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What's new in Daminion Server 6.7.0 Build 2250

Oct 14, 2020
  • Access Permissions on a Folder level:
  • This was one of the most requested security features. Now you can manage access permissions on a Folder level, in addition to Server, Catalog and File levels.
  • You can now control access permissions to certain folders and files within your folders. Previously, files should have been moved across access control groups manually.
  • Now, once a folder is locked by Access control, all new files added into the folder will only be visible to a specific group of people.
  • Folder security options in Active Directory can be synced with Daminion automatically. It can be managed from both desktop and web clients.
  • Waiting room:
  • You can now make sure to only include approved digital assets into your marketing catalogs.
  • A new Waiting Room feature helps to make your files visible to other users only after they are manually approved by your catalog moderator.
  • Required Metadata:
  • Images that cannot be located can be considered lost. Without a proper tagging structure, it is very hard to find what you need and this is where a Required Metadata option comes to the rescue. It allows you to take full control of your digital assets and make sure they are managed properly.
  • Now, you can easily set a unique rule for all newly imported files: a mandatory set of tags that has to be assigned to your assets to get them auto-approved by the software.
  • Use AND/OR/NOT in your search filter:
  • A feature that was initially available in our desktop client, is now also available in the web client.
  • Filtering by dominant colors:
  • A new elegant feature Dominant colors automatically sorts your files by the main color hues, creating color-based collections for you. This feature proves to be extremely useful for creative teams as it allows swift navigation through existing color schemes and saves time spent on the visual searching.
  • The Dominant Color tag will be automatically assigned to all newly imported files, whereas with your existing files, the thumbnails should be rebuilt.
  • Lightbox in the web client:
  • This handy tool allows you to create a temporary selection of files from different searches and use them for further sharing, exporting as PDF or assigning them to a common tag.
  • Export to PDF:
  • One of the most sought-after features for those working in the design departments is now available in our web client. Whenever there is a need to quickly pull together a mood board or a product overview for an upcoming meeting, Export to PDF is one of the most valuable features to have at hand.
  • Added support for 3D formats with generic icons:
  • Architectural, animation and game dev studios heavily use DWG, FBX, OBJ, STL and some other 3D formats. Daminion can now import and filter by dozens of 3D formats.
  • Imported assets are displayed with generic icons by default, but it is possible to add thumbnail auto-generation for DWG/DXF formats and custom made thumbnails for other formats including FBX.
  • Added recognition of similar images:
  • Now Daminion allows you to find not only full duplicates but also similar images.
  • Minor Improvements:
  • Ability to restart the required catalog instead of restarting the Daminion server
  • Ability to import folders with subfolders in the web client
  • Ability to import to a selected folder in the web client
  • Ability to create a new folder in the web client
  • Ability to view the progress information when creating ZIP files in the web client (when downloading files)
  • Ability to use a 'Clone a Role' feature in the web client
  • Ability to access files by file names through API
  • Ability to view full file names by hovering over the thumbnail (in the web client)
  • Increased import speed on large catalogs
  • New license types with unlimited guest access
  • Ability to sort files within shared collections
  • Added search for similar images
  • Writing tags assigned to PDF files to their XMP sidecar files
  • Note: This is the last Daminion version that supports IE11 as Microsoft will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11)
  • Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug when applying the Place tag containing a comma in Location created a new Place hierarchy with quote marks.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion did not allow to enter Chinese characters when typing.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion changed the Folder to Store Thumbnails to the default one after the restart.
  • Fixed a bug when the preset changes in the Filters panel in the web client were saved at the first attempt.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion web client allowed to drag and drop a folder into the interface to initiate the import process which led to the error.
  • Fixed a bug when unfilled Place tag fields were saved as a new Place tag in the web client after accidentally clicking the Save button.
  • Fixed a bug when 'Show All Files at this location' on the Map in the web client did not return the results.
  • Fixed a bug with the scroll and display of the files in the grid view in Web Browser in Firefox 68.8.0esr.
  • Fixed a bug in Web client when the openclosed status of the Lightbox was not remembered after reloading or reopening the fullscreen view.
  • Fixed a bug in Web client when Login free access users could import files by drag & drop.
  • Fixed a bug when assigning tags to 0 items in the Tags panel showed an unhandled exception.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion desktop client did not save Tags panel view for admins after the software restart.
  • Fixed a bug when Editor could create locked tags with the disabled permission 'Edit Locked tags'.
  • Updated the Forum link in the desktop client in Help > Go to Daminion Forum.
  • Fixed a bug when the text in the custom long text fields was overlapping the tag's name.
  • Fixed a bug when Cyrillic characters in file names were substituted with a question mark symbols when downloading files with presets.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion incorrectly assigned the Viewer user role to a newly created user when using AD Users security mode.
  • Fixed a bug when the Folder tag was not exported to CSV.
  • Fixed a bug when access permissions to the folders 'fileserve' and 'thumbs' in IIS were lost upon updating the program version.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion could not search by linear integer custom tags via API.
  • Fixed a bug when the Video Preview setup window did not show the button to set up the folder to store video previews.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion assigned unapproved tags to the files via the right-click -> Assign Tags to Selected Files.
  • Fixed a bug which appeared when searching for files on the Internet
  • Fixed a bug when the Flag tag was not assigned during the import process with Tag Presets.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion drops the query result of the previous session when the catalog is closed and reopened.
  • Fixed a bug when the thumbnails of .DWG files were not displayed

