Back in 2011, I conducted and published some research on visualization of cast-off patterns. The main goal was to see what kind of information we could gather by using exactly the same documentation & analysis methods which we use for impact pattern analysis.
With HemoSpat 2.0, I am making this available as an experimental feature for anyone who wants to give feedback on it or to build on it for their own research.
With the pending release of HemoSpat 2.0, I thought I’d cover some of the new features.
HemoSpat 1.x provides a basic text report as an exporter. This creates a text file with summary information about each of the patterns in the project.
The reason I left it as a text file is because every organization has different reporting requirements, so the intent was that the analyst would generate this file and then copy & paste the data they wanted into whatever tool they were using to write their report.
FORident Software is pleased to announce the release of HemoSpat v1.13 for macOS 11-13, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
This update is available to all registered users.
The main changes in this version are updates to the underlying libraries for better compatibility with the latest operating systems. There are also some fixes for some edge cases and other minor fixes.
One thing to note is that the left-handed coordinate system is now deprecated which means it will be removed in a future release. This feature has been the source of confusion and several issues, and does not provide enough benefit for that cost. Once it is removed, older projects based on the left-handed system will be converted to right-handed coordinates when you open them in the new version of the software.
Also – in case you missed it – as of this release there is a new user site to access your licenses and downloads. Please see the previous post for information.
Thank you for your continued support of this project.
For download links and a list of other changes and fixes, please see the release notes.
I have created a new user site – user.hemospat.com – for all HemoSpat license holders. These new accounts will replace the ones here on hemospat.com.
The new site lets you download different versions of HemoSpat & access your license keys. It will (eventually) be where you manage licensing for your organization as well.
The new site requires you to create a new account because the passwords are not compatible with this site.
Note: If you create the new account using the same email as you find on your license, it will automatically connect your organization, licenses, and downloads. If you cannot use that email (maybe it doesn’t exist anymore) and need to connect to your licenses, use the organization name from the license when asked to join an organization.
The next release (1.13.0) will only be available for download on the new site.
If you have any problems signing up for or using the new site, please contact support@hemospat.com.
FORident Software is pleased to announce the release of HemoSpat v1.12 for macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.
This update is available to all registered users.
The main changes in this version are updates to the underlying libraries for better compatibility with the latest operating systems. A couple of other changes and fixes are the result of direct feedback from users, so thank you!
One user-facing change that may be of interest is being able to add a reason when the analyst excludes a bloodstain from analysis. This information is then shown in the HemoSpat Basic Report.
For macOS users, support for macOS 10.13 and macOS 10.14 was added.
For Windows users, please note that Windows 7 is no longer supported. Microsoft discontinued support for Windows 7 on 14 January 2020.
This marks 14 years to the day since HemoSpat 1.0 was released!
Thank you for your continued support of this project.
For download links and a list of other changes and fixes, please see the release notes.
As always I look forward to hearing your feedback and suggestions!