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SwissDude
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Switzerland
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 Posted - 19 Nov 2025 : 08:26:53
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Originally posted by Hawkeye
So this seems to be the end of Extreme Movie Manager. Too bad. Any alternatives ?
I started using EMDB yesterday and it works great (and is free). Good bye XMM after 20 years of use (all the way back from version 4.8 in 2005) - too bad Alessio has stopped developing it and does not even reply on these forums any more... |
Edited by - SwissDude on 19 Nov 2025 08:27:44 |
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Mawu
Senior Member
Germany
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Posted - 19 Nov 2025 : 10:32:11
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It's great to hear that EMDB meets your requirements. For me, the database isn't comprehensive enough. In particular, I've accumulated so much material in my xMM database that I can't possibly export and re-import it all. Perhaps I'll take a closer look at the EMDB script during my Christmas break to at least import the cast and crew data.
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Alferio
Starting Member
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Posted - 19 Nov 2025 : 12:00:56
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| Thanks, Mawu, for your efforts. I also tried using chat gpt to fix the script, but to no avail. I'm also using EMDB, but it's obviously very limited compared to EXMM. What a shame. |
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Kipcior
New Member
81 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2025 : 18:00:38
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| Does any of you know how EMDB derives data from IMDB? As far as I know API is vert limited for non commercial usage and if no API then again scrapping which is always a risk taking into account how quickly imdb changes page code. So even if now, someone actively updates it, still comes with the risk that after some time it will become abandoned (like it happened with XMM. |
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SwissDude
Starting Member
Switzerland
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Posted - 20 Nov 2025 : 07:04:16
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Originally posted by Kipcior
Does any of you know how EMDB derives data from IMDB? As far as I know API is vert limited for non commercial usage and if no API then again scrapping which is always a risk taking into account how quickly imdb changes page code. So even if now, someone actively updates it, still comes with the risk that after some time it will become abandoned (like it happened with XMM.
EMDB can import data from IMDB. When you edit a movie, select IMDB instead of TheMovieDB. Eric (the author of EMDB) is actively modifying EMDB when IMDB changes the page code (the latest version is from 5 November 2025, which scrapes data from IMDB properly). |
Edited by - SwissDude on 20 Nov 2025 08:34:20 |
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SwissDude
Starting Member
Switzerland
29 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2025 : 07:10:28
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Originally posted by Mawu
It's great to hear that EMDB meets your requirements. For me, the database isn't comprehensive enough. In particular, I've accumulated so much material in my xMM database that I can't possibly export and re-import it all. Perhaps I'll take a closer look at the EMDB script during my Christmas break to at least import the cast and crew data.
EMDB does import Cast, Director(s), Writer(s) and Sound Composers(s) data. It also imports the trailer (link to YouTube) and the movie's Web Link (if it finds them). |
Edited by - SwissDude on 20 Nov 2025 08:30:23 |
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SwissDude
Starting Member
Switzerland
29 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2025 : 08:26:49
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Originally posted by Mawu
It's great to hear that EMDB meets your requirements. For me, the database isn't comprehensive enough. In particular, I've accumulated so much material in my xMM database that I can't possibly export and re-import it all. Perhaps I'll take a closer look at the EMDB script during my Christmas break to at least import the cast and crew data.
I have all my movies stored in a single sub-folder on my Synology (over 4000 movies, to make it easier to have them all available on my Plex Server) and EMDB has a "Batch Update" functionality (using TheMovieDB or IMDB as source) and I used this functionality to populate the EMDB database easily. |
Edited by - SwissDude on 20 Nov 2025 08:33:08 |
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IMDB script does not work correctly