6.4.0.3837

July 27, 2021

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Highlights for 6.4

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• New; The Server Edition can now interact with Active Directory in Windows Networks

• New; Added new state for "Stack Top Item"

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• Improvement; Redesigned Synchronization background process to allow better integration with versioning

• Improvement; Thumbnail Zoom scale can now be to different values per Tab

• Improvement; Improved Sigma X3F support

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• Fix; Fix for the search box not always giving the correct results in the Single User Edition

• Fix; Fix for some untranslated captions in the Image Details

• Fix; Fix for globe icon in the Image Details

• Fix; Fix for display of the macro %xmp:exif:ExposureBiasValue when the value is negative

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For more details, see the complete list below

Additions

• Build 3837; Added support in the Server Edition for Active Directory on the Windows platform

• Build 3837; Added new State for "Stack Top Items"

• Build 3837; Added %exif:videoframerate and %exif:videoduration macros

• Build 3790; Added support for importing IMatch ICMSX files

• Build 3776; Added an option to "enlarge slide show images if smaller" to fit the bounds

• Build 3776; Added an option to "auto advanced in slideshow"

• Build 3755; A new "XMP Storage Location" is available for the Sync Preferences: "XMP Standard with sidecar file"

• Build 3694; When hovering a catalog label's thumb then it is displayed enlarged

• Build 3694; The + icon in the Dynamic Search and Favorites now includes a search box for faster selection

• Build 3677; Added a preference setting that allow you to configure the application's accent color

• Build 3575; Added a new option for "full screen" slide shows

• Added a new Catalog Filter feature that allows you to define a filter that applies application wide (also in the Catalog Tree)

• Light/Dark User Interface Theme with option for automatic switching based on your time zone

• New and improved Image Details Editor

• Added an option to allow Stack Detection in the Verification Results panel

• Added "Typed" Areas as per the IPTC Regions Standard (e.g. human, geographical location, product)

• Added new Light Table Box locking feature that allows you to lock individual boxes

• Added a Light Table toolbar for easier feature accessibility

• Added new preference setting to always store XMP in sidecar

• Added support for AppleRAW DNG files

• Added Click-To-Zoom as an option in the Viewer (use Shift+Click for "Click to Zoom" when the option is OFF)

• Added the "Plus:Licensee" field to the Advanced Detail editor

• Added User Group authorizations in Server Edition to make it easier to collectively assign user authorizations for identified groups of users

• Added thumb sort Ascending/Descending to the Import Module

• Added User Search feature for the Server Edition

• Added setting for "Square Thumbs" (cropped to 1:1) display in the Collection Viewer

• Added support for LongFileNames when running under "Windows 10 version 1607" or higher

• Added support for Color Management on a per-file-extension base (each extension can have individual Color Management Settings)

• Added hierarchical indicator where applicable for items in the Catalog Tree

• Added support for PostgreSQL 13 in the Server Edition

• Added a drop down option in States to allow the selection of a specific Marked Folder

• Add + button for Favorites and Dynamic Search boxes to make it easier to add new items to these boxes

• Added support for GPX Track display in the GEO Panel

• Added Configurable Editor Type for custom fields (memo/text for example but also predefined sets of text options)

• Added Version and Stack Detection support for "Parent Sibling" and "Root" folder

• Added thumb sort Ascending/Descending to the Import Module

• Added macro drop down for Version Scope rule and Stacking Scope rule

• Added thumb cleaning when doing a "search for missing thumbs and previews"

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Improvements

• Build 3837; More QuickTime header parsing

• Build 3837; Improved X3F support

• Build 3837; Larger Area-grips

• Build 3837; Zoom factor for thumbnails can now be set per tab

• Build 3837; Redesigned the sync process to a Session

• Build 3837; Updated Italian Translations

• Build 3808; Updated Russian Translations

• Build 3801; Updated French translations

• Build 3793; When using the sync setting for "replace catalog labels keywords" then private and non-keyword catalog labels are not removed when reading metadata to the Catalog

• Build 3780; Smarter use of previews in the Slideshow module

• Build 3755; 30% faster response time when retrieving from the Catalog database

• Build 3755; Improved performance after Verify Folder and importing changed files

• Build 3755; Added additional HTML "style" properties for border-width, border-color, and border-radius

