robert5733 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:02 pm
I took the advice and posted to Binnerup and here is their response.
Yeah, I saw that. Very disappointing.
robert5733 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:02 pm
It sounds like the end is near.
Possibly, but no need to abandon ship. WMC died a decade ago, yet people still successfully use it. As long as Binnerup doesn't actively kill MM 5.40, I think it will serve us well for many years to come.
Unfortunately, we have seen Binnerup kill older versions by shutting off access to the online service, so fingers crossed they simply leave 5.40 alone for a while. We've also seen functionality broken by Windows updates, so it would be wise for us to keep our My Movies PC as static as possible.
This is one of the reasons I created CCC as a middle man, living between MM and CMC. You only need a single working MM install in your entire home, and then CCC will share that data out to all of your CMC PC's, and of course CMC is still maintained and works on all Windows versions from Win7 on. It's so much easier to only have to deal with the pain of a stable MM install if you only have to do it on one PC.
robert5733 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:02 pm
I didn't upgrade to MM pre-release 5.41 build 5, I am afraid of it breaking my working system now.
That's smart. Best to stay on 5.40. I wouldn't even consider 5.41 unless it is released as a stable version, and even then you should check here to make sure nothing important was broken or removed.
robert5733 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:02 pm
I fear new titles won't have meta data even in this version.
I don't share your fear, though maybe I'm not as observant. Most of the metadata is provided by users, and as long as these users have MM 5.40 I see no reason for the data quality to faulter. And worst case, you can always contribute metadata yourself. If something is missing, simply add it.
One last thing I'll say on this situation. Unlike Binnerup, I am an active My Movies user, ditto for CCC and CMC (as the saying goes, I'm not just the president...). My personal movie collection is one of my prized possessions, and something I intend to utilize until my final days. While we rarely know when our end will arrive, there's certainly the potential for me to have several decades of movie enjoyment ahead of me. Said another way, I have a very vested interest in keeping my movie collection metadata maintained.
I can tell you I don't have fear. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a blessing for people like you.
Feel free to read between the lines, but no confirmations will be provided until the time is right.