Movie Management Tools

A collection of Python scripts for managing movie folders and automatically setting custom icons by downloading movie posters from IMDb.

Scripts Included

1. Movie Icon Manager (movie_icon_manager.py)

Automatically sets custom icons for movie folders by downloading movie posters from IMDb and converting them to Windows folder icons.

2. Movies to Text (movies_to_txt.py)

Extracts clean movie names from folder names and saves them to a text file for easy reference.

Features

Movie Icon Manager

• Extracts clean movie names from folder names with various formats:
  • Folders with (Bluray), (BluRay), (DVD) etc.
  • Folders with ratings like - 8of10
• Searches IMDb for movie posters
• Downloads high-quality poster images
• Converts images to Windows icon format (.ico)
• Automatically sets folder icons on Windows

Movies to Text

• Scans movie folders and extracts clean movie names
• Filters out folders with rating patterns (e.g., of10)
• Saves alphabetically sorted movie list to movies.txt
• Handles various folder naming conventions

Requirements

• Windows operating system (for icon setting functionality)
• Python 3.7+
• Required packages (install via pip install -r requirements.txt):
  • requests
  • Pillow

Installation

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Movie Icon Manager

1. Run the script:

   python movie_icon_manager.py

2. The script will use the configured movies folder path (edit the MOVIES_FOLDER variable in the script)

3. The script will:

   • Scan all folders in the specified directory
   • Extract clean movie names
   • Search IMDb for each movie
   • Download poster images
   • Convert them to icon format
   • Set the folder icons

Movies to Text

1. Run the script:

   python movies_to_txt.py

2. The script will:

   • Scan the configured movies folder
   • Extract clean movie names from folder names
   • Save the sorted list to movies.txt

Example Folder Names

Both scripts can handle various folder naming conventions:

• The Matrix (1999) (Bluray) → The Matrix
• Inception - 9of10 → Inception
• Pulp Fiction (BluRay) → Pulp Fiction
• Fight Club (DVD Rip) → Fight Club

Output

Movie Icon Manager

• Downloaded images and icons are saved in the movie_icons folder
• Each folder gets a desktop.ini file to display the custom icon
• Progress and errors are logged to the console

Movies to Text

• Creates movies.txt with alphabetically sorted movie names
• One movie name per line
• Skips folders with rating patterns

Configuration

Both scripts have configurable folder paths at the top of their respective files:

• Movie Icon Manager: Edit the MOVIES_FOLDER variable in main() function
• Movies to Text: Edit the folder_path variable at the bottom of the script

Notes

• The Movie Icon Manager adds a 1-second delay between requests to be respectful to IMDb
• Some movies might not be found on IMDb or might not have poster images
• Administrator privileges might be required for setting folder attributes
• Icons will appear after refreshing the folder view (F5)
• Movies to Text skips folders containing 'of10' to avoid rating-based duplicates

Troubleshooting

If folder icons don't appear immediately:

1. Press F5 to refresh the folder view
2. Close and reopen File Explorer
3. Check that the desktop.ini file was created in the folder
4. Ensure you have write permissions to the movie folders

If movies aren't being extracted properly:

1. Check the folder path configuration
2. Ensure folder names follow supported patterns
3. Verify read permissions for the movies directory