June 13, 2016 - Version 10.20 (production release)
Added a few new Sigma LensTypes (thanks LibRaw and Jos Roost)
Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
Added two new Canon LensTypes (thanks Jos Roost and Norbert Wasser)
Added a couple of new PentaxModelID's (thanks Louis Granboulan for one)
Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Louis Granboulan)
Added a few new Olympus PictureMode values (thanks Daniel Pollock)
Added a few more XMP tags
Decode a new Nikon video tag (thanks Hayo Baan)
Patched to allow protected binary data tags to be extracted when -b is combined with -php or -X if the tag is specifically requested
Fixed bug introduced in version 9.96 where extended XMP is ignored if the MWG module is used
Fixed problem where the MWG module wasn't loaded automatically if there were MWG tags in the argument to the -p option
Fixed column alignment of alternate-language output (requires Unicode::LineBreak to be installed)
Fixed problem writing Sigma:LensFocalRange
May 31, 2016 - Version 10.19
Added a few new Sony and Sigma LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
Decode more Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
Fixed an incorrect Sigma LensType (thanks LibRaw)
Fixed decoding of D500 custom settings for NEF images (thanks Warren Hatch)
May 27, 2016 - Version 10.18
Added a number of new Sigma LensTypes (thanks LibRaw)
Added a few new Sony/Minolta lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
Added ability to write FilePermissions
Decode NikonCustom settings for the D500 (thanks Warren Hatch)
Decode PLUS MediaSummaryCode values
Use hexadecimal for Sigma LensType values
Changed -fileOrder option to sort numbers in strings numerically
Fixed typo in Samsung lens name
May 16, 2016 - Version 10.17
Added support for Leica X-U (Typ 113) maker notes
Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Louis Granboulan)
Added a number of new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Mees Dekker)
Extract TIFF-format thumbnails and previews
Patched to ignore XML entities inside comments
Fixed inconsistent conversion of PreviewColorSpace values
Fixed writing of TargetPrinter tag
Fixed bug introduced in 10.16 which which could cause a runtime warning when using the -o option and not writing any "real" tags
May 3, 2016 - Version 10.16
Added %D, %F and %E filename format codes
Added a new Minolta lens (thanks Jos Roost)
Decode Photoshop Compression mode
Decode Nikon MultiExposure information for the D5
Updated decoding of Sony tags for ILCA-68 (thanks Jos Roost)
Fixed bug adding back XMP tags after deleting all XMP from MOV/MP4 files
Fixed problem using -o option when reading from stdin (ie. FILE is "-")
Fixed problem where user-defined Composite tags may not always override pre-defined Composite tags with the same name, and added feature to allow the user to specify whether they should override existing tags or not
Apr. 20, 2016 - Version 10.15 (production release)
- Added .a and .o to the list of supported file types
- Added a few new Sony/Minolta lenses (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)
- Decode more Photoshop tags (thanks Taylor Bangs for some)
- Decode more information from static library (.a) files
- Decode a few more tags from GoPro MP4 videos (thanks Calvin Hass)
- Decode ColorData for Canon EOS 1300D (thanks LibRaw)
- Updated Sony decoding for newer models (thanks Jos Roost)
- Fixed bug where ScaleFactor35efl could be calculated incorrectly for Canon
images from some models which have had their EXIF rebuilt
Apr. 8, 2016 - Version 10.14
- Added read support for ISO 9660 disk images
- Added a few new Nikon ISOExpansion values (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a few new Olympus LensType values (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added a couple of new SonyModelID values (thanks LibRaw for one)
- Added a new Olympus CameraType
- Added config_files/gps2utm.config to distribution
- Decode Canon ColorData for the EOS 80D (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a few new Samsung tags (thanks Francois)
- Decode a new Fuji tag (thanks Frank Markesteijn)
- Calculate Duration for APE audio files
- Tightened constraints on M2TS file recognition
- Improved verbose dump of ID3 information
- Changed XMP-acdsee:Snapshots to a Binary data tag
- Fixed bug which prevented writing of various Sony FocalLength tags
- API Changes:
- Fixed bug where FileModifyDate wasn't set properly when WriteInfo() was
called without a destination file name and other "real" tags were
written at the same time
Mar. 12, 2016 - Version 10.13
- Added a few new Canon LensType values (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen and
LibRaw)
- Added a new CanonModelID
- Added a number of new Nikon RetouchHistory modes
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Changed a couple of Sigma "| C" lens names for consistency
- API Changes:
- Fixed bug which could cause the API Filter option to be ignored for some
tags when copying tags with the Composite option set
Mar. 4, 2016 - Version 10.12
- Added a new PentaxModelID and SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a number of new CanonModelID values (thanks Norbert Wasser for one)
- Added a new Olypus LensType (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added two new Pentax LensType values
- Added a few new Nikon LensID values and updated some others
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Decode a new Nikon tag
- Decode a new CanonCustom tag for the EOS 80D
- Improved decoding of SonyRawFileType (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)
- Changed "Optimised" to "Optimized" in a Photoshop tag value
- Fixed warning that could be generated by the Canon FileNumber conversion
Feb. 17, 2016 - Version 10.11
- Added a couple of new Olympus CameraType values (thanks LibRaw for one)
- Added some new ACDSee XMP tags (thanks Malus)
- Added a few more XMP-crs tags
- Added a new CanonModelID (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a couple of new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)
- Added support for PDF ASCII85Decode filter
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a new Canon tag (thanks Juha Iso-Sipila)
- Decode a few more Photoshop tags
- Convert MDItem date/time values to local time
- Patched to read incorrectly written DJI GPSCoordinates in MOV videos
Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
Added a couple of new Olympus FlashModel values
Added a new Nikon LensID
Added a new Pentax LensType
Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
Decode H264:DateTimeOriginal DST flag, and add " DST" to time string if set
Decode a few more CanonCustom settings
Fixed problem creating user-defined XMP structure elements with names containing characters which are illegal in tag names
Improved mechanism for generating tags which must be specifically requested when copying or used in -if or -p expressions
Improved warning in Windows if help documentation file can't be created
Patched Composite:FileNumber to handle case where Canon:FileNumber is 10000
Patched reading FujiFilm RawImageWidth/Height for new X-Pro2 RAF images
Fixed problem reading PDF objects which begin with a comment line
Fixed problem which could result in ExifTool corrupting a PDF file when writing
API Changes:
Added RequestTags option
No longer generate MDItem tags when RequestAll option is set
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Aug. 18, 2015 - Version 10.00 (production release)
- Added a few new CanonModelID's
- Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks Jaap Voets and Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a couple more RIFF tags and extract Unknown RIFF tags
- Changed -b option to avoid splitting PDF List-type tag values
- API Changes:
- Added NoPDFList option
July 23, 2015 - Version 9.99
- Added support for the Leica Q (Typ 116) maker notes
- Added two new SonyModelID's (thanks Jos Roost for one)
- Added two new Sony LensType2 values (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new Pentax LensType
- Extract a number of new File System tags when SystemTags API option is set
- Decode a new FujiFilm tag (thanks TonyB)
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Disabled writing of XMP to PostScript-format Adobe Illustrator files
- SourceFile values in -csv and -json input/output are now converted to/from
filename character set (set by -charset filename option) when
reading/writing
- Renamed Flash:FileAttributes to FlashAttributes
- Renamed FujiFilm:AFPointSet to AFMode and improved decoding
- Fixed problem where a partial command could be executed if the -stay_open
