Virus Scan for Duplicate Video Search

Stev'O Reading about the program, can cached signatures be cleared?

Is there a way to display the file date of each file? In the trail version I did not see the file date, while the web page for "How to use" states under step 6 that the "date of last modification" will be displayed.

Are there other options for marked duplicates files other then the default "The file with highest resolution is considered to be an original."? Higher resolution does not mean better quality with different codec being used on different files.

May 18 2014 at 12:45pm Copy Link

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Faisal Humayun Doesn't bode well on windows 7 64 bit.
Stops working after a few minutes into the search
http://snap.ashampoo.com/qKSOVunP

May 18 2014 at 1:21pm Copy Link

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Stev'O I am running it on Windows 7 64 bit and it has not locked or stalled out on me. There just is not many options or adjustments with this program that I can tell. It is like the program just works or it doesn't. No settings to change in the program, it may be a codec thing in Windows that has made the program stop for you. I am just guessing though on that.

May 19 2014 at 12:55am Copy Link

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Stev'O This company has zero )0( customer support! I never received a reply to my questions after asking on their web site. It looks like no development is taking place on this product, no customer support or answers which leads me to believe this is just a one off or beta software that you are being charge for. You have been warned.

Oct 11 2014 at 11:38pm Copy Link

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Matt Hello,

Is this software still being developed and updated?

I'm very concerned about the earlier comments and the non-existence of Customer Support.

Thank you

Feb 16 2015 at 1:31pm Copy Link

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George Butel Will this program find the original video from which a segment was clipped and saved separately? I'm thinking of some videos that have the original file names given to them by the camera that I forgot to rename, so now I still have the originals, as well as shorter clips. In other words, I don't know which original the clips came from. I'd like to find the originals so I could correct my naming system.
Also, if, say, a video is identical, but with an extra audio track as another, will the program identify those as the same video-wise?

Feb 16 2015 at 5:32pm Copy Link

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BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 17 2015 at 12:11am Copy Link

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D Rogers Bolide software. I have not had good success with this company in the past. Sounds like a good product. But where is the responses to the questions?

Feb 17 2015 at 2:33am Copy Link

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Christopher On 23 OCT 2013 Max Smirnoff from Bolide Software sent the following email to all Duplicate Video Search license holders:

"It's Max from Bolide Software. We recently acquired "Visual Search Pony/Duplicate Video Search" project. According to our records, you have a license for either Visual Search Pony or Duplicate Video Search. I am glad that you joined our happy customers crowd :) You are welcome!

Let me know your suggestions about future development of Duplicate Video Search project. Any features you miss? Help us to create the road map :)"

Now, almost 16 months later, there have been NO program updates.

Feb 17 2015 at 4:20am Copy Link

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Max Smirnoff Current Duplicate Video Search version is quite stable. We are open for the suggestions for the new version. Bug reports are also welcome.
But, to be honest, I cannot promise for the really fast new version release. We are too busy with another projects.

@George, the program compare only video track, audio tracks doesn't matter. Also, the program actually processes only first several minutes in order to calculate the fingerprint, therefore it cannot detect , for example, the original clip and the last half of it saved separately

Bolide Software - Feb 17 2015 at 6:15am Copy Link

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RS I purchased the program last night, but haven't been able to evaluate its effectiveness since it appears to get stuck (though not actually frozen) while detecting duplicates. I've contacted the developer just now, and I'll report back regarding my status.

Feb 17 2015 at 4:06pm Copy Link

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J S I have actually purchased other BOLiDE branded SOFTWARE (because of a different BdJ Promotion), so I'm a little worried about the LACK of SUPPORT.

Hmmm it sure is a worry ...

Feb 17 2015 at 11:45pm Copy Link

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BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 18 2015 at 12:11am Copy Link

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RS As it turns out, after waiting for over 36 hours, DVS finally finished its search of my videos. Sure, I have a lot, but the process is slow. However, I was surprised to find that the software had, indeed, detected many, many duplicates in different formats and resolutions. So, the tool actually works! Now the cons: the interface is far too limited and needs considerable work--there is no context menu functionality for the files it finds, nor any ability to modify or clear check-box selections that are already made, thereby requiring one to delete files individually or else wade through thousands of checked boxes before deleting in batches. Clearly, DVS has a lot of potential, given that the fingerprinting technology clearly works, but the developer needs to commit to a new version in the near future since the refinements I point to are rather easy to add.

