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- FILM & VIDEO TAPES
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- Movies - TV Shows - Family Videos - Educational Films/Videos
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- This format is designed for both people who have a few family
- videos in their home and the professional, as a cataloging tool.
- ORGANIZE! allows you to catalog, then locate a tape or video
- sequence by any one of up to 21 characteristics. For example,
- you can get a list of all the sunset videos taken at the beach;
- or all the movies starring Robert Redford.
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- Another nice feature of this format is that it can be used with
- video tapes, laser disks, specific video sequences, or specific
- frames. Entries can be made for individual sequences, allowing
- you to list the unique information about each sequence.
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- The format name is: VIDEO
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- Let's look at the kind of information that can be entered on each
- line:
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- Title - The name of the movie, program or personal tape.
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- Star(s) - Who is (are) the star? If this is a family video, you
- could enter the name of the person who is featured. (Note: you
- can catalog and locate individual video segments using the
- counter number on your VCR. However, please be aware that
- counters count differently on different machines).
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- Director - The name of the director.
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- Catalog Number - The identifying number used to find this video
- in your files.
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- Note - This line is provided for miscellaneous information. You
- can enter an abbreviation for the type of movie, describe the
- movie's quality, or enter any other information you feel is
- valuable. If you are cataloging video segments or multiple shows
- on a single tape, you might use this line for the counter number.
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- Value - Enter the current value of the film or tape. This
- information is useful for insurance purposes.
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- Always use the same number of digits when entering values. If
- the value of items in your collection ranges from $1 to $1000,
- then the $1 items should have their values entered as 0001, which
- uses the same number of digits as 1000. If you need to include
- cents in some entries (such as in $19.95) but not on others, you
- do not need to type ".00". Digits to the right of the decimal
- point, while significant in determining the value of an item, do
- not affect how a computer sorts values.
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- Co-star(s) - The names of any co-stars.
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- Producer - The name of the producer and/or the production
- company. The executive producer could also be entered on this
- line.
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- Other - Like the NOTE line, you can enter whatever information
- you feel is useful. You may enter the name of the family event,
- or the type of video camera used (for a personal video).
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- Type - Use this line to classify entries by type. The
- classifications you use will depend on your requirements. You
- can classify entries by: type of movie (action, comedy, drama,
- etc...), type of film (B&W, stereo sound, etc...), by type of
- family event; or by any other classification. You can put
- multiple classifications on this line. For example, an entry
- might be CLR/ST -- this identifies a color movie with stereo
- sound. If you don't want to use abbreviations, change the length
- of the line so that it is long enough to accommodate complete
- words such as: COLOR w/STEREO SOUND.
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- Year - You can use this line for the year the movie was made or
- the dates you recorded this video.
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- Rating - Use this line to indicate whether the movie is PG,
- PG-13, G, R or X. We've also made the line long enough so that
- you can add your own personal rating. For example, you could
- enter "GOOD / PG-13", and a search would find both PG-13 and
- GOOD.
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- Review-1 thru 3 - The next three lines are used to enter a
- description of the movie (or family video). You can describe
- both the plot and your opinion of the tape.
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- Studio - The name and location of the studio that made the film.
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- Soundtrack - Enter the name of the composer or the names of major
- songs.
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- Screenplay - The names of the writers.
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- Comment - Use this line for your comments or other miscellaneous
- information.
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- Time - The duration of the movie (HRS:MINUTES).
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- Location - Where is this tape stored? In your home, a relative's
- house or in the city library?
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