• Build 3755; Updates SQLite to 3.35

• Build 3755; Improved error handling in integrated Repository

• Build 3755; Updated French translations

• Build 3755; Updated Dutch translations

• Build 3755; Redesign of the database model

• Build 3717; Updated French translations

• Build 3709; Further improved thumb drawing quality on 100% scaled monitor

• Build 3705; In the Import Module, the possible pre-, post-, and copy-script use a fixed convention to prevent the user from selecting a wrong type of script

• Build 3705; Improved thumb drawing quality on 100% scaled monitor

• Build 3694; The Filter By Macro Command script now includes options for "blank" and "not is blank"

• Build 3689; Improved color contrast for Folder States

• Build 3689; In the Server Edition, an Admin user can now "take ownership" for a user-created label set 

• Build 3689; Reorganized the General Tab in Preferences

• Build 3685; Added expand option for array typed fields in the Image Details

• Build 3677; The image zoom factor is now maintained when sequencing through a set of images

• Build 3677; Improved Sharpening (when enabled) consistency in the Image Viewer over the full zoom range

• Build 3677; Faster drawing when scrolling an image in the Image Viewer, either while dragging a zoomed image or dragging the scroll bars

• Build 3667; Updated French Translations

• Build 3667; Google API key in the preferences is now displayed "protected"

• Build 3657; Slightly improved overall performance

• Build 3638; Slightly faster version thumb drawing

• Build 3638; Improved visual feedback during a large database upgrade step

• Build 3635; When compacting the catalog, then on macOS, the registry database is also compacted

• Build 3622; Added support for CaptureOne 141 sidecar folder

• Build 3622; "Filter by Macro Command" now has a "Greater Than" and "Less Than" option

• Build 3613; Higher quality for the counter numbers

• Build 3608; Added an option to a Label Set's menu to allow pasting Catalog Labels from clipboard

• Build 3604; Improved performance for Search Bar text

• Build 3602; Faster switching to "manual sort" for large portfolio collection

• Build 3602; Nikon NX Studio is now detected as an external application

• Build 3602; Nikon NX Studio Sidecar Files are handled

• Build 3587; Improved contrast for fonts in Dark and Light Themes

• Build 3546; Updated Italian Translations

• Smoother thumbnail scrolling; about 40% faster than in V5

• Smoother changing of thumbnail zoom percentage

• Smoother zoom in/out in the Image Viewer

• Smoother animation of Preferences display

• Improved performance for group tiled thumbnails

• Improved performance when changing the rating or color label for large sets of selected images

• Improved performance when switching between catalog sections

• Reimplemented the Version Tabs on a thumb

• When Multiple thumbs are selected for Image Details then identical values for all images are displayed

• Now Alt+Insert shortcut can be used to insert a sibling in the Catalog Tree

• Improved performance for the Collection Viewer when set to Grid mode

• More consistent writing of metadata to version sets

• PSU now allows reading "float" values in xmp:Rating field (by standard it should be Integer and when a float is found it will be truncated)

• Improved performance for Image Details editor

• You can now retrieve the User History for a specific period in the Server Edition

• OCR Detected text is now also searchable with the search box

• Eliminated the "View Button" and replaced it with a settings bar below the thumbnails

• New Custom Thumb Info design

• You can now use shortcuts + and - for zoom in/out in the LightTable

• View settings are now persisted in the database instead of the registry

• Larger Version Tabs layout with a custom icon for Main versions

• Custom Thumb Info can now differ per-user in the Server Edition (used to be public for all users in V5)

• Improved contrast drawing of the assignment counts on a thumbnails

• Description field in the Info Panel is larger

• Verification Service can now use multiple background threads (was 1)

• Default setting for Preview size is now fixed at 1440

• Smoother thumb selection after using the left/right/up/down keys

• Improved performance in the LAP with the Artificial Intelligence section expanded/opened

• Continuous Progress display when ingesting results from Verify Folder to better indicate that the application is working

• Improved screen handling performance while dragging the Quick Preview over the thumbs

• Added more detectable external applications

• Improved performance when a user has "excluded" rights in the Server Edition

• A new lock screen in the Server Edition that no longer blocks the background processes while displayed

• Improved details in Thread Service Error reporting

• Improved feedback when trying to drag non-available files to outside of the application (Alt+Drag)

