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<p><b>Note:</b> The most recent production release is <a href="Image-ExifTool-13.25.tar.gz">Version 13.25</a>. (Other versions are
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<a name='v13.25'><b>Mar. 11, 2025 - Version 13.25</b></a> <span class=grn>(production release)</span>
<ul>
<li>IMPORTANT: Fixed issue which could corrupt HEIC images from newer iPhones
when writing QuickTime:Rotation
<li>Decode more PLIST information from HEIC images
<li>Updated Geolocation databases from current geonames.org files
<li>Updated DarwinCore for the 2023 specification (thanks Herb)
<li>API Changes:
<ul>
<li>Added <a href="ExifTool.html#KeepUTCTime">KeepUTCTime option</a>
</ul>
</ul>
<a name='v13.24'><b>Mar. 7, 2025 - Version 13.24</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Changed -listf, -listr and -listwf options to print descriptions when either
-v or -l is added (previously only -l did this)
<li>Patched to avoid failed PCAP test due to differing time zones (<a href="https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/issues/319">github #319</a>)
</ul>
<a name='v13.23'><b>Mar. 7, 2025 - Version 13.23</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added read support for <a href="TagNames/PCAP.html">CAP, PCAP and PACPNG files</a> (<a href="https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/issues/318">github #318</a>)
<li>Added a number of new Sony LensType2 values (thanks Jos Roost)
<li>Added the 2 new GPSAltitudeRef values defined by EXIF 3.0
<li>Decode APP4 "Qualcomm Dual Camera Attributes" metadata
<li>EXIF X/YResolution, ResolutionUnit and FlashpixVersion are no longer treated
as mandatory tags (they were changed to optional in the EXIF 3.0 specification)
<li>Patched decoding of Nikon Z8 MenuSettings to accommodate changes in the data
structure as of firmware version 2.1
<li>Patched to avoid bug in Perl v5.26.3 which could cause hang when reading
very large and corrupted XMP
<li>Patched -plot option to avoid bug in Google Chrome SVG marker rendering
<li>API Changes:
<ul>
<li>Fixed documentation for <a href="ExifTool.html#LargeFileSupport">LargeFileSupport option</a> to reflect current
default
</ul>
</ul>
<a name='v13.22'><b>Mar. 1, 2025 - Version 13.22</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Improvements and additions to the new <a href="plot.html">plot feature</a>
<li>Decode a few more DJI timed metadata tags
<li>Extract GainMapImage from PNG images
<li>Reverted WebP FileType change of version 13.20
<li>Set $^W in the exiftool application to re-enable global warnings (they have
been disabled since version 12.92 due to the shebang change)
<li>Fixed possible incorrect IFD number in "No size tag" warning
<li>Fixed "File is empty" error when using -plot with -w to write the output
file into the same directory as the input files
</ul>
<a name='v13.21'><b>Feb. 20, 2025 - Version 13.21</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Patched issue that could result in runtime warning for some video files
<li>Fixed a bug with the new <a href="plot.html">-plot option</a> that could generate a compiler error
</ul>
<a name='v13.20'><b>Feb. 20, 2025 - Version 13.20</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added new <a href="plot.html">-plot option</a> for generating SVG-format plots from tag values
<li>Added a new Olympus CameraType
<li>Added a new Nikon Z LensID (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Overhauled decoding of Nikon AF tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Decode timed GPS from yet another model dashcam
<li>Decode more information from AAE files
<li>Decode more tags from DJI videos
<li>Updated Windows launcher (thanks Oliver Betz)
<li>Enhanced -w option to be available for use with the -csv output
<li>Attempted to patch a problem writing some PDF files
<li>Fail if a required module is missing when attempting to write a formatted
date/time value instead of falling back to write as unformatted
<li>Minor change to WebP lossless FileType text
<li>API Changes:
<ul>
<li>Added <a href="ExifTool.html#Plot">Plot</a> option
</ul>
</ul>
