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<h1 class='up'>ExifTool Version History</h1>
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<a name='v12.57'><b>Feb. 23, 2023 - Version 12.57</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added two new Nikon Z lenses (thanks LibRaw)
<li>Added a new Sigma LensType (thanks LibRaw)
<li>Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Herb)
<li>Decode more new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Decode Photoshop LayerColors, LayerSections and LayerVisible tags
<li>Improved Verbose output for QuickTime-format files
<li>Set family 1 group name for Garmin GPS from uuid atom
<li>Enhanced -progress option to allow message to be displayed every NUM files
<li>Significant improvements to parsing of Nikon ShotInfo records for newer
models
<li>Removed hex dump of APP segments from -v3 output when writing
<li>Fixed bug writing negative MIE GPS coordinates
<li>Fixed bug where a duplicate XMP could be generated when writing XMP to a
JPEG XL image which already contained XMP
<li>Fixed problem where HEAD lines may be duplicated in an output file if the -p
option was combined with -w+ or -W+
</ul>
<a name='v12.56'><b>Feb. 9, 2023 - Version 12.56</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added support for VNT files (both Scene7 Vignette and V-Note document)
<li>Added read support for <a href="TagNames/InfiRay.html">InfiRay IJPEG metadata</a> (thanks Marcos Del Sol Vives)
<li>Added some new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost and François Piette)
<li>Added a new FujiFilm VideoRecordingMode value (thanks Greybeard)
<li>Added two new Canon LensTypes and CanonModelIDs (thanks Norbert Wasser)
<li>Added ability to extract semantic images from Apple ProRaw DNG files
<li>Added read support for the PNG cICP chunk
<li>Decode more Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Extract PreviewImage from Insta360 trailer record 0x200
<li>Extract EmbeddedImageRectangle and some other new tags from VNT files
<li>Minor improvement to arg_files/xmp2exif.args (thanks StarGeek)
<li>Enhanced -ee option to extract metadata from all frames of a multipart EXR
image
<li>Removed EXR Layout tag and incorporated into new Flags tag
<li>Patched possible hang problem when reading corrupted .rm audio files
</ul>
<a name='v12.55'><b>Jan. 17, 2023 - Version 12.55</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added support for geotagging from FlightAware KML files
<li>Decode two more types of timed GPS from MOV/MP4 videos (66 types now)
<li>Decode a few new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Decode a new Samsung HEIC tag
<li>Decode FujiFilm RollAngle
<li>Fixed bug where the FlatName property wasn't working properly for some
user-defined structure tags
</ul>
<a name='v12.54'><b>Jan. 6, 2023 - Version 12.54</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Decode a number of new Apple tags (thanks Frank Rupprecht)
<li>Increased precision of Sony FocusDistance2 conversion
<li>Fixed problem where GPSAltitude wasn't being set when geotagging from KML
files
<li>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
</ul>
<a name='v12.53'><b>Jan. 4, 2023 - Version 12.53</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added support for a number of new XMP tags written by ACR 15.1
<li>Added a new Nikon LensID
<li>Decode timed GPS from Lamax S9 dual dashcam MOV videos
<li>Decode a number of new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Decode a couple of new Canon tags (thanks John Moyer)
<li>Decode FujiFilm BWMagentaGreen tag
<li>Enable block-write of EXIF to JXL files
<li>Accept values of "now" and "Z" when writing EXIF OffsetTime tags
<li>Changed priority of XMP when reading/writing HEIC files so that it is no
longer preferred as with other QuickTime-based formats
<li>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
<li>Patched to recognize JXL EXIF box with non-zero header length
<li>Patched to avoid runtime error when writing a PDF with an Info dictionary
which was stored incorrectly as a direct object
<li>Fixed problem writing EXIF to JXL images where a new EXIF box was created
