New in Photo Supreme v2025
2025.0.1.7368
February 20, 2025
Scroll down for Additions, Improvements & Fixes per Build Number
Highlights for 2025
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Advanced Searching
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Tethered Folders
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Integrated Photo Backup
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Sharpness attribute
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Artificial Intelligence with OpenAI, the engine behind ChatGPT, or a local AI service with Ollama
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Integrates with macOS Sharing including AirDrop and macOS Messages
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PostgreSQL 17 support in the Server Edition
For more details, see the complete list below
Additions
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Added Advanced Search feature
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Added Tethered Folder monitoring
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Added an integrated photo backup feature, including scheduling
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Added sharpness as a cataloging parameter for sorting or stack top-picking
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Added a "Filter by Metadata" option in the FILTER button
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Added Artificial Intelligence panel with OpenAI (the engine behind ChatGPT) integration
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Added Artificial Intelligence panel with Ollama (a locally installed AI service) integration
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Added support for macOS sharing in a Sharing Profile for tighter integration with macOS
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Added integrated Text Expansion list editor
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Added W shortcut for "Stretch fit" in the Viewer
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Added an option to the Application's dock icon to start a second instance of the application on macOS
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Added support for the Canon CRM (Canon RAW Movie) file format
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Added Crushed Shadows display in the Image Viewer
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Added Photo Supreme Online website pages to the Server Edition
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Added right click-support to the Dynamic Search, Favorites, Catalog Filter, Dynamic Collections to allow operations such as greater than, less then, etc
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Added PostgreSQL 17 support for the Server Edition
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Added support for the Sequoia coal appearance
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Added caching for Google GPS Reverse Lookups within a 2 meter radius
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Added a Tools sub-panel to the left sidebar for easier access to the available tools such as de-duplicator, searching, scripting, tethering, or user management (server edition)
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Added a copy/paste feature to the Image Details for easier copying of data between features that use image details
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Added a visual indicator to the Image Viewer to represent the position of an image in the set. This helps knowing where the image is in the Collection
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Added an option to make it possible to redate a full stack from the dialog
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Added support for time zone offsets in metadata
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Added a new setting for Catalog Labels to allow a Text Expansion Abbreviation. This makes it easier to use the catalog label name in metadata fields.
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Added lossless rotation support for MOV/MP4 and other Quicktime formats (only possible for files where the dimensions are available in the track data)
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Added options to switch the GEO Panel Maps display to Roadmap, Satellite, Hybrid and Terrain
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Added "smallest", "RAW over non-RAW" and "Non RAW over RAW" as deduplicate keeper pick methods
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Added a click to a thumb in the Deduplicator to see a larger preview of the image
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Added a %textexp macro command to allow using text expansion abbreviations in macros
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Added %video macros for Creation Stamp (%video:creation), Duration (%video:duration), and Frame Rate (%video:framerate)
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Added Image Details as part of a Sharing Profile to allow setting custom details for shared images.
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Added a copy/paste option for a Dynamic Search Group
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Added %OSClipboard macro to return text on the OS clipboard
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ART (Another Raw Therapee) is recognized as an external application on a new installation
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Added support for ART (Another Raw Therapee) its ARP sidecar files
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Added "Soft Shadows" tone curve as a new preset
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Added encoding option when configuring a macro element in the rename dialog
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Added System Variable entry in the Macro Values popup
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Improvements
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7365; When renaming a single file then you can now select a rename profile from the drop down
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7365; Updated Italian translations
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7365; Updated German translations
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7365; The LAP search drop down lists the copy/paste options higher in the drop down
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Improved font quality drawing on lower resolution monitors
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Reimplemented the SmugMug interface
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Added + icon to portfolios to create (sub) collections
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Changed the Windows dark theme for Windows 11
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Faster drawing of the color bars below thumbs
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Redesigned GEO/GPS panel for improved usability
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Improved thumbnail quality
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Improved performance of thumb drawing in the Catalog Tree
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When Alt-Drag/Drop a label to another label you can now edit the relationship details after drop
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Completely re-implemented the Full Screen Image Viewer for improved performance and robustness
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Stars in Info Panel are now gray instead of orange
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You can now copy/paste one or more images to another image to create or add to a stack
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Improved support for non-image format on macOS by using the Apple ImageIO framework instead of the QuickLook framework for more extensive and unified file loading of such formats (eg HEIC files)
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The Downloader now shows the photo date and target file name below the thumbnails
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Cleaner Image Controls bar in the Image Viewer leaves more space for the image itself
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The Quick Select/Stack Select and Version Select option in the Image Viewer now present a filmstrip for easier use.