<a name='v13.19'><b>Feb. 10, 2025 - Version 13.19</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added read/write support for PDF and XMP-pdfx SourceModified
<li>Decode GPS from two more DJI protobuf formats (Matrice 30 and Mini 4 Pro)
<li>Decode timed GPS from Rexing V1-4k dashcam
<li>Decode more information from AAE files
<li>Made a new icon for the Windows EXE application
<li>Improved handling of ICC_Profile in HEIC images:
<ul>
<li>Profiles for sub-images are extracted as sub-documents
<li>Allow only the profile of the main image to be written
</ul>
<li>Changed family 3 groups for ICO files so the first icon is in the Doc1
instead of the Main group
<li>Updated Sony decoding for ILCE-1M2 (thanks Jos Roost)
</ul>
<a name='v13.18'><b>Feb. 3, 2025 - Version 13.18</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Decode a number of new GoPro tags
<li>Enhanced -geotag option to set Geotime from either SubSecDateTimeOriginal
(preferentially) or DateTimeOriginal if not otherwise specified
<li>Don't allow ICC_Profile to be deleted from QuickTime-based files
(specifically HEIC, to avoid problem where Apple Preview wouldn't display the
resulting file)
<li>Improved decoding of AF points for Nikon D3400 and D7500
<li>Patched issue introduced in 13.13 which could give a "No data reference"
error when writing MP4 videos from some Google phones
<li>Fixed problem writing XMP-iptcExt:LocationCreatedGPSAltitudeRef with an
incorrect namespace
</ul>
<a name='v13.17'><b>Jan. 29, 2025 - Version 13.17</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added support for reading more embedded images and videos written in the
JPEG trailer by some phones
<li>Added support for reading JPEG trailer written by some OnePlus phones
<li>Added a -validate warning for QuickTime 'wide' atoms with an invalid size
<li>Added a new CanonLensType
<li>Avoid decoding Sony 0x9050 data for the ILCE-1M2 because the encoding has
changed since the ILCE-1 and the new encoding is not yet known (<a href="https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/issues/310">github #310</a>)
<li>Fixed issue that could cause runtime warning when using -j with -b
<li>Fixed some issues decoding AFPointsUsed for some newer Nikon models
<li>Fixed problem corrupting QuickTime-format videos when writing if they
contain a 'wide' atom with an invalid size
</ul>
<a name='v13.16'><b>Jan. 25, 2025 - Version 13.16</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added a couple of new Nikon Z lenses (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Added a new Canon RFLensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
<li>Added support for a MIE trailer on QuickTime-format files
<li>Added a number of new EXE MachineType values (<a href="https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/issues/309">github #309</a>)
<li>Made "iTunes" a deletable group
<li>Updated decoding of many Nikon tags for the Z9 firmware version 5.1 (thanks
Warren Hatch)
<li>Fixed issue where -diff option would miss showing 1 tag from a group that
exists in the difference file but not in the source file
<li>Fixed issue where tag exclusions for alternate files weren't honoured in a
-p formatting expression when using "$file#:all:all" in the expression and
the -file#, -x, and -p options all together
<li>Fixed FileTypeDescription for lossless extended WebP images
</ul>
<a name='v13.15'><b>Jan. 23, 2025 - Version 13.15</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added a few new Panasonic AFSubjectDetection values (thanks Andrew J)
<li>Added " (lossless)" to FileType for lossless WebP images
<li>Avoid treating the QuickTime 'eng' language code as the default 'und' unless
the country code is also the default
<li>Fixed issue where writing metadata to a non-extended lossless WebP image
with an alpha channel could mess up rendering of the transparency
<li>Fixed problem decoding ID3 WXXX frames (<a href="https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/issues/307">github #307</a>)
</ul>
<a name='v13.14'><b>Jan. 20, 2025 - Version 13.14</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Changed so that deleting QuickTime ItemList group no longer deletes Keys
