Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder - Frequently Asked Questions
Why Should I Register?
- Registered users get free support and minor version updates
( new minor versions of the product)
- Registered users can suggest extra features
that they would like to be included in the product
I can not download/register the product?
Please read the instructions in your registration email carefully and follow them precisely. Please note that the login and password for the download are case sensitive so we recommend you to just copy/paste the information in bold blue into the corresponding fields.
Does Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder support RAW formats?
Yes. Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder supports most of the RAW formats available. You can see a list of the supported digital camera RAW formats here. Note that even if your camera is not listed it may be supported, so we recommend you to download our free demo and test your images.
How to exclude a folder from automark?
In the folders list right click a folder and choose 'Disable Automark For This Folder'.
How to disable self-scan for a folder or how to compare folder A against folder B?
In the folders list right click a folder and choose 'Disable self-Scan For This Folder'.
If you disable self-scan for folder 'VSD2' the images inside it will not be compared against each-other.
If you disable self-scan for the folders 'VSD1' and 'VSD2' the images in 'VSD1' will be compared against the images in 'VSD2' and vice-versa instead of comparing all the images in 'VSD1' and 'VSD2' against each other.
The folders that are disabled for self-scan will be listed in green.
The application disappears when minimized.
When minimized the application will minimize to the system tray in order not to disturb your work. Please look in the system tray for the Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder icon.
How many images can I compare?
There is no limit for the count of images that you can scan. Scanning huge databases of more than 500 000 images can be time consuming especially if the images are in RAW format and/or are in high resolution. Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder is extremely optimized in terms of CPU usage and will run fast even on a slower machine. The hardware that will affect the scan process the most is the performance of your storage.
Do you provide a library or dll that will find duplicates?
Currently we do not offer a library or DLL, but you can use the Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder Corporate in order to integrate it into your system. The corporate version provides a command line interface and can output the results in a text file. Take a look at the about page for more details. You will find command line parameters and sample output in the help file. Please download our demo for a live test.
Does Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder work on Mac OS?
Unfortunately currently we do not have support for Mac OS.
Can we compare scanned text and image documents?
Yes you can. We have already customers that have integrated the product into their systems for such aim and compare automatically scanned data. The image also provides skew detection and will find duplicates even if the scan is poor.
Do you sponsor educational institutions?
Yes we have already sponsored schools and universities in the past and we will be glad to do it again. Just contact us.
The application freezes at %%, what is wrong?
Due to the huge amount of data that the application processes it is possible to find damaged files in your image collection. What you can do?
1. Go to Option and check "Enable Logging"
2. Run the scan
3. Once the application freezes you can check the log file in "My Documents" folder to see which file started loading and could not complete.
4. Please send the file to us for an analysis.
5. Remove the file and run a scan - it will continue properly.
6. If the steps above do not help, make sure that your drive is not broken and does not have physical errors. You can try running the ScanDisk application from Windows.
Which duplicate file finder to choose?
Please read this small article on the topic "Which duplicate file finder to choose?"
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