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DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE -- it is generated from the html history files.
ExifTool Version History
RSS feed: https://exiftool.org/rss.xml
Note: The most recent production release is Version 12.76. (Other versions are
considered development releases, and are not uploaded to MetaCPAN.)
May 21, 2024 - Version 12.85
- Added GeolocationFeatureType tag
- Added read support for Nikon NKA and NXD adjustment files
- Added a new Apple:ImageCaptureType value, and changed another one
- Decode a few new Pentax tags
- Decode a few new Canon tags
- Decode some Ricoh Exif metadata from MOV videos
- Extract ID3 UserDefinedText and UserDefinedURL tags by name
- Make $advFmtSelf available for user-defined helper functions
- Documented API GeoDir pseudo option feature
- Tolerate pad byte at end of HIF file when writing
- Raised priority of FileName, BaseName, Directory and FileType tags so they
don't get hidden by other tags in the file which may have these names
- Changed decoding of QuickTime Rotation (irot) to correspond with
EXIF:Orientation (previously this was oddly reported as degrees of
counterclockwise rotation)
- Fixed a typo in the print conversion value for a couple of DPX tags
- Fixed problem writing some QuickTime tags with very large (> 16 MB) values
- Fixed bug in build_geolocation utility that resulted in incorrect population
numbers when run under ActivePerl
Apr. 23, 2024 - Version 12.84
- Added ability to read speed and accuracy_horizontal when geotagging from
OpenTracks GPX files
- Decode a few more Apple tags and a new CanonVRD tag
- Enhanced Geolocation feature with the ability to return any number of nearby
cities
- Fixed long-standing bug in Windows version that didn't properly handle dates
older than 50 years when writing FileModifyDate or FileCreateDate
- Fixed API TimeZone option to work in Windows
- Fixed problem where the SetTags helper function didn't properly copy tags
which have print conversions
- Fixed problem where a new subregion couldn't be added through a user-defined
Geolocation database entry
- Fixed problem where the API GeolocFeature option didn't work for some
features if a user-generated custom database was used
Apr. 18, 2024 - Version 12.83
- Added SetTags helper function for use in advanced formatting expressions
- Added a couple of new tags from the DNG 1.7.1 specification
- Added a new Nikon Z lens
- Added a couple of new QuickTime tags
- Added a few more XMP-GCamera tags
- Added build_geolocation utility to the full distribution
- Decode a new CanonVRD tag and rename another one
- Updates to Sony maker note decoding for newer models (thanks Jos Roost)
- Minor change in -p option to avoid adding the trailing newline if the -b
option is also used
- Minor changes to GM PDR decoding for Gear and angle measurements
- Removed Geolocation alternate language support from the standard
distribution, and added PPLX feature codes
- Set family 1 group name for NextBase 'nbmt' information to "Nextbase"
- Fixed incorrect ID of a DNG tag
- API Changes:
- Added IgnoreGroups option
Apr. 5, 2024 - Version 12.82 - "GM PDR"
- Added support for reading GM PDR data from MP4 videos written by cars such
as Corvettes and Cameros
- Added support for reading timed GPS from Wolfbox dashcam videos
- Added "Unknown trailer" to QuickTime warnings originating from an unknown
trailer
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Extract PreviewImage from Chigee AIO-5 dashcam videos
- Changed name and print conversion of a recently added FujiFilm tag
- Only issue "Tag not defined" warnings for the first sub-document when using
the -p option
- Fixed a Nikon Z lens name (github #250)
- Fixed Windows version so -sort works properly with -listgeo
- API Changes:
- Added PrintCSV option for optimized extraction of GM PDR data in CSV
format
Mar. 27, 2024 - Version 12.81
- Added ability to read EXIF and XMP from EXR images
- Added ability to delete unknown trailer when writing MOV/MP4 videos
- Added ability to write a couple of Stable Diffusion PNG tags
- Added ability to write one of the Microsoft Xtra Description tags (github
#248)
- Added support for using alternate city names in reverse Geolocation
- Added support for reading timed GPS from DOD LS600W TS videos
- Added support for new version of Canon DR4 files
- Added a number of new iTunesInfo tags
- Added a new Olympus LensType
- Decode a number of new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Allow regular expressions to be used when writing Geolocate tag
- Enhanced writing of Geolocate tag to also write Keys:LocationName
- Cache the results of the last reverse geolocation search to speed batch
processing when multiple files have the same search parameters
- Patched problem that could cause runtime errors with some invaid tag names
- Fixed a couple of newly added FujiFilm tags
- Fixed decoding of FujiFilm AFAreaZoneSize
- API Changes:
- Added GeolocAltNames option
Mar. 19, 2024 - Version 12.80
- Added GeolocationFeatureCode tag
- Added XMP-acdsee-rs tags and a new XMP-xmpDM tag
- Added ACDSeeRegion2MWGRegion conversion to config_files/acdsee.config
- Added GPSAltitudeRef to XMP-iptcExt LocationDetails structure
- Added a couple of new FujiFilm tags and a new CropMode value
- Added conversion for XMP-aux:ApproximateFocusDistance "infinity"
- Improved Geolocation regular expressions to allow negative matches
- Improved accuracy of Geolocation distance/bearing calculations
- Changed structure of Geolocation database (now version 1.02)
- Minor change to key format for user-defined Geolocation name translations
- Ignore API Geolocation option when copying tags if none of the Geolocation
tags are being copied
- Fixed case/spacing of "C2PA" in some CBOR tag descriptions
- Fixed bug extracting binary data from EXR files
- API Changes:
- Added GeolocFeature option
Mar. 15, 2024 - Version 12.79
- Improvements to new Geolocation feature:
- Added reverse Geolocation ability (obtain GPS coordinates from city
name), with support for regular expressions
- Added ability to geolocate while geotagging
- Added -listgeo option to list the Geolocation database
- Added the ability to include user-defined cities in the Geolocation
database
- Added the ability to write XMP-iptcExt LocationShown tags using Geolocate
feature
- Added the ability to specify which tags to read from file for the API
Geolocation option
- Added language translations for Geolocation names
- Increased resolution of Geolocation GPS positions and stored populations
- API Changes:
- Save necessary data members to allow GetInfo to be accessed by
