ExifTool Version History

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Note: The most recent production release is Version 8.40. (Other versions are considered development releases, and are not uploaded to CPAN.)

• Added -restore_original and -delete_original options
• Added new Canon, Pentax and Sony LensType values
• Decode more Pentax K-5 tags
• Decode a number of new tags in Nikon D7000 MOV videos
• Decode FocusDistance tags for the Canon EOS 60D
• Decode a few new Panasonic tags
• Decode a few maker note tags from Flip Video MP4 files
• Extract PDF PageMode and PageLayout tags
• Changed family 2 group names for a number of PDF tags
• Changed Canon LensType strings for a few lenses with updated models
• Patched problem reading GPX files which contain no newlines

• Added read support for RAR archive files
• Added warning for non-standard XMP APP1 header in JPEG images
• Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Rolando Ruzic)
• Decode more Olympus WAV tags
• Decode a few more PDF document property tags
• Decode a new Canon tag
• Extract firmware revision letter with Nikon FirmwareVersion
• Improved decoding of some Pentax tags
• Changed names of a couple of Pentax tags
• Changed name of ASF:FileSize to FileLength to avoid conflict
• Fixed problem creating output files on network drives in Windows
• Fixed bug where MWG module wasn't loaded automatically when -execute was used

• Added support for Nikon D3 firmware 2.02
• Decode many new Pentax K-5 tags and improved decoding of others
• Decode a few more Nikon D3 and D3S settings (thanks Warren Hatch)
• Decode some new Olympus WAV tags (thanks Tomasz Kawecki)
• Decode a few new Canon DPP 3.9.2 tags
• Decode PDF digital signature permission information
• Improved recognition of Adobe Illustrator PS-format AI files
• Disable writing XMP to Adobe Illustrator version 8 and older EPS files

• Added ability to switch ARGFILE while -stay_open is active
• Fixed a couple of bugs with the new -stay_open option
• Fixed problem with -E option that caused double-escaping of Composite tags

• Added ability to read/write metadata in Sigma X3F images containing a JpgFromRaw (ie. all Sigma models except the SD9 and SD10)
• Added -stay_open option to avoid startup delay when called from other applications
• Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Hubert Meier)
• Decode a couple of new tags written by Sigma Photo Pro
• Changed family 0 group name for SonyIDC tags to "MakerNotes"
• Improved Composite:LensID to use LensModel if available when LensType is "Unknown"
• Fixed problem extracting ThumbnailImage from some FujiFilm RAF images
• Fixed problem calculating Red/BlueBalance for some newer Nikon models

• Added support for PDF AES-128 and AES-256 encryption (requires Digest::SHA for AES-256 support)
• Added -password option for processing password-protected PDF documents
• Added write support for a couple more FujiFilm RAF versions
• Added a number of new Olympus SceneMode values
• Added a few new SonyModelID's
• Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks marten)
• Added a Canon LensType and fixed an incorrect one (thanks Andreas Huggel)
• Decode a number of new Canon tags
• Decode a few new Nikon D3S settings (thanks Warren Hatch)
• Extract PDF UserAccess
• Extract Olympus ZoomedPreviewImage
• Updated decoding of Olympus AFPoint for recent E-models
• Avoid writing mandatory IPTC tags unless another IPTC tag actually changes (ie. trying to delete a non-existent IPTC tag will no longer have the side effect of generating mandatory IPTC tags)
• Improved language translations
• Improved error message when trying to write a file with the wrong extension
• Renamed a couple of Olympus tags
• Fixed problem reading/writing PDF tags from some encrypted stream objects
• API Changes:
  • Added Password option

• Added read support for XCF and WebP images and WebM videos
• Added a couple of new PentaxModelID's
• Decode a number of new Canon 60D MakerNotes tags (thanks Bogdan for LensSerialNumber)
• Decode FrameCount from MakerNotes in Nikon MOV videos
• Decode Ambience and some video tags from Canon
• Decode more Canon EOS 1D Mark IV CameraInfo tags
• Updated decoding of Pentax HighISONoiseReduction for newer models
• Changed description of Canon SerialNumber tags
• Fixed problem with extra comma in JSON output when -w option was used