New in Daminion Server 6.4.0 Build 2091 (Mar 23, 2020)

  • Performance Improvements:
  • Daminion is now displays media previews much way faster and with better quality than before.
  • Previews of elongated images and drawings, such as web-site templates, are displayed without any blurring now.
  • Full-screen image previews, as well as displaying thumbnails, are much faster now.
  • The initial web client launch time is faster now
  • New Sharing capabilities:
  • Select multiple files for download within a shared collection. No need to create multiple shared collections out of a few files that need to be downloaded.
  • Added the ability to create a shared collection out of just one file.
  • Ability to remove the list of shared files
  • Other Improvements:
  • Search by item id
  • Resizable filters panel
  • Geotagging
  • Version Control
  • Bug Fixes:
  • It was not possible to delete the tag Shared Collections from files. This prevented the removal of that file from a Shared collection. Fixed.
  • It was not possible to edit the saved synonyms for custom tags. Fixed.
  • Compare Items operation returned blurred images when Replication settings were activated. Fixed.
  • The command Hide Files with (Tag) was not working correctly on the group tags. Fixed.
  • Search by place in Maps was not properly working under certain conditions. Fixed.
  • Fixed an issue with sending the picture by email using Gmail.
  • Fixed a bug with filling custom tags using tokens.
  • Fixed a bug with the upload of files via the Upload button in the Microsoft Edge browser.
  • Fixed a bug with renaming the color labels in the web client.
  • Fixed a bug with sorting by Top Stack ID when any following sorting resulting in error
  • Fixed a bug when the Save button did not appear when editing the properties of a Shared Collection.
  • Fixed a bug when the option "Show Upload Files" displayed the files of the previous import.
  • Fixed a bug when the option to create Synonyms for all the tags was not displaying.
  • Fixed a bug when Daminion web client would not download the archive if the applied export preset had the parameter "Embed metadata > None" chosen.
  • Other minor bugs fixed

New in Daminion Server 6.3.0 Build 2033 (Dec 16, 2019)

  • Optimized Automatic Tag labelling
  • Much faster Web-Client with a bunch of minor improvements and bug-fixes
  • Improved integrations with other systems
  • Improved and optimised Active Directory integration
  • Clickable links in custom tags
  • A range of minor improvements for web-client
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 6.2.0 Build 1997 (Oct 4, 2019)

  • Major Improvements:
  • AI tagging The most requested feature for Daminion is now available in both Daminion on-premises and cloud! Built on Google Vision, Daminion AI tagging automatically tags your image content with highly intelligible keywords and saves your employees hours of manual tagging time spent meticulously describing the pictorial content of your creative assets. Daminion AI tagging is not intended as a complete replacement for manual tagging, but rather as a handy tool to significantly facilitate the organization of your digital library. Learn more about Daminion AI tagging
  • Synonyms for custom tags. Daminion's custom tags allow you to overcome restrictions imposed by the default selection of tags available in other DAM systems, so you can organize your asset library in a thorough and business-related way. You can now benefit from being able to assign synonyms to custom tags in just the same way as to default tags! Synonyms help you reduce the list of tags, avoid repetitive tags, and organize your assets in multiple languages if needed. Learn more about synonyms for custom tags here.
  • Upload to selected folder. Organizing your files by default folder structure in the web client and Daminion cloud is no longer the only option! This new feature allows you to decide exactly where your new files will reside by uploading them directly to the selected folder. Find out more about uploading to the selected folder here.
  • PDF preview in web client. The PDF preview option allows you to open your PDF files directly in your web browser without having to download each PDF file to view its contents. Learn more about PDF preview here.
  • Minor improvements:
  • PostgreSQL 11 recognition - Daminion now automatically detects the database engine version and ignores previous releases of PostgreSQL
  • Line wrapping in Title, Description and custom long-text fields in web client
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug when downloading multiple files without a watermark from the web client - the zip archive was empty
  • Fixed bug when downloading multiple files with a watermark from the web client - the zip archive was downloaded as an HTML file
  • Fixed bug when Daminion subscription license was displayed incorrectly for Australia and New Zealand
  • Fixed bug when changing permissions for one user role in the web client resulted in the same change of permissions for other non-admin user roles
  • Fixed bug when a custom user role without permissions to assign tags could still assign tags to the files via the Properties panel
  • Fixed bug when Title and Description could not be deleted from files in the web client
  • Fixed bug when Daminion created unexpected Flag tags when using the Assign tag preset window
  • Fixed bug when Daminion imported the Versions folder by auto-rescan
  • Fixed bug when Daminion deleted the original file when checking-in with the option "Delete the local copy after the operation" if the local copy of the file had been deleted externally prior to check-in
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 5.8.0 Build 1765 (Mar 8, 2018)

