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Release Notes for IMatch 3.6.0.118

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Mario

This service pack includes only some minor bug fixes. The main reason for this update is to allow users to install and run the upcoming Beta Version of IMatch 5 on the same computer as IMatch 3. IMatch 5 comes … Continue reading →

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IMatch 5 Beta Teaser released

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Mario

Today photools.com released a PDF document with information about the upcoming version 5 of the well-known digital asset management system IMatch. IMatch is a professional-grade DAM product used by thousands of users in over 60 countries. IMatch 5 is currently … Continue reading →

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User Forum Migration successfully completed

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Mario

We moved the user forum, the Wiki and the Download Center to a newer, faster and more secure server over the past few days. The new server gives us the scalability and power we’ll need to or the upcoming IMatch … Continue reading →

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IMatch 5 Preliminary Beta Test running

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Mario

IMatch 5 – the Next Generation of IMatch. After running an Alpha test phase for many months with users from six different countries, IMatch 5 is now in a Pre-Beta phase. A group of additional users has been selected over … Continue reading →

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How to I find all images without a category?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Mario

IMatch provides a special category formula named “@Unassigned” which returns all images not assigned to a category. By default, IMatch creates a category named 1 Unassigned when you create a database. This category uses the @Unassigned formula to virtually contain … Continue reading →

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Solving Install and Uninstall Problems

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Mario

Sometimes I get reports from users who’ve run into errors while installing IMatch or IMatch updates. Windows Installer reports errors like “xzy.msi not found” while trying to repair or reinstall. Or you get messages about a “corrupt installer database”. Strange … Continue reading →

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WIC Support and Codec Availability

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Mario

IMatch supports the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) framework supported in Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7 and later versions of Windows. WIC allows applications like IMatch to work with image formats via so-called codecs provided by camera and other … Continue reading →

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Using IMatch with Multiple Users

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Mario

Although IMatch is designed with individual users in mind, it comes with some network support built-in. This article describes how to setup IMatch in a multi-user environment. IMatch is licensed per-user. If you want to use IMatch with multiple users, … Continue reading →

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Release Notes for IMatch 3.6.0.114

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Mario

This is a service release which solves a problem with accessing the Microsoft XML component (MSXML) on some computers. If you have IMatch 3.6.0.112 already installed you don’t need to install this update. Click here to download the licensed version … Continue reading →

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Scripting: Using Transactions To Increase Performance

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Mario

IMatch 3.6.0.42 and later versions give you access to the internal transaction processing in the database. This new feature enables you to have an extra layer of security in your scripts and it also may improve the performance of your … Continue reading →

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