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New in Photo Supreme v2025

2025.1.0.7494

March 19, 2025

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Highlights for 2025

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  • Advanced Searching

  • Tethered Folders

  • Integrated Photo Backup

  • Sharpness attribute

  • Artificial Intelligence with OpenAI, the engine behind ChatGPT, or a local AI service with Ollama

  • Integrates with macOS Sharing including AirDrop and macOS Messages

  • PostgreSQL 17 support in the Server Edition
     

For more details, see the complete list below

Additions

  • 7480; Added Move and Rename feature

  • 7480; Added support for Google's new Gemma3 model for Ollama

  • Added Advanced Search feature

  • Added Tethered Folder monitoring

  • Added an integrated photo backup feature, including scheduling

  • Added sharpness as a cataloging parameter for sorting or stack top-picking

  • Added a "Filter by Metadata" option in the FILTER button

  • Added Artificial Intelligence panel with OpenAI (the engine behind ChatGPT) integration

  • Added Artificial Intelligence panel with Ollama (a locally installed AI service) integration

  • Added support for macOS sharing in a Sharing Profile for tighter integration with macOS

  • Added integrated Text Expansion list editor

  • Added W shortcut for "Stretch fit" in the Viewer

  • Added an option to the Application's dock icon to start a second instance of the application on macOS

  • Added support for the Canon CRM (Canon RAW Movie) file format

  • Added Crushed Shadows display in the Image Viewer

  • Added Photo Supreme Online website pages to the Server Edition

  • Added right click-support to the Dynamic Search, Favorites, Catalog Filter, Dynamic Collections to allow operations such as greater than, less then, etc

  • Added PostgreSQL 17 support for the Server Edition

  • Added support for the Sequoia coal appearance

  • Added caching for Google GPS Reverse Lookups within a 2 meter radius

  • 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)

  • Added a copy/paste feature to the Image Details for easier copying of data between features that use image details

  • 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

  • Added an option to make it possible to redate a full stack from the dialog

  • Added support for time zone offsets in metadata

  • 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.

  • Added lossless rotation support for MOV/MP4 and other Quicktime formats (only possible for files where the dimensions are available in the track data)

  • Added options to switch the GEO Panel Maps display to Roadmap, Satellite, Hybrid and Terrain

  • Added "smallest", "RAW over non-RAW" and "Non RAW over RAW" as deduplicate keeper pick methods

  • Added a click to a thumb in the Deduplicator to see a larger preview of the image

  • Added a %textexp macro command to allow using text expansion abbreviations in macros

  • Added %video macros for Creation Stamp (%video:creation), Duration (%video:duration), and Frame Rate (%video:framerate)

  • Added Image Details as part of a Sharing Profile to allow setting custom details for shared images.

  • Added a copy/paste option for a Dynamic Search Group

  • Added %OSClipboard macro to return text on the OS clipboard

  • ART (Another Raw Therapee) is recognized as an external application on a new installation

  • Added support for ART (Another Raw Therapee) its ARP sidecar files

  • Added "Soft Shadows" tone curve as a new preset

  • Added encoding option when configuring a macro element in the rename dialog

  • Added System Variable entry in the Macro Values popup

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Improvements

  • 7480; Added resize option for "Shortest Side"

  • 7480; You can now manually enter a date in the Advanced Search's Dates

  • 7480; Removed GPS Latitude and GPS Longitude from the Details section in the left Catalog Explorer

  • 7480; Changed the icon to "empty" an Advanced Search

  • 7454; Added option to Transfer Profile to allow blurring of areas to facilitate privacy

  • 7443; Improved batch update performance on SQLServer

  • 7434; During a database update the computer is prevented from going in sleep mode

  • 7434; Renaming a single file will again open the Rename Dialog

  • 7434; The last used Rename profile is pre-selected in the thumb's filename drop down

  • 7434; Added localhost as a domain exception on macOS

  • 7434; Added Ctrl+N and Ctrl+B shortcut in image details text fields to select the next/previous thumb

  • 7434; Performance improvement when searching for filename in Advanced Search

  • 7404; Changed implementation of the copy/paste open in the GEO Panel

  • 7404; Added copy/paste shortcuts for catalog labels in the Label Assignment Panel

  • 7395; When upgrading a SQLServer database then PSU now also checks if the compatibility level is set correctly