option was used and the command is aborted due to an error in arguments
- Fixed problem with OS X installer on El Capitan (now installs in
/usr/local/bin instead of /usr/bin)
- API Changes:
- Added SystemTags option
June 26, 2015 - Version 9.98
- Added read support for DSS and DS2 file formats
- Added write support for XMP-mwg-rs:Rotation (seen in XMP from LR6)
- Added a new Sigma LensType (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Decode Pentax DiffractionCorrection
- Decode Olympus ID3 XOLY frame
- Decode a few more Sony tags
- Improved reliability of decoding Nikon D810 ShotInfo and custom settings
- Changed name of Pentax VignettingCorrection to PeripheralIlluminationCorr
- Fixed problem with user parameters in tag name expressions when copying
June 2, 2015 - Version 9.97
- Added a new Pentax Quality value
- Added a new Panasonic AdvancedSceneMode (thanks Horst Wandres)
- Minor improvement to lens identification logic based on XMP information
- Changed a few DR4 tag names
- Fixed improper scoping of XMP namespace prefixes (so conflicting prefixes
are now properly resolved)
May 20, 2015 - Version 9.96
- Added support for CanonVRD version 4 information and DR4 files
- Added two new Canon LensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added two new Olympus LensType values (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added a new Minolta/Sony LensType and fixed another one (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks John Helour)
- Added a few new QuickTime tags
- Added a new PentaxModelID and a new Pentax PictureMode
- Added a few new XMP-aux tags
- Decode a couple more DPX tags
- Decode NikonCustom tags for D810 firmware version 1.02
- Improved -htmlDump output for extended XMP and some other JPEG segments
- Improved a Canon lens name
- Documented the -userParam command-line option (which has existed since 9.90)
- Changed default behaviour to ignore extended XMP with an incorrect GUID (as
per the XMP specification)
- Changed the case of a few tag names for consistency
- Patched problem with Sony cameras giving incorrect LensInfo for some third
party lenses, leading to an incorrect LensID by ExifTool (thanks Jos Roost)
- Patched problem where GPS minutes or seconds could round up to 60
- Fixed picasa_faces.config to rotate regions if necessary for RAW file types
(thanks Stargeek)
- API Changes:
- Added ExtendedXMP option
May 9, 2015 - Version 9.95
- Added a few new Minolta/Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added config_files/photoshop_paths.config to the full distribution
- Avoid rebuilding maker notes when using -tagsFromFile with -fast2 option
- Validate tag names when redirecting (ie. "-DSTTAG<SRCTAG")
May 3, 2015 - Version 9.94
- Added Geotag support for Bramor gEO log files
- Added support for iCalendar ICS files
- Added support for Leica M Monochrom (Type 246) maker notes
- Added new "Preview" group for all embedded preview images
- Added a new PentaxModelID (thanks Louis Granboulan)
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added tag name to "Invalid EXIF text encoding" warning
- Decode ColorData for Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R (thanks LibRaw)
- Changed ListItem option so that it also applies when copying tags
- Enhanced FileTypeExtension to return an uppercase extension when the print
conversion is disabled (eg. the -n option)
- Fixed incorrect FileTypeExtension for virtual device drivers
- Fixed an improperly formatted warning for duplicate PDF entries
- Fixed bug creating extended XMP in JPEG images when deleting all XMP and
adding back in the same step
Apr. 25, 2015 - Version 9.93
- Added FileTypeExtension tag
- Added a few new CanonModelID values
- Added a new Olympus CameraType
- Added a few new Minolta/Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
- Updated arg_files/iptcCore.args for IPTC Extension version 1.2 tags
- Improved VCard parsing/decoding
- Improved -fast3 file identification logic
- Remove "px" string from SVG ImageWidth/Height tags
- Changed DOF calculation to use ApproximateFocusDistance
- Fixed missing FileType for MOI files
- Fixed potential "Internal Error" bug when writing XMP structures
Apr. 11, 2015 - Version 9.92
- Added support for PRISM pmi and prm tags, and updated to PRISM 3.0
- Added read support for Audible .AA files
- Added support for Adobe XMP-creatorAtom tags
- Added a couple of new XMP-xmpDM tags
- Added a new CanonModelID and a new Ricoh WhiteBalance (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Olympus CameraType
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Jurgen Sahlberg)
- Updated to XMP PLUS 1.2.1 specification
- Enhanced DOF calculation to use AverageFocusDistance or
FocusDistanceUpper/Lower if available
- Patched to tolerate different version numbers in XMP namespace URI's
Apr. 7, 2015 - Version 9.91
- Added read support for VCard files
- Added support for AAX files
- Added --sort option
- Added a number of new QuickTime GenreID values (thanks Francois Bonzon)
- Added new Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Samsung lenses (thanks LibRaw and Niels
Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added a new Olympus CameraType
- Added a new Sony FlashMode value
- Decode a new Apple makernote tag
- Decode a number of new QuickTime tags found in Audible audio books
- Improved the naming of a FujiFilm tag (thanks LibRaw)
- Removed "not yet tested" warning when writing FujiFilm RAF version 0200
- Renamed distribution file config_files/ExifTool_config to example.config
- Increased maximum metadata atom size for QuickTime files and added warning
if an atom is larger than the limit
- Changed writing of filesystem date/time tags to override the -P option
- Fixed problem writing FileCreateDate in Windows when the -o option was used
Mar. 14, 2015 - Version 9.90 (production release)
- Added config_files/picasa_faces.config to the distribution (thanks StarGeek)
- Added a few new Minolta/Sony and Nikon lenses (thanks LibRaw)
- Added new Canon and Sigma lenses (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Decode Nikon D810 custom settings (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode a few new Nikon tags
- Fixed superfluous "Open '' failed" warning which could occur in Windows
- Fixed problem reading multi-valued Microsoft Xtra tags
- Fixed problem on Windows using -overwrite_original_in_place with Unicode
file names
Mar. 7, 2015 - Version 9.89
- Added some new Minolta/Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)
- Fixed Windows case-sensitivity and sort-order problems when using wildcards
in file names on the command line
- API Changes:
- Added UserParam option
Feb. 28, 2015 - Version 9.88
- Decode a few more ID3 tags
- Improved decoding of some Pentax tags
- Extended -list and -listw options to include flattened tags
- Patched to recognize ID3v2.3 tags in ID3v2.4 metadata and visa versa
- Patched byte ordering problems with Nikon FileInfo tags for the D5500
- Fixed bug where other groups were ignored when multiple groups were
specified when writing and one of those groups was a specific EXIF IFD (eg.
-ExifIFD:Time:all= ignored the Time constraint)
Feb. 24, 2015 - Version 9.87
- Added a number of new Sigma LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
- Fixed bug introduced in the Windows version of 9.85 where "*.*" on the
command line matched "." and "..", causing unexpected files to be processed
- Fixed problem extracting some Microsoft tags from MP4/MOV videos
Feb. 22, 2015 - Version 9.86
- Added check for valid filename encoding when using wildcards in Windows
- Added support for Sigma X3F version 4.1 images
- Added a number of new Sigma LensType values (thanks LibRaw and Niels
Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Michael Tapes)
- Added a new Leica LensType (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Olympus CameraType
- Decode a couple more FujiFilm RAF tags (thanks Frank Markesteijn)
- Always preserve FileCreateDate when writing on Windows if Win32::API and
Win32API::File are available
- Changed names of and properly decode new Olympus Pitch/Roll tags
- Changed rounding method for rational values in an attempt to fix failed
tests on FreeBSD 10.1 and Perl 5.20.1 with uselongdouble enabled
- Resolved issue with duplicate SamsungModelID values
Feb. 14, 2015 - Version 9.85
- Added support for Ricoh WG-M1 maker notes
- Added a few new Pentax LensType's (thanks Louis Granboulan)
- Decode a couple of new Pentax tags (thanks Louis Granboulan)
- Enhanced JSON import so an object with a missing SourceFile has the same
effect as a SourceFile of "*".