  • Major Improvements:
  • Required Metadata. A digital asset is valuable only if it can be found quickly by anyone in the organization. Digital assets that you add to the catalog should be described in detail to make searching easier and more precise. You can now define required metadata fields so that new digital assets will be indexed only after filling out a set of required metadata. You can now be certain that your catalog will be free of improperly tagged files, thus ensuring that all searches will return the necessary results.
  • Custom tags in web client.The ability to create custom tags in the web client to tag your files more precisely according to your company needs.
  • Export settings in web clientThe Export settings function allows you to resize and convert downloading images on the fly without using external tools for the task. Files can be downloaded using different export presets which allow you to resize, convert, apply watermarks, and add or exclude metadata.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug when custom tags assigned in the desktop client were not displayed in the web client
  • Fixed bug when video files were not played on Macs and iPhones
  • Fixed bug with creating shared collections
  • Fixed bug when the thumbnails of merged HDR images in DNG format were not recognized
  • Fixed bug when the drop-down hints for the Place tag took long to be displayed
  • Fixed bug when the Group-Tags such as Media Format were recognized as unapproved
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 5.0.0 Build 1572 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Major Improvements:
  • Fully-functional Web-Client. You can now import files, manage users, customize web client interfaces with color schemes, add your brand logo, assign and edit tags, customize the Tags Panel, share selections and documents, and preview images much faster, among many, many other minor improvements.
  • Login-free Web Access allows you to share collections with clients without having to enter any login/password
  • Active Directory Groups can now be mapped to Daminion Roles. You no longer have to add AD Users one at a time or track their consistency
  • User roles on a per-catalog basis. User Mary can be a Viewer of Catalog A, and an Editor of Catalog B
  • Auto-import folder. Import files to Daminion Server without using Daminion desktop or Web-Client. Instead, just copy files to a certain folder, or use FTP or Dropbox/Google Drive. This gives you a quick way to import files via your Smartphone: simply put a file into Dropbox on your smartphone. This will sync the file with a Dropbox folder on your Server PC that is set to Auto-Import files into Daminion Server.
  • Import to selected folder. You can now import files to a folder that you have selected in the Tag Tree.
  • Image previews can be drastically accelerated by generating medium-res 1600px JPEG previews.
  • Improved XMP Support for some formats and added for GIF images
  • Minor improvements and bug-fixes.
  • Minor Improvements:
  • Localized Daminion Web-Client
  • Added Full Screen button to Web-Client
  • Better thumbnail visualization in Web-Client (as masonry)
  • Added ability to save the state of the Thumbnail List below the large image in Web-Client.
  • Eliminated dependencies from 2.0 and 3.5 .NET Frameworks
  • The "Group by" panel is now collapsed by default in the Import dialog window
  • Sort order icons now display the current sort order
  • Changed default OR to AND operator when selecting multiple tag values in the Tags panel
  • Items can now be sorted by Last Tag Changes
  • Files in the Tray can now be dragged directly into folders in the Tag Tree
  • Duplicate tag values in the Tag Tree (focal length, ISO) are merged automatically after upgrade
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug with updating metadata in some TIFF files
  • Fixed bug with failed export of resized TIFF and JPEG files
  • Minor bug fixes with handling XMP metadata
  • Fixed bug with displaying a question mark by offline or missing files
  • Fixed minor bug with clearing the Place tag for two items if there is no full match in this tag
  • Fixed bugs with csv import
  • Fixed bug with insufficient tokens when renaming files while importing.
  • Fixed bug when synchronization starts right after the auto-rescan is switched off
  • Fixed typo in shortcut for "Add to selected files"
  • Fixed bug with wrong Sort By File Size for local catalogs
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 4.6.0 Build 1481 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • RAW images without xmp block now import faster (except RW2 and RAF)
  • RAW Thumbnails in the Import window display faster
  • Fixed bug when XMP wasn't read from PSD/PSB images (when importing or reading tags from metadata)
  • Fixed minor bug with viewing RAW images when multiple shared catalogs were created
  • Added EXIF:LensInfo into the mapping list of the Lens tag
  • Improved reading of Creation Datetime and Software tags from PDF documents
  • Minor bug fixes with exporting catalogs to CSV
  • Fixed minor bug when JPEG images were rendered occasionally with inverted colors
  • Fixed minor bug with detecting duplicates
  • Fixed bug with installing GhostScript
  • Predefined Saved Searches (Imported Today, Duplicates, etc...) can be combined with other tags now
  • Optimized loading of JavaScript libraries in Web-Client
  • Fixed bug when metadata were not removed during exporting with "Metadata:None" option
  • GPS data can be copied/pasted via the Copy Tags/Paste Tags commands
  • Fixed bug when Client disconnected from Server occasionally

New in Daminion Server 4.5.0 Build 1443 (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Major Improvements:
  • A new lightweight web-client allows you to access Daminion Server to search, browse, view, and download your digital assets on any device
  • A real-time File Watching Service now tracks changes in outside file systems and reflects them in Daminion as soon as they occur.
  • Usage Purpose Tracking allows you to keep tabs on when, where and by whom your assets have been used.
  • Users Roles per Catalog. Specify who can and who cannot access particular catalogs.
  • User management via web-browser. You can now create, edit and manage users via the web-client without actual accessing the server PC.
  • Improved file format support. Better support for AI/EPS, support for SVG, updating XMP of PDF, etc...
  • Minor Improvements:
  • Added support for IBM/Lotus Domino LDAP authentication
  • Number of connected users and catalog database version are now displayed in the admin panel.
  • Report after rescan. A full rescan report is now available via Catalog > Rescan Reports, or by right clicking on the rescan progress indicator.
  • Groups added into Saved Searches
  • Custom tags are included in Quick Search
  • Documents and Vector images stored on a local server-based PC can be copied to the local client-based PC
  • Scroll position in the right-hand Properties panel is now remembered when changing item selection
  • Added Fonts tag. Mapped to XMP: Fonts
  • Added an option to the tag tree context menu to display the selected tag in the second panel. Ideal when you need to reorder values within the same tag - simply drag them from one tag panel to another.
  • Offline files can now be viewed as Full Screen or Mid-Size JPEG previews
  • Daminion Clients can be logged off automatically after a specified time interval
  • You can grant a user a separate Concurrent Connection.
  • Improved import from and export to CSV
  • Added license activation for Daminion Clients