user-defined tags
Mar. 5, 2024 - Version 12.78 - "Geolocation"
- Added new Geolocation feature and write-only Geolocate tag
- Added new config file entry (@Image::ExifTool::UserDefined::Arguments) to
allow default command-line arguments to be specified
- Added print conversion for TIFF-EPStandardID
- Added ability to delete Nextbase information from MP4 videos
- Decode timed GPS from MP4 videos written by Nextbase software
- Decode a number of new tags from Nextbase MP4 videos
- Decode a few new tags from Garmin MP4 videos
- Extract PreviewJXL images from DNG 1.7 files
- Generate Validate, ImageDataHash and UserParam tags earlier to allow them to
be used in UserDefined Composite tags
- Enhanced the -c option so a minus sign in the format specification prints a
signed coordinate without a leading "+" for positive numbers
- Changed formatting of some Accelerometer tags for consistency
- Changed behaviour of -ee3 option to do a brute-force scan for freeGPS in the
media data even when referenced by 'gps ' atom
- Other internal changes to decoding of timed GPS from videos
- Fixed problem were ExifTool would give up on extracting some types of timed
GPS from videos after 100 void fixes
- Fixed bug that could cause runtime error when reading Ogg files
- Fixed issue where some tags from alternate files using the -fileNUM option
weren't generated as requested
- API Changes:
- Added Geolocation, GeolocMaxDist and GeolocMinPop API options
Feb. 16, 2024 - Version 12.77
- Added new Olympus CameraType and LensType value (thanks herb)
- Added a new Canon Irix LensType
- Added the ability to delete MacOS XAttrMDItemWhereFroms
- Decode a few new Canon DPP tags (thanks John Moyer)
- Decode timed GPS from Adzome GS65H MOV videos
- Improved handling of XML-unfriendly characters in JSON field names (fixes
issue where -X option could produce invalid XML when reading JSON with the
-struct option)
- Fixed decoding of ShutterCount for Canon G5X-ii CR3 files
Jan. 31, 2024 - Version 12.76 (production release)
- Properly implement patch of 12.45 to avoid duplicating raw data when writing
Sony ARW images where the raw data is double-referenced as both strips and
tiles
- Improved handling of bad offsets in HtmlDump output
Jan. 30, 2024 - Version 12.75 (production release)
- CORRUPTION WARNING: Fixed bug introduced in 12.45 which could result in
corrupted Sony ARW images from some newer models when rewriting lossless
compressed ARW images which were previously edited by 12.44 or earlier
(the corruption is repairable, but requires a special version of ExifTool)
- Added ability to read C2PA JUMBF metadata from PDF and SVG files
- Added ability to extract JUMBF metadata as a block
- Added read support for C2PA (JUMBF-format) files
- Removed "date before 1970" warning entirely since 64-bit systems should be
able to handle dates in this range
- Improved Canon FocusMode decoding
- Fixed bug introducd in 12.74 which could cause "Undefined subroutine"
runtime error when reading MIE files
Jan. 23, 2024 - Version 12.74
- Added a couple of new Nikon lenses (thanks Chris)
- Added write support for a few new QuickTime Keys tags
- Decode ShutterCount for Canon EOS R5 (thanks John Moyer)
- Improved error messages in the case of file read errors
- Enhanced tag name strings (eg. -if and -p option arguments) to allow values
of multiple matching tags to be concatenated when a group name of "All" is
specified
- Enhanced -p option to add -p- feature which avoids adding trailing newline
- Changed warning from "Shift results in negative time" to "Shift results in
date before 1970"
- Patched calculation of GPSDateTime for the timed metadata in Track3 of
Garmin videos so the API QuickTimeUTC option is no longer required
- Fixed conversion error when writing QuickTime:GoogleTrackDuration
- Fixed misidentification of non-TIFF-format files containing DNGVersion tag
- Fixed bug where Avoid-ed XMP structures could be created when writing
another same-named structure
- Internal Changes:
- Changed form of all new() calls to accommodate backward
incompatibilities in recent versions of Perl
- Changed order of InsertTagValues() arguments
- DateFmt() now returns value of formatted date/time string
Jan. 10, 2024 - Version 12.73
- Added write support for Leica XMP-xmpDSA tags
- Added read support for timed GPS from Yada RoadCam Pro 4K dashcam videos
- Added read support for PNG cpIp chunk
- Added range checks on lat/long values when writing QuickTime:GPSCoordinates
- Decode a number of new values for Ricoh GR III tags
- Decode a new Leica tag
- Improved handling of Brotli compression errors
- Enhanced API NoWarning option to also apply to app "Warning:" outputs
- Identify PNG Plus files
- Changed name of Pentax ISOAutoParameters to ISOAutoMinSpeed and improved
decoding
- Fixed writing of date/time tags in XMP-xmpMM:Pantry structure
- API Changes:
- Added LimitLongValues option to provide control over tags which
previously had a hard-coded length limit
Dec. 29, 2023 - Version 12.72
- Added read support for AAC audio files
- Added a new QuickTime Keys Android tag
- Added a number of new values for some Ricoh GR III tags
- Decode timed metadata from Intsa360 Ace Pro MP4 videos
- Decode GPSDateTime milliseconds in timed Insta360 metadata
- Decode timed metadata from INNOV K5 TS videos
- Decode a number of new GoPro timed-metadata tags
- Decode a few new Xiaomi EXIF tags
- Fixed writing of JPG/ARW images from some newer Sony models to preserve
HiddenData
Dec. 21, 2023 - Version 12.71
- Added a warning if there was an error reading an alternate file with the
-fileNUM option
- Added the ability to write QuickTime Keys:Encoder
- Added a few new Canon LensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a new, obscure EXIF tag (thanks Neal Krawetz)
- Decode real-time metadata from Ricoh Theta videos
- Decode SpecularWhiteLevel for more Canon models (github #232)
- Decode Canon DualPixelRaw tag (thanks John Moyer)
- Decode a few new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode more FujiFilm M-RAW tags (thanks Greybeard)
- Improved generation of tag names for some JSON tag ID's containing colons
- Fixed "Undefined subroutine" error when writing makernotes as a block
- Fixed missing ID in family 7 group name for ID3 tags which are not valid for
the specified ID3 version
- Fixed bug where some tags from alternate files (with the -fileNUM option)
could show up as "not defined" when used in expressions even though they did
exist
- API Changes:
- Added NoMandatory option
Nov. 19, 2023 - Version 12.70 (production release) - "20th Anniversary"
- This marks the 20th anniversary of the initial ExifTool release!