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Added support for lr:weightedFlatSubject and handling differences with dc:subject
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There's now an option for the ICS read setting check on startup to "remind again in 30 days"
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In the search bar, the space character is now interpreted as an AND instead of OR combination
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Improved and more reliable auto-synchronizing process
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Faster thumb drawing
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Stacks are also exported during Export to Catalog
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Modal Dialogs are extra highlighted by dimming the application behind the dialog.
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Faster stack and version detection for large sets
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Faster Canon CR3 loading and more robust CR3 metadata loading
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Higher quality for on-thumb icons such as rating stars, bookmarks, video indicator, and color labels.
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Redesigned login dialog
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Improved scaling of the selected frames on thumbnails
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Improved navigation with cursor keys in the Light Table when in-between boxes are locked
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When adding a selection to a portfolio collection, you can select multiple collections
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Bookmark names are now also searchable using the Search Bar
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Stack Marker names are now also searchable using the Search Bar
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Improved progress visual feedback for the import feature
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The Light Table now opens on the preferred monitor for the Viewer
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Improved color tone curve drawing for points in the diagram
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Improved overall screen drawing performance
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Allow the use of the Delete Dialog for images not yet in the Catalog (eg in the Downloader)
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Added hint texts to the button in the Image Viewer's Control Bar
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Added shortcuts for the Quick, Stack, and Version selection in the Image Viewer
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Added support for more Canon maker note fields and values
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Reintroduced the Z and A Image Viewer keyboard shortcuts for Original and Best fit
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Performance improvement on import
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When using "Always write XMP sidecar files" then PSU writes the sidecar file for MOV/HEIC pairs that exist in the same folder as .XMP for the HEIC and .MOV.XMP for the MOV
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Faster startup in Windows when a non-connected drive shares exists in the Catalog
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Horizontal Collection Viewers (thumb sets) can now be scroll horizontally with the mouse wheel
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Improved Catalog Label details panel constraints
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You can now store a favorite as a Dynamic Collection in a Portfolio
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Improved Video Overlay drawing quality on thumbnails and in the Viewer
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Improved scrolling speed through sets of thumbnails with lots of Videos
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In the + drop down popup for Favorites, Dynamic Search, and Catalog Filter you can now select all properties from the Detail panel
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Improved how different timeline items are combined when operators are used
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Improved visual feedback for face recognition when detections were made
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The login dialog now opens on the application is started from instead of the main monitor
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Added a Face Recognition button to the Image Viewer's control bar
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Performance improvements for searching for metadata in large databases
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Some performance optimalizations when using some specific items in the Metadata Search
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Search results now open in the same search tab, unless Alt/Opt is pressed
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The Search Bar returns results faster when using multiple combinations (AND/OR/NOT)
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On macOS, ARW files are now loaded using ImageIO for higher compatibility
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In a search result its caption, the search string is now properly formatted eg alex dean is shown as alex AND dean
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It is now possible to use the Tab Key in the Image Viewer to tab between areas
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Changed the captions in the Memories section to Days, Weeks and Months
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Improved file date reading/writing using correct time zones
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Renewed the Web Update dialog in Windows
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Improved performance while resizing the main application form
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Increased the threshold to request a Compact of the database(s) in the Single User Edition
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Improved switching extension in rename panel
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Added shortcut to open the Loupe in the Light Table
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Improved line wrapping in controls that show HTML text
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Several improvements for the wording in messages
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Added a "Create new catalog" option in the Login dialog
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Added Data Mining for PLUS, and Genre and EventID properties for IPTC-Ext XMP definitions
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Renewed the icons in an Email Profile
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Improved how some conditions in a user role are handled when joined with a search (Server Edition)
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It is now possible to store the result of a (folder) transfer profile as a stack
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Added %ImageMegapixels macro
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Cosmetic change for the Message Dialogs
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Improved how an assigned Event Label is picked to be written to the metadata Event field when multiple event catalog labels are assigned
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Added support for some Leica specific maker notes tags
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Fixes
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7368; Fix for positioning of dropdown icon in States -> In Last Import
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7368; Fix for a possible slowdown in refreshing the Image Details Panel
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7365; Fix for possible exception when trying to set a time value of 12hr and the OS date format is AM/PM
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7365; Fix for the duplicate keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F
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7365; Fix for not Assigning image catalog labels when muti images are processed in AI (batch or AI panel)
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7365; Fix for error when using the "Filter Active Selection" script
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Fix for a cat label's description not showing as hint text after first entering it.
