Shell script to download info about movies from imdb/thmb and putting it into an .nfo file for per-use
Does anybody know of a tool which will extract info from imdb.com/themoviedb.org and dumping it into a text file? I have been searching but with no luck.
I usually get the movie name but want to have the plot, actors' names, keywords whatever info. Is there from imdb.com. If it's not possible from imdb.com then perhaps themoviedb.org?
Either of the above would be useful.
As of now I have to manually scrap the movie synopsis from the imdb.com site, create the .nfo file using mediainfo's --LogFile option.
Looking forward to make it easier and also down the road use more of the fields.
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Does anybody know of a tool which will extract info from imdb.com/themoviedb.org and dumping it into a text file? I have been searching but with no luck.
I usually get the movie name but want to have the plot, actors' names, keywords whatever info. Is there from imdb.com. If it's not possible from imdb.com then perhaps themoviedb.org?
Either of the above would be useful.
As of now I have to manually scrap the movie synopsis from the imdb.com site, create the .nfo file using mediainfo's --LogFile option.
Looking forward to make it easier and also down the road use more of the fields.
debian shell-script multimedia
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asked Sep 10 '14 at 22:44
shirishshirish
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Have you tried wget or curl?
– YoMismo
Sep 11 '14 at 10:30
see wget or curl aren't really the answers. wget or curl will just download the webpage. What I need is some sort of structured data so that I can put in some form of metadata either as an .nfo file or in the media file itself so that later I can know at a glance what the movie is about, who acts in it and things like that even without the launching the movie itself. It could even be beneficial while searching as well. I don't know of a similar solution as of date.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 20:38
I don't think you can find something like that, since every page is different and structured differently. It would be easier to download the pages and process them by yourself.
– YoMismo
Sep 12 '14 at 6:42
themoviedb have an api you can use together with curl/wget: themoviedb.org/documentation/api
– Mikael Kjær
Jan 24 '18 at 8:15
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Does anybody know of a tool which will extract info from imdb.com/themoviedb.org and dumping it into a text file? I have been searching but with no luck.
I usually get the movie name but want to have the plot, actors' names, keywords whatever info. Is there from imdb.com. If it's not possible from imdb.com then perhaps themoviedb.org?
Either of the above would be useful.
As of now I have to manually scrap the movie synopsis from the imdb.com site, create the .nfo file using mediainfo's --LogFile option.
Looking forward to make it easier and also down the road use more of the fields.
debian shell-script multimedia
edited Apr 30 '17 at 14:34
Kusalananda
124k16234385
asked Sep 10 '14 at 22:44
shirishshirish
3,68862983
Does anybody know of a tool which will extract info from imdb.com/themoviedb.org and dumping it into a text file? I have been searching but with no luck.
I usually get the movie name but want to have the plot, actors' names, keywords whatever info. Is there from imdb.com. If it's not possible from imdb.com then perhaps themoviedb.org?
Either of the above would be useful.
As of now I have to manually scrap the movie synopsis from the imdb.com site, create the .nfo file using mediainfo's --LogFile option.
Looking forward to make it easier and also down the road use more of the fields.
debian shell-script multimedia
debian shell-script multimedia
edited Apr 30 '17 at 14:34
Kusalananda
124k16234385
asked Sep 10 '14 at 22:44
shirishshirish
3,68862983
edited Apr 30 '17 at 14:34
Kusalananda
124k16234385
asked Sep 10 '14 at 22:44
shirishshirish
3,68862983
edited Apr 30 '17 at 14:34
Kusalananda
124k16234385
edited Apr 30 '17 at 14:34
Kusalananda
124k16234385
edited Apr 30 '17 at 14:34
Kusalananda
124k16234385
124k16234385
asked Sep 10 '14 at 22:44
shirishshirish
3,68862983
asked Sep 10 '14 at 22:44
shirishshirish
3,68862983
asked Sep 10 '14 at 22:44
shirishshirish
3,68862983
3,68862983
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 1 hour ago
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 1 hour ago
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Have you tried wget or curl?
