Version 11.70 (production release)
Added a new CanonModelID
Improved identification of Office Open XML files
Removed RAF version check when writing FujiFilm RAF files
Limited the number of accelerometer records that ExifTool will read by default with the -ee option from INSV files to avoid excessive processing times and memory usage
Patched Windows version to allow reading of shared files with Unicode names
Patched to avoid converting some bad GPS coordinates
Fixed verbose output to include YCbCrSubSampling for JPEG files
Fixed conversion and group names for the new FujiFilm tag added in 11.68
Fixed format of GeoTiffDirectory and GeoTiffDoubleParams when writing
Version 11.69
Fixed bug introduced in version 11.66 where the sign was lost when writing coordinate values between 0 and -1 to QuickTime:GPSCoordinates
Version 11.68
Added read support for yet another type of streaming GPS in MP4 videos
Added a number of new FujiFlashMode values
Decode a new FujiFilm tag
Made NikonCaptureOffsets and NikonCaptureVersion deletable
Enhanced tag name documentation to indicate deletable MakerNotes tags
Version 11.67
Added config_files/thinkware.config to the distribution
Fixed bug decoding negative GPS coordinates from INSV videos
Version 11.66
Added a new Nikon LensID
Added a few new Canon LensType values
Decode a few more Hasselblad tags
Decode a new Canon tag
Decode more Samsung trailer tags
Extract BWF iXML, aXML and UMID from RIFF-format files
Extract ICC_Profile from more types of PDF files
Enhanced %s of the -W option to recognize the PICT format
Recognize MacOS alias files
Changed name of Ricoh CropMode35mm tag and added a new value
Minor change to a Minolta lens name
Fixed problem where NikonCapture information couldn't be deleted from an NEF
Fixed problem identifying some SVG files
Fixed typo in a CanonModelID value
Fixed bug which could result in "Internal error: no list index" warning when creating nested XMP lang-alt lists
Fixed the names of a few Tamron lenses for Nikon
Fixed problem extracting Layer information from some PSD files
Fixed writing of QuickTime GPSCoordinates to use the correct number of digits before the decimal point for latitude and longitude
Version 11.65
Added new SonyModelID and Sony LensType values
Added support for some new Sony models
Added a couple of new CanonModelID values
Added a new Canon ColorDataVersion value
Enhanced FastScan option so a setting of 2 stops processing PNG images at the IDAT chunk when reading
Preserve order of nested lang-alt list entries when -struct option is used
Version 11.64
Added a new Canon LensType
Added a new Nikon LensID
Added config file for converting streaming GPS from BlueSkySea dashcam
Decode FocusDistance for Nikon Z6/Z7
Documented groups in families 5 and 6 (available but undocumented since Exiftool version 8.22 and 11.50 respectively)
Fixed some ordering problems when writing/copying nested XMP lang-alt lists
Fixed some minor quirks with QuickTime language codes
Fixed a CanonModelID value
API Changes:
Documented SavePath and SaveFormat options
Version 11.63 - "PNG Early Text"
Added a few new Sigma lenses
Improved handling of Canon CNTH atom in MOV/MP4 videos
Changed PNG writer to place all text chunks before IDAT (not just XMP)
Issue minor warning for any text chunk after PNG IDAT (not just XMP)
Enhanced ForceWrite feature to allow "PNG" to be specified (to move existing text chunks to before IDAT without editing any metadata)
Removed Windows "surrogate" warning for files that wouldn't be processed anyway
Fixed some entries in the Minolta LensType list
Fixed identification of a Sony lens
Version 11.62
Added a number of new Canon, Pentax, Sony and Sigma lenses
Removed some extraneous verbose warnings when geotagging
Removed Minolta LensType value for a non-existent lens
Patched problem writing some simple qualified XMP values
Patched to avoid writing files in Windows with Unicode surrogate characters in their name unless the -overwrite_original_in_place option is used
Fixed an incorrect Pentax LensType
Fixed family 2 group names of some XMP-exifEX and XMP Composite tags
Version 11.61
Added a new FujiFilm CropMode
Added a few new proprietary CustomRendered values
Added a new Nikon LensID and fixed a Canon LensType
Added a new CanonModelID
Decode more Sony DSC-RX100M7 tags
Write standard EXIF to PNG even if non-standard EXIF already exists
Changed a Minolta/Sony LensType
Changed Composite GPS reference direction tags to be derived from only the XMP-exif GPS coordinate tags (and not other XMP GPS coordinates)
Reverted a PNG Validation check that was removed from 11.60
Patched to avoid problems overriding new values when writing thumbnail and preview images
Version 11.60
Added a few new Sigma LensType values
Updated Sony makernote decoding for the DSC-RX100M7
Various internal improvements to PNG reader/writer
Fixed bug in RIFF decoder that could cause an "undefined subroutine" error
Fixed problem writing some QuickTime tags if the PREFERRED levels were changed via the config file
Install Changes:
Properly erase all temporary files after validation tests
Version 11.59
Added a new SonyModelID
Changed block delete to allow subsequent writing of tags from the same group (like a group delete)