- Changed MIMEType for executable script files
- Patched remaining known problems involving Windows Unicode file names
(creating directories and using wildcards should now work)
- Patched long-standing Windows daylight-savings-time bug, and removed the
dependency on Win32API::File::Time (reported file times should now be
correct, but may disagree with the Windows "dir" command)
- Fixed decoding of FLIR:PlanckO (thanks Tomas)
Feb. 10, 2015 - Version 9.84
- Added a new CanonModelID
- Added a new Pentax LensType and PentaxModelID (thanks Louis Granboulan)
- Fixed bug introduced in 9.83 that broke the -P option on Windows
Feb. 7, 2015 - Version 9.83
- Added support for new IPTC Extension version 1.2 XMP tags
- Added support for Leica X (Typ 113) maker notes
- Added read support for ChartTIFF tags
- Added a few new Canon LensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser for two)
- Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks David Puschel, Robert
Rottmerhusen and Niels)
- Added a number of new Olympus ArtFilterEffect values (thanks Phiber)
- Added some new Olympus AspectRatio values (thanks Herb)
- Added a new PentaxModelID
- Added a new Olympus CameraType (thanks LibRaw)
- Added new values for various Canon tags
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a couple more Nikon ShootingMode bits (thanks Leegong)
- Updated to Nov 2014 XMP specification
- Patched incompatibility between Windows Unicode update and Perl 5.005
Jan. 15, 2015 - Version 9.82
- Added support for Windows Unicode names for input CSV and JSON files
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Improved checks and warnings for invalid file name encoding on Windows
- Improved Polish translations (thanks Kacper Perschke)
- Changed exif2xmp.args and xmp2exif.args files (available in the full
ExifTool distribution) to avoid using non-standard XMP namespaces
- Fixed problem setting file times for Windows Unicode file names
Jan. 12, 2015 - Version 9.81
- Added Composite:Megapixels tag
- Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Fixed problem in Windows using Unicode file names with the -o option
Jan. 7, 2015 - Version 9.80
- Added a few new Canon and Minolta/Sony LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a few new CanonModelID's
- Decode a few new Canon tags
- Suppress warning for Canon 7DmkIII VignettingCorrUnknown2 data format
- Fixed runtime warning when piping an MOI file to exiftool
- Fixed bug in -fileOrder option introduced in version 9.79
- Fixed bug using Windows Unicode file names with -tagsFromFile option
Jan. 4, 2015 - Version 9.79 - Windows Unicode file names
- Added support for Windows Unicode file names (but note that support still
isn't complete -- some things like setting FileModifyDate or creating a
directory with a Unicode name still need work)
- Added read support for MOI files
- Added a few more Canon LensType's (thanks LibRaw and Martin)
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Added a couple of new Panasonic ImageQuality values
- Decode a new FujiFilm tag and added a new FilmMode value
- Allow zero-length group names to be specified (which provides a method to
directly access the 0th copy of a duplicate tag using the empty family 4
group name by specifying "4:TAG")
- Fixed invalid Samsung tag name
- Fixed writing of XMP:ExposureCompensation with fractional values
- API Changes:
- Added CharsetFileName option
Dec. 13, 2014 - Version 9.78
- Added a new Nikon LensID and a new Canon LensType (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a new unknown atom in Canon MOV videos
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a number of new Samsung tags
- Improved MakerNote compatibility when writing by adding the same amount of
padding after the MakerNote IFD as that written by the specific camera model
- Changed the DNG BaselineExposureOffset to a signed rational (contrary to the
DNG 1.4 specification, which specifies an unsigned RATIONAL, but obviously
Adobe meant for it to store negative values)
- Changed name of new QuickTime Rating tag to RatingPercent
- Fixed problem introduced in 9.64 where multiple list values from some tags
in ZIP-based files were extracted as separate tags instead of as a list when
the -struct option was used, and implemented a different patch to just
suppress the structure warnings without changing the 9.63 behaviour
- Fixed problem where some EXIF information in MOV videos could be corrupted
when writing
Nov. 28, 2014 - Version 9.77
- Added FilePath tag (generated only if specified and Cwd is available)
- Added a new Panasonic ShootingMode (thanks Horst Wandres)
- Added a new FujiFilm WhiteBalance value
- Added a new QuickTime vendor ID
- Added a new Pentax RawDevelopmentProcess value
- Decode a few new QuickTime tags
- Decode some new tags in Kodak SP360 MP4 videos
- Fixed bug that could cause a runtime error when parsing a Canon EOS 40D
image which had been edited by Nikon Capture software
- Fixed bug which could produce invalid XML in the -X output when -struct was
also used
Nov. 15, 2014 - Version 9.76 (production release)
- Added support for the LFR format (same as LFP)
- Added support for Samsung models which write 2 values for LensType
- Added a new Samsung LensType (thanks Nick Livchits)
- Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks David Puschel)
- Added a new PentaxModelID
- Added some new Olympus WhiteBalance2 values (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new EXIF:Compression value
- Decode a new FujiFilm tag
- Decode a few more private TIFF tags
- Improved warning message if "DIR" or "FILE" is used literally on the command
line
- Improved "-j -b" output to encode any non-UTF8 values as Base64
- Enhanced -fast option (FastScan API option) to allow file processing to be
bypassed entirely
- Changed conversions for a couple of Nikon 1 AF tags for consistency
- Changed reported FileType for LNK, KEY, KTH, NUMBERS, NMBTEMPLATE and PAGES
files to match extension
- Fixed problems adding new XMP and deleting old XMP from MP4 videos
- Fixed problem writing FileModifyDate/FileCreateDate when
-overwrite_original_in_place is used
Nov. 2, 2014 - Version 9.75
- Added support for FLIR version 101 metadata
- Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Louis Granboulan)
- Added a new Samsung LensType
- Decode a few more Nikon D4S tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode a few more Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a new FujiFilm tag
- Improved formula for calculating Sony:FocusDistance2 (thanks Jos Roost)
- Changed XMP parsing to impose standard namespace prefixes, thus avoiding
(some) problems reading the ugly XMP generated by Microsoft products
- Fixed decoding of Nikon FileInfo tags for recent DSLR models
Oct. 15, 2014 - Version 9.74
- Added a number of new QuickTime GenreID values (thanks Francois Bonzon)
- Added support for some newer Sony cameras (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode more Nikon D4S custom settings (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Improved lens identification logic for XMP metadata (thanks Jos Roost)
- Fixed typo in Condition for a few D3 NikonCustom tags
- Fixed bug which could cause a "Use of uninitialized value $val" runtime
error when reading XML
Oct. 13, 2014 - Version 9.73
- Added a new CanonModelID (thanks LibRaw and Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added a few new Canon and Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
- Delete unknown PNG TextualData tags when deleting all PNG tags
- Decode AF points for Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II
- Decode a number of Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic and Sony tags (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a few more Nikon NCTG tags in MOV videos (thanks Stuart Bennett)
- Decode Nikon D4S custom settings (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode some makernote tags in Sony Xperia Z3 images
- Make PhotoshopThumbnail and PhotoshopBGRThumbnail writable (but "unsafe")
- Changed order of operations so flattened tags always take precedence over
structured tags when writing a mix of both types of tags
- Fixed potential bug decoding some Nikon 1 AF points
Sept. 26, 2014 - Version 9.72
- Added a few new Pentax ISO values
- Added a new CanonModelID and SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Decode AF points for some newer Nikon 1 cameras (thanks Chris Reimold for
his help, and Graham Woolf for the samples)
- Improved verbose output for recently decoded Samsung trailer
- Fixed Samsung trailer writer to properly update offsets in the QDIO block
Sept. 20, 2014 - Version 9.71
- Added a couple of mew CanonModelID's (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a couple of new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen and LibRaw)
- Added minor warning when deleting all PDF metadata (because it isn't really
deleted)
- Added a new Samsung LensType
- Added a new Sony/Minolta LensType (thanks Marcus Holland-Moritz)
- Decode "Sound & Shot" trailer written by some Samsung Galaxy models
- Decode a number of new Sony tags including FocusDistance2 (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a number of new Canon and Kodak tags (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a new EXIF tag
- Decode a few new CanonCustom tags
- Recognize the JPE file extension
- Fixed swapped CanonCustom AEMicroadjustment/FEMicroadjustment tag names
- Fixed bug in -listItem option which sometimes prevented it from working
