ExifTool Version History
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Note: The most recent production release is Version 11.11. (Other versions are
considered development releases, and are not uploaded to CPAN.)
Nov. 12, 2018 - Version 11.18
- Decode a new Nikon tag (thanks Richard Butler)
- Decode a new FujiFilm tag
- Updated decoding of Sony maker notes for newer models (thanks Jos Roost)
- Enhanced -if option to allow fast processing pass to evaluate the condition
- Improved warning for unknown JPEG APP segment
Nov. 4, 2018 - Version 11.17
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a new Sony/Minolta LensType and a new SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode GPS from Garmin Dashcam videos
- Changed type of J2C files from a JPEG 2000 image to a JPEG 2000 codestream
Oct. 26, 2018 - Version 11.16
- Decode FLIR GPS information
- Decode 3D image from RED Hydrogen smartphone
- Minor improvements to decoding of new FujiFilm tags
- Fixed problem where writing Shortcut tags with the -E option would double
unescape the HTML entities
Oct. 25, 2018 - Version 11.15
- Added a couple of new Canon LensType values (thanks LibRaw and Andrew Shieh)
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Added definitions for a few more VCard tags
- Added a new FujiFilm ShutterType value
- Decode some new FujiFilm tags (thanks Richard Butler)
- Store XMP GPS coordinates with two extra digits of precision and trim
trailing zeros
- Improved technique for handling rounding errors in times and GPS seconds
- Removed "Undersized IFD0 StripByteCounts" minor warning when writing ORF
files since this is a "feature" of most Olympus models
- Warn about undefined EXIF values with -validate option
- Changed the way Mask-ed values are decoded (do bit shift automatically)
- Changed FujiFilm HighISONoiseReduction tag to just "NoiseReduction", and
avoid extracting historic NoiseReduction tag if value is "n/a"
- Fixed potential problem reading GeoTiff tags with multiple SHORT values
- API Changes:
Oct. 16, 2018 - Version 11.14
- Added more TIFF Compression values
- Added more AIFF CompressionType values
- Added more Nikon NEFCompression values (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Canon RecordMode
- Decode some new Canon custom functions
- Patched "Invalid VignettingCorrUnknown2 data" warning for EOS R CR3 images
- Fixed bug were any argument beginning with "-progress" on the command line
was interpreted as the -progress option
Oct. 9, 2018 - Version 11.13
- Decode GPS from NextBase 512G dashcam MOV videos (different than 512GW)
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks LibRaw)
- Minor improvements to verbose dump of streaming GPS metadata
- Reverted change of version 10.71 which resulted in Windows not recognizing
PNG CreationTime as written by ExifTool (added this feature to the
StrictDate API option instead)
- Improved decoding of Nikon CropHiSpeed (thanks LibRaw)
- Improved -fast option to reduce memory usage when reading JPG, PNG,
QuickTime-based and RIFF-based files via a sequential stream
- Fixed DOF calculation to use ApproximateFocusDistance if available
- API Changes:
Oct. 2, 2018 - Version 11.12
- Added a new Sony/Minolta LensType (thanks LibRaw and Jos Roost)
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Decode a few new Sony SRF2 tags (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode GPS from NextBase 512GW dashcam MOV videos
- Validate MS-DOC FIB before extracting contained tags
- Fixed bug extracting GPSSpeed for some dashcam models
Sept. 27, 2018 - Version 11.11 (production release)
- Added ARQ to the list of supported file types
- Added support for GIMP XCF version 4 and later
- Added a new QuickTime HandlerType value
- Added read support for Apple AAE files
- Added a new CanonModelID and some new Canon LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a number of new Nikon LensID values (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Added a new Sony/Minolta LensType (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode more Sony IDC tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode some new Panasonic tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
- Decode more tags from Nikon MOV videos
- Decode a new Nikon tag (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a large number of new Kodak IFD tags (thanks Jim McGarvey)
- Decode streaming GPS from videos of more dashcam and drone models
- Decode more tags from Microsoft Word DOC files
- Updated arg_files/iptcCore.args for IPTC Extension version 1.4
- Patched to read corrupted MakN data written by buggy Adobe Camera Raw
