How do you organize your collection?

[bruceames]

Generally I have them by genre, although I keep certain distributors together, like Criterion, Eureka and Kino. Within those groups I normally keep them in ascending order purchased, so that the ones I haven't watched yet are more together. Although I need to put those watched in alpha order someday.

I also keep formats separate: Blu-ray, HD DVD and DVD. My shelf space is maxed out so my DVD collection is getting relegated to closet storage, or, taking out of their cases and storing the discs in white envelopes (in alpha order in a custom file cabinet) with the covers folded and stored separately. You'd be amazed at how much space is saved by getting rid of standard amary cases. I keep track of my "hidden" DVDs through DVD Profiler

[Bucky]

i have mine ordered by the years they were released in theaters.

when there is more than one film i include them all in the year of the first film, so alien and aliens are both in 1979, and toy story, toy story 2, and toy story 3 are all in 1995.

[The Great Owl]

I actually keep all my Blu-rays and DVDs in these clear plastic containers from Target:



They sit in these containers with the spines on top for easy access.


(Yes, I know that The World Is Not Enough is out of sequence. I had watched it and accidentally misplaced it before this particular photo was taken.)

I started this years ago, because I moved to a new place twice in one year, found that it was easy to transport my movies in these containers, and simply fell into the habit of keeping the movies in the containers. In 2009, my bottom-floor apartment was destroyed in a massive flood, but the movies were unharmed in their plastic containers. I live on an upper floor now, and I no longer have to worry about freakish nature situations, but the movies remain in these convenient containers.

I do not organize mine by title for the most part, although I do keep my Blu-rays separate from my DVDs, and I'll group certain ones together (Bond movies, Akira Kurosawa movies). I have a Kurosawa plastic container, I have a "French New Wave" plastic container, and I have a "James Bond" plastic container. Other than that, the movies just go where they go.

I found it impractical to organize my movies alphabetically, because I did not want to shift the movies around each and every time I purchased a new one. Instead, I simply put the new ones where I have space for them.

[jwblu]

I have mine in a bookshelf, From Numerical then Alphabetical order.

[remake]

I organize mine by artwork. From which artwork I like best to the generic ones I like least.

[HD Canuck]

First by genre. Second, alphabetically. But I'm running out of room. May have to offload some DVDs that I'm not watching.

Currently I have lots of Blus stored in a 5-drawer dresser, but it's up to capacity now and have a lot of movies just laying about.

[jwblu]

Originally Posted by HD Canuck

First by genre. Second, alphabetically. But I'm running out of room. May have to offload some DVDs that I'm not watching.

Currently I have lots of Blus stored in a 5-drawer dresser, but it's up to capacity now and have a lot of movies just laying about.

I did that with mine before switching.

[gavinh2008]

Originally Posted by ObiWanShinobi

Alphabetical order but I DO seperate my 3D Blus from the 2D. They too are in alphabetical order.

Just so much easier that way. Sometimes I wonder if I should put The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises next to Batman Begins since its a trilogy but the OCD in me wants to keep them in order

I've put Batman Begins in D as under "The Dark Knight Trilogy" so they're all together, like say if all of the Harry Potter films didn't have "Harry Potter and..." at the front and just "Sorcerer's Stone" and "Chamber of Secrets", I'd still put them all in chronological order under Harry Potter.

[jd_from_da_80s]

I throw them in the closet as I've yet to find the storage I'm happy with. This method usually means the newest movies on top & furthest to the right lol.

Now that I think about it, slips in one row, none slips next, followed buy boxsets, digibooks then steelbooks.

[wickerjay]

Originally Posted by jd_from_da_80s

I throw them in the closet as I've yet to find the storage I'm happy with. This method usually means the newest movies on top & furthest to the right lol.

Now that I think about it, slips in one row, none slips next, followed buy boxsets, digibooks then steelbooks.

Go on youtube and look for some super easy and cheap DIY movie shelving tips. You will be pleasantly surpised and will be proudly displaying your collection in no time.

[jd_from_da_80s]

Originally Posted by wickerjay

Go on youtube and look for some super easy and cheap DIY movie shelving tips. You will be pleasantly surpised and will be proudly displaying you collection in no time.