New in Daminion Server 4.1.0 Build 1278 (Apr 12, 2016)

  • What's New:
  • Added support for Microsoft PowerPoint Show formats (files with .pps and .ppsx extensions)
  • Added support for Text documents (files with .txt and .rtf extensions)
  • Better handling of XMP in video formats
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed bug that prevented azman.xml files from being found when Active Directory security mode was selected in the Daminion Server preferences
  • Fixed bug when PSD files were not exported to JPEG format when original size was specified in the export preset
  • Fixed bug with dragging root level tags into the Tag tree
  • Fixed bug with Checking Out items in Thumbnail Browser
  • xmp sidecars are now exported along with the original files
  • Fixed bug when "SQL logic error or missing database no such column: m.LinkedInCount" error messages were displayed when opening some catalogs created in earlier versions of Daminion
  • Fixed bug when some hotkeys didn't work properly in Full Screen mode (Enter, Ctrl + numbers, Numbers)
  • Only editable tags (like Descriptions, Keywords, etc...) can now be marked as Unapproved
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 4.0.0 Build 1259 (Jul 29, 2015)

  • Major Improvements:
  • Your tag structure (taxonomy) is now protected from unwanted changes during file import
  • Daminion 4.0 allows you to define relationships between files
  • Optimized performance of some queries
  • Some bug fixes
  • A file mask that allows you to exclude files and folders you don't want to import
  • The sort by filename function now takes account of numbers in filenames
  • Tags can be selectively locked in the filter bar (by clicking on the lock icon in the search bar)
  • "Shift Date/Time..." command (Item > Actions)
  • Optimized performance of some queries
  • Folders rescan faster
  • Improved rendering of CMYK images
  • Tags with large number of sub-tags (like keywords) expand up to 10 times faster in the tag tree
  • Properties panel can now displays tags of items from the Tray and Linking panels
  • Support for synonyms for the Project tag
  • Advanced-search auto-complete feature now works when search text is found in the middle of a tag
  • Minor improvements to the way tags are filtered in the tag tree. A list of filtered tags is now displayed similar to the tag tree
  • "Locate in tag tree" command is now invoked by Enter or Double Click
  • "Add tag to Query" command is now invoked by Ctrl + Enter or Ctrl + Double Click
  • Pressing Ctrl key now updates the number of assigned items � similar to pressing the Ctrl key in tag tree
  • "Exhclude tag from query" command is now invoked by Alt + Enter or Alt + Double Click
  • Temporary MS Office files that start with the symbols - ~$ are ignored when importing
  • "Find Visually Similar Images on the Internet" command now opens Google in your current locale
  • Italian localization
  • Items from Tray are highlighted by a green bounding box in Full Screen mode
  • Confirmation dialog for Optimize command
  • Option to display confirmation dialog when moving a tag to new parent tag
  • Reading EXIF from some RWL and RW2 camera raw formats
  • Miscellaneous minor improvements
  • Minor Improvements to Daminion Server:
  • Daminion Server doesn't have to be restarted after changing the password or adding new users
  • REST API: resulting items can be additionally filtered by certain tags
  • REST API: resulting items can be sorted when searching
  • Added an option to switch off pinging when requesting a list of available Daminion Servers (useful when ICMP protocol is blocked by your company's firewall)
  • "Edit > Copy Names with Full Path" option is now available for Viewer role
  • When importing files from a shared folder in the Parallels Desktop program, Daminion displays the Upload option in the Import window
  • Locked Tags are now marked in the Tag tree
  • It's possible to reset password for Guest user
  • Some bug fixes:
  • Fixed bug when Daminion Server stopped working after a certain period of time (after intensive rescanning)
  • Fixed bug when the black screen randomly appeared when viewing images in Full screen mode
  • Fixed bug when the Optimize Catalog command froze after launching for Server catalogs
  • Fixed bug when moving items to another catalog
  • Fixed bug when rescanning froze
  • Fixed bug when duplicate items appeared in the tray
  • Fixed bug when some tags were not removed from the Properties panel
  • Fixed bug with importing CSV files
  • Fixed bug when the "Create Categories from folder names" option didn't work in the Import window
  • Helper context menu now works in advanced search
  • Fixed bug with entering City in the tag tree
  • Fixed a bug when renaming files in batch
  • Fixed bug with refreshing Tag Preset in the Properties panel
  • Compare Windows is now launched on the monitor where Daminion is located
