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Duplicate Finder 2009
Dormouse:
Seems to cover a limited number of music formats though. No use to me without FLAC. Or APE, come to think of it.
Curt:
After exploring these music analysis tools a bit further, I can now declare my preference for Mindgems' Audio Dedupe. -sajman99 (June 24, 2009, 10:56 AM)
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- I agree; I purchased a copy just yesterday ;)
Have you tried their Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder? The price went down, so I was thinking about trying it out, but then there was this situation with the share*it versus RegSoft, so I got annoyed and closed the page! :-[
It's a little strange to read that Duplicate Cleaner was crashing for you on XP. It was reported to have problems with Vista's "Data Execution Prevention", but I don't know of any problems with XP. Anyway, the author has not updated the program for a year, even though he gave it its own homepage, http://www.duplicatecleaner.com/ , and the 'advanced' scanning techniques have not yet been fully implemented.... (see their forum).
tinjaw:
I am currently going though my audio collection (I think it is about 2,000) with Jaikoz Audio Tagger. I will grab a copy of the trial version of Audio DeDupe and see how it compares in terms of finding dupes. Jaikoz does much more than just find dupes. All I need now is more time to actually work this.
sajman99:
@Dormouse: The lack of support for lossless audio is a valid point which didn't occur to me (MP3 & OGG collection here). It should be emphasized that Audio Dedupe is a new software (version 1.0.0.1 currently) which will only get better. If Mindgems' Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder's (VSDIF) development history is any indication, then Audio Dedupe will likely have a steady development with more supported file types, more refined interface, etc. Also, FWIW the few times I have contacted their support team they have responded in a timely and professional manner.
@Curt: Indeed, VSDIF is a very good software- accurate, speedy, easily navigable. Based on VSDIF and Audio Dedupe, I really like the MindGems software. Just a few years ago, VSDIF was so unbearably slow it wasn't worth the effort waiting for its results. Presently, I can only offer congratulations to MindGems for "getting over the hump" and overcoming whatever speed obstacles they once faced.
Have you processed your entire music collection of 40,000 files yet? Just curious. ;)
@tinjaw: Look forward to your results/impressions.
Curt:
... Jaikoz Audio Tagger. .... All I need now is more time to actually work this.-tinjaw (June 24, 2009, 12:01 PM)
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- my very thought when I looked at the inside of Jaikoz was something like: "What university must I join, and for how long, to understand how to work this program?"! But it sure looks capable!!
I don't understand why Jaikoz can't be activated via Explorer's context menu? I don't like when a program takes me to leave the place I already am placed, in order to come back via another window, so to speak. I guess Jaikoz should be used for collections only, rather than for a single folder, not to say a file. What I mean is, that Mp3tag would have retagged and renamed the lot, before Jaikoz even have found the folder in question! Edit: But of course, that wouldn't include MusicBrainz, etcetera
Just a few years ago, VSDIF was so unbearably slow
-sajman99 (June 24, 2009, 12:41 PM)
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- Bolide had the same problem in the beginning, but is reasonable fast, now.
Have you processed your entire music collection of 40,000 files yet? -sajman99 (June 24, 2009, 12:41 PM)
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No, but I might let it work while I am at work tomorrow - if only I can remember it before I close the door behind me; I am even more slow thinking in the mornings... :-[
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