* Added a new Olympus CameraType
* Added a new Sony LensType (github #335)
* Added a new Nikon CropHiSpeed value
* Added a warning if a tag value couldn't be packed for writing
to a binary data structure
* Decode more Ricoh/Pentax AF tags for some models
* Decode Canon HDR-PQ tag (github #336)
* Extract a couple more EXIF tags
* Patched to allow a dot (.) in the name of a structure element when writing
* Fixed "uninitialized value" bug when using -w with the -stay_open feature
* Fixed bug in -file option when tag names were used to specify the
name of the alternate file (the tags were taken only from the first
input file unless a file name formatting code was also specified)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=200
* Added a new CanonModelID and RFLensType
* Added some new FujiFilm AdvancedFilter values
* Added a new Nikon Z LensID
* Decode a few new Sigma tags
* Decode two more types of timed GPS from MP4 videos
* Decode more Pentax AF tags for some models
* Extract Pages MediaBox from PDF files (github #333)
* Enhanced Validate feature to check some embedded images
* Remove sub-seconds if they exist when writing a PDF date
* Removed a debugging warning left in the -plot update of 13.28
* Changed DNG ProfileIFD RGBTables to Binary-type tag (github #334)
* Internal code improvements in the handling of some trailers
* Patched LNK string parsing for Windows nonconformity (github #332)
* Fixed a few possible "uninitialized value" warnings
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=198
* Added a new Canon RF lens (thanks Norbert Wasser)
* Added some new Olympus ArtFilter values
* Added support for reading timed GPS from Transcend Drive Body Camera 70 MP4 videos
* Added a new FujiFilm AdvancedFilter value (thanks Greybeard)
* Decode maker notes from Sigma BF images
* Decode a few more Pentax AF-related tags (thanks Karsten Gieselmann)
* Extract PreviewImage and its metadata from Sigma BF MOV videos
* Allow multiple config files to be specified on the command line (but
leave undocumented for now because the config files currently included
in the full ExifTool package aren't compatible with this feature)
* Removed warning introduced in version 12.60 for an undefined tag in a -if condition, but leave
the 12.60 change that sets these tags to an empty string when -m is used
* Patched LensID conversion to better handle a manual lens on a Sony ILCE-7M2
* Patched to avoid runtime warning when using -fast option and reading
and HEIC file via a pipe (but you will still get a seek error)
* Fixed some tag format types in the config_files/pix4d.config file
* Fixed possible "uninitialized value" warning when reading some types of Ligo timed GPS
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=196
* Changed default -geotime argument to use SubSecDateTimeOriginal
if available instead of DateTimeOriginal, instead of applying both
(as was done since ExifTool 13.18). This is more efficient, and
avoids an unnecessary warning
* Properly return warnings from inverse value conversions when
copying a tag using -tagsFromFile with a tag name string
* Fixed issue where RW2 images from the Panasonic DC-S1RM2 could
be corrupted when writing
- Update to 13.28:
* Added print conversion for Pentax AFPointValues
* Added another Pentax PictureMode value
* Decode timed GPS from GKU D900 dashcam videos
* Decode timed telemetry data from newer ARCore videos
* Decode Panasonic AFAreaSize
* Decode ShutterCount for Canon EOS R8 and R50 (github #325)
* Decode ThumbnailTIFF from some Insta360 videos
* Decode AROT:HDRGainCurveSize from APP10
* Updated to the 2025 MPF specification
* Renamed K-3III AFPoints to AFPointsSelected and changed decoding
* Fixed bug introduced in 13.23 that could cause an incorrect parsing
of XMP attributes containing an equals sign
* Fixed issue reading timed GPS from some Insta360 videos, and issue
where writing these videos would fail
* Fixed exif2xmp.args and xmp2exif.args to properly handle EXIF:ImageUniqueID
- Update to 13.27:
* Decode AF points for the Pentax K-3III
* Decode timed GPS from a variant of the Rove R2-4K dashcam
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=194
* Changed -listf, -listr and -listwf options to print descriptions
when either -v or -l is added (previously only -l did this)
* Patched to avoid failed PCAP test due to differing time zones (#319)
- Update to 13.23:
* Added read support for CAP, PCAP and PACPNG files
* Added a number of new Sony LensType2 values
* Added the 2 new GPSAltitudeRef values defined by EXIF 3.0
* Decode APP4 "Qualcomm Dual Camera Attributes" metadata
* EXIF X/YResolution, ResolutionUnit and FlashpixVersion are no
longer treated as mandatory tags (they were changed to optional
in the EXIF 3.0 specification)