  • Optimize command now removes all thumbnails from the "~Thumbs" folder and removes empty read-only tags from the catalog
  • Synonyms of merging tags are now added to the resulting (merged) tag
  • Fixed a bug when the "Copy/Paste Tags" command didn't work from time to time
  • Fixed bug with incorrect importing of Places tags via the "Catalog > Import Tags" menu
  • Fixed bug when program crashed after zooming Thumbnail size in the thumbnail browser
  • Fixed bug when two similar files were exported via the Publish panel
  • Fixed bug when Auto-Rescan settings (Catalog > Auto-Rescan Settings) were ignored for the server catalogs
  • Fixed bug when Editors could assign files to locked tags
  • Fixed bug when umlaut symbols (A-O-U) were incorrectly imported from csv files
  • Fixed bug when trying to run the Daminion Server service as an Active Directory user
  • Fixed bug when tags with national symbols were incorrectly exported
  • Fixed bug when moving items to another catalog
  • Fixed bug with rendering some TIFF images
  • Several other minor bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 3.4.0 Build 1111 (Nov 5, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • Daminion allows you to create multiple SHARED catalogs now. Check out the short video above.
  • "Tag parents of a selected item" is now highlighted in the Tag tree
  • The Daminion Server Administration and Open Shared Catalogs windows have been redesigned
  • Added an option to import local Daminion catalog into the Server one (File > Import> Daminion Local Catalog (.dmc)…)
  • Added an option to change the location of server catalog thumbnails
  • Added "Catalog >Replication Settings" that allow you to use locally replicated file copies instead of files on a remote computer when working with the Daminion Server via a VPN connection
  • Added an option to keep the Console Output open after launching an external application. This is useful when configuring the arguments of external applications in Daminion’s "Open With > Define External Tools" menu
  • Added "Import/Export" options in the "Open Applications" window
  • New local catalogs are created up to 20 times faster
  • Daminion Server now automatically updates Ports for newly created catalogs in the Windows Firewall Inbound Rules
  • It's now possible to switch off notification of new releases
  • The "Move Out" option is disabled for the Place tag in the tag tree
  • Several minor improvements
  • Bug Fixes:
  • It is now possible to create more than 10 custom tags per catalog
  • Fixed bug that created custom tags without hierarchical structure
  • Fixed bug when Client wasn’t automatically updated from the Server
  • Fixed bug when images were always exported at 300 dpi
  • Fixed bug with moving folders via the "Cut/Paste as SubTag" commands in the Folder panel
  • Fixed bug when deleting items
  • Fixed bug when deleting tags
  • Fixed bug when tags with sub-values were not expanded after dragging files over them
  • Fixed bug with importing CSV files
  • Fixed bug with launching the Daminion Server Admin panel on some Windows configurations
  • Fixed bug with connecting to a Server catalog with activate Home or Pro Server licenses
  • Fixed bug when Ctrl + C/V didn’t work when multiple catalogs were opened
  • Renaming Folders now supports capital letters
  • Fixed bug when TIFF files were not exported
  • Fixed bugs when exporting files
  • It is now possible to use the "\" symbol when searching for folders (for server catalogs and for files with absolute paths)
  • Fixed minor bug when searching for words with umlauts (for server catalogs)
  • Fixed bug when a new Daminion installation overrode the existing Daminion Server rules in the Windows Firewall
  • Fixed bug when renaming custom tags with Integer type in the tag tree
  • Fixed bug when dimension info was not imported
  • Fixed several issues related to the time-out exception when querying for large number of files at the same time
  • Fixed bug with removing GPS info from the Properties panel
  • Fixed bug with the "Optimize catalog" command
  • Fixed bug with Rescanning folders
  • F7 and F8 keys now work for items in the Tray
  • Fixed a bug with tags expanding slowly
  • Fixed bug when the %folder token didn’t work properly
  • Fixed bug when Daminion exported images with original file extensions
  • Fixed bug with importing/rendering some TIFF files with corrupted metadata
  • Fixed bug when some files could not be exported
  • Fixed a minor issue when rendering TIFF files
  • Fixed bug when the Properties panel was incorrectly displayed when Hebrew was selected in the Language settings.
  • Fixed a minor issue when removing tag groups in the Tag tree
  • Several other minor bug fixes
  • Localizations:
  • Added Portuguese language
  • Updated German language files
  • Updated Spanish language files
  • Updated French language files
  • Updated Dutch language files
  • Updated Polish language files

New in Daminion Server 3.3.0 Build 1048 (Jul 4, 2014)