even if one previously existed
</ul>
<a name='v12.52'><b>Dec. 6, 2022 - Version 12.52</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks LibRaw and Chris)
<li>Added Slovak translations (thanks Peter Bagin)
<li>Made SphericalVideoXML readable/writable as a block
<li>Improved handling of Matroska metadata tags, including language support
<li>Improved French translations (thanks Philippe Bonnaure of GraphicConverter)
<li>Improved Composite:GPSAltitude conversion to honour -lang setting
<li>Improved -v2 messages to indicate files extracted from zip archives
</ul>
<a name='v12.51'><b>Nov. 21, 2022 - Version 12.51</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Herb)
<li>Extract C2PA JUMBF metadata from PNG images and extract C2PA Salt values
<li>Decode NikonSettings for Z9 firmware 3.0 (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Decode additional camm metadata from Insta360 Pro2 MP4 videos
<li>Improved Verbose output when writing Composite tags to add a "+" sign to
indicate related tags that are being written
<li>Enhanced -geotag option CSV format to support GPSImgDirection column
<li>Fixed problem where -w+ option didn't work in Windows if there were Unicode
characters in the path name
<li>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
<li>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
<li>Fixed -geotag to write orientation and track tags even if some tags in the
category were missing
<li>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
<li>Fixed problem writing QuickTime:PlayListID
<li>Fixed problem writing QuickTime tags when specifying tag ID (ie. family 7
group) as well as a language code
</ul>
<a name='v12.50'><b>Nov. 8, 2022 - Version 12.50</b></a> <span class=grn>(production release)</span>
<ul>
<li>Added a new XMP-GCreations tag
<li>Added a few new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
<li>Added new SonyModelID and Olympus CameraType values (thanks LibRaw and Herb)
<li>Added a couple of new XMP tags (thanks José Oliver-Didier)
<li>Added a new Nikon Z lens (thanks LibRaw)
<li>Added a new Canon LensType and CanonModelID (thanks Norbert Wasser and
LibRaw)
<li>Added some new Pentax lenses (thanks LibRaw)
<li>Added experimental support for timed GPS in TS videos from Jomise T860S-GM
dashcam (more samples are needed for this to be finalized)
<li>Decode information written in "skip" atom of 70mai Pro Plus+ MP4 videos
<li>Decode timed accelerometer data from Kenwood dashcam MP4 videos
<li>Decode a few new Nikon Z9 tags (thanks Stefan Grüßen)
<li>Decode ColorData for some newer Canon models (thanks LibRaw)
<li>Decode a number of new tags for the Sony ILCE-7RM5 (thanks Jos Roost)
<li>Updated IPTC XMP tags to correspond with new Photo Metadata 2022.1 standard
<li>Extract JPEG previews from FujiFilm HIF images
<li>Changed -if option so multiple -if options are evaluated at the lowest
specified -fast level
<li>Changed MIMEType for ICO and CUR files
<li>Enhanced -fast2 so it stops processing QuickTime files at mdat atom
<li>Enhanced -listx output so -f also indicates the ID of the parent structure
for Flattened tags
<li>Improved conversion of IPTC date-only and time-only tags to allow formatting
with the -d option
<li>Improved Canon and Nikon TimeZone tags to accept a wider variety of input
formats when writing
<li>Disabled extraction of Nikon Z9 MenuSettings for firmware 3.0 until they can
be properly decoded (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Fixed decoding of AF points for some newer Nikon models
<li>Fixed inconsistent year and time zone for Kenwood dashcam timed GPS in MP4
videos
</ul>
<a name='v12.49'><b>Oct. 19, 2022 - Version 12.49</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added read support for Windows ICO and CUR files
<li>Added ability to shift EXIF OffsetTime tags (eg. "-OffsetTime+=+02:00")
<li>Added a few new XMP tags and print conversions
<li>Added a print conversion for Photoshop:PrintFlags
<li>Added a new SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
<li>Added a few new Canon RF LensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser)
