Version 1.0.0-rc.50

Announcements
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Hey everyone,

a new version of Aspect has been released: 1.0.0-rc.50 (view blog post). You’ll find the download links in the next section of this post. Simply install over the existing installation to upgrade.

Download

:paperclip: Windows installer (x86_64)
:paperclip: macOS bundle (universal)
:paperclip: Linux AppImage (x86_64)

:paperclip: Windows server version (x86_64) (experimental)
:paperclip: macOS server version (universal) (experimental)
:paperclip: Linux server version (x86_64) (experimental)
:spiral_notepad: Getting started with the server version

Please remember: Even though the software is reasonably stable at this point, always make a backup of your data!

Mobile Apps

:spiral_notepad: Getting Started on Android
:spiral_notepad: Getting Stated on iOS

Enhancements

  • Improved base memory usage during/after library loading and system standby
  • The tool bar buttons in thumbnail and details view now show the assigned keyboard shortcut
  • Windows/Linux: The process now monitors its own memory usage and automatically restarts the application when excessive amounts are used

Bug fixes

  • Fixed missing “url” method for “JSFileNode” script objects
  • Fixed a crash when exiting the application from details view when no library is loaded
  • Fixed a crash happening when disk access errors occur while creating a new library
  • Sped up the process for deleting outdated library revisions
  • Improved memory usage during the keyword tree refresh activity for large libraries with many keywords and images
  • Fixed a crash happening when unloading the library/exiting the application while a duplicate removal process is active
  • Fixed a timing sensitive crash issue triggered by immediately exiting the application after triggering multiple view transitions
  • Linux/macOS: Fixed a possible issue that would cause the application to not shut down properly
  • Fixed generated XMP files being readable by Darktable
  • Improved compatibility for certain Sony RAW files with non-standard metadata fields
  • Added support for loading more grayscale image formats (larger than 8-bit per pixel)
  • Fixed a possible crash when using the “Adjust Capture Date/Time” functionality on inaccessible images with no capture time
  • Fixed a crash caused by a possible overlap of multiple library organization activities
  • Improved Darktable integration by circumventing its persistent database
  • Fixed “filename.ext.xmp” files not being preferred as XMP sidecar files over “filename.xmp”
  • Made the automatic default library path detection more robust
  • Fixed a crash happening when attempting to create a new library with no automatic library path set
  • Windows: Fixed the mouse cursor staying hidden after exiting fullscreen image view
  • Fixed a crash when loading 32-bit floating-point DNGs
  • Fixed a crash happening for certain unsupported PSD file formats
  • Improved robustness against file access failures while flushing metadata/thumbnail cache
  • macOS: Fixed the placement of the back/forward buttons in fullscreen mode
  • iOS: Fixed text visibility and other UI style issues

Feel free to leave any feedback here or in the bug reports sub forum. Thanks for helping to shape a new way of organizing photos!

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