February 15th, 2012· found item lookup would sometimes lead to a crash
· implemented freedb protocol level 6, for unicode text from freedb.
· introduced geotag vicinity search into the findEditor, to make it fully accessible, and combinable with other criteria.
· added support for unicode volume names
· added a pause functionality to our progress dialogs
· fixed movie recognition in our meDaGen !!
· freedb & Xpdf settings were not correctly set in the options dialog
· "Pack logfile" button in Logging dialog was always greyed out
December 13th, 2011· well, the new name, of course! abeMeda still reads CDs, but is capable of so much more, that we needed a new name to reflect that.
· newly redesigned and integrated layout, using a single window
· new Albums and SmartFolders allow for greater possibilities and flexibility when working with your files. Save your favourite Find Queries in SmartFolders for easier and faster access, or gather the files you need for a specific purpose or project in an Album to keep them together.
· new mapInspector right in the main window shows geotag locations even outside of the GeoFinder.
· mapInspector reacts to the (geotagged) items selected in the main window
· plus, has a load of functionality in its context menu, like the new "Find All In This Map" for one-click geo-area search
· new edit mode in the mediaInspector now allows for commenting or labelling directly from the main window.
· The Inspector can also edit common values for multiple items directly. We now offer comment and label for items, and also Location and the catalogs' Extra Fields for editing when multiple items are selected.
· new external metaDataGenerator makes cataloging even faster and fi¬nal¬ly immune to crashing - it will take the fall so abeMeda won't have to.
· new improved cataloging of AudioCDs : abeMeda now asks MusicBrainz for information, and reads ASIN, ISRC and CD-TEXT when available.
· new PDF thumbnails and content cataloging (via Xpdf) : abeMeda will query an installed Xpdf for PDF thumbnails and/or content to store that in the catalogs.
· new AutoUpdate, enabling business license holders to select catalogs for daily automatic update.
· new Copy functions for Name, Path, comment, MP3 tags, thumbnails and GPS tags to the context menus
· also adding copy functionality to the inspector controls - anything displayed there can be copied for use elsewhere!
· redesigned find window attribute list, and adding specific search in document file contents
· added unit support to our find editor – now you see what unit is expected when entering criteria, and you can (finally) choose to enter sizes in MB or GB when searching for them.
· improved QuickUpdate recognition and performance
· added “force full update” to the catalog settings, allowing you to ignore QuickUpdate if really need be
· added hidden setting to identify files without or with unknown extension based on their content when cataloging
· added "Prepare packed logfile" to Logging dialog - to ease maintenance where mailing would not work.
· fixed and enhanced the sizeGrip on the progress dialogs - double- clicking that will now maxmimze the dialog!
· added new SatelliteWindows to view a catalog, catalog folder or album in an external window side by side to other contents
· added a new Window menu to keep track of all the additional open windows
· abeMeda has a complete new column handling for the main display
· added loads of new columns (MP3 tags, EXIF, IPTC, …) to the detailed view
· redesigned the column selection in our preferences to handle all these new columns
· the column headers are now adapted to the new design and handling in Vista and Windows7 (especially regarding the sort direction indicators)
· you can now also choose “None” as sort column, dropping all sorting and reverting to the order of items in the catalog. (via sort menu option, or by pressing SHIFT when clicking the sorted column header)
· abeMeda can now save partial catalogs when you cancel cataloguing midway
· extended abeMeda’s audio capabilities
· corrected metadata reading for several filetypes
· added an Audio Info section to the inspector for all files that do not have mp3tags.
· added several additional search options to look for audio files’ bitrate, samplingrate, etc.
· added the ability to search through Lyrics specifically
· reworked the exports’ output and layout for better export quality and more data.
· the find window and the Inspector can also be detached from the main window, if you prefer the old layout or need the space
· added word parsing to the QuickFind – when typing several words abeMeda will create a complex find, searching for each word separately. To enforce the exact phrase, use quotations.
· also, QuickFind in the main toolbar now stores your recently used and favourite search words and has a QuickFind button, too
· we added a special dialog to select the catalogs to search for a query, instead of relying only on what was selected in the rest of the application.