• Added ability to specify numerator and denominator of rational values
• Decode more Canon custom picture style settings (thanks Tom Kawecki)
• Decode Samsung MP4 "TAGS" information from WP10 videos
• Decode thumbnail image and maker notes from Canon S95 MOV videos
• Decode Microsoft Photo 1.1 EXIF and XMP information
• Fixed problem copying tags dynamically from files with read errors
• Fixed problem setting FileName with a Windows UNC path (leading "\\")

• Added the ability to use wildcards ('?' and '*') in tag names when extracting or copying information
• Added a number of new CanonModelID's
• Decode a few more QuickTime tags and improved decoding of others
• Decode UserDefPictureStyle tags for more Canon cameras (thanks Tom Kawecki)
• Extract unknown text-based maker notes under new MakerNoteUnknownText tag
• Tested writing of PDF 1.7 files and removed warning for this version
• Identify Canon MakerNote footer in HtmlDump of DNG images
• Updated MimeType for PSD, AVI, AIFF plus a number of raw file formats
• Changed FileType for Adobe Illustrator (AI) files
• Fixed "Can't handle XMP attribute 'rdf:xmlns'" error when writing some XMP

• Added ability to read/write XMP inside CanonVRD, which finally provides a technique to write XMP in CRW images! (thanks Mike Kobzar for help testing)
• Added a couple of new Canon LensType's and CanonModelID's
• Added a number of new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
• Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Mladen Sever)
• Treat 'eng' as a default language in ID3v2 information
• Recognize AIT file extension (AI file)
• Fixed problem where ExifTool could refuse to write PDF files containing XMP-pdf:PDFVersion information

• Added a couple of new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
• Added a couple more Sigma LensType values
• Added a few more tag values for the new Sony SLT-A33, SLT-A55V and DSLR-A560
• Added a few more values for various Casio tags
• Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Guido)
• Decode Panasonic ContrastMode for the TZ10/ZS7
• Decode some Canon CameraInfo tags for the 60D
• Updated Canon custom functions for the 60D
• Updated Flash video to add some new values and decode some new tags
• Updated QuickTime decoding for new track and movie header formats
• Named a couple of unknown Canon tags
• Made Nikon PictureControl and NikonCaptureOutput directories block writable
• Fixed problem geotagging when any coordinate was exactly zero
• Fixed typo in Canon AFAssistBeam converted value
• Fixed problem displaying exiftool documentation on OS/2 (thanks Ilya Zakharevich)

• Added a few new CanonModelID's
• Added verbose messages for "unsafe" and "protected" tags which are not copied
• Decode CameraTemperature for a few new Canon models
• Decode a few new Panasonic tags (thanks Zdenĕk Mihula)
• Decode a number of new 3rd party RIFF tags
• Recognize Casio-type maker notes in Concord cameras
• Handle "CDATA" sections in XML/XMP
• Fixed problem that could cause value to be added twice when writing MWG list-type tags without specifying a group
• Fixed bug extracting altitude from GPX files containing "rtept" nodes which could result in an altitude being associated with the next GPS fix
• Fixed problem deleting PreviewImage from MIE files

• Added ability to specify Photoshop encoding (-charset Photoshop=CHARSET)
• Added support for maker notes of some Sony Ericsson phones
• Improved conversion for SigmaRaw:FocalLengthIn35mmFormat (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
• Fixed bug in calculation of AvgBitrate for QuickTime videos (thanks Mats Peterson)
• Improved error handling when reading Matroska files
• Fixed -GROUP:geotag= to allow multiple geotag groups to be deleted separately