Minor changes to warnings and verbose output when writing PNG images
Fixed potential runtime warning on an error rewriting XMP in a PNG image
Version 11.58
Added a number of new Canon and Sony LensType values
Decode NikonMeteringMode for the D500
Decode LensID for Nikon Z lenses
Extract RawThermalImage from Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal images
Validate PNG CRC values when writing or using the Validate option
Improved Russian translation
Improved identification of some Tamron lenses for Canon cameras
Changed name of D810MeteringMode tag to NikonMeteringMode
Patched writing of XMP in PNG images to always come before IDAT, and warn if XMP comes after IDAT when reading
Fixed problem replacing multiple lang-alt default-language structure elements in lists of XMP structures (behaviour for other languages still not ideal)
API Changes:
Removed PNGEarlyXMP option
Fixed problem introduced in 11.54 which caused Options('UserParam') to return undef
Internal Changes:
A block delete of EXIF, XMP, IPTC, etc now sets the group delete flag
Version 11.57
Improved decoding of some tags for the Sony ILCE-7RM4
Minor change to a Sony lens name
Fixed format of a number of 8-bit integer QuickTime tags when writing
Fixed problem replacing multiple structure elements in lists of XMP structures
Version 11.56
Added support for the Sony ILCE-7RM4
Added a new SonyModelID
Added a few new Sony/Minolta LensType values
Decode some new Nikon and Motorola tags
Decode a couple more ColorData tags for some Canon models
Extract PreviewImage from DNG files which don't have a .DNG extension
Extract Huawei APP7 maker notes with the Unknown (-u) option
Internal change in LensID logic for Sony E-type lenses
Version 11.55
Added write support for XMP-crs:Texture and XMP-drs tags
Added a number of new Panasonic NoiseReduction values
Added definition for a new Kodak tag
Added a couple of new Panasonic AFAreaMode values
Added a couple of new Sony/Minolta LensTypes
Added a new CanonModelID
Decode HEVCConfiguration record from HEIC images
Decode a new Panasonic tag
Decode a new QuickTime tag
Changed internal handling of Composite tag ID's to include module name
Removed "FE" designation from Samyang E-mount lenses
Dropped Validate warning about missing GPSProcessingMethod tag
Version 11.54
Added new Canon and Sony/Minolta LensType values
Added a number of new Sony/Minolta LensType values
Added "Unknown" value for new EXIF CompositeImage tag
Added ability to write GSpherical tags in video track of MOV/MP4 files
Added support for geotagging from GPS/IMU CSV-format files
Improved Russian translation
Improved Validate feature to check ExifVersion/GPSVersionID numbers
Accept unsigned numbers when setting GPSAltitudeRef from a numerical value
Fixed decoding of DepthMapWidth/Height for some Samsung live-focus images
Fixed a couple of incorrect/incomplete CanonModelID values
Fixed problem identifying some Canon lenses when used on a Sony camera with a Metabones adapter
API Changes:
Added FilterW option
Enhanced Compact option to improve flexibility and include features of XMPShorthand option
Removed XMPShorthand option from documentation
Version 11.53 - "Exif 2.32"
Added support for the new tags of the Exif 2.32 specification
Added a new SamsungModelID
Added warning if extracting ZIP file contents without the -a option
Added ability to extract EmbeddedVideo from the trailer of Android JPEG images with the ExtractEmbedded option
Decode timed GPS from Cobra Dash Cam AVI videos
Decode a new GoPro tag
Enhanced -struct option to allow extraction of structured Torrent Info
Improved error handling when an unexpected terminator is encountered while writing a QuickTime-format file
Renamed one of the Nikon Saturation tags to "SaturationAdj"
Removed warning message when writing FujiFilm RAFVersion 0240 and 0261 files
Fixed encoding problem when writing some QuickTime UserData tags with strings containing special characters
API Changes:
Enhanced XMPShorthand option to add level 2
Version 11.52
Added a few new Nikon CropHiSpeed values
Added a new Nikon LensID
Fixed problem where reading a large, corrupt AIFF file may could take an excessively long time
API Changes:
Enhanced Compact option to add levels 3, 4 and 5
Version 11.51
Decode Canon DistortionCorrection tags
Removed a minor EXIF warning when processing EPS files with a DOS header
Fixed bug which caused an error when rewriting some EPS files multiple times
Version 11.50 (production release)
Added a new Canon LensType and two new Sony LensTypes
Added tiff_version and rotate_regions config files to the distribution
Added two new QuickTime Keys tags and made some existing Keys unwritable
Improved Composite LensID logic to make better use of EXIF LensModel
Improved logic when writing BinaryData tags to allow multiple interdependent tags to be written in a single command
Improved -htmldump output to show names of Unknown tags
Allow advanced formatting expressions to access the current tag key ($tag)
Remove escaped nulls from -json string values
Reverted change in ExifTool 11.38 so that Composite GPS reference directions are generated again even if the EXIF versions of these tags already exist
Fixed an incorrect FlashPix CodePage conversion
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