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The Hidden Problems of Image Metadata: Why Your Photos May Not Be as Organized as You Think In today’s digital world, where photos are taken, shared, and edited across various platforms, image metadata is crucial. This metadata—EXIF, IPTC, GPS, and XMP—contains important information about yo...

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Use Google's Gemma 3 Model for Best AutoTagger Results with Local AI The new Gemma 3 model represents a significant improvement over previously available models for IMatch AutoTagger. Installation is straightforward, and IMatch automatically includes configurations for...

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Mastering Digital Image Management: A Guide for Hobbyist Photographers Using a Digital Asset Management System on Windows - photools.com Mastering Digital Image Management: A Guide for Hobbyist Photographers Using a Digital Asset Management System on Windows As a hobbyist photographer, you probably find yourself amassing a growing coll...

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Protect Your Images from Data Mining and AI - photools.com The Plus Coalition is an international non-profit organization dedicated to a mission: “to enable access to and understanding of information about visual artworks for the benefit of its members and th...

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Find Problems in the Metadata of Your Images With the IMatch Metadata Analyst - photools.com Discover how to identify and fix common metadata issues in images using IMatch's Metadata Analyst tool and TimeWiz feature. Ensure accurate image labeling, efficient digital asset management, and seam...

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IMatch 2025.5.2 and IMatch Anywhere Compatibility Update released.
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How IMatch’s File Finder App Addresses Complex Search Needs - photools.com In today’s digital landscape, efficiently managing extensive collections of files can be quite challenging. While IMatch offers robust built-in search functionalities, certain complex or atypical sear...

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New to IMatch or an Infrequent User? Then the Command Palette is Your Friend! - photools.com New to IMatch or an Infrequent User?Then the Command Palette is Your Friend! IMatch is a feature-rich application with numerous functions and commands. For those who don’t use IMatch frequently, recal...

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IMatch 2025.4.4 released.
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IMatch 2025.4.2 and IMatch Anywhere Compatibility Update released.
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Lost in Time? Tackling Uncertain Dates with Old Photos and Digital Asset Management - photools.com Lost in Time? Tackling Uncertain Dates with Old Photos and Digital Asset Management We’ve all been there. You’re digitizing a box of old family photos, or painstakingly scanning fragile prints from an...

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IMatch 2025.3.2 and IMatch Anywhere Compatibility Update released.
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Use Google's Gemma 3 Model for Best AutoTagger Results - photools.com Last week, Google released a new AI model named Gemma 3. The AI community quickly made the new model available for Ollama and LM Studio—both of which are supported by IMatch AutoTagger. What is IMatch...

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IMatch 2025.2.2 and IMatch Anywhere Compatibility Update released.
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Protect Your Images from Data Mining and AI - photools.com The Plus Coalition is an international non-profit organization dedicated to a mission: “to enable access to and understanding of information about visual artworks for the benefit of its members and th...

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IMatch 2025.1.14 Update released.
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IMatch 2025.1.12 Update released.
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IMatch 2025.1.10 and IMatch Anywhere Compatibility Update released.
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Important Update: Release of IMatch 2025.1.8

IMatch 2025.1.8 along with the IMatch Anywhere Compatibility update released.
A critical bug was fixed in this release. See
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We are delighted to announce the release of IMatch 2025, marking one of the most significant upgrades in our software’s history.

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