  • Major Improvements:
  • Duplicate documents can be located and removed quickly by expanding the “Saved Searches” tag and clicking on the “Duplicates” value.
  • You can describe your content with new tags like Scene, Subject Code, and Intellectual Genre.
  • You can protect your tag taxonomy against screw-ups. Tags can be locked by admin for changes – users may assign or remove existing tags, but they can’t change the tag structure.
  • Synonyms and Tag Groups allow you to reduce the number of visible tags, making it easier to navigate through the tag tree. You can select the “Images” tag group to find JPEGs, TIFFs, PNGs and other images – you don’t have to check each of them individually.
  • Rendering speed of large images, especially TIFF images, in Full Screen mode has significantly increased, and thumbnails for shared catalogs are also displayed much faster.
  • New files are imported up to 5 times faster than before into the large server based catalogs
  • You can now sort items manually when a single collection tag is selected and, prepare them in a specific order when necessary for things like publications or presentations.
  • A new Expired License Date field will enable you to avoid expensive penalties for using images after their license dates have expired.
  • We have also added an experimental option whereby you can find all publications of a particular image, or images very similar to it, on the internet.
  • The “Compare Items” window has been significantly improved, and selecting the right file version is much easier than before.
  • Other Improvements:
  • Working with large tag lists is now faster than before. An extra tag can now be displayed in the Folder panel.
  • Large Query Panels can now be collapsed
  • It's possible now to locate a tag in the Tags tree via the context menu of a tag in the Properties panel.
  • Custom Tags can now be imported from other open catalogs
  • A suggestion list for Title, Description, Rights Usage Terms tags now speeds up tag assignment
  • Files can be sorted manually when a single collection tag is selected
  • Added support for importing people from Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG)
  • Added support for reading GPS info from video taken by iPhone and Android mobiles
  • Individual tags can be excluded from embedding into the images during the export process (via the Export Preset Editor)
  • Keywords can be flattened in exported images
  • Full folder path is now displayed in the left panel of the Import Window.
  • It's now possible to check another folder in Assign Tags mode (via the context menu).
  • Added 1.5 sec delay to expand the destination tag when reordering tags. So a tag value can be dropped as a sub-tag of another tag without expanding the destination tag. This is very useful when the destination tag has a lot of sub-tags.
  • Import tag .txt files can now contain comment lines starting with double slashes: “//”
  • Improved support for video files (updated the MPlayer library)
  • You can right click on the date time box and filter the catalog by the selected file date (now works in Server catalogs)
  • Alt + Double Click now locates selected tag in the tag tree when the tag tree is in Filter Mode
  • Holding down the Ctrl key now starts recalculating the number of tags only when the mouse is over the number area
  • Added a button with the "(+)" icon in the Advanced Search window that lets you quickly append another row to an existing query row.
  • Thumbnail view can be automatically scrolled when reordering thumbnails manually
  • Added XMP:Photoshop:CreateDate to the list of source metadata fields for the Creation DateTime tag
  • Tags belonging to a selected file now appear highlighted in an orange colored font in the Tag tree (previous highlight font color was green)
  • On re-launch, Daminion now remembers the appearance of its last display before closing (for multi-monitor configurations)
  • Medium res PSB images can be displayed without using “image.psb.thumb.jpg” images
  • Hash for Audio Files is now calculated based on the audio content
  • Changes: removed Export to PDF and CVS from the Tray context menu
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Users belonged to the Viewer group can now view video files ("Open With" command is enabled for the Viewer role)
  • Fixed out of memory issue when viewing images in Full Screen mode
  • Fixed bug when Daminion was freezing when trying to open PSD files with corrupted headers
  • Fixed bug with handling metadata in PSD files
  • Fixed bug when it was impossible to rename folders in the tag tree
  • Fixed bug with importing TIFF files with corrupted data
  • Fixed bug when it was impossible to read some tags like File Size and EXIF info by “GetTags from File” command
  • Fixed bug when clicking on the triangle icon in the tag tree cleared an existing tag selection
  • Fixed minor bugs with suggestion hints in the Properties panel
  • Fixed bug with deleting items when the "Move To Recycled bin" option was selected
  • Fixed bug with incorrect calculation of statistics in the tag tree
  • Tags with the same name can be merged by using the Cut/Paste as Sub-Tag commands (previously worked only by dragging)
  • Fixed bug with launching the Daminion Server service when the “localhost” certificate was installed by another vendor (for example by Microsoft for their MS SQLServer)
  • Fixed bug with the “Check Out” command when user name contained upper case characters
  • Fixed bug with the “Check In” command when the folder for storing checked-out files was located on a drive that didn't exist on the server PC
  • Fixed bug when rotating images (F3/F4)
  • Fixed bug with incorrect folder naming after including it in the list of Auto-Rescanning folders
  • Fixed an occasional bug when merging tags in shared catalogs
  • Fixed bug when F6 key (the Rescan Folders command) didn't remove offline items
  • Fixed bug with auto-scrolling when moving items to Tray when thumbnails are in Filmstrip mode
  • Fixed bug with scrolling items by mouse wheel in details mode
  • Fixed bug with incorrectly encoded national words in the metadata of exported images
  • Fixed minor bug with selecting items
  • Fixed bug with converting some tags into Rational format that sometimes led to the program freezing
  • Fixed bug when Daminion couldn't write part of the tags into the XMP for images with non-empty GPS Altitude field
  • Fixed bug when thumbnails were not rotated in server catalogs
  • Rest API >GetMediaItems now works
  • Fixed minor bug with selecting tags in the Tag tree using the keyboard
  • Top -/+ keys on the keyboard now work in Full Screen mode
  • Fixed bug with comparing items from the Tray
  • Fixed bug with the program freezing when viewing images in full screen mode.
  • Fixed minor bug with previewing images in the Export window
  • Fixed several other bugs with exporting files
  • Several minor bug fixes
  • Updated Localizations:
  • Updated German localization (by Uwe Noack and SedatYakisir)
  • Updated French localization (by Lionel Reynaud)
  • Updated Dutch Localization (by Peter Gebruers)
  • Updated Polish localization (by Mariusz Lewandowski)
  • Updated Spanish localization (by Jose Angel Calvo)
  • Updated Slovak translation (By Mr. Matus Kipikasa)