- Fixed interference by -sep option when writing structured tags
- API Changes:
- Added ListItem option
Sept. 3, 2014 - Version 9.70 (production release)
- Added read support for Pentax 645Z makernotes in MOV videos
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a new SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Dominique Schrekling)
- Added a new PentaxModelID
- Added a new Olympus CameraType (thanks LibRaw)
- Updated Nikon ISOExpansion values for new models (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a number of new Sony tags and values (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a new Panasonic tag
- Decode another QuickTime tag
- Improved verbose dump for LFP images
- Patched to repair incorrect list types in XMP structures when writing
- Patched to avoid MPEG Layer 3 check for files with a "MUS" extension
- Fixed incorrect behaviour of -addTagsFromFile when adding list items from
multiple variable-named source files
July 27, 2014 - Version 9.69
- Added ability to write PNG PhysicalPixel (PNG-pHYs) tags
- Added a few new Panasonic ContrastMode values
- Added minor warning when creating EXIF or IPTC in PNG images
- Decode a few more Sony tags and values (thanks Jos Roost)
- Fixed problem writing Olympus:LensType
- API Changes:
- Shift.pl now autoloads when ShiftTime() is called
- The 3rd argument to ShiftTime() is now optional
July 19, 2014 - Version 9.68
- Added read support for Lytro LFP files
- Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added support for the maker notes of some recent Ricoh/Pentax models
- Allow Composite tag to have no Require'd or Desire'd tags
- Improved -geotag verbose output
- Changed so XMP tags take priority when reading QuickTime-format files
- Changed PSD file description to "Photoshop Document"
- Fixed problem where -geotag option could fail if -v4 was used
- Fixed problem writing SonyDateTime2
July 6, 2014 - Version 9.67
- Added support for Sigma X3F version 4.0 files from the DP2 Quattro
- Added support for Sony XAVC video files
- Added a new Nikon PhaseDetectAF value
- Added conversion for Casio EX-ZR300 BestShotMode (thanks Manfred)
- Decode more proprietary information from some Panasonic/Leica MP4 videos
- Fixed inaccuracies in decoding some SigmaRaw tags from the X3F header
July 1, 2014 - Version 9.66
- Added read support for Kodak PixPro S-1 maker notes
- Added new Canon, Pentax and Sigma LensTypes (thanks LibRaw for the Canon)
- Added support for Sigma DP2 Quattro maker notes
- Decode AFMicroAdj for Sony A77M2
- Improved decoding of Pentax K-3 AFPointSelected (thanks Dan)
- Swap "GPS track start/end" labels in -geotag -v2 output if track is stored
in reverse chronological order
- Changed handling of IPTC groups so that standard IPTC always has a family 1
group name of "IPTC", and takes priority over non-standard IPTC when
duplicates are not allowed
- Patched to recognize incorrect XMP URI's written by Nikon NX2
- Fixed problem with possible duplication of lens names when attempting to
identify lens used by a Nikon camera from a Photoshop-mangled image
- Fixed problem parsing some NMEA sentences, and added support for GPZDA
- Fixed typo in a CanonCustom value
- Fixed bug where standard IPTC may be incorrectly written into a proprietary
PhotoMechanic IPTC-format SoftEdit record
June 20, 2014 - Version 9.65
- Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Added a print conversion for Unknown ICC_Profile MeasurementGeometry
- Added LargeTags shortcut
- Avoid loading data for some tags with large binary data values if they were
specifically excluded by the command
- Improved memory handling when processing CanonVRD information
- Patched potential "subscript -1" runtime error when reading EPS files
June 14, 2014 - Version 9.64
- Added write-only TestName tag for dry-run tests of file renaming feature
- Added a few new Olympus CameraType values
- Added a new new Nikon LensID's
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Patched to avoid structure warnings when copying tags from ZIP-based files
- Patched to deal with incorrect byte ordering in FlashPix date/time values
written by some cameras
- Fixed problem using advanced formatting feature in a -if condition
- Fixed problem parsing Canon VignettingCorr for some newer PowerShot models
- API Changes:
- Added 'Test' option to SetFileName()
May 31, 2014 - Version 9.63
- Added basic read support for EPUB and MOBI electronic books
- Added ability to combine -lang option with -listx to extract only one language
- Remove leading XML comment from XMP if it exists when writing as a block
- Another attempt to patch problem obtaining a consistent "full path" for
source files when importing a CSV database in Windows
May 24, 2014 - Version 9.62
- Added message about SourceFile names to -v2 output when importing a database
with -csv= or -json=
- Added patch to allow extraction of some incorrectly written FlashPix tags
- Extract a couple of new FlashPix tags for some FujiFilm models
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Changed -n option for GPSTimeStamp to return nanosecond precision
May 18, 2014 - Version 9.61
- Added ability to combine -l with -listf, -listr or -listwf to add
descriptions of the file type
- Added a few new Canon LensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser and Mark)
- Extract AE metering segments again for the Pentax K-3
- Decode a number of new FujiFilm RAF tags (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Changed the case of some AF point values for consistency
- Fixed an incorrect Olympus FocusMode value
- Fixed problem introduced in 9.60 where a "LensID argument isn't numeric"
warning could occur under some conditions
- Fixed quirk where ExifTool could incorrectly report that a file was changed
when conditionally deleting a non-existent tag as a block
Do it for all packages that
* mention perl, or
* have a directory name starting with p5-*, or
* depend on a package starting with p5-
like last time, for 5.18, where this didn't lead to complaints.
Let me know if you have any this time.
Fixed "ARRAY ref" runtime error introduced in 9.25 that could occur when using the -X option
Fixed runtime warning which could occur when conditionally deleting XMP structure
a) refer 'perl' in their Makefile, or
b) have a directory name of p5-*, or
c) have any dependency on any p5-* package
Like last time, where this caused no complaints.
Aug. 25, 2012 - Version 9.01 (production release)
- Added a couple of new CanonModelID values
- Added a couple of new Canon LensType values (thanks Pascal de Bruijn)
- Added a new PentaxModelID and a few new Pentax PictureMode values
- Decode a new Pentax ISO tag
- Improved -listx output for XMP structure tags
- Fixed "unexpected end of file" problems with some compressed MIE files
Aug. 18, 2012 - Version 9.00
- Added support for PDF encryption V5.6 (new in Adobe Reader X)
- Added a few new XMP-cc tags and changed a few others to rdf:resource type
- Added a new Sony LensType and values for other Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Added a new Panasonic LensType (thanks Olaf Ulrich)
- Added patch to fix simple XMP tags written incorrectly as lang-alt type
- Decode some Panasonic RW2 lens distortion correction tags
- Decode some WEBP image characteristics from the VP8 bitstream
- Decode more Leica MakerNote information
- Calculate CurrentIPTCDigest for IPTC in PostScript files
- Changed the names of a couple of WBShift tags
- Improved parsing of -if expressions to interpret a dash after a tag name as
a minus sign instead of part of the tag name
- Patched problem with conditional deletion of an incorrectly null-terminated
JPEG Comment
- Fixed hang bug when reading unsupported Microsoft Xtra information in MOV
videos
Aug. 3, 2012 - Version 8.99
- Added patch to avoid "Error renaming temporary file" errors in Windows
- Decode some new Sony tags and values (thanks Mike Reit and Jos Roost)
- Improved Italian translation (thanks Michele Locati)
- Improved decoding of H264 ImageStabilization
- Changed names of PanasonicRaw ImageWidth/Height tags, and added new
Composite tags to calculate actual size of RW2 images
- Fixed "Corrupted Ricoh RMETA data" warning for images from some Ricoh models
- Fixed problem writing information to some EPS images
July 28, 2012 - Version 8.98
- Added a new Pentax LensType and two new PentaxModelID's
- Added a new CanonModelID and a new Olympus CameraType
- Added a new Composite Duration tag for Vorbis audio files
- Added more elements to Microsoft Regions XMP structure and fixed tag name
documentation for this
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Changed name of Minolta BatteryLevel tag to BatteryState
- Patched problem with conditional deletion of IPTC string-type tags which are
incorrectly null terminated (ie. written by Picasa 2.0)
- Fixed problem copying Canon 5DmkIII MakerNotes from CR2 to JPEG images
- Fixed runtime error when writing some images with corrupted EXIF
July 6, 2012 - Version 8.97
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Added support for GPX attitude information as written by Arduino
- Added write support for XMP-expressionmedia:CatalogSets
- Made CFARepeatPatternDim and CFAPattern2 writable but protected
- Minor improvement to decoding of Sony FaceInfo
- Fixed problem reading some GPX track logs
June 30, 2012 - Version 8.96
- Added -globalTimeShift option
- Added new values for a couple of Nikon tags (thanks Michael Relt)
- Added a few new Sony PictureEffect values
