Change Log for the latest
XYplorer BETA version:
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v26.00.0303 - 2024-06-02 10:35
+ Toolbar: Added "Find Similar Images" button. Click it to find images similar to the
image currently focused in the file list (it does not have to be selected).
The right-click menu offers a caveman-friendly approach to the tolerance variable:
Similarity High -> Tolerance 1
Similarity Medium -> Tolerance 7
Similarity Low -> Tolerance 14
There is also an interesting command "Find Images Similar to Clipboard Image" which
supports image files in the clipboard (items/objects as well as paths/text to
items), and also plain images (bitmaps), which is pretty cool. For example, you can
copy an image from a website to the clipboard and then search for files that look
similar.
Again, don't expect miracles. The dHash approach is pre-AI and itself not that far
from the cave.
As you see, the button is just a shortcut to "?prop:#image.hash:[tolerance]~[item]".
The button graphic is a play on "hash" and two equal signs crossing to form an
image frame ;)
* Image Hashing: The thumbnail quality of the shell image factory is too poor compared
to GDI functions, making it too unreliable for hashing purposes, so I changed the
hashing related functions to the slightly slower GDI. This affects all and only
image types compatible with GDI (depending on the codecs installed). FYI, on the XY
dev system, this currently affects the following formats:
.bmp.dib.rle.gif.jpg.jpeg.jpe.jfif.png.arw.cpt.cr2.crw.dcr.dng.erf.fff
.mrw.mef.nef.nrw.orf.pef.raf.raw.rw2.rwl.sr2.srf.srw.x3f.tif.tiff.thm
* MLS: Internally updated to version 8.186.
> TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference_8.186.lng is uploaded.
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