ExifTool Version History
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Note: The most recent production release is Version 9.76. (Other versions are
considered development releases, and are not uploaded to CPAN.)
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 Püschel, 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 Püschel)
- 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 François 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:
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
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