Edit DVR-MS, DVD metadata with MCEtilities

MCEtilities from ActiveASP Software is a tool for editing DVR-MS metadata files and viewing metadata for dvdxml files on Windows MCE 2005 and Vista computers. This is beta software, so metadata editing for DVD files should be coming soon. There's also an SDK for anyone who wants to write their own plugins.

But MCEtilities does more than offer up a pretty interface for editing information about the videos stored on your computer. It also gives you limited control of DVD changers like Sony's XL1B2 which, as Chris Lanier points out, you can pick up for about $200. MCEutilties will let you mount, unmount, eject, and rip DVDs from the changer.

Does that mean batch DVD-ripping? No. At the moment, you need to hit a button to begin ripping each DVD. But the developer is looking for ways to implement batch ripping in the future, which would allow you to backup your entire DVD collection onto your computer while you sleep, work, or go on vacation (depending on how large your DVD collection is).

[via Chris Lanier]