New in Daminion Server 3.0.0 Build 994 (Mar 21, 2014)

  • Connection to Daminion Server can be established by specifying an FQDN address
  • Empty Media Formats in shared catalogs can now be removed via the “Catalog > Optimize Database” command
  • Fixed bug when users with non-administrator role didn’t see any files
  • Fixed bug with logging in as Guest login
  • Fixed bug that prevented Daminion from correctly locating the PostgreSQL 9.2
  • Fixed bug with certificates in the Server version
  • Fixed bug with assigning tags in Network catalogs when the Publishing Tag had been created by the same user on another PC.
  • Fixed bug when “Show Auto-Rescan Folders” command displayed incorrect information

New in Daminion Server 2.5.0 Build 932 (Dec 28, 2013)

  • Improvements:
  • Added Batch Renaming. Files can be renamed according to a renaming template (Edit > Batch Rename (Move))
  • Improved Export. Protect your exported images from unauthorized usage by stamping them with a watermark image that contains your copyright and logotype
  • Creating Contact Sheets
  • Exporting to PDF
  • Added "Custom Name" token
  • Added support for tokens in the "Assign Tag Preset" panel
  • Information can be displayed over your images in the Full Screen and Filmstrip modes
  • Added support for commas in Tag names
  • Export files that were skipped or missed during an export are now added to the export report
  • Added FileNameWithoutPath option to the "Item > Open With" command
  • Daminion will automatically adjust your PostgreSQL configuration file during installation to archive the best performance
  • Customers outside of a company proxy can specify proxy settings to use the Map and Update features
  • Added the ".thumbnails" folder to the list of ignored folders during import
  • Added "XMP-dc:Type" to the list of mapping fields on the Categories tag
  • Added support for reading Catalog Sets from iView/Expression Media/MediaPro
  • It is no longer possible to export images larger than 300Mb to reduce a risk of server crashing
  • Export Report content can now be copied
  • Updated external libraries (MPlayer, ExifTool and DCRAW)
  • Updated German Translation (By Uwe Noack and Sedat Yakisir)
  • Several other minor improvements
  • Minor improvements
  • Localizations:
  • Updated German translation by Uwe Noack and Sedat Yakisir
  • Updated Polish translation by Mariusz Lewandowski
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed bug that prevented the importation of files when "Create Categories from Folder Names" was checked in the Import Window
  • Fixed bug with "Checking files In"
  • Fixed bug with "Restoring server based catalogs"
  • Fixed bug that caused freezing during the Publishing process
  • Fixed bug causing the incorrect rotation of images during export
  • Fixed bug that marked thumbnails as Offline on some NAS models
  • Fixed bug that made it impossible to invoke MS Office applications via the "Open With" menu
  • Fixed bug that displayed a list of countries for City and Location options in the Advanced Search window
  • Fixed bug that caused issues while trying to change a user password and when the "Supplied user is locked out" message appeared
  • Fixed bug with "Saved Searches"
  • Fixed bug causing Daminion to crash while viewing images in the Full Screen mode
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 2.0.0 Build 911 (Nov 22, 2013)

