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WhereIsIt.
Excellent program. Will automatically import all your data in from the disc (or harddrive) after you burn it off (if there's an info file/artwork...it'll pull it into your database). Great searching/filtering capabilites. Allows importing of thumbnails of artwork. Exports to a ton of formats, including html so you have a web page ready built. Plug-ins allow it to import the details on your files (such as what framerate a DVD is in so you can easily see whether you have a NTSC or PAL copy of that favorite show).
Plus, I keep separate databases for different formats (audio/video, whether it's a live or commercial release)....so this means I can combine them quickly for searching if need be.

Here's an old link from way back when I ranted and raved about it before: http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ead.php?t=2557

Also, as I mentioned in that old post, if you go to www.nonags.com, there are some freeware programs out there that will let you do a collection too. Look for "catalog." Haven't tried any myself but it's worth a shot for being free.

Here's a link to one of the DVD webpages I keep (BTW-sorry, but I'm really not currently looking to snail trade for personal workload reasons so please no requests....well, unless some special show was involved....or you're a beautiful girl who wants a new friend ....or you're Lynn, who "is" a beautiful girl with lots of special shows ). This page took me about....oh, I don't know....maybe two minutes to make??? Only thing I have to do every time I update it is pull it into Frontpage to make the frames white.
http://home.comcast.net/~musicavista/DVD.html
If I really wanted to be tidy I could clean up the comments from the info files that I've gotten with the shows, but I haven't felt up to it for awhile. I mainly use this for my own reference if I'm not at home.

Hope this (and my old post) helps you think of not only what you need NOW, but also for the future. One thing for me, if I would've used some common sense years back I would've DEFINATELY used a YYYY/MM/DD format, but it's too late for that now so I just live with what I've got until I win the lottery and have the time to redo from scratch.
Good luck-