pornspective

A web based Open API for v2

Hey guys, I've been working on a Web API for pornspective.v2 to unlock features from the product through an open interface. I've got the basics of this working with an initial set of methods for checking the health and status of the API and then providing search features that existing in the application.

I've still got to wire it into the local settings so that it can be enabled, I'm also looking at how to add optional authentication to ensure that its protected to only those with a use...

pornspective.ai 2.4.0

Hi guys, so I've given the release to a few beta testers a couple of weeks ago and the feedback has been positive. So here is the new version of pornspective.ai. But before you dive in and give it a try I want to make sure that you understand the difference that this version now brings to the world of pornspective.

Previously I had an embedded model within the application, this was built around three years ago and although has proven to be very successful has limited me in producing upd...

Great news, progress on the AI modelling ...

Wow I now remember why I've left the original model for so long, that was a huge task back then and this has been no different. It's took hours of patience and meant I've only had time to put my head in this task for a few weeks now, but I won't be beaten and that has eventually led to success.

Since my last update I've: -

1. Trained the model again, but failed to convert to ONNX
2. Use CoPilot for hours trying to tweak third party library code on each failure on the ONNX conv...

Update on current work ...

Hi Guys,

I thought I'd drop an update in on where I am with current work.

My focus at the moment is to update the AI engine in pornspective.ai. The current engine is old in AI standards and was a model built over three years ago. Although the detection works really well in my view on this model, I did want to take the opportunity to get the project to the latest tech in computer vision. I also wanted to create a repeatable pipeline so that I can train models easier moving forwards...

More Pack Updates from Superfan!

Hi All,

Hope you all enjoyed summer, as you can see its been a little quiet this side for a few weeks. The reason I was so active in June and July was because I knew August would be quiet with a vacation and then trying to catch up with my day job.

I'm pleased to say I'm back on the project with some focus again now. As always let me know if you'd like to join the Github repo I've setup to allow you to log any ideas, requests or bugs. Alternatively you can message me directly on ...

pornspective v2 2.8.6

Hi Guys,

This month sees the release of v2 2.8.6 which has lots of improvements and bug fixes. Some new additions to the media player with the ability to delay or re-sync audio, hardware decoding if supported, and video stats.

There are some improvements for performance when editing media, especially for those larger collections which would have lagged whilst the save was happening.

Some plugin fixes too which address changes in websites and therefore the accuracy of scrappi...

pornspective v2 2.8.4 (CRITICAL BUG FIX)

Hi Guys, a quick release to fix what appears to be an error that three people have reported and is critically crashing the system. I haven't been able to recreate the issue myself but with the error information I've been provided I think I have pinpointed the cause. The issue has been around for some time but I'm thinking it must have been an underlying fix to a library I use that has exposed the problem.

So please use this version as it should solve a JSON exception and system crash. 2025-07-13 17:46:56 +0000 UTC View Post

pornspective v2 2.8.3

Hi Guys,

Note: pornspective v2 2.8.2 which I released yesterday had a bug with the new feature of Custom Choosers which caused a full crash of the application. I have issued 2.8.3 to quickly address this bug.

Original post of 2.8.2 still applies though ....

This month has seen the introduction of the new Github issues/requests process I've put in place. Thank you so much for those that have joined and contributing to the ideas for the next releases....

Trialling GitHub for Subscribers to log Features, Issues and request Help

Hi All, I've had some excellent feedback on ideas for the next releases, thank you all for the comments and ideas! I've had a good think about how I can manage the feedback as sometimes it is difficult to provide the responses in posts on here or via internal messaging. This is especially so when I need to debate or understand the requirement, or explain why something might not be possible so we can determine another option.

So as of today, I've decided to create a GitHub account to all...

pornspective v2 2.8.1

Hi Guys,

It took me a little longer to get this release out than planned last week as there was a really annoying bug I wanted to fix and wasn't happy that it was still causing an issue. However I'm pleased to say this evening I've managed to find a solution and therefore could release.

