IMDB extractor
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To prepare the extraction download all required data files and unpack them to your local file system. Then create a database topic map and start extractor with '''File > Extract > IMDB Extractor'''. Wandora requests a folder containing IMDB data files or a single data file and starts the extraction after successful data file or folder identification. IMDB data files are very large and you should be patient as the extraction may take a while. | To prepare the extraction download all required data files and unpack them to your local file system. Then create a database topic map and start extractor with '''File > Extract > IMDB Extractor'''. Wandora requests a folder containing IMDB data files or a single data file and starts the extraction after successful data file or folder identification. IMDB data files are very large and you should be patient as the extraction may take a while. | ||
| − | Below is a screenshot of Wandora viewing associations of movie '''Dr. | + | Below is a screenshot of Wandora viewing associations of movie '''Dr. Strangelove...'''. Notice the layer structure. Each IMDB datafile has been extracted to a separate database topic map. |
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Revision as of 10:58, 6 July 2007
IMDB extractor transforms Internet Movie Database data files into a topic map browsable with Wandora. Extractor has been created for demonstration purposes only. Wandora does not contain any IMDB data files. Also you should be aware that Wandora or Wandora authors have no rights to give you any permission to use IMDB data. Wandora provides you nothing but a technology to create IMDB topic maps. If you plan to exploit IMDB topic maps you should contact IMDB Licensing department. Read more here.
You may download IMDB datafiles from
As datafiles are extremely large you can't extract data to memory topic maps but have to use database topic maps. More over Wandora does not transfer all IMDB files. Current extractor transfers only
- actors
- actresses
- keywords
- countries
- language
- locations
- genres
- movies
- biographies
- producers
- directors
- plot summaries
- running times
- release dates
To prepare the extraction download all required data files and unpack them to your local file system. Then create a database topic map and start extractor with File > Extract > IMDB Extractor. Wandora requests a folder containing IMDB data files or a single data file and starts the extraction after successful data file or folder identification. IMDB data files are very large and you should be patient as the extraction may take a while.
Below is a screenshot of Wandora viewing associations of movie Dr. Strangelove.... Notice the layer structure. Each IMDB datafile has been extracted to a separate database topic map.