Never thought about that, which is funny cause I've used youtube to do everything from rooting my phone to cleaning my wife's coffee maker. Thanks!

[wickerjay]

Originally Posted by jd_from_da_80s

Never thought about that, which is funny cause I've used youtube to do everything from rooting my phone to cleaning my wife's coffee maker. Thanks!

No problem. Don't forget to post pics when you're done.

[kryptonite1970]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I actually keep all my Blu-rays and DVDs in these clear plastic containers from Target:

[Show spoiler]

They sit in these containers with the spines on top for easy access.

[Show spoiler]

(Yes, I know that The World Is Not Enough is out of sequence. I had watched it and accidentally misplaced it before this particular photo was taken.)

I started this years ago, because I moved to a new place twice in one year, found that it was easy to transport my movies in these containers, and simply fell into the habit of keeping the movies in the containers. In 2009, my bottom-floor apartment was destroyed in a massive flood, but the movies were unharmed in their plastic containers. I live on an upper floor now, and I no longer have to worry about freakish nature situations, but the movies remain in these convenient containers.

I do not organize mine by title for the most part, although I do keep my Blu-rays separate from my DVDs, and I'll group certain ones together (Bond movies, Akira Kurosawa movies). I have a Kurosawa plastic container, I have a "French New Wave" plastic container, and I have a "James Bond" plastic container. Other than that, the movies just go where they go.

I found it impractical to organize my movies alphabetically, because I did not want to shift the movies around each and every time I purchased a new one. Instead, I simply put the new ones where I have space for them.

It's easy to organize your blu-rays in those plastic cases when you only have 88 blu-rays but when it reaches 500 blu-rays, those plastic cases will become clutter.

[gavinh2008]

I'm trying to find the thread for how people document their Blu-rays on the computer and keep them in check on there but can't find it. I can't remember what the thread is called

[wickerjay]

Originally Posted by gavinh2008

I'm trying to find the thread for how people document their Blu-rays on the computer and keep them in check on there but can't find it. I can't remember what the thread is called

It's called blu-ray.com.

I also keep a spreadsheet.

[gavinh2008]

Originally Posted by wickerjay

It's called blu-ray.com.

I also keep a spreadsheet.

I prefer keeping check of all my Blu-rays on the laptop and not just online. I have word documents and such but I really need a proper way to keep all my Blu-ray titles in one. There was a thread where people showed or explained how they kept their collections in order on their computer, just having difficulty finding it.

[wickerjay]

Originally Posted by gavinh2008

I prefer keeping check of all my Blu-rays on the laptop and not just online. I have word documents and such but I really need a proper way to keep all my Blu-ray titles in one. There was a thread where people showed or explained how they kept their collections in order on their computer, just having difficulty finding it.

What's wrong with Excel (or some variant)? You can make it as detailed as you want.

[gavinh2008]

Originally Posted by wickerjay

What's wrong with Excel (or some variant)? You can make it as detailed as you want.

I have tried but can't come up with a good enough layout, which is strange considering I made databases for the TV shows I watch on Excel which are extremely elaborate and detailed. I'm extremely OCD when it comes to that so I just wanted to browse and see what other people have done for some sort of inspiration.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by kryptonite1970

It's easy to organize your blu-rays in those plastic cases when you only have 88 blu-rays but when it reaches 500 blu-rays, those plastic cases will become clutter.

I also store my DVDs in the clear plastic cases, and I've got almost 500 of them.

I put a few of the clear plastic cases in these large wooden chests in my living room, so it's easy to access the movies, and it's not as unsightly. As my collection has grown, however, there are six additional plastic cases lying around.

Fortunately, my DVD collection will continue to shrink as my Blu-ray collection grows, because I'm upgrading a lot of stuff and trading the respective DVDs. I'm also trying to scale down my DVD collection in general. For this reason, there's no reason for me to have any more plastic cases now than I already have.

[Nisei]

I've replaced all my blue cases with colors that match the cover art. But most of my collection is slipcover/digibook/digipack/boxset so I've split my collection into those 5 categories. 200+ titles isn't that much so there's no need for organizing yet.