- Added ability to read/delete C2PA CAI JUMBF metadata from TIFF-based images
(eg. DNG), QuickTime-based files (eg. MP4) and WebP images, and read JUMBF
from other RIFF-based files (eg. WAV, AVI), GIF images and ID3v2 metadata
- Added read/write support for JPH images
- Added ability to read Leica Q3 maker notes
- Added ability to recognize and write FujiFilm M-RAW RAF images (multiple raw
images in a single file) and the ability to read preview-less RAF images
- Added support for reading a number of obscure Microsoft EXIF tags
- Added a few new Sony lenses and support for the ILCE-9M3 (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a couple of new Panasonic Leica lenses
- Added a couple of new Canon RF lenses (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a number of new CPUType values for ELF executables
- Added some new Olympus CameraType values
- Decode a few more ID3v2.2 tags (github #142)
- Decode a few new Canon G5X Mark II tags (thanks Martin B.)
- Decode WB_RGGBLevels for a few more Nikon cameras
- Extract information from FujiFilm M-RAW header
- Improved decoding of a few Nikon Z tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Marked misspelt XMP-drone-dji:GPSLongtitude tag to Avoid when writing
- Changed RIFF MaxDataRate conversion to use SI prefixes by default
- Fixed decoding of unknown ColorBalance information for some Nikon models
- Fixed an incorrect Nikon Z LensID
- API Changes:
- Added ByteUnit option
Oct. 26, 2023 - Version 12.69
- Added support for DNG version 1.7.0.0
- Added a new XMP-GCamera tag
- Added a number of new Nikon Z lenses (thanks Warren Hatch and Stefan)
- Added a number of new XMP-crs tags
- Extract XML metadata from some Hasselblad images
- Tweaked -fast2 option to read metadata from inside mdat atom of HEIC images
- Patched FFF reader to be more tolerant of the mess made by incompetent
Hasselblad programmers (wrong IFD count for some values)
- Patched WebP reader to be more tolerant of the mess made by incompetent
Google programmers (EXIF with wrong header and XMP with wrong ID)
- Fixed writing of MakerNotes as a block to CR3 images (now properly stored in
the CMT3 chunk instead of the ExifIFD) and added ability to delete them from
the ExifIFD of CR3 images
- Fixed problem which could cause runtime error when copying MakerNotes from a
file that contains multiple maker note blocks
- Fixed problem which could cause "use of uninitialized variable" warnings
when reading images from some Nikon cameras
- Fixed List type for new XMP-photomech:CreatorIdentity tag
Oct. 16, 2023 - Version 12.68
- Added preliminary read support for XISF images
- Added the ability to delete CAI JUMBF metadata from PNG images
- Added support for writing Canon burst-roll CR3 images
- Added a new Nikon Z9 SubjectDetection value, and improved Zf support (thanks
Warren Hatch)
- Added a couple of new PentaxModelID values
- Added a few couple of new tag values for the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome (github #226)
- Added a new XMP-photomech tag
- Added a new QuickTime ItemList tag
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Support decimal values for FujiFilm ShadowTone and HighlightTone tags
- Decode some new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode ShutterCount for Canon EOS R6 (thanks Martin B.)
