product for Windows Media Center designed to deliver the following main features:

• Index your movie collection from the Internet
• Browse and watch movies from Media Center
• View trailers, actors, directors, etc
• Copy your DVDs to the hard drive

What’s cool about My Movies is its’ ability to index your stored movie collection using information off of the Internet. You can then browse your content by searching on different categories such as movie titles, actor names, director names, etc.

I found out about My Movies through this posting over at eHomeUpgrade which mentioned that the latest version (v. 2.31 is now available for download). Be warned though – this is a pre-release version of 2.31 so if you’re not adventurous, check out the stable version 2.30 which was introduced back on June 7th.

According to eHomeUpgrade, version 2.31 features the following features:

• Adds support for ripped HD DVD and Blu-ray titles
• My Movies now also functions as a data-provider for Media Center’s “DVD library” for the users that prefer to use this interface, or prefers to switch between them. When folder monitoring is enabled, My Movies automatically store meta-data for the folders to be seen by the “DVD library” or if folder monitoring is disabled, it is stored for a title when added or edited.
• The Folder Monitoring system has been extended to be able to operate in three different modes, instead of one, to give users more control over the process. Added is strict option where a folder name and the added title must match 100%, loose option is the functionality from 2.30, and confirmative option is the same as loose option, however the user must confirm each entry.
• The Movie Info page have been expanded to include aspect ratios and sound track information on the page. The aspect ratio icons automatically changes based on current screen resolution to match 4:3 or 16:9 display types.
• The program is now able to automatically attach HD-DVD and Blu-ray cover underlays for HD-DVD and Blu-ray covers. This means that if covers are within default aspect ratios, they will in Media Center and on the online collection be displayed with the blue or red cover.
• It is now possible to contribute disc id’s and search discs by id’s for HD-DVD and Blu-ray titles.
• The person editing box now automatically checks for an updated profile when editing an actor, to avoid manual checking if the person is updated.
• You are now allowed to contribute on top of an existing updated profile on the WebService if your title has a higher complete percentage, and you compare the titles on the compare screen.

You can read more about the version at eHomeUpgrade or by going to the My Movies website here. This is a free applications but donations are of course welcome should you like it.

[Check it out via eHomeUpgrade]

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