CATVids stores five types of information:

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Video information, such as title, format, release year, publisher, purchase price, cover image, etc. "Video" is a general term that can mean a DVD disc, a VHS video tape, a laser disc, and so forth.   To work with videos, activate the Video View (choose Video View from the View menu, or click Video View in the view bar).

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Contents information, such as title, studio, director, producer, cast, rating, recording speed, synopsis, etc. "Contents" is a general term for any recording or work (segment) that is contained within a video (a video can contain multiple segments).   To work with contents data, activate the Contents View (choose Contents View from the View menu, or click Contents View in the view bar).   Note: To add new segments to a video (or delete existing segments) bring up the video data entry window for the video, and then add (or remove) segments via the contents list.

•	Loan information, videos that currently are, or have been, on loan.   To view the loan history, activate the Loan View (choose Loan View from the View menu, or click Loan View in the view bar).

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Lookup information, that you add once and then reuse later. The Person lookup table is a good example. Information about the person (name, country of origin, etc.) is added to the Person table the first time you add the person to the database. Later, you simply choose the name from a list. When you modify an entry in a lookup table, for example to fix a typing error, the change will be reflected in all fields that are linked to this lookup table.   To work with lookup tables, activate the Lookup View (choose Lookup View from the View menu, or click Lookup View in the view bar), then select the desired lookup table from the Lookup Tables drop-down list:

•	Want list information, allows you to keep of videos you have on your want list.   To view the Want list, activate the Want List View (choose Want List View from the View menu, or click Want List View in the view bar).