· we added support for thumbnails in Adobe InDesign CS5 and 5.5 documents
· we also added a couple of visual enhancements to our icons, graphics and controls.
· and handled a couple of other smaller issues and interface improvements.
December 15th, 2010· improved the FLV file metadata recognition, especially vastly increasing speed for large FLV files.
· improved our WhereIsIt import to correctly care for UniCode characters.
· improved export now also covers the MD5 FileCheck value.
· fixed a problem with the editing of labels.
· fixed problems with certain NEF files' GPS coordinates.
· fixed problems with some "ends with" searches
· fixed problems with tag recognition for certain MP3 files
· fixed a problem with certain TIFF files that caused CDWinder to freeze.
· fixed a display problem for empty video metadata in the media inspector.
· and addressed even more smaller problems.
September 23rd, 2010· CDWinder can catalog the GPS tags in .MOV video files created by the Apple iPhone! That gives you the same geotag related features as with photos, such as starting a geosearch, or showing the point in Google Earth or on the built-in map
· CDWinder now also reads the contents of Word files, code files (.c, .h, .cpp, .rc) and XML/HTML files.
· CDWinder now includes the latest exiftool version (8.2.5), and offers correct feedback for exiftool status
· improved EXIF and IPTC cataloging, and updated archive readers to use UTF-8
· improved updating of existing catalogs – QuickUpdate is now even faster!
· improved PDF cataloging by adding page count and PDF version
· added a new catalog settings dialog - the catalog settings can now easily be set or changed for each catalog
· added a scrollbar to the Inspector window, so all displayed data can be inspected without closing sections
· added "Has No GPS data" to EXIF find options.
· added tab navigation to the find window input fields.
· CDWinder now has a new import dialog, allowing to choose the XML catalog file format to import.
· ADC (Advanced Disk Catalog for Windows) XML Importer now reads the Category field and places it in the item comment
· and we added new command key shortcuts to enable easier maintenance of CDWinder
· fixed a problem with the saving of find queries in the German version.
· fixed problems with the find window
· fixed problems with the display of updated catalogs
· fixed problems with the visibility of the inspector window
· fixed problems with the tree-view and list-view display
· fixed a crash that sometimes occurred after refreshing the catalog database.
· fixed search results for catalog info - some information in catalogs could not be found in every instance.
· fixed searching for/with Unicode data (e.g. Japanese characters)
· fixed a problem with setting labels with the context menu for found items
· fixed several problems with the layout of CDWinder's windows and focussing when switching tasks.
· and addressed even more smaller problems.
April 22nd, 2010· improved cataloging : faster, and more stable.
· added detailed OpenStreetMap mapping to the GeoFinder
· enhanced integrated GeoTagging capabilities with the GeoFinder alone
· added photo export feature - convert photos in your database to a specific format and size
· added text file preview cataloging for text files. The first 256 characters of RTF (Rich Text Format), TXT, LOG, and NFO files are read, saved, displayed, and can of course searched
· added FLAC metadata cataloging, for all metadata and cover art.
· added cataloging of metadata and thumbnails for Adobe Illustrator and InDesign files.
· added cataloging of the contents of url and .webloc files, incl. finding and visiting the stored URLs
· added importing of WhereIsIt XML catalog files.
· fixed a problem with the importing of BrokenX catalogs
· fixed problems with the sorting via the Order By sub-menu's
· fixed problems with the image quality of our Locr upload
· improved Drag'n'Drop capabilities and handling
· improved volume recognition and (UNC) path handling
· fixed a performance problem when cataloging thousands of RAW images, and several other stability issues during find and cataloging
· fixed a problem with the handling of renamed catalog items
· fixed issues with the slideshows when including folder names or still archived items that caused problems in the external tools.
· added several switches to control the internal engines for cataloging - to turn off XMP, RAW, QT etc. individually.
· added a menu command to swiftly show the logfile if logging is activated
· improved display of and scrolling through large item collections or folders with many thumbnails.
· and addressed and fixed even more smaller problems.
July 23rd, 2009· CDWinder now creates video thumbnails, has its own built-in 3D-geotagger that also cares about azimuth and tilt, a Locr-Upload and much more. With version 5.6.1, several issues and problems were addressed and fixed.
