Questions/Comments on New Features in 1.9.4
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 6:06 pm
Since there are so many new features in XnViewMP 1.9.4, I thought it would be helpful to have a thread dedicated to general questions or comments about these new features.
First, thanks to Pierre for adding so much capability to the app. Bravo!
I'll start us off with a tip:
When you launch 1.9.4 for the first time, you can see a message that says:
"You need to update the catalog (Settings>Catalog>Update metadatas) if you want to use new node in 'Catalog Filter'"
Here's what this is about, and what to do (for people that have the Catalog enabled)...
In the Catalog Filter pane, there are several new items, including a "Date" tree and an "EXIF" tree. These new trees allow you to browse your images by metadata.
In order to populate this information in the Catalog Filter, your database must be updated. Go to Settings:Catalog and you will see an "Update Metadata" button in the lower right corner. Clicking this button will only update metadata for the folder that is currently selected in the directory list on this screen. So to update the entire database, select all the directories in the list (by clicking on one and then hitting Ctrl-A to select all, or clicking on the first one and then shift-clicking on the last one to select all) and then once all the directories are highlighted, click the "Update Metadata" button. This process will take a short time.
Another tip that is not obvious:
The "Date" tree by default organizes files by "Date Taken" from the metadata. This metadata field would ordinarily be set by your camera. You can change to using a Date from another source by right-clicking on the word "Date" at the top of the Date tree and selecting an option from the menu that appears.
First, thanks to Pierre for adding so much capability to the app. Bravo!
I'll start us off with a tip:
When you launch 1.9.4 for the first time, you can see a message that says:
"You need to update the catalog (Settings>Catalog>Update metadatas) if you want to use new node in 'Catalog Filter'"
Here's what this is about, and what to do (for people that have the Catalog enabled)...
In the Catalog Filter pane, there are several new items, including a "Date" tree and an "EXIF" tree. These new trees allow you to browse your images by metadata.
In order to populate this information in the Catalog Filter, your database must be updated. Go to Settings:Catalog and you will see an "Update Metadata" button in the lower right corner. Clicking this button will only update metadata for the folder that is currently selected in the directory list on this screen. So to update the entire database, select all the directories in the list (by clicking on one and then hitting Ctrl-A to select all, or clicking on the first one and then shift-clicking on the last one to select all) and then once all the directories are highlighted, click the "Update Metadata" button. This process will take a short time.
Another tip that is not obvious:
The "Date" tree by default organizes files by "Date Taken" from the metadata. This metadata field would ordinarily be set by your camera. You can change to using a Date from another source by right-clicking on the word "Date" at the top of the Date tree and selecting an option from the menu that appears.