– YoMismo
Sep 11 '14 at 10:30
see wget or curl aren't really the answers. wget or curl will just download the webpage. What I need is some sort of structured data so that I can put in some form of metadata either as an .nfo file or in the media file itself so that later I can know at a glance what the movie is about, who acts in it and things like that even without the launching the movie itself. It could even be beneficial while searching as well. I don't know of a similar solution as of date.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 20:38
I don't think you can find something like that, since every page is different and structured differently. It would be easier to download the pages and process them by yourself.
– YoMismo
Sep 12 '14 at 6:42
themoviedb have an api you can use together with curl/wget: themoviedb.org/documentation/api
– Mikael Kjær
Jan 24 '18 at 8:15
add a comment |
Have you tried wget or curl?
– YoMismo
Sep 11 '14 at 10:30
see wget or curl aren't really the answers. wget or curl will just download the webpage. What I need is some sort of structured data so that I can put in some form of metadata either as an .nfo file or in the media file itself so that later I can know at a glance what the movie is about, who acts in it and things like that even without the launching the movie itself. It could even be beneficial while searching as well. I don't know of a similar solution as of date.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 20:38
I don't think you can find something like that, since every page is different and structured differently. It would be easier to download the pages and process them by yourself.
– YoMismo
Sep 12 '14 at 6:42
themoviedb have an api you can use together with curl/wget: themoviedb.org/documentation/api
– Mikael Kjær
Jan 24 '18 at 8:15
Have you tried wget or curl?
– YoMismo
Sep 11 '14 at 10:30
Have you tried wget or curl?
– YoMismo
Sep 11 '14 at 10:30
see wget or curl aren't really the answers. wget or curl will just download the webpage. What I need is some sort of structured data so that I can put in some form of metadata either as an .nfo file or in the media file itself so that later I can know at a glance what the movie is about, who acts in it and things like that even without the launching the movie itself. It could even be beneficial while searching as well. I don't know of a similar solution as of date.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 20:38
see wget or curl aren't really the answers. wget or curl will just download the webpage. What I need is some sort of structured data so that I can put in some form of metadata either as an .nfo file or in the media file itself so that later I can know at a glance what the movie is about, who acts in it and things like that even without the launching the movie itself. It could even be beneficial while searching as well. I don't know of a similar solution as of date.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 20:38
I don't think you can find something like that, since every page is different and structured differently. It would be easier to download the pages and process them by yourself.
– YoMismo
Sep 12 '14 at 6:42
I don't think you can find something like that, since every page is different and structured differently. It would be easier to download the pages and process them by yourself.
– YoMismo
Sep 12 '14 at 6:42
themoviedb have an api you can use together with curl/wget: themoviedb.org/documentation/api
– Mikael Kjær
Jan 24 '18 at 8:15
themoviedb have an api you can use together with curl/wget: themoviedb.org/documentation/api
– Mikael Kjær
Jan 24 '18 at 8:15
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You can download the data from IMDB to your computer from: http://www.imdb.com/interfaces and parse it any way you want :)
answered Sep 11 '14 at 10:20
janrpnjanrpn
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The FTP data files are the only authorized source. See imdb.com/help/show_leaf?usedatasoftware. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website
– Emmanuel
Sep 11 '14 at 11:59
1
I know that imdb.com discourages this sort of behavior, that's why I had shared themoviedb.org which actually has Apps. and shared an API so people could use it to retrieve the data any way you want it.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 14:15
add a comment |
In this case I personally wouldn't reinvent the wheel and just use imdb-api (node.js) or some php imdb fetcher library. You could of course integrate those tools into your shell script.
