CATALOGING YOUR CD-DVD OR DISK COLLECTION

Tired looking for your files/mp3’s in your CD-DVD collection? If must be a hard work checking your disc one-by-one especially when your collections are huge. CD-DVD Cataloging software will come handy for this job. Some examples of CD-DVD Cataloging software are VisualCD , InsideCAT and OfflineCDBrowser. Some of these software can also be used to include file contents in ZIP files, MP3 information (ID3 Tags), video information, picture Information and also thumbnails in their catalog. So you can easily find your files/MP3 or even your files that compressed in ZIP files.
I would recommend VisualCD for CD/Disk cataloging because the features are complete enough for cataloging purposes and also the indexing speed is quick. InsdeCAT offers more features but the indexing speed is rather slow. OfflineCDBrowser (OCDB) lack in features and it’s can only be used to index your files structure but it’s the quickest of them all.


CD CATALOGING TUTORIAL USING VISUAL CD

Step 1. Run VisualCD from Start Menu

VisualCD GUI

You know how to do this one…

Step 2. Configuring VisualCD

Configuring Visual CD

- Click Options > Configuration
- Click Catalog tab
- Select the information you want to be indexed (ID3 Tag, Picture Information, etc.). If you include many options, it will slow down the indexing process. I recommend disabling some features to speed up indexing process.
- Click Apply then OK

Step 3. Begin cataloging your CD

Creating New Catalog

- Insert the CD you want to be indexed in CD/DVD Drive (you don’t have to insert anything if you just want to index your hardisk contents)
- Click Files > New
- Browse for files you want to be indexed
- Insert the catalog filename
- Set the catalog location
- Set the volume label (e.g MyBackup001)
- Add the catalog description (e.g My First CD Catalog)
- Click OK

Step 4. Searching for files in the catalog

Searching Files in Catalog

- Click Search > Files in Catalogs ..
- Type the information you want to find on Search Bar (e.g filename, ID3 Tags, etc.)
- If you want to include other catalog files, Click List > Add Catalog
- Set the Search Option (As needed)
- Click Seach Now
- View the Result in Search Results tab

Tips :
- You can update your catalog files by clicking Tools > Update Catalog ..
- You can password protect your catalog files by clicking Tools > Change Password

Okay, that’s all for now. As always, I hope this “short” explanation will be helpful for you. Don’t forget to leave comments okay? ^_^.

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