Managing Your Dvd And Cd Catalog Is Finally Simple

By Author: Tobias Tumberson
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Have you ever wanted to listen to a favorite song but been unable to find the CD? Did you ever listen to a song on your computer and wonder who let you borrow the CD so you can hear more songs by the same artist? Do you have a movie you want to let a friend borrow but you don't know where in the world it could be stored in your home? The best way to solve all of these problems is creating an effective DVD and/or CD catalog that will keep your collection well-organized.

Sorting Your Collection

Although some people are switching to digital copies of music and movies, most of us still have more CDs and DVDs than we can easily store. Most of the entertainment cabinets just don't hold enough! In the end, we end up dividing up the collection: storing some CDs in a closet, keeping others in the bedroom, and more. The result is that instead of having a convenient library of your favorite music the songs and albums you want to enjoy are hidden from you unless you want to spend all of the time to look in every corner of your home.

Not only has our collections become harder to keep organized but if a lot of time has ...
... passed since you began your building your CD catalog there's a good chance you've forgotten the reasons you purchased certain albums or where you can find a particular favorite song. Without a good way to easily re-find that information, you might be at a loss permanently.

You could use an Excel spreadsheet or something similar to manually keep track of your entire collection but that is a lot of work. Who has time to do that? The good news is an easier answer is available.

Getting Your Collection under Control

The solution might be Camel Disc Catalog. This CD catalog software allows you to easily take a snapshot of any CD, DVD, or CD-ROM in your collection. Simply place the disk in your computer and let the program work its magic. Once the snapshot is taken the information is submitted into a database and assigned a category, such as video or software. Then you can make the database even more useful by adding your own helpful comments, such as a reminder of where the disc is stored in your home or where you picked up the disc in the first place. You might want to make a note of your favorite songs.

With Camel Disc Catalog, you'll also have the ability to include cover art for the discs which is captured from IMDB.com. You can also be adding new information to the database while altering or adding information to other files in the database. Plus, if you want to share your collection with others you can do so easily by compiling it into a single document. You can also update your DVD or CD catalog in any language you choose thanks to the Unicode support.