  • 7381; Squeezed out more overall performance again

  • 7381; Improved performance for rebuilding a calendar's drop down

  • 7365; When renaming a single file then you can now select a rename profile from the drop down

  • 7365; Updated Italian translations

  • 7365; Updated German translations

  • 7365; The LAP search drop down lists the copy/paste options higher in the drop down

  • Improved font quality drawing on lower resolution monitors

  • Reimplemented the SmugMug interface

  • Added + icon to portfolios to create (sub) collections

  • Changed the Windows dark theme for Windows 11

  • Faster drawing of the color bars below thumbs

  • Redesigned GEO/GPS panel for improved usability

  • Improved thumbnail quality

  • Improved performance of thumb drawing in the Catalog Tree

  • When Alt-Drag/Drop a label to another label you can now edit the relationship details after drop

  • Completely re-implemented the Full Screen Image Viewer for improved performance and robustness

  • Stars in Info Panel are now gray instead of orange

  • You can now copy/paste one or more images to another image to create or add to a stack

  • 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)

  • The Downloader now shows the photo date and target file name below the thumbnails

  • Cleaner Image Controls bar in the Image Viewer leaves more space for the image itself

  • The Quick Select/Stack Select and Version Select option in the Image Viewer now present a filmstrip for easier use.

  • Added support for lr:weightedFlatSubject and handling differences with dc:subject

  • There's now an option for the ICS read setting check on startup to "remind again in 30 days"

  • In the search bar, the space character is now interpreted as an AND instead of OR combination

  • Improved and more reliable auto-synchronizing process

  • Faster thumb drawing

  • Stacks are also exported during Export to Catalog

  • Modal Dialogs are extra highlighted by dimming the application behind the dialog.

  • Faster stack and version detection for large sets

  • Faster Canon CR3 loading and more robust CR3 metadata loading

  • Higher quality for on-thumb icons such as rating stars, bookmarks, video indicator, and color labels.

  • Redesigned login dialog

  • Improved scaling of the selected frames on thumbnails

  • Improved navigation with cursor keys in the Light Table when in-between boxes are locked

  • When adding a selection to a portfolio collection, you can select multiple collections

  • Bookmark names are now also searchable using the Search Bar

  • Stack Marker names are now also searchable using the Search Bar

  • Improved progress visual feedback for the import feature

  • The Light Table now opens on the preferred monitor for the Viewer

  • Improved color tone curve drawing for points in the diagram

  • Improved overall screen drawing performance

  • Allow the use of the Delete Dialog for images not yet in the Catalog (eg in the Downloader)

  • Added hint texts to the button in the Image Viewer's Control Bar

  • Added shortcuts for the Quick, Stack, and Version selection in the Image Viewer

  • Added support for more Canon maker note fields and values

  • Reintroduced the Z and A Image Viewer keyboard shortcuts for Original and Best fit

  • Performance improvement on import

  • 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

  • Faster startup in Windows when a non-connected drive shares exists in the Catalog

  • Horizontal Collection Viewers (thumb sets) can now be scroll horizontally with the mouse wheel

  • Improved Catalog Label details panel constraints

  • You can now store a favorite as a Dynamic Collection in a Portfolio

  • Improved Video Overlay drawing quality on thumbnails and in the Viewer

  • Improved scrolling speed through sets of thumbnails with lots of Videos

  • In the + drop down popup for Favorites, Dynamic Search, and Catalog Filter you can now select all properties from the Detail panel

  • Improved how different timeline items are combined when operators are used

  • Improved visual feedback for face recognition when detections were made

  • The login dialog now opens on the application is started from instead of the main monitor

  • Added a Face Recognition button to the Image Viewer's control bar

  • Performance improvements for searching for metadata in large databases

  • Some performance optimalizations when using some specific items in the Metadata Search

  • Search results now open in the same search tab, unless Alt/Opt is pressed

  • The Search Bar returns results faster when using multiple combinations (AND/OR/NOT)

  • On macOS, ARW files are now loaded using ImageIO for higher compatibility

  • In a search result its caption, the search string is now properly formatted eg alex dean is shown as alex AND dean

  • It is now possible to use the Tab Key in the Image Viewer to tab between areas

  • Changed the captions in the Memories section to Days, Weeks and Months

  • Improved file date reading/writing using correct time zones

  • Renewed the Web Update dialog in Windows

  • Improved performance while resizing the main application form

  • Increased the threshold to request a Compact of the database(s) in the Single User Edition