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Fixes

• Build 3837; Fix when loading a rename rule that uses the %FileExtension macro inside a script

• Build 3837; Fix for not raising errors in the Batcher when a rename rule contains a script with errors

• Build 3837; Fix for Info Display not showing the histogram in Theme (light/dark) colors when in Full Screen view

• Build 3837; Fix for search box not always giving correct results in the Single User Edition

• Build 3837; Fix for some untranslated captions in the Image Details

• Build 3837; Fix for not applying changes after using the Globe icon in the Image Details

• Build 3837; Fix for ImportDate sometimes not showing the right value in the Rename Dialog

• Build 3837; Fix for non-functional shortcut on macOS to open an image in Adjust mode

• Build 3837; Fix for display of the macro %xmp:exif:ExposureBiasValue when the value is negative

• Build 3837; Fix for an exception when changing to a color label that has an apostrophe defined in its name

• Build 3837; Fix for sometimes not fully functional Version Detection when ticked in the Verify Folder results

• Build 3837; Fix for possibly showing Leica DNG files in the wrong orientation

• Build 3837; Fix for cardinality of the LocationCreated field

• Build 3837; Fix for a Catalog Browser (Server Edition) being able to drag photos to Photo Supreme to have them imported

• Build 3808; Fix for possible exception after removing an item from a collection while not in Grid mode

• Build 3808; Fix for Batch output folder selection when the list exceeds 8 items

• Build 3801; Fix for %exiftool:* macros not functional

• Build 3798; Fix for sometimes not painting a thumb icon in the Grid mode

• Build 3798; Fix for not always updating number of rows after deleting items

• Build 3795; Fix for a possible Database Syntax error when an authorization condition is set in the Server Edition

• Build 3790; Fix for parsing %originaldate, %descriptiondate, and %digitizeddate macro date values

• Build 3790; Fix for possible black TIF files after syncing

• Build 3785; Fix for sometimes the Creator, Copyright, and Description not sticking when entered in the Info Panel

• Build 3782; Fix for possible Access Violation in the drop down for place holders in the Batcher

• Build 3780; Fix for possible delay when closing the application

• Build 3776; Fix for loading a too small image on a scaled monitor under macOS

• Build 3776; Fix for database upgrade stalling on some macOS configurations

• Build 3772; Fix to make SQLServer useable in SQLServer 2014 again

• Build 3772; Fix for Version Detection in Sibling Folders

• Build 3768; Fix for on Windows sometimes a mapped drive was created in PSU due to Windows reporting the folder as renamed

• Build 3765; Fix for possible flickering thumbnails

• Build 3762; Fix for possible startup exception on Windows when WPD can't be initialized

• Build 3762; Fix for exception when editing watermarks without a watermark pre-selected

• Build 3755; Fix for possible import exception in the Server Edition with SQLServer

• Build 3755; Fix for sometimes incorrect "file changed" reporting in Verify Quick on SQLServer

• Build 3755; Fix for possible Exception on application closure

• Build 3755; Fix for possible "unique constraint violated" exception on first installation

• Build 3755; Fix when adding a sub-collection then it wouldn't be accessible when no other sub-collection pre-existed

• Build 3755; Fixed several possible Access Violations in the Batcher

• Build 3755; Fix for sometimes getting duplicate areas on importing images that have both IPTC and MWG Regions in their metadata

• Build 3755; Fix for mismatching a Catalog Label to a Area when multiple catalog labels exist with the same name as the area's caption

• Build 3755; Fix for not using the configured Highlight color in the Light Table

• Build 3755; Fix for the cache potentially overflowing in size in the Collection Viewer

• Build 3755; Fix for reading DNG files as recorded with an Apple iPhone 6s using iOS10

• Build 3717; Fix for when selecting a macro from the context menu in a detail editor field with multiple thumbs selected, then the field would not switch to "green" (edited)

• Build 3717; Fix for row select/unselect in grid mode while holding down the Ctr/Cmd key

• Build 3717; Fix for possible Access Violation

• Build 3709; Fix for context menu sometimes not working when showing a collection in Grid mode

• Build 3709; Fix for the not always working substring search from the search bar

• Build 3705; Fix for possible shortcut execution on macOS while typing a combination that is also a shortcut

