AsahiMintia

Feature Request Window Is Now Closed: The Community Has Spoken!

As a quick update for everyone, I just wanted to announce that the Feature Request Window is now officially closed. I am excited to hear so many great suggestions and ideas from our community members, and I am now diligently reviewing, prioritizing, and implementing as many of these as features as possible. Look forward soon to a new build which will mark the start of our new feature push!

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or just want to chat, please do reach out to me! W...

Level Up: Feature Request Window Closing Soon!

This is just a friendly reminder that the Feature Request Window will be closing soon. Don’t miss your chance to suggest new features or vote on existing proposals! Visit our Patreon community on Discord to have your say—features with the most votes will be prioritized in our backlog!

Patreon Test Build p1.19.1: Translation Fixes, High Resolution Cover Fixes, And More!

Marry Christmas! I’m excited to announce the Patreon test release of Project p1.19.1! This update includes a comprehensive set of fixes designed to address the many edge cases reported by our community over the holiday season:

• Translation fixes where actress lists are sometimes mangled by translation services.

• Fixes for High Resolution Covers where some images were not being downloaded when two identical title entries exists.

• Fixes for `--update-o...

  2024-12-24 04:59:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Build p1.19.0: Re-routing Around Trouble!

I am pleased to announce the Patreon release of project p1.19.0! This version is functionally similar to p1.19.0, with the exception of additional safety features to protect users from potential data loss. Because we consider data

As always, while I don’t expect to find any major problems, If you can identify any issues, please feel free to reach out to me on Discord so we can try and resolve them! If you have any Patreon specific issues (e.g. Billing), please feel free to reach me ...

Level Up: Feature Request Window Now Open!

I am pleased to announce the next round of feature requests is now open! As done previously, all new features are being put to a vote on our private Discord community. Simply go to the “feature-work” channel to vote on any features and upgrades you want to see in an upcoming version. If what your looking for is not on the list, simply reach out to me and I can add your idea to it. Features that receive the most community votes will get prioritized higher in the backlog. Voting will be ope...

Patreon Build p1.18.0: Newly Removed Scraping source, Bug Fixes, and more!

I am pleased to announce the Patreon release of project p1.18.0! This version includes the following features:

• Support for a newly disabled scraping source (To be activated in next release if they come back online?!)

• Fixes for breaking Amazon changes for obtaining high resolution cover images.

• Fixes for breaking changes from a secondary scraping source that prevented images from being obtained correctly.

• Fixes to translation engine wh...

  2024-12-03 03:43:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Subtitle Definitions v4.1

I am pleased to announce the release of the v4.1 subtitle definitions file for the project! With this update, thousands of new signatures have been added. As always, duplicate, bad, stale, or incorrect entries have been pruned from the database. To use this, simply extract the subtitle definition file to the latest version of the project folder and re-catalog your video directory.

If you have any questions, comments, or just want to chat, please do reach out to me! For Patreon specific ...

Maximize Your Support by Registering Directly with Patreon!

I would like to kindly remind you that the best way to get the most out of your Patreon experience is to register and donate online directly through the Patreon website. This ensures that you will receive the maximum amount of benefits while still supporting your favorite creators.

By choosing to use Patreon on your browser, you’ll have full access to all the latest features and updates, while ensuring your contributions and donations go directly to where it matters most: the project...

Patreon Test Build p1.17.9: Enhanced High Resolution Cover Art Scraping!

I am pleased to announce the Patreon test release of project p1.17.9! This version includes the following features:

• The addition of high resolution cover scraping directly from primary AWS data sources.

• Enhancement to the existing high resolution cover scraping algorithm.

• Code preparations for upcoming feature window.

• A roll-up of all other general fixes and edge-cases resolved during the course of development.

As alwa...

Patreon Build p1.17.6: Support For Subscription Decryption Enabled!

I am pleased to announce the Patreon release of project p1.17.6! This version includes the following features:

• Support for secondary source subscription decryption.

• Support for large secondary source libraries.

• Fixes for AI reverse image lookup.

• A roll-up of all other general fixes and edge-cases resolved during the course of development.

As always, while I don’t expect to find any major problems, If you can identify...

Patreon Build p1.17.5: Secondary Decryption Source Fully Launched!

I am pleased to announce the Patreon release of project p1.17.5! This version includes the following soak-tested features:

• The ability to decrypt secondary source files locally.

• The ability to do line-by-line translations when bulk translations return corrupted information.

• The ability to use the latest subtitle definitions engine format.

• Enhancement to high-resolution cover identification.

• Self-extracting archive wrapp...

  2024-08-26 01:31:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Preview Build p1.17.4: New Secondary Decryption Source Now Active!

I am pleased to announce the preview release of project p1.17.4 for Enhanced supporters and above! This version is a pre-release which includes:

• The ability to decrypt secondary source files locally.

• The activation of the latest subtitle definitions engine.

• A rollup of all other general fixes and edge-cases resolved during the course of development.

Due to the complexity of this build, once this version has been dry-run tested and ve...

Subtitle Definitions v4.0 (Pre-Release)

I am pleased to announce the release of the v4.0 subtitle definitions file for the project! With this update, thousands of new signatures have been added. In addition, all signatures have undergone a translation refresh as well as updated signature format. As always, duplicate, bad, stale, or incorrect entries have been pruned from the database.

Note: Due to the new signature format, this update is only compatable with the upcoming p1.17.4 build of the project. It is being provided in ...

Patreon Test Build p1.17.3: Preparing For Major Feature Push!

I am pleased to announce the Patreon test release of project p1.17.3! This version sets the stage for our next major (and long awaited) feature push. These changes include, but are not limited to:

• Numerous client/server changes to allow for the support of a new secondary decryption source.

• Image recognition to allow for the reliable scraping of high resolution cover art (when available) from major retailers of physical goods.

• N...

  2024-07-17 00:33:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Build p1.17.2: Let The Cataloging Begin!

I am pleased to announce the Patreon release of project p1.17.2! Now that decryption is alive and well, this version includes a major update to the cataloging engine. These changes include:

• The addition of saving title, plot, and actor/actress metadata in original language.

• The refactoring of the ‘--update-only’ flag to properly update only metadata which is missing.

• The addition of the ‘--cleanup-files’ flag which will intelligently attemp...

  2024-06-17 03:44:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Tech Talk: Managing Global Variables!

Due to popular demand, we're back answering more questions from users who are having trouble with scripting their projects!

Question: Why am I unable to assign to a global variable within a function in Python without explicitly declaring it as global? Additionally, how does Python handle access to global variables within functions?

Answer: You should refer to the documentation for clarification: Assigning a value to a global variable without usi...

Patreon Build p1.17.1: Redundant Secrets Generation!

I am pleased to announce the Patreon release of project p1.17.1! This version is a minor release which includes:

    • Proper fallback support for when 3rd party secret providers are offline.

    • Fixes for bulk file renaming.

    • A rollup of all other general fixes and edge-cases resolved during the course of development.

As always, while I don’t expect to find any major problems, If you can identi...