- Decode QuickTime VideoFullRangeFlag
- Decode JPGCompression for the Nikon D3S
- Enhanced -geotag feature to allow writing QuickTime:GPSCoordinates
- Renamed Panasonic HDRShot tag to MergedImages (forum 15298)
- Fixed problem where some NEF files were misidentified as NRW
Sept. 19, 2023 - Version 12.67
- Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks dmont)
- Added a new FujiFilm FilmMode and FaceElementTypes values (thanks Greybeard)
- Fixed error writing new DataMining tag where URI prefix wasn't being
properly added to the value
Sept. 19, 2023 - Version 12.66
- Added a few new Canon LensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added conversions for a few Apple:ImageCaptureType values
- Added new XMP tag for PLUS version 2.0.1
- Added a new CanonModelID (thanks Laurent Clevy)
- Decode another tag from Canon 1DS raw images (Hubert Figuiere, github #219)
- Decode JPGCompression for newer Nikon models (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Fixed bug introduced in 12.65 where duplicate tags were not returned even
when the groups where specified explicitly
- API Changes:
- Added WindowsWideFile option
Aug. 10, 2023 - Version 12.65
- Added a new QuickTime Keys tag
- Added a new CanonModelID (thanks Laurent Clevy)
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added number in brackets to converted Samsung MCCData value
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a few new FlashPix tags (github #217)
- Improved decoding of Nikon Z9 firmware 4.0 tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Improved parsing of PDF:Keywords to support semicolon-separated lists
- Enhanced -api option to show list of available options if no argument is
provided
- Lowered priority of IFD1 tags in ARW images so IFD0/SubIFD take precedence
- Changed QuickTime tag names for atID (AlbumTitleID to ArtistID) and plID
(PlayListID to AlbumID) (github issue #216), and added cmID (ComposerID)
- Changed Apple:MediaGroupUUID tag name back to ContentIdentifier
- Patched the -d option to handle the %s format code internally when writing
(avoids problems due to inconsistent behaviour of this format code in the
strptime function on different systems)
- Patched patch of version 12.32 to restore ability to read from named pipes
- Fixed bug which could cause a hang when processing a corrupt BigTIFF image
- Fixed document number for auxiliary image metadata in HEIC files
- Fixed misspelt Apple tag name (thanks Neal Krawetz)
- API Changes:
- Added AvailableOptions method
June 28, 2023 - Version 12.64
- Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added config_files/guano.config to the distribution (thanks StarGeek)
- Added support for Garmin Low-resolution Video (GLV) files
- Added JUMBF to the list of deletable groups
- Added (untested) read support for spherical video tags in Matroska videos
- Decode a number of new Nikon Z9 tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode AmbisonicAudio tags in spherical MP4 vidoes
- Decode another Apple tag
- Improved French translations (thanks Philippe Bonnaure of GraphicConverter)
- Patched to allow writing QuickTime-based videos where the audio/video sample
description comes after the sample pointers
- Fixed parsing of GPS from Insta360 videos to properly skip void fixes
- Fixed problem where Apple iPhone 14 images produced invalid XML in -X output
when using -struct option
- API Changes:
- Added StructFormat option to allow JSON-format serialized structures
- Added NoDups option to eliminate duplicate items from queued values when
writing List-type tags
June 8, 2023 - Version 12.63
- Added ability to read/write/create Brotli-compressed metadata in JXL images
(requires IO::Compress::Brotli)
- Added partial support for Exif 3.0 specification:
- Added new EXIF tags
- Added MPF Original Preservation Image type
- Support for reading 'utf8' values (but still write only as 'string')
- Added support for Adobe XMP-hdrgm (HDR Gain Map) tags
- Added support for reading 7z files (thanks Amir Gooran, github #205) (but
currently this doesn't work for the Windows .exe version because I haven't
been able to install Compress::Raw::Lzma for ActivePerl)
- Added XMP-panorama tags
- Added warning if -csv is used with -p
- Added warning if trying to geotag from a UTF-16 track log
- Decode ImageWidth/Height from JXL images using partial codestreams
- Decode more Sony tags for some newer models (thanks Jos Roost)
- Extract GainMapImage (hrgm box) from JXL files
- Extract Guano information from WAV files
- Enhanced ImageDataMD5 feature and renamed to ImageDataHash (with
ImageDataMD5 alias for backward compatibility)
- Changed RARVersion tag name to FileVersion
- Fixed bug introduced in 12.46 which could cause a hang when reading a
corrupted RIFF-based file
- Fixed writing of Composition:GPSPosition when -n is used
- API Changes:
- Added ImageHashType option
May 3, 2023 - Version 12.62
- Added basic read support for WPG images
- Added ImageDataMD5 support for HEIC images
- Added support for RAR version 5.0 files (thanks Amir Gooran, github #203)
- Added a few new XMP-aux tags (thanks John Ellis)
- Made Composite tags available for use in -fileNUM argument
- Better handling of FlashPix VT_EMPTY value
- Fixed "Can't write" error when specifying a .webp file for the -o option
- API Changes:
- Added NoWarning option
Apr. 24, 2023 - Version 12.61
- Added ImageDataMD5 support for J2C and JXL images
- Added support for PDF 2.0 (specification is finally freely available)
- Added ability to extract timed Accelerometer data from Azdome GS63H MP4
videos which don't contain GPS
- Added some new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode some new tags for the Sony ZV-E1 (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode more tags for the Nikon Z30 (thanks Xavier)
- Enhanced -fileNUM option to allow tags from the main file to be used in the
file name string
- Validate sample offset and size when calculating ImageDataMD5 for MP4 videos
(note: may change ImageDataMD5 value for videos where audio data runs past
end of media data)
- Return error when attempting to write a fragmented JXL file
- Improved robustness for determining image size for corrupted JPEG
- Patched to allow Insta360 GPS records of unexpected length and tweaked
verification algorithm to determine validity of these records
- Fixed bug introduced in 12.57 where -progress:%f gave runtime warnings
- Fixed "--" option to ignore subsequent -common_args option
