Hi, I've made a web app called MPMovie (for want of a better name) with an associated desktop sync app to complement Moving Pictures. I made it for my own use, but now that it's working quite well, I thought others might be able to use it.
MPMovie uses a desktop synchronisation application to upload the Moving Pictures database and thumbnails via ftp to a web location. The MPMovie ASP.Net 4 application then uses the uploaded files to provide a nice web-based listing of all your movies, along with directors, actors, IMDB score, genre and rating. There's more to it though, otherwise it wouldn't be worth the effort to setup.
The extras that MPMovie provides are firstly, the ability for friends to use web page parameters to ask for more information on a selection of movies. They can tick a box beside each movie they want info on, click submit and the list will be emailed to you.
The second extra is something I've been mulling over for a while... how to get trailers without having to download and build up a collection to go with my movies. I figured out that if you use google video search and seed it with each title, and display only on click, you can get trailers for any movie at well over 90% accuracy (tested with english language) and you don't bog the page loadup down. So... I've solved my own issue of wanting trailers for my list of movies.
At the moment, setup and use information is in the source for MovieSync and MPMovie respectively, I'll update my web page with more info as I get time. For the moment I'll just get the app out there.
The app can be installed on a local IIS installation for testing. Use the google search 'free asp.net 4 hosting' to find a free host to run the app on. The whole thing won't use much space at all. If you want to compile the code yourself, you can use Visual Studio c# Express 2010 & Visual Studio Web Developer Express 2010 for free. If you make improvements, please share them to benefit other users.
You can download the source and binaries, as well as access the online demo from here:
MPMovie - Online Movie Listings for Moving Pictures (MediaPortal)
I hope it's useful for someone else.
MPMovie uses a desktop synchronisation application to upload the Moving Pictures database and thumbnails via ftp to a web location. The MPMovie ASP.Net 4 application then uses the uploaded files to provide a nice web-based listing of all your movies, along with directors, actors, IMDB score, genre and rating. There's more to it though, otherwise it wouldn't be worth the effort to setup.
The extras that MPMovie provides are firstly, the ability for friends to use web page parameters to ask for more information on a selection of movies. They can tick a box beside each movie they want info on, click submit and the list will be emailed to you.
The second extra is something I've been mulling over for a while... how to get trailers without having to download and build up a collection to go with my movies. I figured out that if you use google video search and seed it with each title, and display only on click, you can get trailers for any movie at well over 90% accuracy (tested with english language) and you don't bog the page loadup down. So... I've solved my own issue of wanting trailers for my list of movies.
At the moment, setup and use information is in the source for MovieSync and MPMovie respectively, I'll update my web page with more info as I get time. For the moment I'll just get the app out there.
The app can be installed on a local IIS installation for testing. Use the google search 'free asp.net 4 hosting' to find a free host to run the app on. The whole thing won't use much space at all. If you want to compile the code yourself, you can use Visual Studio c# Express 2010 & Visual Studio Web Developer Express 2010 for free. If you make improvements, please share them to benefit other users.
You can download the source and binaries, as well as access the online demo from here:
MPMovie - Online Movie Listings for Moving Pictures (MediaPortal)
I hope it's useful for someone else.
