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ExifTool Version History

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Note: The most recent production release is Version 12.42. (Other versions are
considered development releases, and are not uploaded to MetaCPAN.)

July 21, 2022 - Version 12.44

  - Added a few new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode Accelerometer and Gyroscope data from ARCore videos
  - Decode a couple of new Motorola tags (thanks Neal Krawetz)
  - Decode FujiFilm FirmwareVersion (thanks Justin Arkinson)
  - Decode MetaType for timed metadata in videos
  - Decode a number of new Nikon Z tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Extract more types of embedded images from FlashPix-format files
  - Made Composite GPSLatitude and GPSLongitude writable for setting GPS
    coordinates and reference directions with one assignment
  - Fixed bug introduced in 12.39 which broke extraction of timed GPS from some
    INNOVV videos
  - Fixed bug introduced in 12.43 which broke extraction of timed GPSDateTime
    from Insta360 videos

July 6, 2022 - Version 12.43

  - Added the ability to geotag from Google Takeout JSON files
  - Added a few new Canon RF LensType values and a couple of new CanonModelID's
    (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  - Added new values to a couple of FujiFilm tags (thanks Greybeard)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks BertJan Bakker)
  - Recognize Autodesk Revit files (but don't yet support reading metadata)
  - Decode DriveSerialNumber from LNK files (github #145)
  - Decode Apple FocusDistanceRange (thanks Neal Krawetz)
  - Made a number of Sony SR2SubIFD tags writable
  - Tolerate dashes instead of colons as date separators in -geotag CSV files
  - Patched to read new format accelerometer data from Insta360 files
  - Patched to avoid outputting some Unknown tags when the -validate option is
    used after a previously -execute'd command used the -u option
  - Fixed names of Canon G9 WB levels tags (changed from GRGB to GRBG) (thanks
    Christoph)
  - Fixed typo in new Olympus AISubjectTrackingMode value
  - Fixed "use of undefined value" warning when reading DJI metadata
  - API Changes:
      - Added IgnoreTags option

June 1, 2022 - Version 12.42 (production release)

  - Added support for reading maker notes from Panasonic DC-GH6 videos
  - Added conversion for Samsung MCCData
  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Chris)
  - Added a few new Canon LensType values
  - Added a couple of new Olympus StackedImage values (thanks Eberhard)
  - Added a few new values for some Nikon Settings tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Added a "lang:" element to the -json output for alternate language tags when
    -D, -H or -t is used
  - Update DNG writer to not issue an error when writing DNG 1.6 files
  - Decode information from DJI "ae_dbg_info" maker notes
  - Decode Olympus AISubjectTrackingMode
  - Changed ExifTool FileSize print conversion to use kB/MB/GB units instead of
    KiB/MiB/GiB
  - Changed "is not shiftable" warning to appear in -v (instead of just -v3)
    output
  - Patched to allow PDF Encrypt object to be "null"
  - Fixed bug reading ICC_Profile 'meta' tags

Apr. 7, 2022 - Version 12.41

  - Added support for "OM SYSTEM" maker notes
  - Added 2 new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added some new Canon lenses (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Bert Ligtvoet)
  - Added a new Canon ContinuousDrive value (thanks Wolfgang Gulcker)
  - Enhanced -v0 option to also print new file name when renaming, moving or
    copying a file
  - Updated xmp2exif.args and exif2xmp.args helper files to reflect the IPTC
    Photometadata Mapping Guidelines version 2202.1
  - Made "Invalid Xxx data" a minor warning for MakerNote data
  - Patched to allow writing of MP4 videos which have other tracks with a
    missing sample description entry
  - Patched MacOS version to specify directory for external utilities (setfile,
    xattr, stat, mdls and osascript from /usr/bin, and tag from /usr/local/bin)
  - Fixed long-standing problem where Windows version could behave differently
    for -if conditions containing undefined tags
  - Fixed problem where -W+! combined with -j or -X produced invalid JSON or XML
    when  processing multiple files
  - Fixed potential "uninitialized value $time in division" runtime warning when
    reading MP4 videos