- Fixed incorrect ImageDataMD5 for Sony A100 ARW images
- Fixed problem reading new XMP-et:OriginalImageMD5 tag
Apr. 5, 2023 - Version 12.60 (production release)
- Added a new Sony FileFormat value
- Added Validate warning about duplicate EXIF
- Added ability to edit JPEG APP1 EXIF segment with incorrect header
- Decode a few new Sony ARW tags
- Improved -htmldump of non-EXIF-based maker notes
- Enhanced -geotag from CSV files support GPSSpeed (with variable units),
"bearing" for GPSTrack, and GPSDateTime in format "dd.mm.YYYY HH:MM:SS"
- Enhanced ImageDataMD5 to also support CRW, RAF, X3F and AVIF images
- Enhanced -efile option to also record updated and created file names
- Family 8 group names may now also be used in Composite Require/Desire tags
- Fixed handling of undefined tags in -if conditions to conform with
documentation and match -p and -tagsFromFile behaviour when -m or -f option
is used
- Fixed problem where setting the Geotime value didn't work when using an
advanced-formatting expression containing a greater-than symbol (>)
Mar. 28, 2023 - Version 12.59
- COMPATIBILITY WARNING: Changed the calculated ImageDataMD5 for JPEG images
to include all data from the SOS to the EOI (including the SOS marker but
not the EOI marker)
- Added new -fileNUM option to load tags from alternate files
- Added family 8 groups for accessing tags from alternate files
- Added new XMP-et:OriginalImageMD5 tag for storing ImageDataMD5 value
- Added verbose ImageDataMD5 message for JPEG files
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode a new Olympus tag and improved decoding of another (thanks Herb)
- Decode a couple of new PanasonicRaw tags
- Decode image coordinates for a couple more VNT object types
- Enhanced ImageDataMD5 to also support MRW, CR3, IIQ, PNG, MOV/MP4 and some
RIFF-based files
- Improved verbose messages when deleting NikonApp trailer
- Patched to avoid structure warnings when copying tags from Nikon files
containing NKSC metadata
- Fixed %-C filename format code to work properly with the -fileOrder and
-progress options
- Fixed potential ValueConv warning when reading LIF files
- API Changes:
- Added SetAlternateFile method
Mar. 15, 2023 - Version 12.58
- Added Extra ImageDataMD5 tag to calculate MD5 of image data only
- Added support for reading DJI APP4 and APP7 JPEG segments
- Added a new SonyModelID value
- Decode a few new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Downgraded "Windows file times" to a minor warning when Win32::API or
Win32API::File is not installed while reading metadata
- Patched possible runtime warning when API IgnoreTags option is used to
ignore FileType
- Fixed problem extracting NetName from Windows LNK files
- Fixed issue where the %C filename format code would increment the count on
an output filename collision, but it is supposed to count the input files
Feb. 23, 2023 - Version 12.57
- Added two new Nikon Z lenses (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Sigma LensType (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Herb)
- Decode more new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode Photoshop LayerColors, LayerSections and LayerVisible tags
- Improved Verbose output for QuickTime-format files
- Set family 1 group name for Garmin GPS from uuid atom
- Enhanced -progress option to allow message to be displayed every NUM files
- Significant improvements to parsing of Nikon ShotInfo records for newer
models
- Removed hex dump of APP segments from -v3 output when writing
- Fixed bug writing negative MIE GPS coordinates
- Fixed bug where a duplicate XMP could be generated when writing XMP to a
JPEG XL image which already contained XMP
- Fixed problem where HEAD lines may be duplicated in an output file if the -p
option was combined with -w+ or -W+
Feb. 9, 2023 - Version 12.56
- Added support for VNT files (both Scene7 Vignette and V-Note document)
- Added read support for InfiRay IJPEG metadata (thanks Marcos Del Sol Vives)
- Added some new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost and Francois Piette)
- Added a new FujiFilm VideoRecordingMode value (thanks Greybeard)
- Added two new Canon LensTypes and CanonModelIDs (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added ability to extract semantic images from Apple ProRaw DNG files
- Added read support for the PNG cICP chunk
- Decode more Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Extract PreviewImage from Insta360 trailer record 0x200
- Extract EmbeddedImageRectangle and some other new tags from VNT files
- Minor improvement to arg_files/xmp2exif.args (thanks StarGeek)
- Enhanced -ee option to extract metadata from all frames of a multipart EXR
image
- Removed EXR Layout tag and incorporated into new Flags tag
- Patched possible hang problem when reading corrupted .rm audio files
Jan. 17, 2023 - Version 12.55
- Added support for geotagging from FlightAware KML files
- Decode two more types of timed GPS from MOV/MP4 videos (66 types now)
- Decode a few new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode a new Samsung HEIC tag
- Decode FujiFilm RollAngle
- Fixed bug where the FlatName property wasn't working properly for some
user-defined structure tags
Jan. 6, 2023 - Version 12.54
- Decode a number of new Apple tags (thanks Frank Rupprecht)
- Increased precision of Sony FocusDistance2 conversion
- Fixed problem where GPSAltitude wasn't being set when geotagging from KML
files
- Fixed bug writing HEIC/AVIF files which have a zero-sized mdat (ie. media
data extends to end of file) which could cause an incorrect mdat size to be
written
Jan. 4, 2023 - Version 12.53
- Added support for a number of new XMP tags written by ACR 15.1
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Decode timed GPS from Lamax S9 dual dashcam MOV videos
- Decode a number of new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode a couple of new Canon tags (thanks John Moyer)
- Decode FujiFilm BWMagentaGreen tag
- Enable block-write of EXIF to JXL files
- Accept values of "now" and "Z" when writing EXIF OffsetTime tags
- Changed priority of XMP when reading/writing HEIC files so that it is no
longer preferred as with other QuickTime-based formats
- Changed family 1 group name of Canon DR4 tags from CanonVRD to CanonDR4 to
allow newer tags to be differentiated from older ones. The family 0 group
name for both remains CanonVRD
- Patched to recognize JXL EXIF box with non-zero header length
- Patched to avoid runtime error when writing a PDF with an Info dictionary