* Patched decoding of Nikon Z8 MenuSettings to accommodate changes in
the data structure as of firmware version 2.1
* Patched to avoid bug in Perl v5.26.3 which could cause hang when
reading very large and corrupted XMP
* Patched -plot option to avoid bug in Google Chrome SVG marker rendering
* API Changes:
+ Fixed documentation for LargeFileSupport option to reflect current default
- Update to 13.22:
* Improvements and additions to the new plot feature
* Decode a few more DJI timed metadata tags
* Extract GainMapImage from PNG images
* Reverted WebP FileType change of version 13.20
* Set $^W in the exiftool application to re-enable global warnings (they
have been disabled since version 12.92 due to the shebang change)
* Fixed possible incorrect IFD number in "No size tag" warning
* Fixed "File is empty" error when using -plot with -w to write the
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=192
* Patched issue that could result in runtime warning for some video files
* Fixed a bug that could cause a compiler error when using the -plot option
- Update to 13.20:
* Added new -plot option for generating SVG-format plots from tag values
* Added a new Olympus CameraType
* Added a new Nikon Z LensID (thanks Warren Hatch)
* Overhauled decoding of Nikon AF tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
* Decode timed GPS from yet another model dashcam
* Decode more information from AAE files
* Decode more tags from DJI videos
* Updated Windows launcher (thanks Oliver Betz)
* Enhanced -w option to be available for use with the -csv output
* Attempted to patch a problem writing some PDF files
* Fail if a required module is missing when attempting to write a
formatted date/time value instead of falling back to write as unformatted
* Minor change to WebP lossless FileType text
* API Changes:
+ Added Plot option
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=190
* Added read/write support for PDF and XMP-pdfx SourceModified
* Decode GPS from two more DJI protobuf formats (Matrice 30 and Mini 4 Pro)
* Decode timed GPS from Rexing V1-4k dashcam
* Decode more information from AAE files
* Made a new icon for the Windows EXE application
* Changed family 3 groups for ICO files so the first icon is in the Doc1 instead of the Main group
* Improved handling of ICC_Profile in HEIC images:
+ Profiles for sub-images are extracted as sub-documents
+ Allow only the profile of the main image to be written
* Updated Sony decoding for ILCE-1M2 (thanks Jos Roost)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=188
* Decode a number of new GoPro tags
* Enhanced -geotag option to set Geotime from either SubSecDateTimeOriginal
(preferentially) or DateTimeOriginal if not otherwise specified
* 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)
* Improved decoding of AF points for Nikon D3400 and D7500
* Patched issue introduced in 13.13 which could give a "No data reference"
error when writing MP4 videos from some Google phones
* Fixed problem writing XMP-iptcExt:LocationCreatedGPSAltitudeRef with
an incorrect namespace
- Update to 13.17:
* Added support for reading more embedded images and videos written
in the JPEG trailer by some phones
* Added support for reading JPEG trailer written by some OnePlus phones
* Added a -validate warning for QuickTime 'wide' atoms with an invalid size
* Added a new CanonLensType
* 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 (github #310)
* Fixed issue that could cause runtime warning when using -j with -b
* Fixed some issues decoding AFPointsUsed for some newer Nikon models
* Fixed problem corrupting QuickTime-format videos when writing if they
contain a 'wide' atom with an invalid size
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* Added a couple of new Nikon Z lenses
* Added a new Canon RFLensType
* Added support for a MIE trailer on QuickTime-format files
* Added a number of new EXE MachineType values (github #309)
* Made "iTunes" a deletable group
* Updated decoding of many Nikon tags for the Z9 firmware version 5.1
* 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
* 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
* Fixed FileTypeDescription for lossless extended WebP images
- Update to 13.15:
* Added a few new Panasonic AFSubjectDetection values
* Added " (lossless)" to FileType for lossless WebP images
* Avoid treating the QuickTime 'eng' language code as the default
'und' unless the country code is also the default
* Fixed issue where writing metadata to a non-extended lossless
WebP image with an alpha channel could mess up rendering of
the transparency
* Fixed problem decoding ID3 WXXX frames (github #307)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=184
* Fixed bug where ItemList tags weren't created when creating new
