ExifTool Updates

ExifTool 8.77 (production release)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:14:13 -0500

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:21:36 -0500

Added -sort option to sort output by tag name or description
Added support for FujiFilm RAF version 1.03 images and downgraded RAF version error to a warning
Added a number of new Minolta/Sony LensType's
Added a new CanonModelID
Decode FocusPosition for Sony A850 and calculate Composite FocusDistance
Decode IFD found in some Samsung Type1 maker notes
Patched Olympus test to fix failure on some platforms
Patched -json output to filter out invalid UTF-8 characters
API Changes:
- Added Sort2 option and 'Descr' setting for Sort option
- Added secondary sort option to GetFoundTags() and GetTagList()
- Changed name of Sort 'Alpha' setting to 'Tag' (but 'Alpha' still works for backward compatibility)

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:32:48 -0500

Added -php output option (thanks Marcel)
Decode another AIFF tag and handle character encoding in AIFF text values
Recognize PHP files
Enhanced Geotag feature to write speed/track from NMEA GPRMC sentence, and orientation information from Honeywell NMEA PTNTHPR sentence
Changed verbose XMP output to print raw values
Lowered default priority of "avoided" tags so they don't override other same-named tags when reading with duplicate tags disabled
Patched tests to ignore MirBSD leap-second unconformity
Patched ZIP module to avoid failed tests with Perl 5.6.2 on GNU/Linux 2.6
Fixed problem reading xref table of some PDF files created by PScript5.dll
Fixed problem reading RicohSubdir from AVI videos of the GR Digital 4

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:36:48 -0500

Added read/write support for Hasselblad FFF images
Added iptcCore.args convenience file to the distribution package
Catch CONT signal to allow calling applications to trigger an immediate response (avoiding a delay of up to 0.01 sec) after writing arguments to a -stay_open ARGFILE
Protect against some infinite loops that could be created when using some of the advanced exiftool options
Improved decoding of Samsung PictureWizard (thanks Pascal de Bruijn)
Improved handling of bad IFD entries in -htmlDump output
Changed print conversion of EXIF:FNumber and XMP:FNumber to use 2 decimal digits for values less than 1.0, and disable conversion for invalid values
Tightened up the -stay_open feature to fix a few potential problems
Fixed bug using -csv+= or -json+= for non-list-type tags
Fixed problem deleting unknown makernotes as a block
API Changes:
- Enhanced SetNewValue() AddValue option to allow this option to be ignored for non-list tags

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:04:49 -0500

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:24:58 -0500

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:16:38 -0500

Added two new Olympus LensType values (thanks Martin Hilbers)
Avoid recreating duplicate groups when deleting whole groups and adding back tags in the same step
Fixed problem where the QuickTime -charset option didn't work for some tags
Fixed bug introduced in 8.69 which could cause excessive memory usage when reading QuickTime videos with the -u option
Fixed problem where existing empty XMP structure couldn't be deleted or overwritten as a structured tag

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:27:21 -0500

Compatibility Notice: Changed order of operations when batch processing with -tagsFromFile option to be consistent with non-batch mode
Added -listItem option
Added read support for IDML files
Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Jon Charnas)
Added a couple of new Samsung LensType's (thanks Tae-Sun Park)
Added support for another DigiKam XMP tag
Decode a couple more ID3 tags
Decode Casio BestShotMode for more cameras
Improved decoding of Casio AFMode
Extract unknown FLAC blocks as binary data
Changed ITC:ImageType to make "numerical" value more friendly
Changed priority of two unreliable Samsung tags
Fixed bug where ExifTool could produce improperly formatted XMP when writing structure elements to a previously empty XMP structure (the empty XMP structure was not being properly deleted). Affected XMP is repaired by re-writing any element of the structure with this version of ExifTool
API Changes:
- Added ProtectSaved option to SetNewValue() and return save count from SaveNewValues()

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:24:07 -0500

IMPORTANT: Fixed bug which could corrupt GIF images when writing a Comment to a GIF image containing XMP metadata
Added ability to read/write ICC_Profile in GIF images
Added ability to specify internal encoding of EXIF "ASCII" strings and QuickTime strings
Added a new DigiKam XMP tag
Decode a number of new Sony tags
Decode a few new Pentax tags and added a few new values
Decode a few new QuickTime and ID3 tags
Decode Casio BestShotMode for a number of models
Improved validity checking of ICC_Profile segments in JPEG image
Tolerate UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) in input CSV and JSON files
No longer trim trailing spaces from arguments in -@ argfiles
Upgraded Windows executable version to use PAR 1.002
Changed priority of the Sony DynamicRangeOptimizer tags
Changed MWG feature to use UTF8 encoding for EXIF strings by default
Changed the -b option to avoid loading large binary values for tags that have been excluded with the -x option or --TAG
Changed Canon AFMicroAdjActive to AFMicroAdjMode and improved decoding
Fixed problem where the PreviewImage could be lost when writing to images from some newer Sony cameras
Fixed problem reporting duplicate information when -if used with -TAG#
Fixed incorrectly written XMP-tiff:YCbCrSubSampling tag
Fixed problem opening files with names beginning and/or ending with some characters such as SPACE, '>', '<' and '|'; however file names ending with '|' are still not allowed
API Changes:
- Added CharsetEXIF and CharsetQuickTime options

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:52:26 -0400

Added a new CanonModelID and a new SonyModelID
Added new Canon and Pentax LensType's
Decode more makernote information from Nikon MOV videos
Improved decoding of Sony LensSpec and enabled writing of this tag
Overhauled Minolta/Sony LensType list for consistency with official Sony lens names and removed a couple of anomalous entries (thanks Jos Roost)
Fixed problem with negative temperatures in Reconyx makernotes
Fixed bug which could cause runtime warnings when -f used with -X and -l
Fixed some minor problems when using -X with MWG option
Fixed issue where some missing tags could be printed when -f option was used in combination with wildcard tag names