which was stored incorrectly as a direct object
- Fixed problem writing EXIF to JXL images where a new EXIF box was created
even if one previously existed
Dec. 6, 2022 - Version 12.52
- Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks LibRaw and Chris)
- Added Slovak translations (thanks Peter Bagin)
- Made SphericalVideoXML readable/writable as a block
- Improved handling of Matroska metadata tags, including language support
- Improved French translations (thanks Philippe Bonnaure of GraphicConverter)
- Improved Composite:GPSAltitude conversion to honour -lang setting
- Improved -v2 messages to indicate files extracted from zip archives
Nov. 21, 2022 - Version 12.51
- Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Herb)
- Extract C2PA CAI JUMBF metadata from PNG images and extract C2PA Salt values
- Decode NikonSettings for Z9 firmware 3.0 (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode additional camm metadata from Insta360 Pro2 MP4 videos
- Improved Verbose output when writing Composite tags to add a "+" sign to
indicate related tags that are being written
- Enhanced -geotag option CSV format to support GPSImgDirection column
- Fixed problem where -w+ option didn't work in Windows if there were Unicode
characters in the path name
- Fixed problem where only the last image of the sequence was extracted
(multiple times) when using -ee2 to extract embedded images from FLIR SEQ
files
- Fixed issue where GPS reference directions may be unknowingly written when
using ExifTool 12.44 or later to write GPSLatitude or GPSLongitude without
specifying a group name. The fix was to Avoid writing the Composite tags
unless the Composite group is specified explicitly
- Fixed -geotag to write orientation and track tags even if some tags in the
category were missing
- Fixed inconsistency in selecting which tag to output with the -json option
when multiple tags with the same JSON key exist and the -TAG# feature is
used to disable print conversion
- Fixed problem writing QuickTime:PlayListID
- Fixed problem writing QuickTime tags when specifying tag ID (ie. family 7
group) as well as a language code
Nov. 8, 2022 - Version 12.50 (production release)
- Added a new XMP-GCreations tag
- Added a few new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added new SonyModelID and Olympus CameraType values (thanks LibRaw and Herb)
- Added a couple of new XMP tags (thanks Jose Oliver-Didier)
- Added a new Nikon Z lens (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Canon LensType and CanonModelID (thanks Norbert Wasser and
LibRaw)
- Added some new Pentax lenses (thanks LibRaw)
- Added experimental support for timed GPS in TS videos from Jomise T860S-GM
dashcam (more samples are needed for this to be finalized)
- Decode information written in "skip" atom of 70mai Pro Plus+ MP4 videos
- Decode timed accelerometer data from Kenwood dashcam MP4 videos
- Decode a few new Nikon Z9 tags (thanks Stefan Grussen)
- Decode ColorData for some newer Canon models (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a number of new tags for the Sony ILCE-7RM5 (thanks Jos Roost)
- Updated IPTC XMP tags to correspond with new Photo Metadata 2022.1 standard
- Extract JPEG previews from FujiFilm HIF images
- Changed -if option so multiple -if options are evaluated at the lowest
specified -fast level
- Changed MIMEType for ICO and CUR files
- Enhanced -fast2 so it stops processing QuickTime files at mdat atom
- Enhanced -listx output so -f also indicates the ID of the parent structure
for Flattened tags
- Improved conversion of IPTC date-only and time-only tags to allow formatting
with the -d option
- Improved Canon and Nikon TimeZone tags to accept a wider variety of input
formats when writing
- Disabled extraction of Nikon Z9 MenuSettings for firmware 3.0 until they can
be properly decoded (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Fixed decoding of AF points for some newer Nikon models
- Fixed inconsistent year and time zone for Kenwood dashcam timed GPS in MP4
videos
Oct. 19, 2022 - Version 12.49
- Added read support for Windows ICO and CUR files
- Added ability to shift EXIF OffsetTime tags (eg. "-OffsetTime+=+02:00")
- Added a few new XMP tags and print conversions
- Added a print conversion for Photoshop:PrintFlags
- Added a new SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a few new Canon RF LensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Decode 'riff' metadata blocks in FLAC audio files
- Decode RIFF 'acid' chunk written by Acidizer
- Enhanced the -d option %f sub-second date/time format code to allow the
decimal point to be dropped (eg. "%-3f")
- Patched another Sigma Photo Pro incompatibility when writing X3F images
(Sigma will also fix this at their end in the next SPP release)
Oct. 13, 2022 - Version 12.48
- Added support for new XMP-photoshop:CameraProfiles structure
- Added a new SonyModelID and Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode more tags for the Sony ILME-FX30 (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a couple of new Panasonic tags, and improved decoding of others
- Decode STANAG-4609 MISB timed metadata from M2TS videos
- Decode a new Nikon tag (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode a couple of new FujiFilm tags (thanks Honza Pokorny)
- Improved round-off errors when writing QuickTime:MatrixStructure via the
Composite:Rotation tag
- Increased Verbose level of "nothing changed" message added in 12.45
- Removed "Z" (Zulu) designation from some of the MS-DOC date/time tags
because they most certainly are in local time as written by Word 2011 for
Mac (while some other MS-DOC and FlashPix date/time tags extracted without a
"Z" are actually in Zulu time -- a bit of a mess really)
- Prevent dynamically-generated Unknown tags from being extracted when the
-validate option is used without -u
- Patched to better handle irregular timestamps in streaming GPS of Nextbase
dashcam videos
- Fixed incompatibility with Sigma Photo Pro which could result in Sigma Photo
Pro corrupting an ExifTool-edited X3F image (the section length in the
footer needed to include the padding to a 4-byte boundary, thanks Sigma
engineer Yuki Miyahara)
- Fixed problem which could prevent ExifTool from reading all GPS points from
some INNOV M2TS videos
Oct. 3, 2022 - Version 12.47
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks David Puschel)
- Fixed bug introduced in 12.46 which resulted in a runtime error when -j was