  • Improved switching extension in rename panel

  • Added shortcut to open the Loupe in the Light Table

  • Improved line wrapping in controls that show HTML text

  • Several improvements for the wording in messages

  • Added a "Create new catalog" option in the Login dialog

  • Added Data Mining for PLUS, and Genre and EventID properties for IPTC-Ext XMP definitions

  • Renewed the icons in an Email Profile

  • Improved how some conditions in a user role are handled when joined with a search (Server Edition)

  • It is now possible to store the result of a (folder) transfer profile as a stack

  • Added %ImageMegapixels macro

  • Cosmetic change for the Message Dialogs

  • Improved how an assigned Event Label is picked to be written to the metadata Event field when multiple event catalog labels are assigned

  • Added support for some Leica specific maker notes tags

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Fixes

  • 7494; Fix for sometimes drawing an unexpected line on macOS (such as in the login screen)

  • 7490; Fix for files created with ApplePro in DNG format using the Clockwise orientation

  • 7485; Fix for an issue while writing metadata to HEIC files created with a Samsung phone

  • 7482; Fix for an Access Violation when adding a "smaller than" and "custom date" to Advanced Search

  • 7480; Fix for Label Memberships in the Catalog Label Details falling behind other controls (z-order)

  • 7480; Fix for a possible Access Violation when picking a date in a Calendar dropdown

  • 7480; Fix for showing only the first 10 nodes in the SmugMug dialog

  • 7480; Improved keyboard operation for menu dropdowns

  • 7480; Fix for double separator in Dynamic Collection + drop down

  • 7480; Fix for possible Access Violation when quickly opening/closing sub menus

  • 7480; Fix for always showing metadata names in English in the collection caption

  • 7480; Fix for the way how files are made unique if needed

  • 7480; Fix for not being able to search on negative numeric values in the Advanced Search

  • 7454; Fix for Advanced Search when searching for the same metadata occurrence in two different lines, each  using different operators

  • 7454; Fix for Advanced Search not giving results after changing an existing non-XMP property line to an XMP property entry

  • 7454; Fix for Transfer Profile "Catalog Settings", not consistently updating its enabled state

  • 7454; Fix for focus restore to the application, after closing the Advanced Search dialog

  • 7454; Fix for possible memory flooding for QuickTime file formats that hold unexpected/undocumented data

  • 7443; Fix for numerical integer values in Search Data not being searchable in Advanced Search

  • 7443; Fix for possible Access Violation when having the Image Viewer open on a second monitor
  • 7443; Fix for not persisting the option for "Version Detection" in the Verification results
  • 7437; Fix for not showing ISO, etc in Details

  • 7434; Fix for reversed Clockwise/Counter-clockwise strings in Full Exif Dump script

  • 7434; Fix for incorrect orientation for Apple Pro DNG files

  • 7434; Fix for not always showing a proper caption when adding a metadata item to dynamic search

  • 7434; Fix for not being able to search for numeric values in Advanced Search for properties that hold integer  numbers (eg exif:PixelXDimension)

  • 7434; Fix for not showing results in Details for XMP fields that hold decimal values and the OS locale is not using "dot" as decimal separator

  • 7434; Fix for not showing Slideshow caption and Image Caption text in Preferences

  • 7434; Fix for losing the selected stack when in Stacked View and stacking a set of images

  • 7434; Fix for delay when stepping through the Catalog Tree while the Image Details panel is open

  • 7404; Fix for possible crash on a "pre-Sequoia" macOS version with the Image Details open

  • 7404; Fix for error when creating a user group in the Server Edition

  • 7397; Fix for a Access Violation when selecting a dropdown value in Preferences

  • 7395; Fix for a possible stall while Image Details panel is open

  • 7395; Fix for focus restore when closing a combo text box drop down

  • 7395; Fix for sometimes distorted custom thumb info drawing on low-res monitors

  • 7395; Fix for sometimes not handling a click in a catalog search box's suggestions drop down

  • 7395; Fix for mouse not always handling items in the Tools Side menu

  • 7395; Fix for sync'ing a file when areas are read from the metadata on a new file import