To Bolide: I would be happy to assist you in the task of refining the DVS interface, having designed other software interfaces over the years. I was skeptical that it would be able to detect the same videos in different formats, but it works as advertised. However, the current limitations make the tool far less attractive that it easily could be.

Feb 19 2015 at 1:07am Copy Link

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Techtoysavvy I keep getting a Haali splitter error so it does not work on my mkv files.
It did correctly identify 2 duplicate mp4 files. Unless I can get it to work on mkv file it is not much use.

I can try this on a pristine machine but my guess is that has something to do with which software is registered to handle mkv files.

Dec 29 2015 at 12:00am Copy Link

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Max Smirnoff @Techtoysavvy, Duplicate Video Search depends on the installed video codecs/filters in your system. You can either reinstall the codec pack you are using or try to turn off "Fast video reading" option.

Duplicate Video Search *can* work for mkv files

Bolide Software - Dec 30 2015 at 1:29am Copy Link

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Stev'O I bought this software from here before. Has there been any updates or on going development on this software? It looks like it is still at version 16. I had sent a question to the developer about the software and a request to show the file date of the files it matched, but I never received a reply back. In other words, I received no updates or advancement in software and no support. It is too bad because small things like file navigation and remembering where you did your last search at could be improved along with displaying more info about each file that it matches.

Dec 30 2015 at 11:44am Copy Link

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RS I second Steve Martin's comments. I, too, sent the developer several messages, one requesting support for some errors with Win 10 and two others addressing several simple improvements and offering my assistance in adding these features, but they were all ignored. I purchased this title over a year ago, and the same version is being offered today so it doesn't appear that there is any development in progress. This is unfortunate since the software itself, as rough around the edges as it is, actually works quite well, albeit too slowly when used with a large number of files. With a little work, there is no doubt in my mind that it could be improved dramatically. Even so, the sale price is worth it for what you get, provided it runs on your system. Just know that if you do make a purchase, you aren't likely to get any support.

Dec 30 2015 at 2:15pm Copy Link

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BitsDuJour Admin - Dec 31 2015 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Techtoysavvy @Max
Thanks, That did the trick.
I made sure I am using LAV instead of Haali

Dec 31 2015 at 2:00am Copy Link

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George Butel Does this detect partial duplication, such as a video that's excerpted from a longer video as a "partial" duplicate?

Dec 31 2015 at 4:16pm Copy Link

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Manfred Schulz Win 10: Program "Duplicate Video Search" crashes during search

Mar 10 2017 at 2:43am Copy Link

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Rick I purchased Duplicate Video Search last October as in impulse buy and without time to evaluate the trial. At a purchase price of $14.97, it would have been a very good deal if the program worked. However, after trying every permutation allowed by the very simple user interface, I inevitably uninstalled the program. The program yielded almost 100% false positives on every attempt and even failed to recognize one instance of a video that I converted to four different formats and placed in the same directory (i.e., without editing). I remain uncertain as to what “advanced video fingerprinting technology” is, other than a 100% fail based on my individual experiences with the program. I would not recommend purchasing this program unless you first try and achieve desired results with the trial version. I will try to follow my own advice in the future.

Mar 10 2017 at 6:19pm Copy Link

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BitsDuJour Admin - Mar 11 2017 at 12:11am Copy Link

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HJ B As far as I can tell, this program is of no use to me. It will only search designated folders. It will not permit a search of an entire drive or of several drives. What use is that?

Jul 6 2021 at 8:39am Copy Link

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Wearsie Jackson Very interesting.... but I don't understand the version numbers. Here on BDJ it says v16, but on the website it says v2.2. Can you please elaborate? Thanks!!

--- Weerz

Jul 6 2021 at 8:42am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Wearsie Jackson, Sorry about the confusion. The product website is always right. I updated the version number to 2.2 as it is on the product website.