combined with -b
Oct. 1, 2022 - Version 12.46 - "Write WEBP"
- Added WEBP write support
- Added the abilty to write Panasonic GH6 RW2 files
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Added a number of new Sigma LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
- Added support for BigTIFF format code 16 in Apple ProRaw maker notes
- Added config_files/frameCount.config to extract MP4 FrameCount
- Added a MIE OriginalImageSize tag
- Added some extra -validate checks for RIFF-based file formats
- Extract FrameRate from MP4 tmcd box
- Decode a new Apple tag (thanks Neal Krawetz)
- Decode more information from Nikon Z-camera videos
- Decode streaming GPS from Garmin DriveAssist 51 MP4 videos
- Changed the names of two FujiFilm FirmwareVersion tags
- Enhanced WEBP FileType identification to denote Extended WEBP
- Preserve fractional seconds when extracting Samsung TimeStamp times
- Patched to avoid reporting Photoshop:ProgressiveScans unless PhotoshopFormat
is Progressive
- Patched to test QuickTime UserData tags with default 0x0000 language code to
see if they contain UTF8 characters, and if so assume UTF8 encoding and
ignore the CharsetQuickTime setting
- Patched to avoid potential deep recursion when reading/writing malicious CRW
images
- Fixed "Invalid ID3 frame size" problem when reading ID3v2 with an extended
header (very uncommon, but Audacity uses this)
- Fixed typo in the name of a new DNG 1.6 tag
- Fixed some verbose warnings when reading Nikon Z-camera NEF files
- Fixed decoding of a couple of Nikon Z9 tags for newer firmware versions
(thanks Warren Hatch)
Sept. 16, 2022 - Version 12.45
- Added new IPTC Video Metadata version 1.3 tags
- Added a couple of new Canon lenses (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added known Unknown value for IPTC ChromaticityColorant (thanks Herb)
- Added new Nikon WhiteBalanceFineTune tag (thanks Milos Komarcevic)
- Extract the raw thermal data from all frames of a SEQ file when -ee2 is used
- Decode individual tags in QuickTime ColorRepresentation
- Decode a new Matroska tag
- Improved verbose "nothing changed" messages when writing
- Patched -ee option to extract metadata after the first Cluster in MKV videos
(previously only -U and -v did this)
- Patched to differentiate Java bytecode .class files from Mach-O fat binaries
- Patched to avoid "Use of uninitialized value" warning when deleting GPS
coordinates via the newly writable Composite tags
- Patched to avoid duplicating raw data when writing Sony ARW images where the
raw data is double-referenced as both strips and tiles (affects ARW images
from some newer models like the ILCE-1 when SonyRawFileType is "Lossless
Compressed RAW 2")
- Patched to avoid "fixing" the order of IFD entries in TIFF-based RAW files
to improve compatibility with some RAW viewers
- Minor change to Composite FileNumber to remove "-" when -n is used
- Fixed problem extracting some timed metadata when "-api ignoretags=all" was
used with "-api requesttags" to request the specific information
- Fixed -validate feature to avoid incorrectly warning about non-capitalized
boolean values in XMP
July 21, 2022 - Version 12.44
- Added a few new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode Accelerometer and Gyroscope data from ARCore videos
- Decode a couple of new Motorola tags (thanks Neal Krawetz)
- Decode FujiFilm FirmwareVersion (thanks Justin Arkinson)
- Decode MetaType for timed metadata in videos
- Decode a number of new Nikon Z tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Extract more types of embedded images from FlashPix-format files
- Made Composite GPSLatitude and GPSLongitude writable for setting GPS
coordinates and reference directions with one assignment
- Fixed bug introduced in 12.39 which broke extraction of timed GPS from some
INNOVV videos
- Fixed bug introduced in 12.43 which broke extraction of timed GPSDateTime
from Insta360 videos
July 6, 2022 - Version 12.43
- Added the ability to geotag from Google Takeout JSON files
- Added a few new Canon RF LensType values and a couple of new CanonModelID's
(thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added new values to a couple of FujiFilm tags (thanks Greybeard)
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks BertJan Bakker)
- Recognize Autodesk Revit files (but don't yet support reading metadata)
- Decode DriveSerialNumber from LNK files (github #145)
- Decode Apple FocusDistanceRange (thanks Neal Krawetz)
- Made a number of Sony SR2SubIFD tags writable
- Tolerate dashes instead of colons as date separators in -geotag CSV files
- Patched to read new format accelerometer data from Insta360 files
- Patched to avoid outputting some Unknown tags when the -validate option is
used after a previously -execute'd command used the -u option
- Fixed names of Canon G9 WB levels tags (changed from GRGB to GRBG) (thanks
Christoph)
- Fixed typo in new Olympus AISubjectTrackingMode value
- Fixed "use of undefined value" warning when reading DJI metadata
- API Changes:
- Added IgnoreTags option
June 1, 2022 - Version 12.42 (production release)
- Added support for reading maker notes from Panasonic DC-GH6 videos
- Added conversion for Samsung MCCData
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Chris)
- Added a few new Canon LensType values
- Added a couple of new Olympus StackedImage values (thanks Eberhard)
- Added a few new values for some Nikon Settings tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Added a "lang:" element to the -json output for alternate language tags when
-D, -H or -t is used
- Update DNG writer to not issue an error when writing DNG 1.6 files
- Decode information from DJI "ae_dbg_info" maker notes
- Decode Olympus AISubjectTrackingMode
- Changed ExifTool FileSize print conversion to use kB/MB/GB units instead of
KiB/MiB/GiB
- Changed "is not shiftable" warning to appear in -v (instead of just -v3)
output
- Patched to allow PDF Encrypt object to be "null"
- Fixed bug reading ICC_Profile 'meta' tags
Apr. 7, 2022 - Version 12.41
- Added support for "OM SYSTEM" maker notes
- Added 2 new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added some new Canon lenses (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Bert Ligtvoet)
- Added a new Canon ContinuousDrive value (thanks Wolfgang Gulcker)
- Enhanced -v0 option to also print new file name when renaming, moving or
copying a file
- Updated xmp2exif.args and exif2xmp.args helper files to reflect the IPTC