• Added support for QuickTime localized languages and character encodings
• Added support for alternate language ICC_Profile tags
• Added a new XMP-swf tag
• Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Mladen Sever)
• Added ability to specify any group (not only family 0 and 1) for source tag when copying
• Decode a number of new QuickTime tags
• Decode MakerNoteKodak9 maker notes in a few non-Kodak cameras
• Extract NikonCaptureHistory and drop when copying Nikon MakerNotes
• Calculate AvgBitrate for QuickTime movies
• Fixed names of a few recently added ICC_Profile tags (thanks Jeff Harmon)
• Fixed bug calculating duration of AVI videos for which FrameCount is zero
• Fixed tag ID for XMP-iptcExt:AdditionalModelInformation
• Fixed decoding of ShiftJIS character set

• Decode a number of new ICC_Profile tags added in approved revisions to the specification
• Drop NikonCaptureData when copying Nikon MakerNotes (it may be too large for a JPEG APP1 segment when copying from an NEF image)
• Made NikonCaptureData writable as a block and NikonCapture a deletable group
• Minor addition to tooltip for HtmlDump of offset values
• Fixed problem writing to an incorrectly-typed XMP list (patch for LR3 bug)
• Fixed problem setting file ownership on OS/2 systems when writing (thanks Ilya Zakharevich)
• Fixed incorrect ICC_Profile tag name (thanks Jeff Harmon)

• Added CommonIFD0 shortcut tag to help when deleting metata from TIFF images
• Added a new Pentax LensType and fixed an incorrect one
• Added a new Panasonic ColorMode
• Decode FLAC picture metadata
• Changed ASF Preview tags to be consistent with ID3 and FLAC Picture tags
• Patched problem with funny dash character in cut-n-paste from documentation on some systems (by allowing the funny dash in command-line arguments)
• Fixed misleading warning message which could appear when writing MWG tags
• Fixed typo in an ID3 tag name (thanks Mats Peterson)
• Fixed an incorrect Sony lens name (thanks Stephen Bishop)
• Fixed problem misidentifying some other RAW files as Epson ERF

• 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

• Added write support for FujiFilm RAF images from the HS10 and S100FS
• Added read support for RTF files
• Added read support for FPXR in JPEG APP4 as written by some HP cameras
• Added ability to copy files of any type (now does a straight copy instead of processing the file if no new values are set for any "real" tag)
• Added new values for CanonModelID, PentaxModelID and SonyModelID
• Added a new Ricoh LensID
• Added conversion for "Off" and "On" values when writing EXIF:Flash
• Added a new Canon LensType and changed the name of one Sigma lens
• Decode more Canon VRD tags and update to DPP 3.8 (thanks Gert Kello)
• Decode FujiFilm AutoDynamicRange
• Changed some DNG tags to make them writable (but "unsafe")

• Implemented PNG alternate language tags and special character translations
• Added print conversion for XMP-photoshop:ColorMode
• Decode some new Pentax 645D tags/values and added more PentaxModelID's
• Changed family 1 group names for Matroska Chapters
• Changed frame rate conversions to round to 3 decimal points
• Enable summary messages when -b is combined with -w
• Assume local system timezone on specified date (instead of current local timezone) when writing an IPTC time tag with a date/time value which doesn't include a timezone
• Fixed conversion of Matroska:ChapterTimeStart/End values
• Fixed an incorrect Panasonic Lens name (thanks Michael Byczkowski)

• Added read support for Matroska multimedia files (MKA, MKV and MKS)
• Added a new PentaxModelID (Optio E80)
• Decode some information from Casio EX-7000SX APP1 "QVCI", HP Photosmart R837 APP6 "TDHD" JPEG segments
• Extract more Samsung and HP PreviewImages hidden in other JPEG APP segments
• Extract unknown tags with numerical ID's by default when -v option is used
• Updated default GPSVersionID to 2.3.0.0 when writing
• Fixed bug geotagging from KML file (lat/long were swapped)