Thank you for all the feedback on ideas, some great stuff in the comments on my last post. The next releases will certainly look to implement as many of these as I can.

In the meantime here i...

Next Release Coming at end of May 2025

Hi Guys,

I'm well into the next release now, and working on a few new features plus some small bug fixes that have been reported to me in recent weeks. A great idea from one of our user base is to include custom backgrounds when the normal grey application background is present.

With the application so polished now in my view with most features I had in my vision implemented then I'm reaching out for the next ideas and what you'd like to see. So here are a few ideas that I'd like ...

May Update 2025

Hi Guys,

For those that have been subscribers for a while will know that I always aim at getting a release with new functionality out either each month or at least every couple of months. My last update was February, so I've fallen a little behind of my own standards.

I've had a couple of health issues in the last few months, led on a little by stress of the day job and meant that I had to put this project a little on the back burner. However I'm pleased to say I'm now feeling mu...

pornspective v2 2.8.0 and pornspective ai 2.3.0

Hi All,

As announced last week I've moved two applications into .NET 8.0, mainly to ensure that the applications remain up to date with the latest frameworks that are supported by Microsoft and not get left behind.

Updates on the frameworks are important as they not only improve performance and reliability but also include any security fixes along the way. I've also taken the opportunity to then update other libraries to the very latest.

I've had feedback from my trusty test...

.NET 8.0 anyone?

Hey All, given .NET 6.0 was de-supported in November 2024 and .NET 8.0 is now the LTS (Long Term Support) version to use I thought it was the right time to upgrade the framework for the applications.

Upgrading .NET to the later versions generally offers better security and improvements, whilst can also lead to improvements in performance. So really it's the right thing to keep doing as part of the maintenance of a product in .NET.

I have this week been migrating the v2 code base...

Functionality Videos

Hi All,

This weekend I've been busy making a few videos on functionality that exists within the two products, v2 and ai. Given the functionality has been added of a few years I thought it was about time I highlighted these in a few short demo videos. This is especially useful for those new to the products and want a quick insight into the features.

I'm hoping you've all discovered these features by now, but you never know, these videos may highlight something you were not aware of...

pornspective ai v2.2.1 (GPU & CPU edition)

Hi guys, so a big thanks to jej79bob who has shared with me a video that causes a "crash" in ai 2.2.0. Armed with the problematic video I was able to pinpoint exactly what the issue was.

Although I've wrapped all the thumbnailing code with exception handling, it was actually the fact that the exception was caught but returned a null result to the engine. This caused the engine to stick into an endless wait loop. So from a user perspective it looked like it crashed but actually was just ...

User Community Packs Updated

Hi All,

Our great fanbase has contributed to another set of community packs, special thanks to Superfan and Master Casey for their contributions.

Their dedication to the project has meant you have almost 7500 tags available to you with artwork and metadata already provided.

You can access these packs via the Pornspective Cloud plugin within the application, or if you wish to import them in bulk then head to the fileshare in Mega.N...

Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone, wishing you a very happy new year and thank you for all the support in 2024, without you all this project would not be where it is today.

A quick update from me though for 2025. I've been working on a GPU version of the AI tool and finally got it working on my NVIDIA 4070 GPU. It took quite a bit of playing around to get the right combination of CUDA and the ML.NET libraries lined up, plus finally finding out a quirk in the NVIDA installs where you have to declare the insta...

Another Important Announcement

Hi All,

Following on from my previous announcement I have decided to continue with the Patreon service so if you are in a position to continue to contribute to the project then I'd be very grateful.

I appreciate this is a change from my previous update, I will explain fully in January 2025 (when I am able to) and I'm sure you'll understand why I looked to pause/close the Patreon account.

As always thank you for all the support over the years. Whatever happens, and hopefully ...

Important Announcement

Firstly thank you all for the ongoing support of testing and using the application, together we've built something pretty impressive in my opinion.

I have been given this much thought recently and reminded myself why I built the application in the first place, both through my love of coding and a collector of adult content.