AudioKeys or VideoKeys tags in the same command and neither tag
group pre-existed in the file
- Update to 13.13:
* Added ability to write tags to the audio/video tracks of MOV/MP4
videos using the new AudioKeys and VideoKeys group names
* Added support for another DJI protobuf format (Mavic 3)
* Decode yet another type of LIGOGPSINFO timed GPS from a dashcam video
* Extract some proprietary information from JPEG images of Vivo phones
* Enhanced Geolocation feature to allow the nearest cities to a specified city to be returned
* Updated xmp2exif.args and exif2xmp.args to properly handle time zones in XMP-exif date/time tags
* Changed family 1 group names for Keys, ItemList and UserData tags in a track
* Patched github #306 issue where a torrent file would return a
format error when reading if it didn't contain an "announce" or "created by" entry
* Fixed "uninitialized value" runtime warning when reading some EXE files
* Fixed -diff output to add colon missing from some lines when used with -g
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=182
* Added a few new Panasonic AFAreaMode values
* Added a couple of new Canon RFLensType values
* Added a -validate warning for duplicate IPTC tags
* Decode AF points for some newer Nikon models
* Decode a new Panasonic tag
* Decode a couple of previously unknown tags from LIGOGPSINFO records
* Extract some PDB information if available from Win32 EXE files (github#303)
* Improved handling of duplicate tags in -diff output
* Improved handling of QuickTime zero date/time values
* Enchanced -csv= and -json= options to allow group names and wildcards to be used when specifying which tags
to import
* Updated some EXIF:Compression values (github#304)
* Changed wording of warning when file time couldn't be updated
* Fixed bug introduced in 13.11 reading EXIF from some EXV files
* Fixed bug introduced in 12.99 where empty entries in a CSV file weren't ignored as they should be when
importing with -csv=
* Fixed problem where MWG module wasn't loaded automatically when specifying Composite:MWG:TAG instead of
MWG:TAG
* Fixed bug where -diff option was inconsistent in its treatment of List values when used with the -sep option
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=180
* Added warning for an unknown DJI protobuf schema
* Decode timed GPS from the DJI Osmo Action 5
* Decode yet another type of LIGOGPSINFO timed GPS from a dashcam video
* Made Matroska Keywords and Instruments List-type tags
* Fixed problem were EXIF couldn't be added to some AVIF files
* API Changes:
+ Added GPSQuadrant option
- Update to 13.10:
* Added warnings for out-of-order entries in 'iinf' and 'ipma' boxes of HEIC images
* Added support for date/time formatting codes %f and %z in the inverse print conversion when writing tags
* Updated Geolocation databases from current geonames.org files
* Improved verbose output to show values stored with construction method 1 in MP4-based files
* Enhanced the date/time timezone format specifier %z so that %:z returns
the time zone with a colon separator (eg. "-05:00")
* Fixed bug where the existing tag wasn't being removed when writing
a new value for an Unknown QuickTime UserData or ItemList tag
- Update to 13.09:
* Added a new QuickTime tag (thanks Matti)
* Added a missing format check on a few tags when writing
* Decode a couple of new ICC_Profile tags
* Patched HEIC writer so newly added XMP or EXIF refers to the 'tmap'
item as well as the primary item of an HDRGainMap image (since iPhone 15 and 16 do it this way)
* Fixed compatibility issue where Apple Preview would no
longer show the gain map image after adding new XMP to an HEIC with an HDR gain map
- Update to 13.08:
* Decode ShutterCount for Canon EOS R6 Mark II (thanks Agoston Kapitany)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=178
* Added support for reading GPS from Autel Evo II drone videos
* Added a new PhaseOne RawFormat value
* Updated XMP-exifEX tags, exif2xmp.args and xmp2exif.args
according to the 2024 EXIF for XMP specification
* Updated Geolocation databases from current geonames.org files
* Updated the MIME types for a couple of font formats
* Enhanced -diff option to work with -ec (C-style escape of special chars)
* Changed name of EXIF Title tag to ImageTitle to correspond with specifiation
* Reverted a geotag warning message to remove debugging information
that was added in version 12.67 and moved this information into
a -v3 verbose message
* Patched Perl bug which gave "Can't spawn" warning in Windows if
control-C was pressed while displaying the exiftool application help
* Fixed API StructFormat JSONQ setting to properly quote values in structures
* Fixed incorrect AudioStreamType for M2TS videos containing a PGS stream
* Fixed -diff option so "same tags" messages are only shown