• Added read support for Open Document files (ODP, ODS, ODT)
• Added Composite:AudioBitrate tag for VBR MPEG audio
• Added support for IPTC:CatalogSets written by iView MediaPro
• Decode Olympus MagicFilter tag and add a two new SceneMode values
• Decode a few new Sony tags written by NEX models
• Decode a number of new Sony A100 tags (thanks Igal Milchtaich)
• Decode some information from MPEG audio LAME header
• Updated to Exif 2.3 specification (!!)
• Allow date/time tags to be shifted by the values of other tags when using the -tagsFromFile feature
• Fixed formatting of QuickTime:CreateDate as written by iPhone
• Fixed problem conditionally replacing some blank EXIF tags and alternate language tags in XMP

• Added ability to read/write Samsung PreviewImage trailer
• Added two new PentaxModelID's (Optio H90 and W90)
• Added a new Canon LensType
• Added a new CanonModelID
• Decode more Sony tags/values (thanks Michael Reitinger)
• Decode more Leica M9 tags (thanks Michael Byczkowski and Carl Bretteville)
• Updated to XMP April 2010 specification
• Avoid extracting Sony DSLR-A100 tags which have "n/a" values
• Improved German language translations (thanks Herbert Kauer)
• Improved efficiency of Composite tag calculations
• Made RSRC a deletable group
• Tolerate extra white space at the start of an XMP file
• Changed MWG logic to ignore blank EXIF tags
• Changed a few print conversion strings to improve interoperability
• Changed XMP namespace prefix 'prismusagerights' to 'pur' as per most recent PRISM specification
• Patched memory problem in Windows when processing very large EPS files
• Fixed a couple of incorrectly named Sony Panorama tags
• Fixed bug which could prevent file from being updated when deleting mandatory tags and adding back tags in other locations

• Added read support for Sony DSC-F1 PMP images
• Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Jeffrey Friedl)
• Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Michael Reitinger)
• Decode a few more Leica M9 tags (thanks Michael Byczkowski)
• Preserve original file permissions and ownership when writing
• Made Canon DustRemovalData writable
• Changed some Pentax WhiteBalance strings for consistency
• Patched potential security problem when writing values
• Fixed bug extracting unsynchronized ID3v2.4 information

• Added a new Sony ExposureMode (thanks Michael Reitinger)
• Decode Casio DriveMode (thanks Robert Chi)
• Decode CameraTemperature for more Canon EOS models (thanks Vesa Kivisto)
• Updated to the DICOM 2009 specification (Note: Changed some DICOM tag names)
• Improved conversions for XMP:LensInfo, EXIF:DNGLensInfo and Nikon:Lens
• Changed case of some Canon DriveMode strings
• Fixed divide-by-zero error when Geotagging from a track with only one point
• Fixed incorrect ImageHeight reported for top-to-bottom BMP images
• API Changes:
  • Fixed a problem passing options to Image::ExifTool::TagInfoXML::Write()

• Preserve Mac OS resource fork when writing (OS X only)
• Added a number of new Nikon LensID's (thanks Robert Rottmerhusen)
• Decode a couple more Mac OS resources
• Decode Olympus LensModel tag (thanks Martin Hilbers)
• Extract PrintIMVersion tag from PrintIM information
• Separate extraction of Leica FrameSelector information from LensType tag
• Recognize Bitstream PFA/PFB font files
• Patched ActivePerl 5.10 bug which could cause Perl crash during Geotag tests
• Fixed another Geotag test that fails due to round-off errors on some systems

• Added read support for Macintosh resource files:
  • Generate ResourceForkSize tag if data exists in a file's resource fork
  • Enhanced -ee option to process resource fork as a sub-document
• Added a new PentaxModelID (Optio I-10)
• Decode Panasonic DMC-ZS7 landmark tags
• Fixed decoding of Pentax Optio 555 PictureMode and added a number of new values (thanks Ralf Medow)

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