I'll do some more testing (dealing with multiple versions is a pain in Windows, because when you uninstall any one of the prior versions, that kills the file associations, and you have to reinstall the current version).

But in the meantime, here's a question for you. If Do not re-encode simply means that the album should copy the video from the image directory to the output directory without processing it, why didn't you just let Use original apply to videos as well as images? The answer is that it's because that's not what it originally did.

Oh, and here's the discussion that led me to create that test album in the first place:

https://jalbum.net/forum/thread.jspa?threadID=57060

In short, jAlbum was leaving the processed video alone, but reporting the height and width dimensions of the original. This caused layout problems. You were reluctant to fix it, because it meant that the album-building process would actually need to retrieve some information from the output (i.e., the dimensions of the processed video), which is an offense against dog and man.

But none of it would be necessary if videos were handled exactly the way images are. More on that later....

I don't recall approving your leave application. Upon your return, please report to the HR Department.

Now I know why this happens. On June 6 I adjusted the behaviour of jAlbum's file copy mechanism so it not only considers dates when avoiding to copy files but also considers file sizes. As the source and destination file size differs, it forces a copy.

Now, this behaviour is good for ensuring that resource files gets updated when a user switches a skin or style, but not good for your use case so I've ensured that the classical behaviour of only considering file dates applies when copying video files.

To enjoy the fix, select Tools->External tools->jAlbum core update and restart jAlbum when prompted. The splash screen should read 35.0.3 now.

Hi David and Jeff. I'm glad that you were able to fix the bug in my absence. This summer has been brutal with concerts and other family activities. I will give the new iteration of Version 35 when I get the chance. I hope at some point the "video dimensions" bug is fixed. I am marking the main discussion as answered

Edited by: PECB on 20 Aug 2024, 04:21