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Webpage re-design

Webpage re-design

I've rewritten the webpage.

Now it shows animated GIF preview for all results instead of static thumbnails. Generating that many animated previews is cpu-consuming, so the number of results are capped to top 5 only.

On top left, you ca...

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Updates to trace.moe API

Updates to trace.moe API

- Change: image preview endpoint has changed, the url is now consistent with video preview

- New: size param for image/video preview

Please refer to https://soruly...

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I'll be sharing recent updates to http://trace.moe on Youtube Live tomorrow. Come and join me!

I'll be sharing recent updates to http://trace.moe on Youtube Live tomorrow. Come and join me!

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trace.moe database dump 2020-10

https://nyaa.si/view/1292174

This is the most recent database dump for trace.moe which contains image hashes of ~5000 anime titles. (No video files included)

Comparin...

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An update on sales tax

Hi everyone,

I wanted to give you an update on some changes that we’ll be seeing which may affect some of your pledges. Due to new laws passing in several countries and US states, Patreon will be required to start charging sales tax on som...

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New Image Search Algorithm (JCD)

New Image Search Algorithm (JCD)

A new search algorithm has been added to trace.moe. You can try this using the "Use new algo" check box near the search button. This new algorithm has better support on flipped and cropped images. See results above.

This new algorithm still ...

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trace.moe database dump 2020-04

https://nyaa.si/view/1237282

This is the most recent database dump for trace.moe which contains image hashes of ~100,000 anime files. (No video files included)

Compar...

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Added dark theme support

Added dark theme support

If your OS is in dark mode, it would switch to dark mode automatically without any settings.
For windows, it'd be in settings => personalization => color
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Added image URL support to trace.moe API

Added image URL support to trace.moe API

 You can now easily use http://trace.moe API directly with image URL
現在可以簡單直接把圖片網址交給 2019-09-14 12:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post

trace.moe database dump 2019-04

https://nyaa.si/view/1140819

This is the most recent database dump for trace.moe which contains image hashes of ~100,000 anime files. (No video files included)

Thes...

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Optimizing website loading speed

Optimizing website loading speed

Recently I've been improving webpage loading times in various ways:

- Re-write webpage js to remove heavy libraries like jQuery / bootstrap.js

- Use HTTP/2 Push to reduce round-trip times

- Upgraded Cloudflare CDN to pro plan ($2...

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Recent updates to trace.moe

Recent updates to trace.moe

New web UI layout for mobile devices!
A few days ago, I redesigned a the webpage layout a bit to better support mobile devices. (finally!) Though the layout isn't very perfect, at least it's easier to use and browse compared to...

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Moving to new domain: trace.moe

Yesterday, the .ga domain provided by Freenom (domain name registrar) was suddenly suspended. I had no choice but immediately moved to trace.moe which I've been planning to move to.

As of today, officially supported integrations (WebExtensions, Tel...

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Presenting at Barcamp HK

Presenting at Barcamp HK

http://barcamp.hk/

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Presenting at HKOSCon 2018

Presenting at HKOSCon 2018

I've been presenting about whatanime.ga for the last two years. This year, I presented my work to the public in Hong Kong Open Source Conference 2018. If you missed the event / couldn't join me in Hong Kong, you can revisit my presentation slides her...

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open sourcing scene search with sola

open sourcing scene search with sola

The last piece of puzzle in whatanime.ga has published.

The whatanime repository on GitHub has gain lot of developers' attention. However, it only include the code for the website and is not a fully functional system. Some of them are puzzled when ...

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Speeding up search on whatanime.ga !

Speeding up search on whatanime.ga !

New testing site on https://beta.whatanime.ga

I've been testing a new beta site with improved performance on search speed.
A copy of the 130GB solr core from 2018-04-02 15:33:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Auto black border crop

Automatic black border crop is added to https://whatanime.ga 

This significantly increase accuracy on bad screenshots

Already applied to both web, telegram bot and all API clie...

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Android Apps on Play Store!

Android Apps on Play Store!

With the use of whatanime.ga API, we now have two Android Apps on Play Store! Thanks Andrée Torres and Mystery0 ;)

https://play.google.co...

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Telegram Channel

I believe some of you are interested in what is being indexed on whatanime.ga . If you'd like to get notified when new anime are being indexed, you may subscribe to this Telegram channel.

2017-08-26 11:20:11 +0000 UTC View Post

What to know more about whatanime.ga?

A presentation was given on 4 Jun 2017 in Hong Kong. The Presentation slides has been uploaded on https://go-talks.appspot.com/github.co...

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Telegram Group support

Telegram Group support

Telegram Group support has landed! Add the bot to your telegram group and try this out! Just use @ to mention the bot on a photo. It also support GIF/video now

https://telegram.me...

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New prototype search engine in progress

New prototype search engine in progress

This database is super fast since it only index 4 videos (total ~22 minutes) from Animegraphy
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlts7...

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