<li>Fixed bug where new ItemList tags weren't created when also creating new
AudioKeys or VideoKeys tags in the same command if neither tag group
pre-existed in the file
</ul>
<a name='v13.13'><b>Jan. 20, 2025 - Version 13.13</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added ability to write tags to the audio/video tracks of MOV/MP4 videos
using the new <a href="TagNames/QuickTime.html#AudioKeys">AudioKeys</a> and <a href="TagNames/QuickTime.html#VideoKeys">VideoKeys</a> group names
<li>Decode GPS from another DJI protobuf format (Mavic 3)
<li>Decode yet another type of LIGOGPSINFO timed GPS from a dashcam video
<li>Extract some proprietary information from JPEG images of Vivo phones
<li>Enhanced Geolocation feature to allow the nearest cities to a specified city
to be returned
<li>Updated xmp2exif.args and exif2xmp.args to properly handle time zones in
XMP-exif date/time tags
<li>Changed family 1 group names for Keys, ItemList and UserData tags in a track
<li>Patched <a href="https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/issues/306">github #306</a> issue where a torrent file would return a format error
when reading if it didn't contain an "announce" or "created by" entry
<li>Fixed "uninitialized value" runtime warning when reading some EXE files
<li>Fixed -diff output to add colon missing from some lines when used with -g
</ul>
<a name='v13.12'><b>Jan. 13, 2025 - Version 13.12</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added a few new Panasonic AFAreaMode values (thanks Andrew J)
<li>Added a couple of new Canon RFLensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser)
<li>Added a -validate warning for duplicate IPTC tags
<li>Decode AF points for some newer Nikon models (thanks Warren Hatch)
<li>Decode a new Panasonic tag (thanks Andrew J)
<li>Decode a couple of previously unknown tags from LIGOGPSINFO records
<li>Extract some PDB information if available from Win32 EXE files (<a href="https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/issues/303">github #303</a>)
<li>Improved handling of duplicate tags in -diff output
<li>Improved handling of QuickTime zero date/time values
<li>Enchanced -csv= and -json= options to allow group names and wildcards to be
used when specifying which tags to import
<li>Updated some EXIF:Compression values (<a href="https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/issues/304">github #304</a>)
<li>Changed wording of warning when file time couldn't be updated
<li>Fixed bug introduced in 13.11 reading EXIF from some EXV files
<li>Fixed bug introduced in 12.99 where empty entries in a CSV file weren't
ignored as they should be when importing with -csv=
<li>Fixed problem where MWG module wasn't loaded automatically when specifying
Composite:MWG:TAG instead of MWG:TAG
<li>Fixed bug where -diff option was inconsistent in its treatment of List
values when used with the -sep option
</ul>
<a name='v13.11'><b>Jan. 1, 2025 - Version 13.11</b></a>
<ul>
<li>Added warning for an unknown DJI protobuf schema
<li>Decode timed GPS from DJI Osmo Action 5 videos
<li>Decode yet another type of LIGOGPSINFO timed GPS from a dashcam video
<li>Made Matroska Keywords and Instruments List-type tags
<li>Fixed problem were EXIF couldn't be added to some AVIF files
<li>API Changes:
<ul>
<li>Added <a href="ExifTool.html#GPSQuadrant">GPSQuadrant</a> option
</ul>
</ul>
<a name='v13.10'><b>Dec. 20, 2024 - Version 13.10</b></a> <span class=grn>(production release)</span>
<ul>
<li>Added warnings for out-of-order entries in 'iinf' and 'ipma' boxes of HEIC
images
<li>Added support for date/time formatting codes %f and %z in the inverse
print conversion when writing tags
<li>Updated Geolocation databases from current geonames.org files
<li>Improved verbose output to show values stored with construction method 1 in
MP4-based files
<li>Enhanced the date/time timezone format specifier %z so that %:z returns the
time zone with a colon separator (eg. "-05:00")
<li>Fixed bug where the existing tag wasn't being removed when writing a new
value for an Unknown QuickTime UserData or ItemList tag
</ul>
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