Video clip database

MovieExpert wrote on 10/7/2011, 5:01 PM
Hi Folks. I have hundreds of video clips in various formats on my hard disks accumulated throughout the years. Roughly more than 90% are created by me. I am looking for a proper database management software tool that can do the following.
Scan the folders on demand, register the clips in a database or update their records when necessary. Detect missing links, repair them, delete them or mark them as offline. Keep metadata on the clips partly supplied by me and partly extracted from the clip. Also display and search facilities are welcome. Can anyone help me. Thanks.

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Steve Grisetti wrote on 10/7/2011, 9:06 PM
Well, the Organizer that comes with Premiere Elements definitely does that.

But I'm not aware of a standalone media file management program. (Picasa comes close, but it's only for photos. And Bridge isn't sold as a standalone program.)
Markk655 wrote on 10/8/2011, 1:07 PM
I use the Photoshop Elements organizer for exactly that. Not very good with previews of AVCHD footage, but does everything else nicely. You can even copy by click & dragging photos to VMS direct from the organizer.
MovieExpert wrote on 10/8/2011, 2:17 PM
Recently I have read an entry in a video forum where somebody mentioned that video clip organizer software comes with Sony Vegas Studio. I have been using Vegas for quite a number of years, but I have not seen a capability like that until now. Does anyone have any info on that?
To Markk655 I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 is that the one which you mentioned in your message?
Markk655 wrote on 10/8/2011, 8:04 PM
Not sure if 2.0 has the organizer. Adobe just came out with V10. I've been using the organizer since V8. You can download a trial from their website. If you are looking for a Sony solution: Sony Vegas Pro has a media manager. You can also look into Sony Imagination Suite. It has one that works with at least photos (not sure about video clips).
MovieExpert wrote on 10/9/2011, 4:22 PM
Imagination suite has a product called Photo Go. I acquired the Imagination Suite. But Photo Go is really for photos. In the meantime I found a product called KARMA produced by TMPGenc. It is free. I am testing it now. I'll report back my test results.
MovieExpert wrote on 10/10/2011, 10:13 AM
I have tested KARMA. Easy to install and to use. The user interface is similar to Itunes or Media Monkey. Performant and Robust program. Clips can be tagged or assigned color tags. Anything else such as obtaining and storing video and audio info about the clip or assigning keywords for search purpose are not possible. It is satisfying if you just wish to keep a simple database in form of a directory of your clips.