Feb. 9, 2022 - Version 12.40

  - Added PageCount tag to return the number of pages in a multi-page TIFF
  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Wolfgang Exler)
  - Added a few more Sony LensTypes (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode some new Canon tags (thanks Mark Reid)
  - Decode another Nikon Z9 tag (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode Nikon NKSC GPSImgDirection (thanks Olaf)
  - Improved handling of empty XMP structures in lists
  - Tolerate leading UTF-8 BOM in -geotag log files
  - Updated photoshop_paths.config to include WorkingPath
  - Patched to allow writing of MP4 videos which have url tracks with a missing
    sample description entry
  - Fixed deep recursion error when reading multi-page TIFF images with more
    than 100 pages
  - Fixed potential deep recursion runtime error when writing nested XMP
    structures
  - Fixed warning which could be generated when writing new
    Composite:GPSCoordinates tag
  - Fixed description of GPR (General Purpose RAW) file type
  - Fixed typo in the name of a new Nikon tag (thanks Herb)

Jan. 13, 2022 - Version 12.39

  - Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Christian Shulz)
  - Added a couple of new Nikon LensID's
  - Added support for Nikon NKSC sidecar files
  - Decode another type of timed GPS from MP4 videos
  - Decode more tags for the Nikon Z7 and Z9 (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode a couple more FLIR tags
  - Extract ZIP file comments
  - Made PNG ProfileName, SRGBRendering and Gamma writable
  - Patched to avoid possible problem running "more" to show documentation in
    Windows version
  - Fixed problem writing Composite:GPSPosition with coordinates in DMS format,
    and made this tag protected when writing
  - Fixed bug where invalid date/time tags could be written to PNG files when
    attempting to shift a non-existent date/time tag
  - Fixed spelling of a few Matroska tag names (thanks Martin Hoppenheit)

Dec. 20, 2021 - Version 12.38

  - Decode a number of new tags for the Nikon Z9 (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Patched incorrect decoding of AEBShotCount for the Canon EOS 90D
  - Patched EXR reader to support long tag names
  - Patched security issue (thanks Joe Lothan)
  - Fixed an incorrect tag ID for a new Nikon MakerNote tag (github #108)
  - Fixed XMP-exif:GPSMeasureMode conversions to match EXIF
  - Fixed problem where some namespaces may be undeclared in the -X output when
    using the -struct option

Dec. 8, 2021 - Version 12.37

  - Decode timed GPS from Vantrue S1 dashcam MP4 videos
  - Decode ColorData tags for the Canon EOS R3 (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode more makernotes tags for Nikon Z cameras (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Extract TransparentColor from GIF images
  - Improved parsing of input time values for GPSTimeStamp to properly handle a
    "." separator
  - Improved warning when incorrectly using "

Nov. 16, 2021 - Version 12.36

  - IMPORTANT: Fixed bug introduced in 12.35 which corrupted JPEG 2000 images
    when removing all metadata with -all=
  - Added feature to bypass processing of specified XMP namespaces and
    properties (to improve performance in cases where the XMP suffers from
    Adobe-editing bloat)
  - Added a number of new XMP tags used by Lightroom 11.0
  - Decode a number of new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Made the Composite GPSPosition tag writable
  - Fixed erroneous "Skipped unknown bytes after JPEG SOS" warning
  - Fixed group for new writable Jpeg2000 color tags in -listx output
  - Fixed problem finding files in Windows when using wildcards in file name and
    a drive letter with no slash

Nov. 11, 2021 - Version 12.35

  - Added ability to write ICC_Profile (and other color specifications) to
    Jpeg2000 images
  - Added %o code to -W option format string
  - Added %f code to -d option for fractional seconds
  - Added a couple of new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a new CanonModelID (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Decode more Nikon MakerNotes tags for some new models (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Extract ThumbnailImage from some DJI drone videos
  - Enhanced -ee option to extract metadata from all frames in a SEQ file
  - Patched to avoid possible "Use of uninitialized value" runtime warning
  - Fixed a couple of misspelt new ICC_Profile tag names (thanks Herb)
  - Fixed problem generating the correct file extension when extracting
    OriginalRawImage from a DNG file using the -W option with the %s format code
  - Fixed bug introduced in 11.91 where exiftool couldn't find its libraries
    when run via a soft link.  Also changed to look for config file in the link
    target directory instead of the directory of the link itself