- Added a new Olympus LensType
- Decode a new Sony A100 tag and improved/renamed some others (thanks Igal
Milchtaich)
- Changed -restore_original and -delete_original options to scan directories
only for writable file types
- Enhanced -srcfile option to allow multiple source files to be specified
- Patched possible round-off problem when extracting rational values
- Fixed bug which could cause runtime error when reading some HTML files and
improved reliability when extracting HTML "meta" tags
- API Changes:
- Added GlobalTimeShift option
June 16, 2012 - Version 8.95
- Added a few new Sony PictureEffect values
- Added a new Olympus lens type (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Improved decoding of Canon IntelligentContrast
- Improved user-defined lens logic to attempt to choose the best matching
user-defined lens if more than one is possible
June 9, 2012 - Version 8.94
- Added ability to read/write IPTC as a block
- Added a few Nikon LensID's (thanks Mike Pollock and Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Brad Grier)
- Added new values for a few Olympus tags
- Decode more Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost and Igal Milchtaich)
- Decode Canon IntelligentContrast and add a new CanonModelID
- Changed names of Canon Sort/LongFocal tags to Min/MaxFocalLength
May 26, 2012 - Version 8.93
- Added some new Nikon RetouchHistory values
- Added a couple of new Pentax LensType values
- Added some new Olympus MagicFilter and LensType values
- Added a new CanonModelID
- Decode more Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode some MakerNote information in Olympus E-M5 MOV videos
- Decode a couple more Canon tags
- Patched to overcome formatting problems in Samsung NX200 JPEG maker notes
May 12, 2012 - Version 8.92
- Added read support for PCD (Kodak Photo CD Image Pac) files
- Added Geotag support for Winplus Beacon text-format GPS log files
- Added support for Leica X2 MakeNotes
- Added NewGUID tag
- Decode Panasonic ManometerPressure tag (thanks Christoph Mitterer)
- Decode more Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Changed a few Canon-mount Tokina lens model names for consistency
May 5, 2012 - Version 8.91
- Added -progress option
- Added support for XMP fpv namespace
- Added a new Canon EasyMode value and fixed an incorrect one
- Added a couple of new Canon LensTypes
- Decode a number of new tags for the Canon 1DX and 5DmkIII
- Improved the names of a few Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Fixed -sep option to apply to interpolated tag values in a string when
copying
Mar. 25, 2012 - Version 8.85 (production release)
- Added a couple more Olympus CameraType values
- Added two new Pentax LensType's and a PentaxModelID
- Decode a number of new Sony CameraSettings3 tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a few new Pentax K-01 tags
- Decode new custom functions of the Canon 5D Mark III
- Recognize another non-standard APP1 XMP header
- Increased unrolled depth of XMP-mwg-kw:HierarchicalKeywords from 4 to 6
- Extended "-charset exif=CHARSET" to also apply to EXIF UserComment when
stored as ASCII
- Changed name of Olympus MaxApertureAtCurrentFocal to to MaxAperture
- Patched to avoid possibility of unnecessary "references previous directory"
warning when the length of one directory is zero
Mar. 17, 2012 - Version 8.84
- Added a few more SonyModelID's (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new CanonModelID and a number of new Canon LensType values
- Added a new Minolta/Sony LensType
- Decode CameraTemperature for a number of new Canon PowerShot models
- Decode information from PANA atom of Panasonic DMC-FT20 MP4 videos
- Decode a bit more of the Casio MakerNotes
- Improved Polish translations for EXIF information (thanks Kacper Perschke)
- Changed some warning messages for invalid IFD entries
- Patched to allow writing of Sony MakerNotes containing invalid IFD entries
Mar. 13, 2012 - Version 8.83
- Added a new SonyModelID and a new Nikon LensID (thanks Gregg Lee and Jos
Roost)
- Added Finnish translations (thanks Jens Duttke and Jarkko Makineva)
- Fixed the Composite:LensID problem properly this time (with any luck)
Mar. 13, 2012 - Version 8.82
- Added ability to extract information from PostScript-type DFONT files
- Added a new Minolta/Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
- Improved geotagging of orientation information when extrapolating past end
of track
- Changed behaviour while copying information to allow flattened tags to be
specified without the need to use the --struct option
- Removed unnecessary warning when writing PreviewImage to Ricoh DNG file
- Fixed problem introduced in 8.81 which prevented generation of the Composite
LensID for Nikon images when duplicate tags were disabled
- API Changes:
- Added NoFlat option to SetNewValues()
- Changed Struct option to allow copying of both structured and flattened
tags at the same time
Mar. 9, 2012 - Version 8.81
- Added some new Canon, Pentax and Sony/Minolta LensType's
- Added a few new FujiFilm PictureMode values (thanks Kai Lappalainen)
- Added some new FujiFilm FilmMode values
- Added a couple of new CanonModelID values
- Added local timezone message to -v2 geotagging output
- Made all Pentax LensType tags writable
- Improved Composite LensID logic to use Sony LensSpec value if available
- Fixed problem opening files with path names that begin with "&"
Feb. 25, 2012 - Version 8.80
- Added a new Olympus CameraType
- Improved geotagging to tolerate out-of-sequence and missing NMEA sentences
- Increased the maximum XMP tag ID length to 250 characters to allow very deep
user-defined structure hierarchies
Feb. 20, 2012 - Version 8.79
- Avoid deleting the JPEG APP14 Adobe segment when deleting all metadata
- Added ability to read/write/create JPEG APP14 Adobe segment as a block
- Added some new CanonModelID values
- Added another Panasonic WhiteBalance value (thanks PeterK)
- Decode Panasonic ColorTempKelvin tag
- Decode information from Qualcomm APP7 JPEG segment
- Extract PreviewImage for a few more uncommon camera models
- Strengthened MP3 file recognition to avoid mis-identification of some files
- Fixed problems reading "sfnt" resource in some DFONT files
- Fixed problems writing some LensType values for 3rd-party lenses
Feb. 11, 2012 - Version 8.78
- Added basic read support for a few obscure audio formats (LA, OFR, PAC, WV)
- Added a couple more Canon LensType values
- Decode some new Kodak tags in MP4 videos
- Patched timezone problem on MirBSD due to leap-second "feature" of this OS
- Fixed problem converting Adobe XMP LensID's for Pentax lenses
- Fixed runtime warning due to conflict with some Vorbis tag ID's
- Fixed problem which could result in duplicate columns in -csv output when
used with -f and the "#" suffix on a tag name
- API Changes:
- Added XMPAutoConv option
Jan. 27, 2012 - Version 8.77 (production release)
- Added some new and updated some existing Sony/Minolta LensType values
- Added two missing Minolta Teleconverter values
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Decode Olympus ArtFilterEffect
- Enhanced -c (CoordFormat) option to allow signed coordinate output
- Changed -sort option to always sort -json and -X outputs by tag name
- Minor change to an Olympus LensType name (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
- Fixed problem geotagging orientation information from PTNTHPR sentence
- Fixed decoding of negative Pentax EffectiveLV values
- Fixed typo in an Olympus LensType
Jan. 18, 2012 - Version 8.76
- Added -sort option to sort output by tag name or description
- Added support for FujiFilm RAF version 1.03 images and downgraded RAF
version error to a warning
- Added a number of new Minolta/Sony LensType's
- Added a new CanonModelID
- Decode FocusPosition for Sony A850 and calculate Composite FocusDistance
- Decode IFD found in some Samsung Type1 maker notes
- Patched Olympus test to fix failure on some platforms
- Patched -json output to filter out invalid UTF-8 characters
- API Changes:
- Added Sort2 option and 'Descr' setting for Sort option
- Added secondary sort option to GetFoundTags() and GetTagList()
- Changed name of Sort 'Alpha' setting to 'Tag' (but 'Alpha' still works
for backward compatibility)
Changes:
Jan. 8, 2012 - Version 8.75 (production release)
- Added -php output option (thanks Marcel)
- Decode another AIFF tag and handle character encoding in AIFF text values
- Recognize PHP files
- Enhanced Geotag feature to write speed/track from NMEA GPRMC sentence, and
orientation information from Honeywell NMEA PTNTHPR sentence
- Changed verbose XMP output to print raw values
- Lowered default priority of "avoided" tags so they don't override other
same-named tags when reading with duplicate tags disabled
- Patched tests to ignore MirBSD leap-second unconformity
- Patched ZIP module to avoid failed tests with Perl 5.6.2 on GNU/Linux 2.6
- Fixed problem reading xref table of some PDF files created by PScript5.dll
- Fixed problem reading RicohSubdir from AVI videos of the GR Digital 4
Dec. 28, 2011 - Version 8.74
- Added read/write support for Hasselblad FFF images
- Added iptcCore.args convenience file to the distribution package
- Catch CONT signal to allow calling applications to trigger an immediate
response (avoiding a delay of up to 0.01 sec) after writing arguments to a
-stay_open ARGFILE
- Protect against some infinite loops that could be created when using some of
the advanced exiftool options
