Re: [SLUG] finding duplicates

From: Eben King (eben01@verizon.net)
Date: Tue May 20 2008 - 17:55:34 EDT


On Tue, 20 May 2008, Mike Branda wrote:

> Eben King wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 May 2008, Robin - Bartow FL wrote:
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Eben King eben01@verizon.net
>>> To: slug@nks.net
>>> Sent: 5/19/08 1:26 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [SLUG] finding duplicates
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 19 May 2008, Mike Branda wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've used this before with success. It's GPL. Works by MD5 sum on
>>>>> any file type. However, it seems it's java .jar now and I have the
>>>>> .sh version.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://freshmeat.net/projects/duplifinder/
>>>>
>>>> An MD5 comparison only find exact bit-for-bit duplicates (supposedly).
>>>> It won't find transformations like a recode, or creation at a different
>>>> bitrate.
>>>
>>> The answer was better than the question
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facsimile
>>
>> Yeah, I'm not looking to find exact copies. I can already do that, because
>> it's easy. I want it to find files that sound the same, disregarding
>> bitrate, volume, all that jazz.
>
> Did you see the second link I posted that was geared more toward music? I
> posted both of them as your original message talked about "finding
> duplicates" and "too many images". I also saw the mp3 part but figured I'd
> throw both solutions out there so you could pick which suited your needs
> best.
>
> Here's the second one again if you missed it before.... as nothing has been
> said about it.
>
> http://freshmeat.net/projects/fdmf/

Yep, missed it. Thanks, that's what I'm looking for.

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