<li>Added a new Canon LensType
<li>Added a new Nikon LensID
<li>Decode 'riff' metadata blocks in FLAC audio files
<li>Decode RIFF 'acid' chunk written by Acidizer
<li>Enhanced the -d option %f sub-second date/time format code to allow the
decimal point to be dropped (eg. "%-3f")
<li>Patched another Sigma Photo Pro incompatibility when writing X3F images
(Sigma will also fix this at their end in the next SPP release)
</ul>
<a name='v12.48'><b>Oct. 13, 2022 - Version 12.48</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added support for new XMP-photoshop:CameraProfiles structure
<li>Added a new SonyModelID and Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
<li>Decode more tags for the Sony ILME-FX30 (thanks Jos Roost)
<li>Decode a couple of new Panasonic tags, and improved decoding of others
<li>Decode <a href="TagNames/MISB.html">STANAG-4609 MISB</a> timed metadata from M2TS videos
<li>Decode a new Nikon tag (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Decode a couple of new FujiFilm tags (thanks Honza Pokorny)
<li>Improved round-off errors when writing QuickTime:MatrixStructure via the
Composite:Rotation tag
<li>Increased Verbose level of "nothing changed" message added in 12.45
<li>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)
<li>Prevent dynamically-generated Unknown tags from being extracted when the
-validate option is used without -u
<li>Patched to better handle irregular timestamps in streaming GPS of NextBase
dashcam videos
<li>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)
<li>Fixed problem which could prevent ExifTool from reading all GPS points from
some INNOV M2TS videos
</ul>
<a name='v12.47'><b>Oct. 3, 2022 - Version 12.47</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks David Püschel)
<li>Fixed bug introduced in 12.46 which resulted in a runtime error when -j was
combined with -b
</ul>
<a name='v12.46'><b>Oct. 1, 2022 - Version 12.46</b> - "Write WEBP"</a>
<ul>
<li>Added WEBP write support
<li>Added the abilty to write Panasonic GH6 RW2 files
<li>Added a new Canon LensType
<li>Added a number of new Sigma LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
<li>Added support for BigTIFF format code 16 in Apple ProRaw maker notes
<li>Added config_files/frameCount.config to extract MP4 FrameCount
<li>Added a MIE OriginalImageSize tag
<li>Added some extra -validate checks for RIFF-based file formats
<li>Extract FrameRate from MP4 tmcd box
<li>Decode a new Apple tag (thanks Neal Krawetz)
<li>Decode more information from Nikon Z-camera videos
<li>Decode streaming GPS from Garmin DriveAssist 51 MP4 videos
<li>Changed the names of two FujiFilm FirmwareVersion tags
<li>Enhanced WEBP FileType identification to denote Extended WEBP
<li>Preserve fractional seconds when extracting Samsung TimeStamp times
<li>Patched to avoid reporting Photoshop:ProgressiveScans unless PhotoshopFormat
is Progressive
<li>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
<li>Patched to avoid potential deep recursion when reading/writing malicious CRW
images
<li>Fixed "Invalid ID3 frame size" problem when reading ID3v2 with an extended
header (very uncommon, but Audacity uses this)
<li>Fixed typo in the name of a new DNG 1.6 tag
<li>Fixed some verbose warnings when reading Nikon Z-camera NEF files
<li>Fixed decoding of a couple of Nikon Z9 tags for newer firmware versions
(thanks Warren Hatch)
</ul>
<a name='v12.45'><b>Sept. 16, 2022 - Version 12.45</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added new IPTC Video Metadata version 1.3 tags
<li>Added a couple of new Canon lenses (thanks Norbert Wasser)
<li>Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
<li>Added known Unknown value for IPTC ChromaticityColorant (thanks Herb)
<li>Added new Nikon WhiteBalanceFineTune tag (thanks Miloš Komarčević)
<li>Extract the raw thermal data from all frames of a SEQ file when -ee2 is used
<li>Decode individual tags in QuickTime ColorRepresentation
<li>Decode a new Matroska tag
<li>Improved verbose "nothing changed" messages when writing
<li>Patched -ee option to extract metadata after the first Cluster in MKV videos