• Build 3705; Fix for a newly created subfolder not appearing in the UI when created for a parent without pre-existing subfolders

• Build 3705; Fix for not being able to change a label set as an Admin in the Server Edition

• Build 3698; Fix for custom fields with drop down options

• Build 3698; Fix for Shift+Click to multi-select thumbs not working when the Viewer is open on a second monitor

• Build 3694; The Repository Service no longer raises an exception when the user is offline

• Build 3685: Fix for "jumping" field labels in Image Details on macOS

• Build 3685; Fix for possible image drawing quality loss in the Light Table

• Build 3677; Fix for possible low-quality drawing after zooming in the Image Viewer

• Build 3677; Fix for building a preview for Apple Pro DNG files when the preview size is set to 3200px

• Build 3671; Fix for possible invalid "disconnected" medium state in Folders

• Build 3667; Fix for possible low-quality drawing when using a low-res monitor resolution

• Build 3657; Fix for showing the "multi-state button" in the Image Details for non-editable fields

• Build 3653; Fix for opening an image with Recipe from the Viewer in the Adjust editor

• Build 3649; Fix for editor type for the dwc:vernacularName field. This field is now a memo field

• Build 3649; Fix for catalog label mapping to an element inside a XMP-structure-field. That would not be written when edited

• Build 3645; Fix for path in message when the Mirror Folder doesn't exist in the Downloader

• Build 3645; Fix for Access Violation

• Build 3645; Fix for information message when adding an item in the Batcher

• Build 3641; Fix for possible "Size range overflow" exception on startup

• Build 3638; Fix for potential lock during database upgrade from V3 to V6

• Build 3638; Fix for possible Access Violation

• Build 3635; Fix for possible Access Violation when opening an image in the Viewer

• Build 3635; Fix for possible application stall when removing a newly added effect from the Batcher

• Build 3635; Fix for excluded "search text" not being applied to the result

• Build 3635; Fix for disappearing cursor after switching away from the application and back

• Build 3630; Fix for a potential database upgrade issue when upgrading an older Photo Supreme catalog to V6

• Build 3627: Fix for needless writing empty XMP-schemas to the metadata, after the schema was emptied

• Build 3625; Fix for renaming files which wouldn't rename sidecar XMP file when the rename rule leads to a new file name

• Build 3622; Fix for slight offset positioning of counter's "hierarchical" pin

• Build 3622; Fix for possible Access Violation in the Image Viewer when clicking a button from the editing bar while the bar is set as "unpinned"

• Build 3622; Fix for possible Access Violation in Grid View when a large collection is open

• Build 3622; Fix for not showing lookup text in the Info Panel for numeric XMP fields with lookup values

• Build 3613; Fix for possible application stall while revoking an assigned catalog label

• Build 3613; Fix for sometimes appearing "dots" in the Assignment number on thumbnails

• Build 3608; Fix for "Best Fit" handling in the Light Table when running on a Scaled monitor resolution

• Build 3608; Fix for not visible "Dimmed" state for a box in the Light Table on macOS

• Build 3608; Fix for typo in the Dutch translations

• Build 3608; Fix for possible "Access Violation"

• Build 3602; Fix for setting date time zone offset in an image to +00:00

• Build 3602; Fix for restoring last selected rating after restarting Photo Supreme

• Build 3597; Fix for sometimes showing a subfolder indicator triangle when there is no sub folder

• Build 3595; Fix for an application stall when using "Detect Labels" in the AI section of the Label Assignment Panel

• Build 3593; Fix for possible off-counts numbers when a Catalog Filter is active

• Build 3591; Fix for Quick Launch icons being misplaced after opening a non-image-format file

• Build 3591; Fix for growing registry database file on macOS

• Build 3591; Fix for some time zones showing wrong UTC offsets

• Build 3591; Fix for time zone sorting in the Preferences

• Build 3587; Fix for possible stall during Database Upgrades on macOS

• Build 3583; Fix for unreachable editor content after adding a new element to a bag/sequence

• Build 3581; Fix for slower counter results in the Catalog Explorer

• Build 3579; Fix for value display of F-number/exposure/focal length in the Image Details Editor