answered Sep 12 '17 at 9:58
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You can download the data from IMDB to your computer from: http://www.imdb.com/interfaces and parse it any way you want :)
answered Sep 11 '14 at 10:20
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The FTP data files are the only authorized source. See imdb.com/help/show_leaf?usedatasoftware. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website
– Emmanuel
Sep 11 '14 at 11:59
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I know that imdb.com discourages this sort of behavior, that's why I had shared themoviedb.org which actually has Apps. and shared an API so people could use it to retrieve the data any way you want it.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 14:15
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You can download the data from IMDB to your computer from: http://www.imdb.com/interfaces and parse it any way you want :)
answered Sep 11 '14 at 10:20
janrpnjanrpn
792
1
The FTP data files are the only authorized source. See imdb.com/help/show_leaf?usedatasoftware. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website
– Emmanuel
Sep 11 '14 at 11:59
1
I know that imdb.com discourages this sort of behavior, that's why I had shared themoviedb.org which actually has Apps. and shared an API so people could use it to retrieve the data any way you want it.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 14:15
add a comment |
You can download the data from IMDB to your computer from: http://www.imdb.com/interfaces and parse it any way you want :)
answered Sep 11 '14 at 10:20
janrpnjanrpn
792
You can download the data from IMDB to your computer from: http://www.imdb.com/interfaces and parse it any way you want :)
answered Sep 11 '14 at 10:20
janrpnjanrpn
792
answered Sep 11 '14 at 10:20
janrpnjanrpn
792
answered Sep 11 '14 at 10:20
janrpnjanrpn
792
answered Sep 11 '14 at 10:20
janrpnjanrpn
792
792
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The FTP data files are the only authorized source. See imdb.com/help/show_leaf?usedatasoftware. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website
– Emmanuel
Sep 11 '14 at 11:59
1
I know that imdb.com discourages this sort of behavior, that's why I had shared themoviedb.org which actually has Apps. and shared an API so people could use it to retrieve the data any way you want it.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 14:15
add a comment |
1
The FTP data files are the only authorized source. See imdb.com/help/show_leaf?usedatasoftware. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website
– Emmanuel
Sep 11 '14 at 11:59
1
I know that imdb.com discourages this sort of behavior, that's why I had shared themoviedb.org which actually has Apps. and shared an API so people could use it to retrieve the data any way you want it.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 14:15
1
1
The FTP data files are the only authorized source. See imdb.com/help/show_leaf?usedatasoftware. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website
– Emmanuel
Sep 11 '14 at 11:59
The FTP data files are the only authorized source. See imdb.com/help/show_leaf?usedatasoftware. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website
– Emmanuel
Sep 11 '14 at 11:59
1
1
I know that imdb.com discourages this sort of behavior, that's why I had shared themoviedb.org which actually has Apps. and shared an API so people could use it to retrieve the data any way you want it.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 14:15
I know that imdb.com discourages this sort of behavior, that's why I had shared themoviedb.org which actually has Apps. and shared an API so people could use it to retrieve the data any way you want it.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 14:15
add a comment |
In this case I personally wouldn't reinvent the wheel and just use imdb-api (node.js) or some php imdb fetcher library. You could of course integrate those tools into your shell script.
answered Sep 12 '17 at 9:58
marcmarc
1,5881520
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In this case I personally wouldn't reinvent the wheel and just use imdb-api (node.js) or some php imdb fetcher library. You could of course integrate those tools into your shell script.
answered Sep 12 '17 at 9:58
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1,5881520
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In this case I personally wouldn't reinvent the wheel and just use imdb-api (node.js) or some php imdb fetcher library. You could of course integrate those tools into your shell script.
answered Sep 12 '17 at 9:58
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In this case I personally wouldn't reinvent the wheel and just use imdb-api (node.js) or some php imdb fetcher library. You could of course integrate those tools into your shell script.
answered Sep 12 '17 at 9:58
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Have you tried wget or curl?
– YoMismo
Sep 11 '14 at 10:30
see wget or curl aren't really the answers. wget or curl will just download the webpage. What I need is some sort of structured data so that I can put in some form of metadata either as an .nfo file or in the media file itself so that later I can know at a glance what the movie is about, who acts in it and things like that even without the launching the movie itself. It could even be beneficial while searching as well. I don't know of a similar solution as of date.
– shirish
Sep 11 '14 at 20:38
I don't think you can find something like that, since every page is different and structured differently. It would be easier to download the pages and process them by yourself.
– YoMismo
Sep 12 '14 at 6:42
themoviedb have an api you can use together with curl/wget: themoviedb.org/documentation/api
– Mikael Kjær
Jan 24 '18 at 8:15