Despite Windows 7 Media Center’s inclusion of a native movie library no function to actually rip the DVDs to the library was included. Certainly an attempt to avoid this legal grey area of copying purchased media to a secondary source, this also leaves out an important feature from the Media Center platform. This of course leaves an area open [...]
From an older LifeHacker article and tip form one of our readers, Conor, we’ve got a way for you to simplify the already streamlined DVDShrink process into something even less intense. Hack Attack author Adam Pash has created a few automation scripts that allow you to just enter the name of the DVD and send the program on it’s [...]
Looking for an easy way to bring your DVD collection into your Windows 7 Media Center movie library? DVDShrink may have just what you’re looking for. DVDShrink provide a simple and efficient method for even novice users to bring their collection to exactly where they need it. With an easy to use interface for selecting compress levels, included tracks [...]
It seems that this technique doesn’t solve the situation for most users and we’re looking for another method for correcting the zoom setting issue. If you have any suggestions or tips be sure to post a comment below.
Sometimes it seems that while browsing through the channels Media Center has it’s own opinion on what zoom level should be used [...]
The sheer number of media formats and codecs available today is enough to make anyone just turn around and walk away from Media Center for good. Luckily there are a few guides on Hack7MC that can help steer you in the right direction.
Ripping Your DVD Collection
The first step is choosing how to rip your DVDs from those annoying plastic [...]
Finding the right application to move your movie collection from the shelf to your Media Center can be a difficult decision. Sometimes the best solution is to just keep it simple. There are plenty of applications that will deluge you with various options and settings. BitRipper is another beast altogether.
BitRipper’s interface is minimalistic, showing you just what you need [...]
Windows 7 Media Center’s Movie Library is good, certainly much better than it’s predecessors, but still somewhat lacking. Features like fanart and automatic retrieval of metadata have long been standards in other media center applications. While 7MC has come a long way these features are still sorely missed.
This is where a plug-in called Media Browser comes in. Media [...]
Acquiring details for your Media Center’s Movie Library can be difficult. Built-In support for adding this information is slim and complicated, furthermore it can’t be edited by the end user. You’re stuck with what you get. There are a few other options like DVDXml.com, though searching for all those movies on the DVDXml.com website can get tiring. Fortunately, there is [...]
Hard drive space isn’t necessarily expensive, that is until you consider the amount of disk space required to archive your 300+ disk DVD collection to your Media Center pc. With each regular DVD clocking in at around 4gb, let’s not even mention bluray disks, the cost can add up quickly.
So what we need is a way to compress those [...]
Since this article a flurry of Metadata tools have come along to fill the void in Media Center’s Movie Library Synopsis view including DVD Library Manager, MediaScout, My Movie Finder, YAMMM, Media Center Master and more! To find the latest on Metadata downloading programs and tools check out our Metadata articles and guides or subscribe to the Metadata RSS [...]