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Fix for drawing the gray (non defined) color label
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Fix for "Flagged" bookmark not visually distinguishable in the Light theme
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Fix for not showing the correct sub text in a message dialog when called from a background thread
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Fix for a possible Access Violation while renaming files on macOS
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Fix for "favorite" toggle (Ctrl+Space) not always working as expected
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Fix for not correctly changing the Title field after renaming a file
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Fix for possible memory leak during import
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Fix for States -> Folder States not showing the content unless the counter is clicked
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Fix for rotation button's stroke thickness
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Fix for possible Access Violation when using History Back/Forward
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Fix for click accuracy of the Favorites and Dynamic Search mini-hamburger menu
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Fix for possible Access Violation when using the Collection Viewer's Back and Forward in history buttons
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Fix for removing ratings from the Dynamic Search, Favorite, and Catalog Filter
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Fix for sometimes unexpecting change of the sort order after switching to another set of images
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Fix for possible degradation in drawing speed while using the scrollbar track thumb buttons in the Image Viewer
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Fix for stack markers not being drawn when viewed stacked when the top item has no stack marker assigned
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Fix for restoring form position on a second when the 2nd monitor is placed to the left of the main (negative values)
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Fix for possible Collection Viewer hick-up when repeatedly using the arrow keys
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Fix for slow drawing when a thumb is being loaded in the background while in a repeat-key sequence (eg keep the down key pressed)
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Fix for "Export to CSV" not writing a BOM to the export file
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Fix for not properly writing/reading MWG regions when the orientation is one of the "flipped" orientations
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Fix for the Face Detection removing a "focus" area when that area overlaps with a detected face
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Fix for an issue when searching for float valued metadata properties (eg F-Number)
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Fix for possible application stall while parsing Macros containing %exif and %xmp macros
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Fix for Stock Marker name not being searchable after changing its name in the Preferences
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Fix for not being able to add a new collection in the Select Portfolio Collection dialog when a portfolio holds no pre-existing collections
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Fix for click on some thumb icons keep sticking
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Fix for not showing the label name in "Merge Label" and "Relocate Label"
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Several fixes for the Grid display
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Fix for slightly offset video icon in the Viewer
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Fix for scheduled "verification" or backups which are scheduled to run once at a later moment in time
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Fix for search alternatives popping up, even after pressing the return key to start the search operation
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Fix for not reading metadata for some kinds of Nikon video files
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Fix for not showing structured fields when used in the Info Panel
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Fix for some non-functional shortcuts in the Light Table
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Fix for not parsing P attributes in HTML tags
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Fix for nor using update user role authorization in the HTTP Server when changed after the role has been cached (Server Edition)
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Fix for a possible stall when creating folders in the catalog
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Fix for possible stall when opening an image Full Screen
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Fix for not always sync-writing when no labels are assigned
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Fix for missing scrollbar in Adjust ->Filters
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Fix for check boxes now showing properly in the Preferences when a section is expanded
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Fix for slightly increasing size of the Catalog Labels popup in Download Profile
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Fix for Alt+Enter not working in the Search Bar
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Fix for not reliably handing embedded XMP in HEIC files when multiple XMP resources exist
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Fix for not always properly restoring the focus to a field after a message is displayed
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Fix for not always reliably identifying if there is an active internet connection