For discounted deals (such as this one), we're always promoting the latest version of the product.

BitsDuJour Admin - Jul 6 2021 at 8:53am Copy Link

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Stev'O See old comments about this software. This should be free abandoned software. There is much better software out there for this purpose. Granted the newer supported software will cost more then this software, but it also does a way, way better job. If you look back at the old comments, you will see I purchased this software and even back then it was a waste of money. I had to buy different software that worked as this is abandon software with no improvements, no updates, no developments, and no support.

Feb 3 2022 at 6:43pm Copy Link

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BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 4 2022 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Chris In reply to Steve Martin:

The software has been updated. The latest version is:

Version 2.3 (08-Aug-2021)

Feb 4 2022 at 4:24pm Copy Link

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kydara I've purchased two of Bolide's products already... All My Books and All My Movies. When I ran into a problem using them and needed support, I sent an email and initially their support offered to help, but when I then provided them the details they asked for, they ghosted me. Weeks went by with repeated follow-up emails to them, and no response. Then I got an automated email from the "author" asking how I was enjoying their products. I replied to him/her and told them how I was getting no response from support, and...wait for it....crickets, even after multiple emails. They simply do not respond.

See many other comments in this thread complaining about their lack of support too.

So their software might work for you, or it might not. But if it doesn't, don't expect any help from them. Oh and no refunds so too bad for you.

Good software with bad (or nonexistent) support = worthless. Caveat emptor.

Nov 17 2022 at 4:52am Copy Link

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RS I have had the same experience as kydara. I purchased Duplicate Video Search (DVS) many years ago, and was generally pleased--it found duplicate videos of different sizes, resolutions, and formats. However, when I reached out to the developer several times with some issues and suggestions for future development, I was ignored.

Over the past two or three years, Bolide did release two updates, which supposedly increased the power and speed of detection; however, my system crashed repeatedly during scanning, which surprised me since my system never ever crashes. Sadly, when I contacted Bolide about the crashes, I never heard from them. So, as kydara observed: "good software with bad (or non-existent) support." I'll leave it to you to decide if that means Bolide's products are worthless.

The good news is that I recently found a superior alternative: Duplicate Cleaner 5, which recently added the ability to scan videos and detect duplicates. I found that it scans much faster than DVS, is more stable, and offers many more options to refine the scanning process at a price point comparable to DVS. I suggest that you check it out.

Nov 17 2022 at 6:26am Copy Link

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kydara @RS, thanks for the heads-up on Duplicate Cleaner 5. I added it to my "I want this" list. :)

Nov 17 2022 at 11:08am Copy Link

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toni User ich will mein Geld zurück!!!,oder aber eine Version die wie hier zu lesen ist,ohne!!!
Online Aktivierung auskommt!!!

gekauft habe ich weil eben keine!!!! Aktivierung erforderlich wäre,was aber leider nicht Stimmt!!!!

vielen Dank!

Ich hoffe dass der Support nicht so schlecht ist,wie es hier überall zu lesen ist

Nov 17 2022 at 11:39pm Copy Link

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BitsDuJour Admin - Nov 18 2022 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @toni User, Based on your comment (after translating it to English via Google Translate), I understand you want a refund for your purchase. So I just contacted the vendor asking him to refund your purchase.

BitsDuJour Admin - Nov 18 2022 at 5:18am Copy Link

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toni User Thank you I wrote that I want a version without online activation or my money back.
it also says here that no online activation is required.
which is not true
also other users here have problems with the company for example. because of support not responding.
if the problem is solved and the support has responded, I ask you to delete this comment here.
if it says that no activation is necessary then I expect that to be true, otherwise I won't buy!

Nov 18 2022 at 6:49am Copy Link

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toni User But what I can say is that the software would actually work very well if it weren't for the license activation, which is why I'd prefer it
the program without online activation as the money back.
maybe you could point out to the company that they update the requirements on their site and here,
if it is not possible to turn the program into a full version over the Internet without activating a license
to avoid unnecessary hassles and refunds!
at this point I would also like to thank Bitsdojour
for your work and what you have done here over the years
for us people here possible, thank you very much.

Nov 18 2022 at 7:18am Copy Link

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