when -v is added (as per the documentation)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=176
* Added -diff option to compare the metadata in two files
* Added a new Canon lens (thanks Norbert Wasser)
* Decode GPS from 70mai A810 dashcam videos
* Decode a new QuickTime tag
* Patched to recognize C2PA APP11 JUMBF header with incorrect
byte order written by buggy Microsoft software
* Patched to maintain order of entries in a JSON object when reading
* Patched to maintain order of CSV columns when setting tags from a CSV file
* Patched to maintain order of XMP lang-alt entries when writing/copying
* Fixed typo in an APP12 tag name
* API Changes:
+ Structured values returned as HASH references with the Struct
option may contain a new "_ordered_keys_" entry used to
preserve the order of the entries
+ Added the OrderedKeys method to return the ordered or sorted
keys from a returned structure value
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=174
* Added ability to ignore up to 4095 bytes of garbage at the end
of an INDD file with the -m option
* Added a new Canon RFLensType value
* Added a new Nikon Z LensID
* Decode a number of new Nikon Z6_3 tags
* Decode a few more FujiFilm tags
* Enhanced %C format code to allow file-name collisions to be
avoided by using a colon instead of a decimal in the format modifier
* Fixed bug which could result in hang when using %C code in an output file name
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=170
* More improvements to handling of trailers on video files (and
add ability to write videos which have an unknown trailer)
* Fixed problem geotagging from some newer Google Takeout files
- Update to 12.95:
* Added a couple of new CanonModelID values
* Decode ColorData for a couple of new Canon models
* Fixed problem writing video files which have some known trailer types
- Update to 12.94:
* Added ability to geotag from new-format Google Takeout JSON files
* Added a few new Android and Xiaomi QuickTime Keys tags
* Added ability to read C2PA JUMBF metadata from TTF/OTF files
* Internal changes to code for creating new directories
* Changed Windows packages to have the application help text file
in the exiftool_files folder instead of writing it to a temporary directory
* Removed new QuickTime Keys tags added in 12.93 because these aren't
used in top-level metadata (written to the video track by Apple devices)
* Fixed the group names for synthesized default-language QuickTime
tags and added a verbose message when generating these tags
* Fixed warning in Geolocation.t self test
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=168
* Added a new Nikon LensID
* Added a couple of new OpenEXR Compression types
* Added a couple of new QuickTime Keys tags
* Decode timed metadata from E-ACE B44 DashCam videos
* Make "Unrecognized" Samsung Meta warnings minor
* Fixed bug in -listg6 option which resulted in "uninitialized value" warnings
* Fixed decoding of Func1Button and Func2Button for the Nikon Z6/Z7
* Fixed bug reading JUMB metadata from JXL images
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=166
* Removed -w from exiftool shebang
- Update to 12.91:
* Fixed 2 test files that were causing failed tests
- Update to 12.90:
* Added support for reading Samsung trailer from PNG images
* Decode two more formats of timed GPS from MP4 videos
* Decode a few more Samung trailer tags (thanks Neal Krawetz)
* Decode Canon AntiFlicker tag
* Drop Nikon ShotInfo record when copying MakerNotes from NEF
to JPG if it is larger than 50000 bytes (then MakerNotes would
be too large for a single JPEG segment)
* Changed exiftool shebang from "#!/usr/bin/perl" to "#!/usr/bin/env perl"
* Revert change of 12.84 to iterate through sub-documents
with the -p option only if -ee is used
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=164
- Update to 12.88:
* Added ability to read/write deflate-compressed XMP in HEIC files
* Added a new Canon LensType
* Added a new XMP-GCamera tag
* Added a new Nikon LensID
* Added a few new Canon AFAreaMode values
* Added config_files/onone.config to the distribution
* Decode timed accelerometer readings from NextBase 622GW videos
* Decode Pentax K-3III CameraOrentation
* Improved German translation for LensModel
* Enhanced the API StructFormat JSONQ setting to quote all JSON
values, even if they aren't in a structure
* Changed -geolocate option so specifying the Keys group writes
Keys:GPSPosition only if an input city is specified, and
Keys:LocationName only for input GPS coordinates
* Tweaked API Geolocation option recognized space-separated lat/lon
even when there is no decimal point in the numbers
* API Changes:
* Changed LargeFileSupport default to 2 and added a warning
if a large chunk is encountered. Set to 1 to avoid the warning.