May 6th, 2009· CDWinder now creates thumbnails for movie files! This uses DirectShow and / or QuickTime, and includes a number of file formats, such as avi, mov, mp4, m4v, mpg, flv, mkv, and more – if the required codecs are installed. We tested CDWinder with a DirectShow codec pack like CCCP. Also, CDWinder doesn’t use the first frame of a movie, but grabs a thumbnail at about 20% of the duration of the movie
· With CDWinder you can now geotag your pictures with Google Earth (utilizing Phil Harvey's exiftool). If you create a catalog of an online volume, you can use CDWinder and Google Earth to geotag the picture in the catalog and in the file itself.
· CDWinder now offers Locr-Upload capabilities. It works for photos with or without geotags, and you can upload single or multiple photos. Also, you can get a list of your albums on the Locr server, and place the uploaded photos in one of them or create a new one
· CDWinder can finally catalog UNC paths (Network Places) without the need of a mapped drive letter
· CDWinder can now also catalog the GPS coordinates stored in sidecar XMP files or XMP records in photos
· New RAR code to catalog the contents of archives larger than 4 GB
· KMZ Export has been improved with better KML content, an option to use the KMZ TimeStamp, and an option to include the metadata or not
· You can now exclude files from cataloging based on their name suffixes, or folders based on their name. This is handled by a file named DatabaseSettings.xml in your CDWinder database folder.
· CoverArt of AAC-Songs will now be cataloged again, supporting the yet again changed format introduced with iTunes 8
· The Podcast info text of songs is now cataloged, and will be displayed, and can of course be searched as well
· The comment inside JPG photos is now cataloged (that is the unique JPG comment, not the IPTC comment, which CDWinder can already catalog since version 2.5)
· Due to popular demand, CDWinder now has separate sorting for folders, just like in Windows Explorer
· Fixed a bug where finding IPTC or EXIF criteria in Found Items would not work
· Fixed a problem with the genre of miscellaneous audio files
· And, as always, we fixed several other bugs…
February 20th, 2009· CDWinder now has increased RAW support and adds a new Spanish interface. Several problems were addressed and fixed.
January 7th, 2009· CDWinder now reads RAW images, XMP and video metadata, offers the new GeoFinder for geographical search operations, extensive KMZ export, a new URL query interface and several other enhancements.
November 8th, 2007· massively improved performance when scanning thumbnails (about 10x-20x faster)
· improved the folder-browsing dialogs by preselecting the last used folder as appropriate
· fixed problems with huge catalog files (larger than 2 GB), improved file handling
· fixed handling of empty catalog files
· fixed inspector display issues (information was vanishing randomly)
· fixed problems with identifying different AudioCD-catalogs
· adressed a number of issues concerning stability and fault tolerance.
July 9th, 2007· integrated "Show In GoogleEarth" for GPS-tagged pictures !
· once an image is geotagged (either in the camera, or by additional software) and cataloged, it can always be located anywhere on the globe !
· added a search for object kind (Folder, Picture, Movie, ...)
· fixed several bugs
· enhanced: cataloging of TIFFs, EXIF & IPTC records, ZIP archives
· fixed: disappearing catalogs after restart
· fixed: undeleteable catalog folders
· fixed: catalogs' Extra Fields were not included in searching
· enhanced: parsing of the command line
May 23rd, 2007· CDWinder can now catalog thumbnail previews for photo and image files of several types (JPG, TIFF, PSD, PNG, GIF, BMP)
· You must have QuickTimeTM (6.5 or later) installed to use this.
· Enhanced user interface: CDWinder's list windows can be switched between the list and a new icon view mode, to see all those thumbnails in full glory. Navigational controls and history ease your path through your data, and allow better control.
· Full Unicode support: All new catalogs created by CDWinder 5.0 now contain the full Unicode file names, comments, and such
· New additional run time parameters: CDWinder is now able to catalog media or update existing catalogs or folders by specifying parameters at startup. That way you can have CDWinder catalog every disk you burn, or update specific catalogs over night.
· Several bugs were fixed
December 19th, 2006· Some bugs were fixed, e.g. AutoVerify interrupting normal operations or exporting of different levels of catalog information
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