- Improved decoding of Samsung PictureWizard (thanks Pascal de Bruijn)
- Improved handling of bad IFD entries in -htmlDump output
- Changed print conversion of EXIF:FNumber and XMP:FNumber to use 2 decimal
digits for values less than 1.0, and disable conversion for invalid values
- Tightened up the -stay_open feature to fix a few potential problems
- Fixed bug using -csv+= or -json+= for non-list-type tags
- Fixed problem deleting unknown makernotes as a block
- API Changes:
- Enhanced SetNewValue() AddValue option to allow this option to be
ignored for non-list tags
Dec. 16, 2011 - Version 8.73
- Added read support for OpenEXR and Radiance RGBE images
- Added a couple of new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Added a new PentaxModelID
- Added a new Olympus CameraType
- Created new FileSequence tag for use in batch processing
- Decode maker notes from Pentax Optio RZ18 AVI videos
- Tolerate unrecognized IPTC records (but still issue warning)
- Changed ScaleFactor35efl calculation to also use Pentax SensorSize
- Minor changes to two Samsung lens names (thanks Pascal de Bruijn)
Dec. 8, 2011 - Version 8.72
- Added support for reading XMP from INX files
- Added PDF HasXFA tag
- Added a new XMP Colorants field (not in 2010 XMP specification)
- Decode Casio BestShotMode for yet more cameras
- Decode a few more Casio ImageStabilization values
- Decode a few more Olympus tags and added conversion for CameraType
- Protect against reading insanely large XMP (> 300 MB) in INDD files
- Extract large (> 64 kB) unknown XMP tags as binary data
- Reduced memory requirements for XMP processing (by 1/10)
- Fixed another place where empty XMP structures could hide (in lists)
Nov. 19, 2011 - Version 8.71
- Added two new Olympus LensType values (thanks Martin Hilbers)
- Avoid recreating duplicate groups when deleting whole groups and adding back
tags in the same step
- Fixed problem where the QuickTime -charset option didn't work for some tags
- Fixed bug introduced in 8.69 which could cause excessive memory usage when
reading QuickTime videos with the -u option
- Fixed problem where existing empty XMP structure couldn't be deleted or
overwritten as a structured tag
Nov. 15, 2011 - Version 8.70
- Compatibility Notice: Changed order of operations when batch processing with
-tagsFromFile option to be consistent with non-batch mode
- Added -listItem option
- Added read support for IDML files
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Jon Charnas)
- Added a couple of new Samsung LensType's (thanks Tae-Sun Park)
- Added support for another DigiKam XMP tag
- Decode a couple more ID3 tags
- Decode Casio BestShotMode for more cameras
- Improved decoding of Casio AFMode
- Extract unknown FLAC blocks as binary data
- Changed ITC:ImageType to make "numerical" value more friendly
- Changed priority of two unreliable Samsung tags
- Fixed bug where ExifTool could produce improperly formatted XMP when writing
structure elements to a previously empty XMP structure (the empty XMP
structure was not being properly deleted). Affected XMP is repaired by
re-writing any element of the structure with this version of ExifTool
- API Changes:
- Added ProtectSaved option to SetNewValue() and return save count from
SaveNewValues()
Nov. 9, 2011 - Version 8.69
- IMPORTANT: Fixed bug which could corrupt GIF images when writing a Comment
to a GIF image containing XMP metadata
- Added ability to read/write ICC_Profile in GIF images
- Added ability to specify internal encoding of EXIF "ASCII" strings and
QuickTime strings
- Added a new DigiKam XMP tag
- Decode a number of new Sony tags
- Decode a few new Pentax tags and added a few new values
- Decode a few new QuickTime and ID3 tags
- Decode Casio BestShotMode for a number of models
- Improved validity checking of ICC_Profile segments in JPEG image
- Tolerate UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) in input CSV and JSON files
- No longer trim trailing spaces from arguments in -@ argfiles
- Upgraded Windows executable version to use PAR 1.002
- Changed priority of the Sony DynamicRangeOptimizer tags
- Changed MWG feature to use UTF8 encoding for EXIF strings by default
- Changed the -b option to avoid loading large binary values for tags that
have been excluded with the -x option or --TAG
- Changed Canon AFMicroAdjActive to AFMicroAdjMode and improved decoding
- Fixed problem where the PreviewImage could be lost when writing to images
from some newer Sony cameras
- Fixed problem reporting duplicate information when -if used with -TAG#
- Fixed incorrectly written XMP-tiff:YCbCrSubSampling tag
- Fixed problem opening files with names beginning and/or ending with some
characters such as SPACE, '>', '<' and '|'; however file names ending
with '|' are still not allowed
- API Changes:
- Added CharsetEXIF and CharsetQuickTime options
Oct. 21, 2011 - Version 8.68
- Added a new CanonModelID and a new SonyModelID
- Added new Canon and Pentax LensType's
- Decode more makernote information from Nikon MOV videos
- Improved decoding of Sony LensSpec and enabled writing of this tag
- Overhauled Minolta/Sony LensType list for consistency with official Sony
lens names and removed a couple of anomalous entries (thanks Jos Roost)
- Fixed problem with negative temperatures in Reconyx makernotes
- Fixed bug which could cause runtime warnings when -f used with -X and -l
- Fixed some minor problems when using -X with MWG option
- Fixed issue where some missing tags could be printed when -f option was used
in combination with wildcard tag names
Oct. 13, 2011 - Version 8.67
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Decode tags from FujiIFD in HS10 and X100 RAF images
- Decode LocationInfo tags from Nikon maker notes
- Decode GPS tags from Nikon MOV videos
- Decode information from Microsoft "Xtra" atom in QuickTime files
- Decode Sony LensSpec information (thanks Jos Roost)
- Use more specific MakerNotes names in warning messages and verbose output
- Updated Canon CustomFunctions for the EOS 600D and 1100D
- Improved handling of some corrupted RIFF files
- Improved decoding of Samsung manual lens types (thanks Pascal de Bruijn)
- Changed "No writable tags found" warning to "No writable tags set from"
- Fixed problem handling resource forks in newer versions of OS X
- Fixed problem writing XMP as a block to Jpeg2000 images
- Fixed problem which could cause XMP and IPTC to be ignored when using MWG
feature with TIFF images and performing multiple operations in a single
command
Oct. 3, 2011 - Version 8.66
- Added the ability to use "$GROUP:all" in -if and -p expressions (evaluates
to "1" if any tag exists in the specified group, or "0" otherwise)
- Added a new Sony/Minolta LensType (thanks Florian Knorn)
- Added list of recommended modules to Perl installation
- Decode ColorBalance information for a few new Nikon models
- Updated Canon CustomFunctions for the EOS 600D and 1100D
- Fixed problem writing "now" to MWG date/time tags
Changes from previous:
----------------------
Sept. 24, 2011 - Version 8.65 (production release)
- Added a few new CanonModelID's
- Added a new Sony/Minolta LensType
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Klaus Reinfeld)
- Added a number of new Olympus ArtFilter/MagicFilter values
- Included new .args files in distribution: exif2iptc.args and iptc2exif.args
- Enhanced writing of date/time tags to recognize "now" for the current time
- Improved decoding of H264 Gain
- Minor improvement to -htmlDump for some invalid IFD entries
- Allow PostScript date/time tags to be written without the -n option
- Allow NikonCapture:ExposureAdj2 to be written without the -n option
- Fixed problem introduced in version 8.62 where DateTimeOriginal in IFD0 of
NEF images was no longer updated when shifting times
- Fixed problem where keywords could be duplicated when exporting to XMP while
using the MWG module
- Fixed problem reading PDF images with extra whitespace before xref table
- Fixed format problem in CSV output for filenames containing a comma or quote
- Fixed problem reading concatenated AVI videos
Sept. 10, 2011 - Version 8.64
- Added 2 new ACDSee XMP tags (thanks Hannes Leubbers)
- Added a new Sony FileFormat value
- Added a new CanonModelID
- Added a few new Pentax DigitalFilter and ImageTone values
- Enhanced -execute option to allow a command ID number to be added
- Enhanced -csv and -json import features to also key on canonical SourceFile
path (requires Cwd module)
- Improved Composite LensID logic for some Sony cameras
- Fixed misleading error message when using -if option on file that doesn't
exist
- Fixed problems decoding a number of inconsistent tags in the Sigma SD1 maker
notes
Aug. 27, 2011 - Version 8.63
- Added support for a number of new Open Document file extensions
- Added a few new CanonModelID and SonyModelID values
- Added a new Ricoh GXR LensID
- Added a new Sony/Minolta LensType (thanks Mladen Sever)
- Added patch to read the improperly formatted DateTimeOriginal in AVI videos
written by the Kodak Easyshare Sport camera
- API Changes:
- Added QuickTimeUTC option
Aug. 21, 2011 - Version 8.62 - "JPEG2000 Update"
- Added read support for JPEG2000 codestream format (J2C)
- Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Added a few new Pentax LensType's
- Added a few new Sony/Minolta LensType's (thanks Wolfram for 2 of these)
- Added two new Sony Teleconverter values (thanks Wolfram)
- Decode a few more JPEG2000 UUID's written by Adobe JPEG2000 plugin
- Decode additional JPEG2000 ColorSpecification information