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1186989
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=160
* Added ability to write Google Container XMP tags (using the
namespace prefix 'GContainer' to avoid conflict with the Google
Device Container prefix)
* Decode a few new tags for the Canon EOS R5
* Decode battery information for the Pentax K-3 III
* Decode RAFCompression from FujiFilm RAF images
* Avoid reporting FileSize of 0 for pipes
* Updated Geolocation databases from current geonames.org files
* Skip over Matroska Cluster if necessary to read Tags if
referenced in SeekHead
* Changed conversion for Matroska SeekID (now in hex with tag
name in brackets) and SeekPosition (now returns an absolute offset)
* Fixed problem writing XMP-Device:EarthPos coordinates
* Fixed typo in a value of Canon:DigitalLensOptimizer
* Fixed decoding of Matroska VideoScanType
* Fixed misleading error message when -o option was used to
write to an unsupported file type
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=158
- Update to 12.86:
* Added a new value for a couple of Olympus tags
* Improved handling of ID3 user-defined tags
* Decode all JPEG segments from RICO box in Ricoh MOV videos
* Decode a few new values for some tags written by Canon EOS R cameras
* Patched some Olympus WB_RBLevels tags to allow 4 values to
be written as per some newer models
* Fixed issue when writing IPTC date tags with a date/time value
containing subseconds with 4 or more digits
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1179977
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- Update to 12.85:
* Added GeolocationFeatureType tag
* Added read support for Nikon NKA and NXD adjustment files
* Added a new Apple:ImageCaptureType value, and changed another one
* Decode a few new Pentax tags
* Decode a few new Canon tags
* Decode some Ricoh Exif metadata from MOV videos
* Extract ID3 UserDefinedText and UserDefinedURL tags by name
* Make $advFmtSelf available for user-defined helper functions
* Documented API GeoDir pseudo option feature
* Tolerate pad byte at end of HIF file when writing
* Raised priority of FileName, BaseName, Directory and FileType tags
so they don't get hidden by other tags in the file which may have these names
* Changed decoding of QuickTime Rotation (irot) to
correspond with EXIF:Orientation (previously this was oddly
reported as degrees of counterclockwise rotation)
* Fixed a typo in the print conversion value for a couple of DPX tags
* Fixed problem writing some QuickTime tags with very large (> 16 MB) values
* Fixed bug in build_geolocation utility that resulted in incorrect
population numbers when run under ActivePerl
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1175851
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:perl/perl-Image-ExifTool?expand=0&rev=154
- Update to 12.84:
* Added ability to read speed and accuracy_horizontal when geotagging from OpenTracks GPX files
* Decode a few more Apple tags and a new CanonVRD tag
* Enhanced Geolocation option with the ability to return any number of nearby cities
* Fixed long-standing bug in Windows version that didn't properly handle dates older than 50 years when writing
FileModifyDate or FileCreateDate
* Fixed API TimeZone option to work in Windows
* Fixed problem where the SetTags helper function didn't properly copy tags which have print conversions
* Fixed problem where a new subregion couldn't be added through a user-defined Geolocation database entry
* Fixed problem where GeolocFeature option didn't work for some features if a user-generated custom database
was used
- Update to 12.83:
* Added SetTags helper function for use in advanced formatting expressions
* Added a couple of new tags from the DNG 1.7.1 specification
* Added a new Nikon Z lens
* Added a couple of new QuickTime tags
* Added a few more XMP-GCamera tags
* Added build_geolocation utility to the full distribution
* Decode a new CanonVRD tag and rename another one
* Updates to Sony maker note decoding for newer models (thanks Jos Roost)
* Minor change in -p option to avoid adding the trailing newline if the -b option is also used
* Minor changes to GM PDR decoding for Gear and angle measurements
* Removed Geolocation alternate language support from the standard distribution, and added PPLX feature codes
* Set family 1 group name for NextBase 'nbmt' information to "Nextbase"
* Fixed incorrect ID of a DNG tag
* API Changes:
+ Added IgnoreGroups option
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