What's new in CLZ Movies? (page 13)
- New “Manage Pick Lists” tool for editing and merging Formats, Genres, Series etc..
- Edit screen: Now edit the names of Format, Genre, Subject entries.
- Edit screen: New “value picker” screen for quickly filling fields like Format and Genre.
- New Tools menu, with Manage Pick Lists, Field Defaults and Empty Database tools.
- Fixed crashes in in-app purchase screen on certain Xiaomi phones
- Fixed crash in in-app purchase screen when only one in app purchase was offered
We have completely rewritten our Core for Movie search engine, that is, the online code that gives you results when you search our Core by Title in your Add screen.
The new search engines will provide better search results that are more “to-the-point” and less “fuzzy”. Also, results will be returned much faster.
- Fixed barcode search not working with hardware keyboards
- Fixed the seen it folder not working when a collection status filter was active
- Fixed crash while syncing broken images
New:
- Settings / Field Defaults: choose field values that will be set for each new entry automatically.
- Edit screen improvements:
- Improved layout to make it easier on the eye
- New “Select Value” screen for easier entry of pick list fields (e.g. Artist, Format, Genre, etc…)
- Cancel and Done buttons have been moved to the top bar.
- New Delete button at the bottom.
- Fixed crash when changing sort order while in a folder.
- Fixed wrong number of search results displayed when searching in a folder
- Fixed lists not refreshed properly after editing (on phone)
- Fixed IMDB folder showing 10 star rated movies as 1 star rated
- Folder item list is now fast-scrollable
New folder options:
- IMDb Rating: group movies into folders based on IMDb Rating
- Collection Status: group movies by their Collection Status
(Collection, Wish List, On Order, For Sale)
Also fixed a couple of bugs.
Previously, the Connect free 30-day trial limited trial users to 100 items in their database.
To allow full evaluation of our Connect software during the trial, we have removed this database limit. The free 30-day trial now lets you add, import or sync as many items as you want.
Enjoy!
Fixed:
- Fixed a login error
- Packaging field wasn’t syncing to CLZ Cloud
Since version 4.0.1 CLZ Movies is now free to download!
The free download has a database limit of 100 movies.Increase your database limit using In App Purchases.
(Did you pay for the app before the v4 release? Then the app will automatically unlock to unlimited database size. Didn’t happen for you? Just contact us and we’ll unlock it manually!)
This version: Fixed a database limit pop up in the direct import.
Now a free app, with a database limit of 100 movies.
Increase your database limit using In App Purchases.
New:
- IMDB Rating now shown in movie lists.
- Sort your list by IMDb Rating.
- Easily switch between Add methods (Title/Barcode/Manual).
- Re-designed search results, including cover images.
- Now add directly from results using quick add buttons.
(no more need to open the Preview Screen) - Add by Barcode now automatically opens Camera Scan screen.
Fixed:
- Fixed crash on select all in selection mode
- Fixed crash when opening “Add By Barcode” screen on Gingerbread devices
It’s been a long time in the making, but it’s finally here:
CLZ Movies 4.0 for iOS!
And: It’s a free update for everyone who already owns the app.
New main screen features:
- IMDB Rating now shown in movie lists.
- Sort your list by IMDb Rating.
- Use IMDB Rating as the folder field.
- Use Collection Status as the folder field.
Improved Add Movies screen
- Easily switch between Add methods (Title/Barcode/Manual).
- Re-designed search results with included cover images.
- Now add directly from results using quick-add buttons
(no more need to open the Preview Screen). - New black style for Preview Screen.
- Add by Barcode now automatically opens Camera Scan screen.
Now free to download, with a 100-movie limit
CLZ Movies is now free to try out and starts with a limit of 100 movies.
For better security, we have now moved both the Cloud and Connect websites to the HTTPS protocol, using so-called Extended Validation SSL certificates.
This SSL connection is indicated by the nice “green bar” in your address bar:
In the past 2 weeks, we have moved all 5 online media databases (movies, books, music, comics and games) to 5 new separate database servers.
This week, CLZ web developers Sven and Dion have further optimized these new servers to give you even better performance from Core, especially for title searches that have many results.
The fruits of their labour are now immediately noticeable in the ADD screens of your Connect software. Enjoy!
Today, we have completed the big project of moving our 5 Core and Cloud databases to a new server solution. Previously, everything was running on two high performance dedicated machines: one for all databases and websites, the second for all cover images.
For better performance, stability and scalability, we are now splitting up all services into multiple separate cloud-based solutions:
- 5 separate database servers for all 5 Core+Cloud databases
Status: completed today! - 5 separate storage servers / delivery networks for all cover images.
Status: preparing the switch now. ETA: several weeks. - 1 new fast web server for the Cloud, Core and Connect sites and services.
ETA: within 2 months.
A few weeks ago, we introduced the ability to assign multiple formats to a movie, for example, Blu-ray AND DVD. However, the user interface for doing so was a bit clunky (and annoying, to be honest).
So fixed that. Here’s our new super-fast UI, just check checkboxes to select the formats:
Enjoy!
This week, we updated both our CLZ Cloud storage for movies and the Movie Connect software with 6 extra data fields, multi-format support, plus the ability to track your “Seen It” status per episodes (for TV Series).
Multiple new field options have been added for the folder panel (for both Connect and the free CLZ Cloud viewers). My favorite new folder option: The Year folder for movies:
The home / hub page of your CLZ Cloud or Connect account now loads a lot faster.
(the 5 separate collection lists are now “lazy-loaded”)
A few weeks ago, we introduced the new Sort Order screen. Today we’re taking the next step: allowing multi-field sorting.
For example, you can now sort your list first by Year, then within the years, by Title.
Just drag multiple fields from the Available panel to the Selected panel, one by one:
New in all five Connect editions: Export your list to a text file, e.g. to CSV format, for importing into spreadsheet programs like Excel, Numbers, etc…
You can either:
- Export your entire database, by choosing Export from the Tools menu.
- Export only a selection. To do this, go to Select Mode, select some items, then click the Export button at the top.
Just over a week ago, we introduced a new design for the Columns screen. Today, we moved the new design over to the Sort Order screen, so that both have a consistent user interface.
Just drag your desired Sort Field to the right, then select Ascending or Descending using the toggle buttons below the field.
Next up: multi-field sorting!
Today, more sort field options have been added to the Sort Order screen of all five Connect and Cloud Viewer editions.
This basically means that from now on, ALL available cloud fields can also be sorted on.
The first version of Connect had a nice A to Z “alphabet bar” at the top, for quickly filtering your list to show only the items starting with a specific letter.
However, in the Two-Point-Oh redesign the wise wizards at the CLZ HQ the alphabet bar was reduced to just a tiny button, with a drop down panel showing all letters. Which of course saves space on the toolbar, in an attempt to make it all fit on smaller tablet and phone screens.
Not a bad idea in itself, but the first letter filtering lost its’ easy of use and accessibility.
So we changed our minds and today we brought back the Alphabet Bar!
It is now available on both the free CLZ Cloud viewers and the Connect software. But: only on bigger screens where it actually fits. On smaller screens, the Alphabet Bar nicely reduces to the tiny button again 🙂
New today, in all Connect apps AND Cloud viewers: a new Column Selection screen for the List View.
This new Columns screen lets you:
- Easily select your preferred columns by dragging fields from the Available Columns area to the Selected Columns area.
- Drag and drop to re-order columns within the Selected area.
