Image Comparer what's new

version 4.0

This version is re-worked a lot. Increased multi-threading stability, fixed hang issues, etc. Requires new 4.x license.

• fixed problem with multithreading that may produce wrong results or hangs in previous versions
• numerous new image formats supported, including WEBP, HEIC, JBIG
• new comparison algorithm that is much faster, used by default. You can enable old algorithm in the Preferences
• added high-dpi monitors support
• added displaying progress in the taskbar icon
• many internal routines were optimized for better performance

version 3.8

• added: favorite folders for auto-marking feature when results are in tree view mode
• added: Swedish and Romanian translations
• added: ability to rename selected image in the gallery or in the "Top 10 similar" list
• added: auto-marking wizard for the "Results as a tree" mode
• fixed: wrong time estimation while compare within a gallery
• fixed a bug that brings an error on some multicore CPUs

version 3.7

• added multicore CPU optimization
• added Bosnian translation
• fixed rare bug that caused wrong comparison results
• fixed slow multi image selection
• fixed rare error when checking image in tree

version 3.6

• added Finnish translation
• added Finnish help file
• added an ability to disable delete confirmations
• added mark images with lower quality automatically in additional to auto-marking images with higher quality
• icons were changed
• fixed DNG files loading problems
• fixed minor Vista issue
• fixed batch delete images with Unicode file names

version 3.5

• displaying comparison results as a tree. You can switch display mode using menu item "Compare-View results as"
• "Do not compare in the same folder" option to the Preferences
• added the option to create gallery much faster (using embedded thumbnails) but a bit roughly
• added the option to display high quality thumbnails (slower loading)
• added French translation
• now default parameters are optimized to the fastest processing
• improved RAW format processing. Now it is 2x faster at least

version 3.4

• added "Compare-Check new images..." menu item. You can compare new images with images from the gallery before adding them
• added: Hold CTRL key while setting a filter by similarity degree for results to filter pairs with selected per cent value similarity ONLY
• fixed auto mark images by quality applied for the filtered range only, not for entire results
• fixed: "Save results as..." menu item was disabled after changing the gallery sort mode
• fixed sudden second image from result pair disappearing just after comparison among the gallery
• fixed several minor issues

version 3.3

• added differences highlighting feature
• added the ability to select image file formats to work with
• added gallery sort modes: by duplicates found, by file name, by file size, by file date, by image width, by image height
• fixed several minor bugs

version 3.2

• added Ukrainian and Korean translations
• added English and Russian help files
• added the ability to set similarity filter for opened results
• added the ability to switch gallery display mode between previews and table mode. Use menu item "Gallery-View"
• added the ability to delete opened gallery or results database. Menu items "Gallery-Delete gallery", "Compare-Delete results"
• added new file confirmation window for the file operations. Now you can be sure, IC will not delete wrong files
• added function "mark images with higher quality"
• fixed looking for image modifications while using comparison wizard
• fixed some other minor bugs

version 3.1

• the comparison process optimized for speed. It runs up to 3 times faster now
• added advanced comparison options - looking for rotated and flipped images
• added Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Lithuanian, Czech, Macedonian, Portuguese(Brasil), Hungarian, Italian, German, Bulgarian translations
• all "select folder" dialogs are saving their initial folders now
• added the ability to add folder with images to the gallery
• "Close" button added to the fullscreen mode
• added key shortcuts for copy, move and delete marked images
• added: default image viewer launched when double-click on image previews in gallery
• fixed: fullscreen main window state is saving and restoring now
• fixed: corrupted and small (less than 32 pixels dimension) images are bypassed
• fixed: now no marks are set automatically in case of equal image resolution but different image formats
• fixed time estimation for comparison among one gallery
• large galleries opening optimized for speed
• Vista compatibility increased
• fixed Win9x compatibility

version 3.0

• the program has been written completely from scratch
• added full Unicode support including Unicode file names
• works with galleries (set of images) now
• multi language user interface
• shows Top 10 similar images for the selected one
• completely new interface layout
• comparison wizard implemented
• Firebird used as a database engine

version 2.3

• added: "Exclude files" button instead of "Delete records"
• added: ability to select comparison thread priority
• added: ability to save results and exit IC when comparison is done
• added: ability to save results and shutdown PC when comparison is done
• added: About dialog, Bolide Software logo added
• fixed: slow mark/unmark pairs when the database is large enough
• fixed: comparison process optimized and works a bit faster now
• fixed: minor bugs were fixed

 

version 2.2

• added: additional check for 100% similar images. Will be good for small images comparison like icons
• added: main window can be maximized and resized now
• added: main window size is saved and restored when restarts
• added: recently opened databases list for quick opening
• fixed: found bugs were fixed

 

version 2.1

• skinnable user interface. Supports WinXP themes
• Fullscreen mode support. Now you can mark images and navigate the comparison results when the image pair is displayed in fullscreen mode
• found bugs were fixed

 

version 2.0

• new improved image comparison algorithm. You can change the priority for speed or for quality of comparison
• accelerated image loading
• implemented sorting by similarity percentage
• shows how much disk space will be freed after deleting marked duplicates
• some minor bugs was fixed

 

version 1.5

• delete images using Recycle Bin supported now and turned on by default
• Ability to save and open comparison results
• File size displayed now in the main window
• File rename feature in right click menu menu
• some bugs fixed