It is because of this, I've decided that I'd like to ensure everyone can enjoy this application without the need to join Patreon or make a donation. This is ju...

pornspective v2 2.7.6

Hi All, I've finally moved onto my dedicated windows development machine and I have to say the development IDE and build time is SOOOO much faster!!! Here's my first build from the new environment and as mentioned in earlier posts its aimed at addressing some outstanding issues and requests. (In the background I'm still working on a slicker tagging system but that is taking time and i'm not happy with the stability at the moment).

In the meantime enjoy this latest release, it has a fix ...

Pornspective v2 2.3.4

Hi Guys,

I hoped to get this out a little earlier but found a few issues with testing I wanted to fix. Anyway, it's finally here, version 2.3.4.

The new version has a new view for seeing results as a tiled set of images and it also has dark mode for all views available. Some updates to libraries also and some bug fixes (thanks to all those that keep highlighting bugs to me!)

As always, thanks for the support!

Where's the download link?

You'll find the download li...

Next time on Pornspective ...

Hi guys, give me a thumbs up if you like to hear what is coming next rather than me just posting releases on here. Also if you've asked for stuff in the past but yet to see them materialise in the application then shout up in the comments and remind me if they're still important improvements for you.

I'm currently working on fixing a few more bugs that a few have reported, nothing major to worry about and generally UI annoying bugs than anything else. We keep polishing!

However in...

Pornspective v2 2.4.2 and AI 1.3.1 updates

Hi Guys. I've uploaded updates to both products today. You'll find the links to these in the subscriber Welcome Notes. Some nice improvements on this one so I highly recommend you updating. See notes below and thanks for all the feedback on finding some of these issues guys much appreciated as always.

ENHANCEMENT - For those that want to play with multiple versions of their collection you can now specify a command line parameter when launching the application with a pro...

Pornspective v2 2.4.1

Hi Guys, I've decided that it is okay for me to release the 2.4.x as a full release now. A few have responded with some issues which I have fixed but none of these are major and therefore I'm confident all is good. As always though guys please keep backing up as much as you can, that's always a good practice anyway!

Here's what's in this release :-

• BUG - Is Group Visible property of a Tag Group was not being used in the left panel tag filter and therefore ineffective. This is ...

Pornspective 2.4 Beta Release

Hi guys, some significant changes in this one to the engine as I've added the ability to group videos into sets, for example a film with a video file for each scene can now be wrapped into a single item. Images were previously grouped by regex which is still there however you can now specify for a scan location whether it contains child folders of videos or images and to group. I'll be writing more about this on the website in the coming days as its a powerful feature but users need to unders...

Almost ready for a beta release!

Hi Guys,

Another timely update since the last one! Well, since then we've had Christmas and a New Year and during this period I've been able to work on the new release a little more than normal (inbetween family get togethers and the festive fun). I was sick at the begining of January and that put me back on my plans for a week but I'm glad to say I'm getting very close to the next release being made available.

As the application gets more complex and has many features such as tim...

What am I working on?

Hi Guys,

Thought I'd give you an update on where I am in terms of the next pieces of functionality I'd like to deliver for Pornspective. A piece of functionality I was looking at with the kind help of a Patron supporter is to consume nfo (metadata) files. nfo files are used by media centres such as Kodi and can be used as another way to extract information about a video when indexing.

I managed to get a basic nfo working where videos are singular, however in some cases there maybe...

Getting Started with AI

Hi Guys, to compliment the releases yesterday for v2 and ai, I've added a Getting Started to AI guide to my website. This will step you through setting up and mapping the AI results between the applications.

Enjoy!

pornspective.org 

Pornspective v2 and Pornspective AI New Versions

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED UPGRADES IF YOU USE AI.

Hi Guys, I had the feeling that I'd broken something with the move of v2 to .NET 6. I was right, the Remote between v2 and AI was no longer working. To be honest I've never been happy with the stability of it either. So I've spent the last week really testing it and fixing code to make it much more stable when connecting the two applications. Some of you will have noticed the Test Connection in v2 never worked right, that is also working now! S...