Oct. 27, 2021 - Version 12.34

  - Added support for ICC.2:2019 (Profile version 5.0.0 - iccMAX) color profiles
  - Added ability to detect/delete a Windows Zone.Identifier alternate data
    stream (ADS) via the new ZoneIdentifier tag (thanks Alex Xu)
  - Added support for the Sony ILCE-7M4 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a new Sony lens (thanks LibRaw and Jos Roost)
  - Added a new SonyModelID (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a new Canon RF lens (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  - Improved handling of some SVG files
  - Patched -overwrite_original_in_place option to open the output file in
    update mode rather than write mode (to allow some write optimizations on
    certain filesystems) (thanks Joel Low)
  - Fixed case of tag ID for new XMP-iptcExt:EventID (thanks Michael Steidl)
  - Fixed problem extracting ICC_Profile information from some PDF files
  - API Changes:
      - Added QuickTimePad option

Oct. 16, 2021 - Version 12.33

  - Added support for DNG version 1.6.0.0
  - Added two new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)
  - Added some new elements to the XMP-crs:Look structure (thanks Herb)
  - Added a few new IPTC XMP tags (thanks Michael Steidl)
  - Added a new Canon RF lens (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  - Decode Canon ShutterMode (thanks John Moyer)
  - Extract LensModel from some Olympus MOV videos
  - Generate MediaDataOffset/Size for MOV videos with zero-sized MDAT chunk
  - Improvements to CBOR reader, including hex dump with -v3 option
  - Recognize Final Cut Pro XML files
  - Allow binary data of Protected tags to be extracted with the -X -j and -php
    options with -b by setting the API RequestAll option to 3
  - Changed name of "Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6" lens with LensType 38 to add
    "II" to the name (Exiv2 issue 1906)
  - Fixed runtime warning when processing files with a .DIR extension

Sept. 30, 2021 - Version 12.32

  - Added support for CBOR-format metadata in JUMBF (note that JUMBF support is
    still experimental)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Added a new Pentax LensType
  - Decode timed GPS for two more dashcam formats
  - Support reference direction columns in -geotag CSV input
  - Removed generation of GPSSpeedRef and GPSTrackRef tags in timed metadata for
    most dashcam formats when speed is km/h and track is relative to true north
  - Patched to allow writing of console output to named pipes
  - Fixed formatting of InternalSerialNumber for some Panasonic cameras
  - Fixed bug in arg_files/xmp2exif.args support file

Sept. 22, 2021 - Version 12.31

  - Added a new SonyModelID and a couple of new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Chris Skopec)
  - Added Composite GPSLatitude/Longitude tags for Sony videos to combine the
    reference hemispheres as with the Composite tags for EXIF GPS
  - Decode DPX AspectRatio
  - Decode more GoPro MP4 tags
  - Extract ICC_Profile from CS0 object in PDF files
  - Extract encrypted GPS from Akaso V1 dashcam videos (can't yet decrypt)
  - Improved handling of QuickTime iTunesInfo tags, and created new "iTunes"
    family 1 group for these
  - Patched so NoPDFList option also applies when writing
  - Patched to allow user-defined PNG TextualData tags to be written only as iTXt
  - Patched PDF reader to avoid concatenating values of multiple List-type tags
    into a single tag

Aug. 12, 2021 - Version 12.30 (production release)

  - Added read support for Portable FloatMap (PFM) images (this was a bit of a
    pain because they have the same file extension as Printer Font Metrix files)
  - Added a few new Nikon LensID values (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Added a new Olympus CameraType (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added minor warning about unknown data between JPEG segments
  - Added a couple of new NikonSettings tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode 'id3 ' chunk in WAV audio files
  - Decode timed GPS from concatenated Garmin dashcam videos
  - Decode SamsungTrailer information from sefd atom in HEIC images
  - Decode more Sony MakerNote tags for the ZV-E10 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode DepthMapTiff from JPEG images of more Samsung models
  - Decode timed GPS from M2TS videos of yet another type of dashcam
  - Extract PreviewImage from Xaiomi MP4 videos
  - Changed name of second EmbeddedImage in Samsung trailer to EmbeddedImage2
  - Improved Dutch translations for GPS tags (thanks Peter Dubbelman)
  - Allow ICC_Profile to be "deleted" from AVIF files (actually, the profile
    isn't really deleted. Instead, a zero-length profile is written to allow a
    profile to be added back later since QuickTime item property containers
    currently can't be created)
  - Patched to remove 2 GB size limit when reading Photoshop ImageSourceData