• Build 3579; Fix for caption font color after removing a color label

• Build 3579; Fix for typo in the new "Fit Slide Show" Preference setting

• Build 3579; Fix for "slideshow fit to screen" not always utilizing the full screen when scaling is set on macOS

• Build 3575; Fix for performance drop when populating counts in Folders

• Build 3571; Fix for possible stall when trying to delete items from the catalog that are part of version sets

• Build 3571; Fix for possible stall in the Server Edition when the lock-screen comes in while a full screen image is being displayed

• Build 3571; Some dark/light mode color fixes

• Build 3571; Fix for possible "CPU" overloading on processors with a low number of cores

• Build 3571; Fix for progress bar not showing when the same progress bar was finished earlier within the last 5 seconds of starting a new one

• Build 3571; Fix for Verification results display handling when more results need to be displayed while previous results are still on-screen

• Build 3571; Fix for possible stall when registry values are written in a background thread in the Single User for macOS

• Build 3571; Fix for possible duplicate background Job execution

• Build 3562; Fix for possible AV in Image Details

• Build 3562; Fix for crash on macOS when an invalid or corrupt JPEG file is being loaded in the background

• Build 3562; Fix for dark background in a Catalog Label's "Map to metadata" dialog

• Build 3556; Fix for possible Access Violation when deleting from the Batcher a second time

• Build 3556; Fix for XMP writing method: "Always as a sidecar file", which would still update IPTC-IIM

• Build 3556; Fix for Access Violation when opening the Relationship dialog

• Build 3549; Fix for when moving a file of type that normally has embedded metadata but using the "always XMP sidecar" preference setting, then the XMP wasn't moved with the file

• Build 3548; Fix for match type for Album Display Placeholder not selectable in the Preferences

• Build 3548; Fix for zoom drop down

• Build 3548; Fix for slightly off thumb drawing in trackbars

• Build 3548; Fix for possible "Groupservice Login error" when switching databases

• Build 3548; Fix for when moving a read only DNG file wouldn't move an optionally existing XMP file with it

• Build 3546; Fix for file path state not visually represented after changing the state

• Build 3546; Fix for editing dc:title field

• Build 3546; Fix for possible job service connection error when switching databases from inside the application

• Build 3546; Fix for possible "database is locked" message in the Single User version when calling "Build missing thumbs and previews" while thumbs are being built already

• Build 3541; Fix for the Search box in the Catalog Explorer that was not opening correctly

• Build 3540: Fix for Access Violation when trying top open a drop down in the Preferences

• Fix for possible unexpected error while running progress bars

• Fix for text editing cursor shortcuts on macOS

• Fix for callout positions in Batch and Adjust panels

• Fix for plus:ImageSupplier field

• Fix for plus:Licensor and plus:ImageCreator fields

• Fix for plus:ImageSupplier, plus:ImageCreator, plus:Licensor, plus:Licensee, plus:EndUserDetail, and plus:CopyrightOwner fields

• Fix for not creating catalog labels for existing keywords when the import profile is configured to create labels for Folder Names

• Fix for showing last selected fields in Image Details after deselecting a thumb

• Fix for non-functional Auto Level effect

• Fix for updating time zone in Redate dialog

• Fix for possible AV when closing Image Details panel

• Fix when deleting the second File Type from the Dynamic Search, Favorite or Catalog Filter box

• Fix for an Access Violation when deleting the second File Type from the Dynamic Search, Favorite or Catalog Filter box

• Fix for blend mode-differences between Windows and macOS

• Fix for possible circular loop when starting PSU Server Edition

• Fix for non-functional mouse wheel scroll in the Preferences

• Fix for partial text search on PostgreSQL

• Fix for HTML tag display in the Catalog Tree's "smart search field"

• Several fixes for possible Access Violations

• Fix for loading CR2 previews

• Fix for possible misalignment in the message dialog

• Fix for loading files with the RAW file extension

• Fix for filtering a collections with more than 3000 thumbs using a Filter Script

• Fix for Zoom percentage input

• Fix for possible full application stall

• Fix for callout positions in Batch and Adjust panels

• Fix for hanging IDimagerSU process when cancelling the login dialog

• Fix for different blend mode results between Windows and macOS

• Fix for possible incorrect empty filter result

• Fix for possible on-screen mismatch with stacks when collection viewer is in "stacked" view

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