- Downgraded "Undersized StripByteCounts" error for some RAW file types
- Fixed incorrect decoding of embedded GPS in Rexing V1P dashcam videos
- Fixed incorrect format for DNGPrivateData
- Fixed potential error when deleting maker notes from some images
- Fixed problem decoding Apple PLIST information from some files
- Fixed bug in Windows with CR/LF sequences in list values of the -X output
- Fixed some inconsistencies in detecting file name conflicts when writing the
TestName tag
Aug. 17, 2018 - Version 11.10
- Added support for Canon 1DX firmware 2.1.0
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new CanonModelID
- Decode more tags for newer Sony DSC models (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode some new SonyIDC tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a number of new Panasonic tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
- Improved validation of XMP namespaces
- Changed "File not found" messages to "Error: File not found"
- Fixed problem editing tags in Canon DR4 directory
Aug. 13, 2018 - Version 11.09
- Added new Pentax and Canon LensType values
- Decode Google Camera Motion metadata from MP4 videos
- Decode more PanasonicRaw tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
- Removed warning when multiple Word document LastSavedBy tags exist and the
Duplicates option wasn't enabled (added Note in tag name docs instead)
Aug. 1, 2018 - Version 11.08
- Decode more tags from Microsoft Word documents, including LastSavedBy
- Decode image file characteristics from Windows EXE files
- Decode more PanasonicRaw tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
- Changed names of new Samsung trailer tags
- Fixed potential problems converting C-style escaped strings
- Fixed new "#[CSTR]" feature to work with -stay_open option
July 27, 2018 - Version 11.07
- Added "#[CSTR]" feature to -@ argfile
- Added some new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode more tags from Samsung trailer
- Decode an undocumented DNG tag
- Decode some new Panasonic tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
- Improved/fixed a few Validate warnings
- Made MakerNote "Bad SubDirectory start" warnings minor
- Fixed NoDups() function to work with special characters as list separators
July 6, 2018 - Version 11.06
- Fixed "undefined value" bug when reading ImageSourceData from a JPEG file
July 5, 2018 - Version 11.05
- Added a number of new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
- Fixed out-of-memory problem when writing some large TIFF images in Windows
July 4, 2018 - Version 11.04
- Added a check on TIFF image data size when writing or using Validate option
- Added a few new Sony lenses (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Nikon LensType
- Improved validation of XMP with Validate option
- Drop PhaseOne tags larger than 8 kB when copying PhaseOne maker notes to
another file
- Fixed out-of-memory problem when reading some large TIFF images in Windows
June 21, 2018 - Version 11.03
- Added support for new Exif 2.31 for XMP tags
- Added support for another FujiFilm X-T1 firmware version
- Decode more Panasonic tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
June 13, 2018 - Version 11.02
- Added support for a different format of Apple iWorks files
- Added undocumented FixCorruptedMOV API option to allow fixing MOV videos
with multiple 'mdat' atoms which were corrupted by ExifTool
- Decode more QuickTime tags
- Decode more PanasonicRaw tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
- Improved decoding of makernotes in ARW images from Hasselblad cameras
(thanks LibRaw)
- Fixed some problems writing multi-segment EXIF in JPEG images
June 11, 2018 - Version 11.01 (production release)
- Added a new ProfileCMMType (thanks Neal Krawetz)
- Added a Validate warning about non-standard EXIF or XMP in PNG images
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Decode a couple more PanasonicRaw tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
- Patched to avoid adding tags to QuickTime videos with multiple 'mdat' atoms
--> avoids potential corruption of these videos!
June 7, 2018 - Version 11.00 (production release)
- Added read support for WTV and DVR-MS videos
- Added print conversions for some ASF date/time tags
- Added a new SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode a new PanasonicRaw tag (thanks Klaus Homeister)
- Decode some new Sony RX100 VI tags (thanks LibRaw and Jos Roost)
- Made Padding and OffsetSchema tags "unsafe" so they aren't copied by default
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