Image Investigator
Forms and Menus
More Forms in A-Z and Menus when right mouse button is clicked.
Results
If images match the defined criteria, they will be shown in the list (above). The List gives information which files are similar in %. If a match is found by mirrowing one image a "M" next to % will indicate this. In addition mini images of the two images involved and a difference images (XOR) are displayed. The Investigator Dialog can be opened per right mouse button or double click to get a large view. There are also other functions as Open Folder, Sort Results, Help and Menus to add Results to the Ignore List or delete them form the results.
Basics Settings
This form contains settings, which can be modified during a scan. Changes effect only future compares.
Closest matches are rough estimates only and might appear randomly selected when values are very similar. NOTE: the background will turn yellow.
Advanced Settings
Changes on Sample Size will cause all images to be read again to generate new finger prints.
Show Frequency Distribution has no effect on a running search. Frequency Distribution
"Don't verify folder automatically" turns of automatic verifification of folders, as reading folders with many files can take a long time. Look into Maintenance to initiated verification manually.
Save "Cache Buffer" saves generated finger prints to the hard drive and allows to for fast startup times. This number of Archive is limited in the Demo Version.
Log
If stated in the scan result message, more information about a scan will be available in this form.
Maintenance
Dialog to manage the different data sets.
"Verify folder information before next search" forces a cache verify before the next search. This is to have the cache up-to-date. Normally the program checkes for folder changes, but depending on the underlying file system, changes might be recognized only when a data set is opened.
Frequency Distribution
Frequency Distribution gives you an overview of how many images are similar and in what similarity range. To view the result of a range click on a bar. None solid bars will display 100 pairs only. The red vertival line marks the set threshold.