  • 7395; Fix for user-saved rename rules not being applied when selected from a thumb's caption edit

  • 7381; Fix for incorrect ExposureTime display Details section

  • 7381; Fix for not reading the "first day of the week" on macOS

  • 7381; Fix for the LAP, if a wrapped label name is higher than the height of the box then the label should be top aligned

  • 7381; Fix for not instantly applying a rename rule when selected in the thumb caption's edit field drop down

  • 7381; Fix for slow scrolling in the Image Details when many sections are expanded

  • 7368; Fix for positioning of dropdown icon in States -> In Last Import

  • 7368; Fix for a possible slowdown in refreshing the Image Details Panel

  • 7365; Fix for possible exception when trying to set a time value of 12hr and the OS date format is AM/PM

  • 7365; Fix for the duplicate keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F

  • 7365; Fix for not Assigning image catalog labels when muti images are processed in AI (batch or AI panel)

  • 7365; Fix for error when using the "Filter Active Selection" script

  • Fix for a cat label's description not showing as hint text after first entering it.

  • Fix for drawing the gray (non defined) color label

  • Fix for "Flagged" bookmark not visually distinguishable in the Light theme

  • Fix for not showing the correct sub text in a message dialog when called from a background thread

  • Fix for a possible Access Violation while renaming files on macOS

  • Fix for "favorite" toggle (Ctrl+Space) not always working as expected

  • Fix for not correctly changing the Title field after renaming a file

  • Fix for possible memory leak during import

  • Fix for States -> Folder States not showing the content unless the counter is clicked

  • Fix for rotation button's stroke thickness

  • Fix for possible Access Violation when using History Back/Forward

  • Fix for click accuracy of the Favorites and Dynamic Search mini-hamburger menu

  • Fix for possible Access Violation when using the Collection Viewer's Back and Forward in history buttons

  • Fix for removing ratings from the Dynamic Search, Favorite, and Catalog Filter

  • Fix for sometimes unexpecting change of the sort order after switching to another set of images

  • Fix for possible degradation in drawing speed while using the scrollbar track thumb buttons in the Image Viewer

  • Fix for stack markers not being drawn when viewed stacked when the top item has no stack marker assigned

  • Fix for restoring form position on a second when the 2nd monitor is placed to the left of the main (negative values)

  • Fix for possible Collection Viewer hick-up when repeatedly using the arrow keys

  • 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)

  • Fix for "Export to CSV" not writing a BOM to the export file

  • Fix for not properly writing/reading MWG regions when the orientation is one of the "flipped" orientations

  • Fix for the Face Detection removing a "focus" area when that area overlaps with a detected face

  • Fix for an issue when searching for float valued metadata properties (eg F-Number)

  • Fix for possible application stall while parsing Macros containing %exif and %xmp macros

  • Fix for Stock Marker name not being searchable after changing its name in the Preferences

  • Fix for not being able to add a new collection in the Select Portfolio Collection dialog when a portfolio holds no pre-existing collections

  • Fix for click on some thumb icons keep sticking

  • Fix for not showing the label name in "Merge Label" and "Relocate Label"

  • Several fixes for the Grid display

  • Fix for slightly offset video icon in the Viewer

  • Fix for scheduled "verification" or backups which are scheduled to run once at a later moment in time

  • Fix for search alternatives popping up, even after pressing the return key to start the search operation

  • Fix for not reading metadata for some kinds of Nikon video files

  • Fix for not showing structured fields when used in the Info Panel

  • Fix for some non-functional shortcuts in the Light Table

  • Fix for not parsing P attributes in HTML tags

  • Fix for nor using update user role authorization in the HTTP Server when changed after the role has been cached (Server Edition)

  • Fix for a possible stall when creating folders in the catalog

  • Fix for possible stall when opening an image Full Screen

  • Fix for not always sync-writing when no labels are assigned

  • Fix for missing scrollbar in Adjust ->Filters

  • Fix for check boxes now showing properly in the Preferences when a section is expanded

  • Fix for slightly increasing size of the Catalog Labels popup in Download Profile

  • Fix for Alt+Enter not working in the Search Bar

  • Fix for not reliably handing embedded XMP in HEIC files when multiple XMP resources exist

  • Fix for not always properly restoring the focus to a field after a message is displayed

  • Fix for not always reliably identifying if there is an active internet connection

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