DoublePics versions

v5.0 [Jul 22, 2016]
- Direct SERVER connection (uri via broadcast): UNC shares no longer needed for saving jobs or access to HashTree storage; SERVER categories get copied to local database.
- HashTree-Storage for automatic backups including cached previews.
- All files can be categorized (previously only images).
- Categories with predefined or user defined values.
- Categorized folders with automatic recursive distribution.
- Introduction wizard for unexperienced users.
- Extension of search for finding rotated images (in 90° steps) and all horizontal and vertical mirroring combinations.
- Inverse search for finding images with differing thumbnails.
- Visual search results for imported server search results when directly connected to SERVER.
- Creation and status tracking of integration jobs (whole database or folder structure).
- SERVER tab for SERVER status and monitoring statuses of jobs (replaces external MONITOR application; Access to UNC share not longer needed).
- Special SERVER managed integration category with manager and browser; creation of category values at predefined integration points.
- HashTree status in hash info bar.
- Reports for filter result and image comparison results.
- Robust SHA3-512 based hash generator 'KECCAK-512' (automatically active when using HashTree storage or SERVER connection).
- Category assignment possible while multiselection is active (previous functions "apply to selected images" and "apply to entire folder" not applicable; got removed).
- Category values and entire categories can be removed.
- Optional definable custom sort order of categories and category values.
- Loading of a (filtered) folder result can be canceled, partial results will stay visible; loading of huge result sets will not long-lasting block other database requests.
- better support and visualizing of offline media; with automatic detection of changes.
- Images of image hit groups get automatically preloaded in background.
- Non-blocking loading of images and humbnails.
- File element context menu entries: "Open with default application...", "Save as..."; also availabe for offline and remote files when using HashTree storage or SERVER.
- Simple clickable 1 level tree map using "recursive file size".
- Filter option 'flagged files only'.
- Hash bar indicator for 'Hash last file deleted' ( filter).
- Hash history (for the present only status information).
- 'INVersion' of text based filters.
- Map: "show in flickr-nearby".
- Configurable use of thumbnails (Auto/always/never).
- Multi column tree view.
- Thumbnails get loaded optimized in multiple steps: quick.
- New image filters: "Orientation", "Thumbnail fingerprint", "Cached preview image", "Image search results", "False positive groups".
- New file filters: "Folder name in path", "Hash dupes", "Hash dupes in same folder", "Hash history", "Hash last file deleted", "HashTreeStorage hash", "Error message", "Server search result", "unconfirmed categorization".
- New sort order for element list: "Hash dupes".
- Optional caching of max. 512×512 thumbnails created from original image during analysis ( filter).
- Alternate Pixel-MD5 search for thumbnails (via optimizer).
- Scan errors visible in preview view (previously only visible in list view).
- Scan process starts without initialization delay even on large databases.
- Saveable filters for later reuse.
- Thumbnails get analyzed on scanning (for inverse search and filters).
- Selectable alternate flat view of image comparison hit groups similar to v2/v3.
- Support for long paths > 160 characters.
- Directory paths can be shown on tile/list view.

v2.3 [Mar 10, 2008]
see http://www.doublepics.net/WI_VerHistory