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Search Defaults (Tools
-> Options -> Search Defaults )
Parental Ctrl PW
This
is a 4 character alpha numeric field used to define the parental control
password. Numerical values have the benefit of not requiring the keyboard
for input on the search screens because along with a 4 character field,
there are also 4 drop down menus, each containing the values of 0 - 9.
After the password has been entered and the options database updated, whenever the MPAA rating field on the
Simple or Advanced search screens has the 'R' or 'NC-17' or 'All' (since All includes those ratings) option selected,
the password prompt will be displayed.
Also, when the MPAA rating field on this screen changes to 'R' or 'NC-17' or 'All', the password prompt will be displayed.
To change the parental control password once one has been entered, you
will be prompted to enter the old password first. You will also be prompted
for the password if you try resetting the options file from the Tools
-> Options -> Reset screen.
MPAA
This is the MPAA
rating that will be searched for on the 'Movies' screen. If you select 'All',
the search results will return movies with any MPAA rating. If you select
any other option, the search results will only return movies of the selected
rating(s).
Each movie that has had the IMDb information
imported will have a rating certification given by the Motion Picture
Association of America. If a rating was not provided when imported in,
an "undefined" rating will be given to that movie.
If your parental control password is set and you select 'R', 'NC-17' or 'All' (since 'R' and 'NC-17' would
be included), you will be prompted for your password.
User Rating
This is the
user rating that will be searched for on the 'Movies' screen. If you select
'All', the search results will return movies with any user rating. If
you select '10', the search results will only return movies where the
user rating is a '10'. You cannot specifically search for user ratings
less than 5.
Imdb.com keeps an overall average of their users' ratings for each movie on a
scale of 1-10, 10 being the best.
Personal Rating
This
is the personal rating that will be searched for on the 'Movies' screen.
If you select 'All', the search results will return movies with any or
no personal rating. If you select '10', the search results will only return
movies where the personal rating is a '10'. You cannot specifically search
for ratings less than 5.
The Personal Rating field is a rating from 1-10 that you have given
to the movies you have seen. This field can be edited from either the
Tools -> Edit -> Single screen or from the List or Summary
views on any search screen.
Seen
The seen field for
each movie is set to either seen or not seen. Not seen is the default.
This field can be edited from either the Tools -> Edit -> Single
screen or from the List or Summary views on any search screen.
If you want the 'Movies' screen to display a movie whether you have
seen it or not, select 'All'. If you want the 'Movies' screen to
display a movie you have seen, select 'Seen'. To display a movie you
haven't seen, select 'Not Seen'.
Year
Currently there are four options when searching on the
year the movie was released. 'All' searches for any year. 'Current' means released this
year. 'Recent' means released in the last 5 years and 'Classic' means released more than 20 years ago.
Language(s)
Search on the language the movie was recorded in. You can access the items in the list by clicking on the up or
down arrows. If you want to select multiple languages to search for, hold down the Ctrl key while you select
the language.
Country(s)
Search on the country the movie was produced in. You can access the items in the list by clicking on the up or
down arrows. If you want to select multiple countries to search for, hold down the Ctrl key while you select
the country.
Sort Order 1
You can sort the search results by several different criteria in either
ascending or descending order. Ascending order is from a-z and from 0-9. Descending order is from z-a and 9-0.
Sort Order 2
You can sort on the sorted search results by several different criteria
in either ascending or descending order. Ascending order is from a-z
and from 0-9. Descending order is from z-a and 9-0. For example, you
can sort by MPAA rating in the main sort and by Title Asc in the second
sort field so all your G rated movies will be alphabetized and all
your PG rated movies will be alphabetized and so on.
Genre Type(s)
This is
the genre or genre types that will be searched for on the 'Movies' screen.
If you select 'All', the search results will return movies with any genre
type. If you select one or more genre types, the search results will only
return movies of the selected genre type(s). You can access the items
in the list by clicking on the up or down arrows. To select multiple genres,
hold down the Ctrl key while you select each genre.
Each movie can have up to five genres defined for it. For example,
Shrek has 5 genres defined: Adventure, Romance, Animation, Fantasy
and Family. Some movies only have one. There are 19 genres pre defined
by imdb and you can define your own additional genre on the Tools -> Options -> Miscellaneous
screen.
Media Type(s)
This is the type or types of media
that will be searched for on the 'Movies' screen. If you select 'All',
the search results will return movies with any media type. If you select
one or more types of media, the search results will only return movies
of the selected media type(s). You can access the items in the list
by clicking on the up or down arrows. To select multiple media types,
hold down the Ctrl key while you select each media type.
The media types are defined by you. When a movie name is imported
from a text file, the media type can be defined on the first or second
line of the text file in the format of '::media type'. If the movie
name is a movie file on your hard drive then the media type will default
the the file extension if no media type is defined in the text file.
When adding a movie with a media type that is not already defined in
the media list, the media type will automatically be added to the list
for you.
When you add a single movie, you are required to select a media type
for that movie. If the media type you want is not in the list, you
can add it to the Media Types list from the Tools -> Options -> Miscellaneous
screen.
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