This page describes the data format used in Movies to export and import your movie collection. You can use this page as a guide to write a converter from your favorite desktop movie application to Movies.
The data format for Movies as a standard, UTF-8 encoded XML file. It contains 1 top-level element, <XMM_Movie_Database>. Then, for each movie, a <Movie> XML element is added, whereby all movie fields reside in their own XML element. The elements supported are:
| XML element | Description |
|---|---|
| MovieID | Unique movie identifier. Not visible |
| Title | Title of the movie |
| Media | Media type (Blu-Ray, DVD, ...) |
| Genre | Main movie genre |
| Year | Year the movie was released |
| Length | Movie length in minutes |
| Plot | Movie plot |
| Cover | Filename of the cover. The cover must reside in the ZIP file, no directory structure is allowed |
| PersonalRating | Rating number |
| URL | URL with additional movie information |
| Purchase | Purchase date, preferably YYYY-MM-DD |
| Actors/Actor | Name of the actor. Note this is a XML sub-element of Actors! |
| Director | Name of the director |
| Position | Location of the movie (e.g. closet in the hall) |
| Country | Country of origin |
| UPC | UPC code (barcode) |
| Rating | MPAA rating |
A sample XML file, with 1 movie in it, might look like this:
In order to upload this to Movies (through FTP), you should ZIP the XML file as well as all cover art. Make sure the ZIP file does NOT contain any folder structure (i.e. all files should reside in the ROOT of the ZIP file).
