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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / KB 10013: List of Recent Files not cleared

« on: 2011-07-07 07:21:02 »

Applies to
ThumbsPlus 8 SP1 Build 3535 and later

Problem
[img=right]images/uploaded/201107071113424e1594e670285.jpg[/img]After pressing the the 'Clear' or 'Clear All' button, the list of recently used files still shows in the menue ('File -> View Recent...'), even when ThumbsPlus is restarted.

Solution (pending)
Needs to be fixed in a future release.

More Information
Initially reported by user [link=http://forums.cerious.com/forum/index.php?mode=user&show_user=1170]Deadlock[/link], , confirmed by [link=http://forums.cerious.com/forum/index.php?mode=user&show_user=14]hfremuth[/link](original post is attached as first reply in the thread).

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General Discussion / Strip your images, Not yourself

« on: 2011-06-20 23:25:36 »

I published the blog post [link=http://www.knowyourfiles.com/?p=529]Strip your images, Not yourself[/link] today. This is not strictly about ThumbsPlus, but nevertheless informative for anyone who wants to make sure that photos passed to others are clean of any unwanted metadata.
It includes a link to a handy, dandy little Freeware application called [link=http://www.metabilitysoftware.com/products/filemind-quickfix.html]FileMind QuickFix[/link] that scrubs metadata from JPG files.

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / Sorting functionality is displayed inconsistent

« on: 2011-06-13 11:35:39 »

Applies to
ThumbsPlus 8 SP1 Build 3537 and earlier

Problem
There is a disconnect between controls. You can actually select the sort order via the menu bar (Window -> sort) or via the dropdown controls right above the Thumbnails
panels. Both ways should show the same, but they are different.
Also the sorting of file names and file types is not in all cases consistent (needs more testing).
[img=thumbnail]images/uploaded/201106131529094df62cc587324.png[/img]

Solution (pending)
Needs to be fixed in a future release (TBD).

More Information
Initially reported by [link=http://forums.cerious.com/forum/index.php?mode=user&show_user=520]MCC[/link] ([msg=468]Cannot sort thumbnails[/msg]) and confirmed by [link=http://forums.cerious.com/forum/index.php?mode=user&show_user=14]hfremuth[/link].

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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / Checkbox 'Use multi-threaded mode' not persistent

« on: 2011-05-27 12:07:17 »

Applies to
ThumbsPlus 8 SP1 Build 3537 and earlier v8 versions

Problem
Checking the box Use multi-threaded mode does not persist when ThumbsPlus is restarted.

In addition, the current documentation (F1) about the additional settings in the Performance section of this tab needs to be tested and updated to reflect modern CPUs / recommended settings.

Solution (pending)
It's a minor bug (the checkbox issue) that needs to be fixed in a future v8 release.

More Information
Most users will not experience any difficulties with this issue, as it affects mostly users with extreme loads and very large number of files. An entire overhaul of performance settings may not be implemented until the next major release (TBD).

Initially reported by [link=http://forums.cerious.com/forum/index.php?mode=user&show_user=274]MetcalfeP[/link] and confirmed by [link=http://forums.cerious.com/forum/index.php?mode=user&show_user=14]hfremuth[/link].

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General Discussion / Overview to modern Iptc fields

« on: 2011-05-20 11:03:52 »

If you've had a boring morning, need to get your head spinning or just simply like to get confused beyond recovery: take a close look at the newly released overview chart of all commonly used metadata fields in professional environments:
[img=thumbnail]images/uploaded/201105201430284dd67b048395f.png[/img]

Now, in case you are a professional photographer, this is no horse play for you! There are a bunch of fields that are critical and should be filled, depending on what your role is. If you plan to sell your images to a stock agency, you should really fill all fields marked red (stage 1) shown in the following chart:
[img=thumbnail]images/uploaded/201105201434524dd67c0c6316b.png[/img]

Rules are different for news photography. If you want your pictures used in the news industry, you need to take a close look at the red and yellow fields here:
[img=thumbnail]images/uploaded/201105201436464dd67c7e18044.png[/img]

[img=right]images/uploaded/201105201503324dd682c496e3f.jpg[/img]If you don't sell your work, you can sit back and relax - you really don't need to worry about too many fields, but focus at least on these:

[*]Creator - most likely the person behind the view finder
[*]Location - where was it shot?
[*]Description - meaningful account about what the picture is about
[*]Keywords - single common words (i.e. persons shown, event type, location), avoid writing variations (ie. either singular or plural)
[*]Date/Time - usually added by the camera (Exif)
[*]Rating - your personal rating (helpful i.e. if you want to spare your audience to fall asleep due to a tsunami of pictures during a presentation)
[*]Copyright - no copyright is a problem if you post them on public websites (Flickr, Facebook)
[/list]

ThumbsPlus 8 Info Panel
In case you want to get your hands dirty, you can take a look at how ThumbsPlus 8 handles metadata fields by opening the file C:\Program Files\ThumbsPlus\Data\xmpnames.dat. All metatdata fields are addressed by their XMP field names, even if its corresponding values are actually stored inside an Exif or IIM  block (the older Iptc standard for storing descriptive metadata fields).