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windows
zip: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v525a/Hydrus.Network.525a.-.Windows.-.Extract.only.zip
exe: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v525a/Hydrus.Network.525a.-.Windows.-.Installer.exe
macOS
app: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v525a/Hydrus.Network.525a.-.macOS.-.App.dmg
linux
tar.gz: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v525a/Hydrus.Network.525a.-.Linux.-.Executable.tar.gz

There was a problem with the initial v525, so I rolled back the OpenCV update in this new v525a. If you installed v525 and cannot boot, please delete 'install_dir\cv2\cv2.cp39-win_amd64.pyd' or just do a clean install! If you are an advanced Linux user and use the built release above, please check the note at the top of the old v525 release here: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/tag/v525 . Thank you!

I had an ok week. There's a mix of small work and some library updates for everyone.

Full changelog: https://hydrusnetwork.github.io/hydrus/changelog.html

new library versions

Some advanced users have been testing new library versions for Qt (user interface), OpenCV (image processing), and, on Windows, mpv (audio/video display). There haven't been any reported problems so far, so I am rolling these new versions into the regular build and automatic setup scripts for source users. If you use one of the builds above, you don't have to do anything special to update--with luck, you'll simply get some subtly improved UI, images, and video. If you are a source user, you might like to run the 'setup_venv' script again this week after pulling, and it'll update you automatically. If you are a Windows source user, you might also like to get the new mpv dll, which requires a simple rename to work, as here: https://hydrusnetwork.github.io/hydrus/running_from_source.html#built_programs

I don't expect this to happen, but if you are on an older OS, there is a chance you will not be able to boot this release. If this is you, make sure you make a backup before updating, and then if you have problems, roll back and let me know, and we'll figure out a solution.

If you can't boot after an update, but a fresh extract on your desktop works fine, then you probably have a dll conflict, so run a clean install: https://hydrusnetwork.github.io/hydrus/getting_started_installing.html#clean_installs

other highlights

I fixed some more time/calendar stuff. Some longer time durations now compensate for leap years and span month-deltas more precisely.

In the media viewer, clicking the 'exif and other embedded metadata' button up top on jpegs now shows their subsampling (e.g. 4:4:4) and if they are progressive.

I fixed an awful bug related to deleting the new inc/dec rating services. If you deleted one of these and found you couldn't load many files, sorry for the trouble--the underlying problem is fixed, and updating will correct any bad records!

The Sankaku downloader gets some new download objects this week to handle their recent shift to md5-based Post URLs. Unfortunately, this is going to cause any sank subscriptions to go slightly bananas on their next check, hitting their file limits since they think they are seeing new URLs. There's no nice solution to this, so you will pretty much just want to wait them out.

next week

More small stuff like this I think. Maybe I'll squeeze some API work in.