- Recognize a few more JPEG2000 file extensions
- Updated some CanonModelID's
- Tolerate extra comma at end of line in imported -csv files
- Changed name of Kodak Type9 SerialNumber tag to UnknownNumber
- Fixed bug which in rare situations could result in an erroneous "IFD pointer
references previous IFD" warning
- Fixed another memory leak when writing and removed circular references from
ExifTool object to prevent future bugs like this
- Fixed problem in Windows where values in the -X (XML) output containing
CR+LF were converted to CR+CR+LF
- Fixed superfluous warning which could occur when using += to decrement a
numerical tag
- Fixed an incorrectly spelt Pentax city name (thanks John Francis)
July 16, 2011 - Version 8.61
- Added the ability to increment/decrement tags with numerical values using +=
- Added support for Extensis Portfolio XMP tags plus a number of non-standard
and/or undocumented XMP-xmp and XMP-xmpMM tags
- Added read support for Microsoft Compiled HTML (CHM) format
- Added read support for Ogg Video (OGV) files
- Added new LensType values for Pentax (thanks Heike Herrmann), Sony/Minolta
(thanks Fabio Suprani and Florian Knorn), Nikon (thanks Jens Kriese),
Olympus and Sigma cameras
- Added a new QuickTime VendorID
- Recognize DEX (Dalvik Executable) files
- Identify Windows 64-bit EXE/DLL files and relax EXE validation
- Validate date/time values when reading NMEA GPS log files
- Changed decoding of CFAPattern to return a string of numbers with -n option
- Extract all unknown makernote blocks as undef, regardless of actual format
- Improved print conversion of Pentax ShakeReduction
- Fixed problem processing some Ogg files with multiple streams
- Fixed incorrect namespace URI for stArea (used by MWG 2.0 regions)
- Fixed problem with spaces in -geotag path when using wildcards
- Fixed problem writing PDF:Keywords list items individually if they contain
special characters
- API Changes:
- Enhanced SetNewValue() to allow increment/decrement of numerical tags
June 25, 2011 - Version 8.60 (production release)
- Added Composite Flash tag to facilitate copying of flash information between
XMP and EXIF
- Added new Pentax and Canon LensType values and fixed a Pentax lens name
- Added a few new Leica LensType's (thanks Olaf Ulrich)
- Added a new PentaxModelID
- Enhanced GPSDateStamp conversion to tolerate null separators (Casio EX-H20G)
- Made DNG LinearizationCurve and Nikon ContrastCurve writable but protected
- Renamed Nikon LinearizationTable to NEFLinearizationTable and made writable
but protected
- Removed Leica M8 FrameSelector tag since it seems to have evolved into an
extension of the LensType tag for newer lenses
- Fixed problem with order of operations when using multiple -if options
June 11, 2011 - Version 8.59
- Added new Composite:LensID derived from XMP-aux:LensID
- Added new PentaxModelID and CanonModelID values
- Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Artur)
- Decode maker notes in Pentax Optio S1 AVI videos
- Extract PreviewWMF from DOCX files
- Recognize WMF images
- Fixed decoding of CanonVRD WBAdjRGBLevels and renamed to WBAdjRGGBLevels
June 2, 2011 - Version 8.58
- Decode a number of CameraInfo tags for the Canon EOS 600D and 1100D
- Improved speed by a factor of 2 when reading M2TS videos
- Fixed memory leak with -stay_open feature when writing
May 26, 2011 - Version 8.57
- Added a couple of new Canon LensType values
- Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Added format string to -v2 output for IPTC tags
- Added extra logic to avoid misidentifying unknown IFD-style maker notes
- Decode custom settings for Nikon D700 and D7000
- Fixed problem recognizing NikonCaptureData for ViewNX version 2.1.1
Apr. 16, 2011 - Version 8.56
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Rodolfo Borges)
- Decode EXIF information in FujiFilm HS20EXR MOV videos
- Decode NikonCaptureEditVersions when ExtractEmbedded option is used
(previously called NikonCaptureHistory)
- Decode another Samsung tag (thanks Tae-Sun Park)
- Recognize CaptureOne ".newer" COS files
- Reverted JSON output to pre-8.51 behaviour by removing '#' suffix from tag
names when print conversion is disabled on a per-tag basis
- Fixed bug introduced in 8.32 interpreting some expressions when copying tags
Apr. 11, 2011 - Version 8.55
- Added write support for FujiFilm RAF version 0716 images
- Added support for a number of new LR3 XMP tags (thanks Wolfgang Guelcker)
- Decode some more Samsung tags (thanks Tae-Sun Park)
- Improved handling of incorrectly formatted XMP
- Recognize a few alternate PS and EPS file extensions (thanks Jeff Harmon)
- Reverted a few Pentax macro lens names (less consistent, but at least they
match the official Pentax names)
- Fixed problem reading some XMP custom properties
- Fixed minor problem in HtmlDump output for Canon MakerNotes footer
Apr. 2, 2011 - Version 8.54
- Added a number of new values for various tags
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Decode a number of encrypted Samsung SRW tags (thanks Tae-Sun Park)
- Enhanced -s option so allow a number to be specified
- Fixed problem reading some Casio EX-Z35 MakerNote values
Mar. 27, 2011 - Version 8.53
- Added a new Olympus LensType
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Added a new PentaxModelID value
- Decode new Pentax MakerNotes format of Optio WG-1 GPS
- Decode Casio, Ricoh and Sanyo face detection information (thanks Jeffrey
Friedl and Emilio for samples)
- Decode FujiFilm face recognition information (thanks Jeffrey Friedl)
- Decode a new FujiFilm tag for GE models
- Allow writing GPSLatitudeRef/GPSLongitudeRef with a signed number
- Return proper FileType for M4P audio files
- Combined Canon FaceDetectFrameWidth/FaceDetectFrameHeight tags into
FaceDetectFrameSize for consistency with other makes
- API Changes:
- Fixed problem when specifying family 1 group in call to SetNewValue()
when tags were previously extracted with ExtractInfo()
Mar. 20, 2011 - Version 8.52
- Added -listr option and mechanism to recognize some unsupported file types
- Added read support for VSD (Microsoft Visio Drawing) files
- Added a new Pentax LensType and improved consistency of macro lens names
- Added another CanonModelID
- Calculate Duration for M2TS (AVCHD) videos
- Decode a new FujiFilm tag
- Recognize .TS extension
- Recognize FotoStation IPTC record 240
- Attempt to better identify FPX-format MSOffice documents with incorrect file
extensions
- Fixed bug applying time shift to Nikon PowerUpTime
- API Changes:
- Enhanced GetNewValues() to allow group name to be specified
- Allow description flag to be set to '0' when calling GetFileType() to
return types of recognized-yet-unsupported files
Mar. 12, 2011 - Version 8.51
- Added -csv option for import/export of CSV database files
- Added ability to import JSON files
- Added read support for APP1 "Ocad" segment
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Decode more Reconyx MakerNotes tags (thanks Robert Hass of Reconyx!)
- Report the number of encryption bits in the PDF:Encryption tag value
- Allow empty group name when specifying a tag
- Improved decoding of Olympus ArtFilter and MagicFilter tags
- Improved exception handling to continue with next -execute command after
aborting a command due to a serious error
- Fixed problem reading indexed PGF images
to trigger/signal a rebuild for the transition 5.10.1 -> 5.12.1.
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the perl package update.
sno@ was right after all, obache@ kindly asked and he@ led the
way. Thanks!
this commit moves from 8.24 (a non-production release which upstream
has requested we don't package) to 8.25.
Changes 8.15 to 8.25 are many minor bug fixes and improvements.
* Added ability to write some Kodak APP3 Meta tags
* Added a few new Olympus LensType's and new values for a couple of other tags
* Added support for yet another Kodak MakerNote variation (M580)
* Added conversion for OOXML DocSecurity tag (thanks Jeff Harmon)
* Added another Nikon ExternalFlashFlags value (thanks Warren Hatch)
* Decode more Canon VRD tags (thanks Gert Kello) and changed some tag names
* Decode a couple of new Canon 7D tags (thanks Vesa Kivisto)
* Decode a few more Sigma tags
* Decode HTML tags written by Microsoft Office
* Decode some MakerNotes tags from Samsung MP4 videos
* Allow RFC 8601 date/time values to be written without seconds
* Fixed conversion for Kodak Meta:SerialNumber
* Changed conversion of Canon FocusDistanceUpper/Lower tags to add units (m)
* Changed the names of some Nikon FlashExposureComp tags
* Changed name of RTF CharactersNoWhiteSpace tag to CharactersWithSpaces to
conform with what Microsoft does with their software as opposed to what they
say in their RTF specification
* Changed a few FlashPix tags for better consistency with OOXML and RTF
* Properly convert OOXML Unicode character entities
* Fixed problem writing some Sigma MakerNote tags
* Fixed problem writing incorrect value for "Uncalibrated" XMP:ColorSpace
* Fixed bug where some unknown Canon values were extracted twice with -U
- API Changes:
- Enhanced GetFileType() to return descriptions for more file types
- Fixed "-TAG-= -TAG=VALUE" syntax to work with shiftable (date/time) tags
and tags with conversions
- Enhanced Geosync tag to allow GPS time-drift correction
- API Changes:
- Added CharsetID3 option
- Changed name of IPTCCharset option to CharsetIPTC (but IPTCCharset may
still be used for backward compatibility)
momentous, it does not appear to be significant.)
