Getting started
Two applications probably led you here. pornspective.ai is the exciting one, but it needs pornspective.v2 and your tags in place before it can tag anything. So: walk before you run.
Install it
Install pornspective.v2
The standard install works like any Windows application, with a shortcut on the Start menu and desktop, and is removed through Windows settings. The portable install goes into a folder of your choice, such as an external drive, and leaves very little trace on the computer. Either way, treat the application as not safe for work.
Start it for the first time
The first launch asks a few questions. Say yes to the out-of-the-box sample tags: they give you a standard set that is easy to change or remove later.
Enter your licence key
The licence screen shows a five-digit install code. Your Patreon welcome message has a temporary key to get you going straight away; quote the install code to receive your personal key. The application restarts once a key is applied.
Then follow the plan
The welcome screen inside the app sets out the same order. Each step has an animated guide further down this page.
Switch on plugins
Plugins fetch details and artwork for people and studios, collect cover art, and find new content. Enabling them from the start makes everything after this quicker.
Set up your tags
Tags are the heart of the application, and the time you spend here pays back every day. A tag can be a person, a studio, an appearance, an action, a year or a group of your own. Link them with inheritance, so tagging a person brings their hair colour and country along.
Scan your folders
Tell pornspective where your content lives: a local folder, an external drive or a network share. A scan indexes everything, extracts tags from the names and makes thumbnails. One location per subject works best.
Learn the basic controls
Your videos appear in the results panel. With a handful it may not look like much. Add a few hundred and the filters, choosers and browsers start to earn their keep.
Add pornspective.ai
Now the AI has tags to map to. Process videos, map the model's labels to your tags and import the results, or link the two apps so it all happens from one button. More about pornspective.ai.
How do I…?
Animated guides, each answering one question. They have a voiceover, so turn the sound on.