  • Improvements:
  • Daminion can now preserve image metadata while exporting images
  • It's possible to export images to sRGB profile or preserve a source image ICC profile
  • New export preset editor that allows you to customize your export transformation presets
  • Some import settings (file and folder naming rules, a way of importing) can be locked by the administrator ("Catalog > Import Settings")
  • Interface settings are now stored inside the catalog individually for each user so you can see your customizations by logging in from any computer.
  • Share your images with various devices such as Tablets, Macs, Mobiles or the Web via experimental Dropbox integration. All image conversions and image optimizations will be performed on the fly.
  • Export to CSV
  • Added 15k limitation to Daminion Standalone version. Daminion's test period is over; however, you can still continue to use Daminion for free, with one limitation: you can import a maximum of 15k files per catalog. There are several ways to increase this limit: http://daminion.net/order/buy-daminion.
  • Daminion can now search through tag parents (even if they are not directly assigned to files) in the following tags: Folders, Keywords, Categories, People, Place, Event. For example, searching by "plant" now finds all images that were directly assigned to the "plants\oak" keyword (but not to the "plants" keywords)
  • Improved support for PDF files
  • It's now possible to Switch Off display for a number of assigned files in the Tags panel
  • Better handling of XMP in RAW images
  • Added support for MPEG-TS format
  • Added 2 new video tags: Frame Rate and Bit Rate (will be available in the newly created catalogs)
  • Advanced Search now searches tag parents for all tags except the "Everywhere" option
  • After being created, Custom Tags will now appear in the Tags and Properties panels
  • You can now use the Paste command (Ctrl + V) to enter information into the "Folder to Store Uploaded Files" field in the Administrative panel
  • A hint is now displayed for large truncated captions below Thumbnails
  • "Users\Public\MyDocuments" is now the default folder for storing uploaded files (instead of the ProgramData folder)
  • It's now possible to give meaningful names to shared catalogs (instead of the default "NetCatalog")
  • Tags with the same values (folders, media format, color label, rating) are now displayed in the Properties panel when multiple items are selected
  • Tag values from tag presets can now be used in the renaming templates in the Import window
  • Improved "Re-link Folder" feature
  • You can now use the context menu to find images assigned to a GPS Group marker
  • Improved "Assign Tags" mode in the Catalog tags panel.
  • Added new commands to reset user interface customizations: "Window > Reset Window Layouts" and "View > Reset User Interface"
  • Added support for some OLYMPUS camera maker notes
  • Added support for Jpeg2000 with native 8 bit and 16 bit gray scale images
  • GPS Info for video files is now displayed in the Properties panel
  • Ordered main menu items
  • It is no longer possible to remove items that have been checked out by other users, unless you are the Administrator or the owner of the items.
  • Tag names are now aligned more accurately in the Properties panel
  • Improved Properties panel
  • It's now possible to return focus back to the Thumbnail or Full Screen view from the Properties Panel using the Esc key (but only if no changes have been made in the Properties panel)
  • Added "Maximize" option to the Map panel
  • It's now possible to display GPS markers for found images only (not for all images in the catalog)
  • Optimized loading of GPS markers for a large number of files
  • It's possible now to change sorting order for tags in the server based catalogs
  • Minor improvements
  • Localizations:
  • Updated German translation by Uwe Noack and Sedat Yakisir
  • Updated Dutch translation by Peter Gebruers
  • Updated French translation by Reynaud Lionel and Alain Pierre
  • Updated Spanish translation by Jose Angel Calvo
  • Updated Polish translation by Mariusz Lewandowski
  • Updated Slovak translation by Matus Kipikasa
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Color management now works correctly
  • Fixed memory leak bug while scrolling thumbnails
  • Fixed bug when cropped RAW images were not correctly displayed
  • Fixed problem with Google Maps (Google changed their algorithm)
  • Fixed bug with duplicated folder names in the tags panel
  • Map provider and type of map now restore their states after the program restarts
  • Fixed bug when multi-line Descriptions below the thumbnails were cut
  • Fixed bug when different tag presets displayed for different selected interface languages
  • Property panel fields can no longer be edited by Viewer or Guest roles
  • Fixed bug with thumbnails disappearing after returning from full screen mode
  • Fixed bug with filtering catalog tags using national symbols
  • Fixed bug that disconnected client from the server after "Sign Out" command
  • Fixed bug with Default Admin Settings (like ports, etc...)
  • Fixed bug with Places in the Properties panel
  • Fixed bug with incorrect reading of Umlaut symbols from RAW images.
  • Fixed bug with Checking Out multiple itemsv
  • Fixed bug with Compare Items
  • Fixed bug with comparing cropped RAW Images
  • Fixed bug that made it impossible for users with the Editor role to drag images to the Map
  • Fixed bug when reading XMP from sidecar files of RAW images
  • Fixed bug when merging two tags
  • Advanced Search: now only Equals and Not Equals operations are available for the "Check Out To" tag
  • EXIF Orientation tag now resets after rotating to 0 degree, even if Compatibility mode is not checked.
  • Fixed bug with "Check In" in the server catalogs
  • Fixed bug with adding a new Place in the tags tree
  • Fixed bug when Daminion client couldn't open shared catalog due to server and client time mismatch
  • Fixed bug when tags were not read from the metadata of uploaded images
  • Fixed default icon rendering issue for some formats
  • Fixed minor memory leaks issue while working with the Properties panel
  • Fixed memory leaks while importing PDF documents
  • Fixed bug reading some images with ICC Profile on 64 bit Windows versions
  • Fixed bug reading TIFF CIELab images with embedded ICC profile
  • Fixed bug with reading some jp2 images
  • Fixed memory leaks while reading some corrupted PNG images
  • Fixed bug with reading some TIFF-jpeg images
  • Fixed bug when hotkeys didn't work for Open/Edit With menus
  • Fixed problem with licensing Server version
  • "Show All metadata" now works for files that contain Unicode symbols in the filename
  • Hint with admin/admin message no longer displays when Admin user is disabled
  • Fixed minor issue when incorrect info was written into the Comments field of RAW images
  • Fixed minor bug with wrong focused item after exiting full screen view
  • Fixed problem with pressing the "T" key in Film Strip mode
  • Fixed bug related to FIPS compliance
  • Fixed issue with Properties Panel disappearing in full view mode after pressing the Ctrl+D
  • Daminion now saves the state of expanded tags in the Folders panel
  • Fixed bug that prevented rotation of images exported by Daminion via Windows Explorer
  • Fixed minor issue of freezing when reading Camera RAW images with Daminion Server catalogs
  • Fixed bug with incorrect rounding of ISO values for some Canon cameras
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 0.9.7.675 Beta (Nov 10, 2012)

  • Added Support for Microsoft Office Documents
  • Daminion Clients can now be updated faster, in silent mode, from Daminion Server
  • Improved support for PDF files
  • The Collections Tag is now hierarchical and mapped to XMP:MWG metadata
  • More than 30 other improvements and bug fixes

New in Daminion Server 0.9.6.650 Beta (Oct 19, 2012)

  • Added: User defined tags
  • Improved: Color management
  • Improved: Speed of image viewing
  • Added German, French and Polish localizations
  • More than 30 other improvements and bug fixes