Movies by CraigWorks is a web-based application that is designed to organize all your movie files. It also comes with a home theater PC software built-in, so it should be good for those with several movies lying around.
To be honest, Movies by CraigWorks is not one of your typical movie applications since it uses a web server to organize the movies, and the media player is one of the most popular around. In many ways, you could look at this as a web-based app than anything else.
Movies by CraigWorks
The installation is straightforward. No surprises, just make sure Java Runtime Environment and VLC Media Player are installed on your computer, and you’re good to go.
We don’t like the fact that Movies by CraigWorks do not have a mechanism where it automatically downloads and install all the required apps. Instead, it assumes the user is knowledgeable enough to know how to gain access to these apps, and such is not always the case.
Once both the required items are installed on your PC, access the installation folder of this web-based app, and open the bin folder present under it. There, open the start.bin application file to run the service. After this, open your web browser and access the following URL to use this app-
http://localhost/CraigWorks/
Once users get past the installation section, it gets easier. The user interface is surprisingly easy to use. It’s intuitive, so even the most novice of users will get around it in no time.
Creating new entries is just as easy. All that is required is for the user to press “Add Movie” from the dedicated section on the menu. From there, the user only needs to type the title of the movie and then make sure to click on the “Import” button to get things started.
The app will scour the web to locate all the needed information. How quickly it discovers what it needs to, all depends on your Internet connection speed. For us, it took less than 15 seconds. Yes, our Internet speed is better than yours, deal with it.
Users can create custom lists of movies, or organize them in a PG13 or R-rated section. The app also allows for streaming to mobile devices, a neat little feature that works well for the most part.
Thanks to the VLC Media Player that is integrated into the web app, users can playback almost any file format under the sun.
This app also lets you create separate user accounts with their individual viewing history, which is a bit similar to the feature present in Netflix, Amazon, and other subscription-based streaming services.
All in all, Movies by CraigWorks is a very comprehensive movie organizer that does it job very well. We only wish it didn’t need Java Runtime to work, but we can’t always get the things we want.
Visit its homepage for more.
What is the best movie database?
IMDb (also known as Internet Movie Database), owned by Amazon, is one of the best and a very popular movie database platforms where you can find detailed information related to movies, podcasts, TV series, production crew, cast, awards, user ratings, and more. Apart from that, Rotten Tomatoes, MyDramaList (for Asian drama and movies), TMDB (The Movie Database), AllMovie, etc., are also some good online movie database services you can use.
What is the best software to organize movies on an external hard drive?
If you are looking for some free software to organize movies on an external hard drive or internal hard drive, then Filmotech is a nice option to try. This free movie catalog software is good enough to create and organize your personal collection of movies on Blu-ray, DVD, DivX, etc. Ant Movie Catalog, Letterboxd, MeD’s Movie Manager, GrieeX, etc., are some other best free movie catalog software to manage and access your favorite movies and TV shows.
Hope this helps.