Many minor fixes and enhancements. Notable entries:
- Added new Geosync tag to allow geotagging of images with timestamps which
are not pre-synchronized to GPS time
- Changed conversion of Canon MeasuredEV to correspond more closely to
LightValue (by adding 5 to the MeasuredEV value, which seems to be good for
all EOS models, but it may be high by up to 1 EV for some PowerShot models)
- IMPORTANT: Not quite done with NRW fixes -- fixed similar bug which could
corrupt NRW images when writing new values larger than 10 MB
- IMPORTANT: Fixed bug introduced in version 7.77 which causes Nikon NRW
images to be corrupted when writing
- API Changes:
- Added support for reading Garmin TCX track logs with the -geotag option
- Decode Nikon D300 firmware 1.10 camera settings (thanks Stuart Solomon)
- Improved geotagging by allowing different NMEA sentences with slightly
different timestamps (within 10 seconds) in the same fix
[Assorted other changes; see "Changes" in source]
- Added support for DNG version 1.3
- API Changes:
- Improved handling of $/ by localizing internally
- Added ability to geotag with KML files (Note: each Placemark must contain a
TimeStamp for this to work)
- Added -struct option for JSON (-j) and XML (-X) outputs
- Added ability to specify geotagging parameters via config file
- API Changes:
- Added GeoMaxHDOP, GeoMaxPDOP, GeoMaxIntSecs and GeoMaxExtSecs options
- API Changes:
- Changed WriteInfo() to use a temporary file instead of a memory buffer
when a source file name is given with no destination file
- Attempt (yet again) to fix problems when UTF-8 encoded strings are
passed to exiftool functions
- Added geotagging feature and new -geotag option (guess who finally bought a
hand-held GPS!)
- IMPORTANT: Fixed bug introduced in version 7.01 which could cause corruption
of TIFF-format images in very rare situations when adding tags to an image
containing very large (> 10 MB) binary data blocks
- Enhanced -listx option to give short output when used after -s
- Included 2 new argument files in distribution: xmp2gps.args and gps2xmp.args
- Prevent writing of TIFF images containing the obsolete (and unsupported)
TIFF 6.0 JPEG extensions
Many minor changes omitted. Highlights:
- Added read support for Panasonic RW2 raw images (and extract meta
information from embedded PreviewImage as Doc1)
- Recognize DCP (DNG Camera Profile) files
- Added read/write support for EXIF files
- Added ability to write EXIF as a block (finally!)
- Decode CameraOrientation for a number of Canon EOS models (thanks Bogdan)
Oct. 27, 2008 - Version 7.51 (production release)
- API Changes:
- Added ExtractEmbedded option
- Added support for XMP PRISM 2.0 schema tags
- Added -X option to output extracted information in XML format
- API Changes:
- Fixed CanWrite() to be consistent with documentation
- Added support for new XMP IPTC Extension 1.0 tags (rev 2)
- Added new Composite LensID tag and changed a number of LensType values in
an attempt to disambiguate Canon, Pentax, Minolta and Sony 3rd party lenses
- API Changes:
- Added ListSep option
- API Changes:
- Added ability to pass options to SetNewValuesFromFile
- WARNING: Older ExifTool versions will not properly rewrite DNG 1.2 images
which contain multiple color profiles
- Added DNGVersion check to avoid future problems with major DNG revisions
- Added support for new DNG version 1.2.0.0 tags
- Decode Nikon Capture NX 2 NikonICCProfile information (thanks Jens Duttke)
to trigger/signal a rebuild for the transition 5.8.8 -> 5.10.0.
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May 31, 2008 - Version 7.30 (production release)
- Added new Canon CustomFunctions values from the EOS 1DmkIII firmware update,
and a new CanonExposureMode value (thanks David Pitcher)
- Added ability to read/write XMP in GIF images
- Added ability to write to GIF87a images (by upgrading them to GIF89a)
- API Changes:
- Extract FileSize information from images passed as a scalar reference
- API Changes:
- Fixed CanCreate so it returns false for non-writable TIFF-based files
- Fixed bug introduced in 7.18 which caused "Error parsing XMP" warning when
deleting all XMP and writing new XMP tags in the same step
- Fixed bug where IFD0 could be deleted when writing JPEG with a bad IFD1
- Fixed problem extracting some writable directories as a block
- Fixed bug which could cause "Not an ARRAY" error when reading PDF files
Mar. 12, 2008 - Version 7.21 (production release)
- Added support for Leica M8 maker notes (in both DNG and JPEG images)
- Added ability to write encrypted Nikon makernote information (!!)
- Fixed decoding of Nikon D3 color balance information
- Decode AFPointsUsed for Nikon D3 and D300 (thanks Jens Duttke)
[many minor changes]
Feb. 5, 2008 - Version 7.15 (production release)
- API Changes:
- Also allow File::RandomAccess reference as argument to ImageInfo()
- Added -T option (equivalent to -t -S -q -f)
[many small fixes and improvements omitted; see Changes file.]
- API Changes:
- Changed WriteInfo() behaviour to be more consistent when editing file in
place and a new FileName is specified (original file is now deleted)
- Improved warning message when trying to write an 'unsafe' tag
- API Changes:
- Added option to allow makernote block to be extracted without rebuilding
plus hundreds more; see Changes in $WRKSRC.
Many minor changes omitted; intermediate changelogs combined.
- Added read support for DOC, XLS and PPT documents
- Updated GeoTiff support for new definitions in libgeotiff-1.2.3
- Added ability to write certain EXIF tags (ie. UserComment) as Unicode
- Added ability to read/write MIE trailers in JPEG and TIFF images
- Added Nikon ImageAuthentication tag (thanks Jeffrey Friedl)
- API Changes:
- GetFileType() may now also be used to return a file description
- Added read support for a number of audio file formats: Ogg Vorbis,
Ogg FLAC, FLAC, APE (Monkey's Audio) and MPC (Musepack)
- Improved parsing of ID3 v2.3 and v2.4 information
- Added read/write support for Canon VRD (Recipe Data) files and trailers
- Improved handling of trailers in JPEG and TIFF-format images:
- Fixed bug when re-writing NEF files which caused new preview image written
by Nikon Capture 4.4.0 to be lost
- Added ability to create JFIF segment
- Re-worked Sony and Minolta LensID lists and added a number of new lenses
- Added ability to delete a group and write back information in one step
- Compatibility warning: This changes previous behaviour when adding and
deleting information in the same operation if new tag values are set
after a group has been flagged for deletion
- Decode Sony LensID's (thanks Thomas Bodenmann)
- Added shortcut MakerNotes tag to represent the maker notes tags from all
manufacturers (useful when copying tags between files)
[many minor changes; see Changes in source]
- Renamed Canon AFPointsUsed20D to AFPointsUsed and decode for 30D and 400D
- Added new Canon AutoISO tag, renamed Canon:ISO tag to ShotISO, and added a
new composite ISO tag to give the ISO that was actually used
- Decode a number of new values for FujiFilm PictureMode (thanks Michael
Meissner)
- Added support for Nikon D80 lens information and recognize a new lens
(thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
Changes in ${WRKSRC}.
- Improved decoding of Canon PictureStyle information
- Decode a number of new tags in Canon, Casio, FujiFilm, Minolta, Nikon,
Panasonic, Pentax, Ricoh and Sony and maker notes
- Improved recognition of various Minolta maker note formats
- Added a number of new Nikon Capture tags
- API Changes:
- Added FastScan option
- Return "0000:00:00 00:00:00" instead of "1970:01:01 00:00:00" as the string
representation of numerical times with a value of zero
- Added read support for Real audio/video (RA, RM, RV, RMVB, RAM, RPM) files
- Added read support for SWF (Shockwave Flash) files
