I was lucky enough to be included in a very small group of alpha testers for the upcoming meta 2.0 metadata manager – ‘lucky’ being an understatement as this application is going to astound you.

My initial look came around 2 months ago and it was pretty rough around the edges and had very little functionality.  I saw this change dramatically over the following few weeks, up until today, where it is finally available in a state that I have been allowed to write about.

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For the past couple of months, I have been quite busy testing and writing a preview on the upcoming Meta<Browser /> 2.0 application that has been under rapid development.  All I will say is that I have been continuously awed by what I have seen.

Check here on Friday for an extremely detailed look at where this application is and what it is capable of.

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For real.

mikinho over at TGB has entered another metadata fetcher to the mix.  This one is a little different, however.  It will also provide metadata files that are compatible with Media Browser, the Windows 7 DVD library and even nfo files that XBMC uses.  For the most part, everything else you’d expect in a metadata manager/fetcher is present, with the addition of playlist creation.  I think this is a real plus also.  It can even hide the individual files so that only the playlist file is available…a very unique feature.

You can read more about YAMMM in the long thread at TGB.  A direct download is available here (apparently always the latest version).

Here are a few screen caps:

As much time as I spend reading the Media Browser forums, I don’t know how I missed this little utility posted nearly a week ago.  psouza4 (Pete) has developed another little metadata fetching utility for Media Browser that incorporates many different movie title sources (primarily tMDb and IMDb).  This is nice since I actually prefer info from IMDb, while I grab actors and backdrops from tMDB using MetaBrowser.

The application download, forum thread and complete info is here.  Grab it and see what you think!

Update:

I’ve just been informed that Pete has decided to rename his Media Center Master and he will be registering a domain to host this project.  Stay on the lookout since there is apparently more to come from this application!

I’ve seen a rash of new tools for grabbing the necessary information that the built-in DVD Library in VMC and 7MC need lately and thought I’d post them here since they’re really quite nice (even though I’ve never used the built-in library).

First, is the DVDXML.com Windows Client by kleinma over at TGB.

It looks very nice, right?  Check it out over at TGB using the above link or download directly here.

Next, we have a utility created for 7MC by Woodbark, also found over at TGB.  This tool is called My Movie Finder for 7MC, and while not as heavy on the eye candy as the previous utility, it can still get the job done well.

Finally, we have the DVDLibraryTool byClever Technologies.  There is a thread for it over at TGB also.  This application, however, is commercialized and NOT FREE! Why anyone would pay for this when we have the previous tools now available is beyond me.  There is also the DVD Library Manager for VMC by taranu that has been around forever.  This utility is also only good for the VMC Library, not 7MC.  Anyway, cost is $20 for the licensed version.

These tools kind of make me want to give 7MC and the built-in library another look…