Photometadata Mapping Guidelines version 2022.1
- Made "Invalid Xxx data" a minor warning for MakerNote data
- Patched to allow writing of MP4 videos which have other tracks with a
missing sample description entry
- Patched MacOS version to specify directory for external utilities (setfile,
xattr, stat, mdls and osascript from /usr/bin, and tag from /usr/local/bin)
- Fixed long-standing problem where Windows version could behave differently
for -if conditions containing undefined tags
- Fixed problem where -W+! combined with -j or -X produced invalid JSON or XML
when processing multiple files
- Fixed potential "uninitialized value $time in division" runtime warning when
reading MP4 videos
Feb. 9, 2022 - Version 12.40
- Added PageCount tag to return the number of pages in a multi-page TIFF
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Wolfgang Exler)
- Added a few more Sony LensTypes (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode some new Canon tags (thanks Mark Reid)
- Decode another Nikon Z9 tag (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode Nikon NKSC GPSImgDirection (thanks Olaf)
- Improved handling of empty XMP structures in lists
- Tolerate leading UTF-8 BOM in -geotag log files
- Updated photoshop_paths.config to include WorkingPath
- Patched to allow writing of MP4 videos which have url tracks with a missing
sample description entry
- Fixed deep recursion error when reading multi-page TIFF images with more
than 100 pages
- Fixed potential deep recursion runtime error when writing nested XMP
structures
- Fixed warning which could be generated when writing new
Composite:GPSCoordinates tag
- Fixed description of GPR (General Purpose RAW) file type
- Fixed typo in the name of a new Nikon tag (thanks Herb)
Jan. 13, 2022 - Version 12.39
- Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Christian Shulz)
- Added a couple of new Nikon LensID's
- Added support for Nikon NKSC sidecar files
- Decode another type of timed GPS from MP4 videos
- Decode more tags for the Nikon Z7 and Z9 (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode a couple more FLIR tags
- Extract ZIP file comments
- Made PNG ProfileName, SRGBRendering and Gamma writable
- Patched to avoid possible problem running "more" to show documentation in
Windows version
- Fixed problem writing Composite:GPSPosition with coordinates in DMS format,
and made this tag protected when writing
- Fixed bug where invalid date/time tags could be written to PNG files when
attempting to shift a non-existent date/time tag
- Fixed spelling of a few Matroska tag names (thanks Martin Hoppenheit)
Dec. 20, 2021 - Version 12.38
- Decode a number of new tags for the Nikon Z9 (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Patched incorrect decoding of AEBShotCount for the Canon EOS 90D
- Patched EXR reader to support long tag names
- Patched security issue (thanks Joe Lothan)
- Fixed an incorrect tag ID for a new Nikon MakerNote tag (github #108)
- Fixed XMP-exif:GPSMeasureMode conversions to match EXIF
- Fixed problem where some namespaces may be undeclared in the -X output when
using the -struct option
Dec. 8, 2021 - Version 12.37
- Decode timed GPS from Vantrue S1 dashcam MP4 videos
- Decode ColorData tags for the Canon EOS R3 (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode more makernotes tags for Nikon Z cameras (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Extract TransparentColor from GIF images
- Improved parsing of input time values for GPSTimeStamp to properly handle a
"." separator
- Improved warning when incorrectly using "
Nov. 16, 2021 - Version 12.36
- IMPORTANT: Fixed bug introduced in 12.35 which corrupted JPEG 2000 images
when removing all metadata with -all=
- Added feature to bypass processing of specified XMP namespaces and
properties (to improve performance in cases where the XMP suffers from
Adobe-editing bloat)
- Added a number of new XMP tags used by Lightroom 11.0
- Decode a number of new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Made the Composite GPSPosition tag writable
- Fixed erroneous "Skipped unknown bytes after JPEG SOS" warning
- Fixed group for new writable Jpeg2000 color tags in -listx output
- Fixed problem finding files in Windows when using wildcards in file name and
a drive letter with no slash
Nov. 11, 2021 - Version 12.35
- Added ability to write ICC_Profile (and other color specifications) to
Jpeg2000 images
- Added %o code to -W option format string
- Added %f code to -d option for fractional seconds
- Added a couple of new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new CanonModelID (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Decode more Nikon MakerNotes tags for some new models (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Extract ThumbnailImage from some DJI drone videos
- Enhanced -ee option to extract metadata from all frames in a SEQ file
- Patched to avoid possible "Use of uninitialized value" runtime warning
- Fixed a couple of misspelt new ICC_Profile tag names (thanks Herb)
- Fixed problem generating the correct file extension when extracting
OriginalRawImage from a DNG file using the -W option with the %s format code
- Fixed bug introduced in 11.91 where exiftool couldn't find its libraries
when run via a soft link. Also changed to look for config file in the link
target directory instead of the directory of the link itself
Oct. 27, 2021 - Version 12.34
- Added support for ICC.2:2019 (Profile version 5.0.0 - iccMAX) color profiles
- Added ability to detect/delete a Windows Zone.Identifier alternate data
stream (ADS) via the new ZoneIdentifier tag (thanks Alex Xu)
- Added support for the Sony ILCE-7M4 (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new Sony lens (thanks LibRaw and Jos Roost)
- Added a new SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Canon RF lens (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Improved handling of some SVG files
- Patched -overwrite_original_in_place option to open the output file in
update mode rather than write mode (to allow some write optimizations on
certain filesystems) (thanks Joel Low)
- Fixed case of tag ID for new XMP-iptcExt:EventID (thanks Michael Steidl)
- Fixed problem extracting ICC_Profile information from some PDF files
- API Changes:
- Added QuickTimePad option
Oct. 16, 2021 - Version 12.33
- Added support for DNG version 1.6.0.0
- Added two new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)