(previously only -U and -v did this)
<li>Patched to differentiate Java bytecode .class files from Mach-O fat binaries
<li>Patched to avoid "Use of uninitialized value" warning when deleting GPS
coordinates via the newly writable Composite tags
<li>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")
<li>Patched to avoid "fixing" the order of IFD entries in TIFF-based RAW files
to improve compatibility with some RAW viewers
<li>Minor change to Composite FileNumber to remove "-" when -n is used
<li>Fixed problem extracting some timed metadata when "-api ignoretags=all" was
used with "-api requesttags" to request the specific information
<li>Fixed -validate feature to avoid incorrectly warning about non-capitalized
boolean values in XMP
</ul>
<a name='v12.44'><b>July 21, 2022 - Version 12.44</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added a few new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
<li>Decode Accelerometer and Gyroscope data from ARCore videos
<li>Decode a couple of new Motorola tags (thanks Neal Krawetz)
<li>Decode FujiFilm FirmwareVersion (thanks Justin Arkinson)
<li>Decode MetaType for timed metadata in videos
<li>Decode a number of new Nikon Z tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Extract more types of embedded images from FlashPix-format files
<li>Made Composite GPSLatitude and GPSLongitude writable for setting GPS
coordinates and reference directions with one assignment
<li>Fixed bug introduced in 12.39 which broke extraction of timed GPS from some
INNOVV videos
<li>Fixed bug introduced in 12.43 which broke extraction of timed GPSDateTime
from Insta360 videos
</ul>
<a name='v12.43'><b>July 6, 2022 - Version 12.43</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added the ability to geotag from Google Takeout JSON files
<li>Added a few new Canon RF LensType values and a couple of new CanonModelID's
(thanks Norbert Wasser)
<li>Added new values to a couple of FujiFilm tags (thanks Greybeard)
<li>Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks BertJan Bakker)
<li>Recognize Autodesk Revit files (but don't yet support reading metadata)
<li>Decode DriveSerialNumber from LNK files (github #145)
<li>Decode Apple FocusDistanceRange (thanks Neal Krawetz)
<li>Made a number of Sony SR2SubIFD tags writable
<li>Tolerate dashes instead of colons as date separators in -geotag CSV files
<li>Patched to read new format accelerometer data from Insta360 files
<li>Patched to avoid outputting some Unknown tags when the -validate option is
used after a previously -execute'd command used the -u option
<li>Fixed names of Canon G9 WB levels tags (changed from GRGB to GRBG) (thanks
Christoph)
<li>Fixed typo in new Olympus AISubjectTrackingMode value
<li>Fixed "use of undefined value" warning when reading DJI metadata
<li>API Changes:
<ul>
<li>Added <a href="ExifTool.html#IgnoreTags">IgnoreTags option</a>
</ul>
</ul>
<a name='v12.42'><b>June 1, 2022 - Version 12.42</b></a> <span class=grn>(production release)</span>
<ul>
<li>Added support for reading maker notes from Panasonic DC-GH6 videos
<li>Added conversion for Samsung MCCData
<li>Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Chris)
<li>Added a few new Canon LensType values
<li>Added a couple of new Olympus StackedImage values (thanks Eberhard)
<li>Added a few new values for some Nikon Settings tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Added a "lang:" element to the -json output for alternate language tags when
-D, -H or -t is used
<li>Update DNG writer to not issue an error when writing DNG 1.6 files
<li>Decode information from DJI "ae_dbg_info" maker notes
<li>Decode Olympus AISubjectTrackingMode
<li>Changed ExifTool FileSize print conversion to use kB/MB/GB units instead of
KiB/MiB/GiB
<li>Changed "is not shiftable" warning to appear in -v (instead of just -v3)
output
<li>Patched to allow PDF Encrypt object to be "null"
<li>Fixed bug reading ICC_Profile 'meta' tags
</ul>
<a name='ancient' href="ancient_history.html"><b>History of older versions</b> (back to Nov. 19, 2003 - Version 1.00) --></a><br><br>
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