July 9, 2021 - Version 12.29

  - Added a few new Nikon and Olympus lenses (thanks LibRaw)
  - Improved a QuickTime "File format error" message to be more meaningful, and
    made it a minor error
  - Changed PNG writer to add EXIF before IDAT
  - Some changes the way JUMBF metadata is handled
  - Patched to read timed GPS from a different type of INSV videos
  - Patched a security issue
  - Fixed problem where ExifTool could hang when processing mebx timed metadata

June 22, 2021 - Version 12.28

  - Added read support for Leica Image File (LIF) images
  - Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode another Panasonic tag (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode more timed metadata from Sony MP4 videos
  - Attempt to shorten tag names for metadata in CZI files
  - Allow full QuickTime Keys tag ID's in UserDefined tags (fixes backward
    incompatibility introduced in 12.02)
  - Patched to handle special characters in Torrent tag values

June 9, 2021 - Version 12.27

  - Added a new SonyModelID value
  - Added two new Nikon LensID values (thanks Daniel)
  - Added a new Pentax RawDevelopmentProcess value
  - Added a few new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added warning if IPTCDigest is not current
  - Decode a couple more Pentax tags (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode streaming GPS from Novatek INNOVV MP4 and TS videos
  - Improved tag names in config_files/covert_regions.config (thanks StarGeek)
  - Changed MIME types for MS Office macro-enabled formats to add the .12
  - Patched Canon LensID logic to properly identify the Canon RF 24-105mm F4 L
    IS USM lens
  - Patched decoding of camm6 GPSDateTime to use a flexible epoch because other
    apps don't seem to use a consistent time zero
  - Fixed family 7 group names for QuickTime Keys tags
  - Fixed problem reading BeatsPerMinute from some MP4 files
  - Fixed hemisphere problem when extracting GPS from 70mai dashcam videos

May 20, 2021 - Version 12.26 (production release)

  - Added support for JPEG Stereo (JPS) images
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a new PentaxModelID (thanks LibRaw)
  - Changed ExifTool namespace URI to use exiftool.org instead of exiftool.ca in
    the -X option output (exiftool.ca is still recognized when reading XML)
  - Improved handling of large-array warnings in -htmldump output
  - Changed handling of escaped characters in #[CSTR] lines of -@ argfile
  - Patched security vulnerability in argument of -lang option
  - Fixed problem which could cause a "Wide character" warning and generate a
    corrupted output file when writing some illegal values

History of older versions (back to Nov. 19, 2003 - Version 1.00) -->

Apr. 22, 2021 - Version 12.25

  - JPEG XL support is now official
  - Added read support for  Medical Research Council (MRC) image files
  - Added ability to write a number of 3gp tags in video files
  - Added a new Sony PictureProfile value (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Niels Kristian Bech Jensen)
  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Decode more GPS information from Blackvue dashcam videos
  - Decode a couple of new NikonSettings tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode a few new RIFF tags
  - Improved Validate option to add minor warning if standard XMP is missing
    xpacket wrapper
  - Avoid decoding some large arrays in DNG images to improve performance unless
    the -m option is used
  - Patched bug that could give runtime warning when trying to write an empty
    XMP structure
  - Fixed decoding of ImageWidth/Height for JPEG XL images
  - Fixed problem were Microsoft Xtra tags couldn't be deleted

Apr. 13, 2021 - Version 12.24

  - Added a new PhaseOne RawFormat value (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode a new Sony tag (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode a few new Panasonic and FujiFilm tags (thanks LibRaw and Greybeard)
  - Updated acdsee.config in distribution (thanks StarGeek)
  - Recognize AutoCAD DXF files
  - More work on experimental JUMBF read support
  - More work on experimental JPEG XL read/write support
  - Patched security vulnerability in DjVu reader

Apr. 1, 2021 - Version 12.23

  - Added support for Olympus ORI files
  - Added experimental read/write support for JPEG XL images
  - Added experimental read support for JUMBF metadata in JPEG and Jpeg2000
    images
  - Added built-in support for parsing GPS track from Denver ACG-8050 videos
    with the -ee option
  - Added a some new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)
  - Changed priority of Samsung trailer tags so the first DepthMapImage takes
    precedence when -a is not used
  - Improved identification of M4A audio files
  - Patched to avoid escaping ',' in "Binary data" message when -struct is used
  - Removed Unknown flag from MXF VideoCodingSchemeID tag
  - Fixed -forcewrite=EXIF to apply to EXIF in binary header of EPS files
  - API Changes:
      - Added BlockExtract option

Mar. 17, 2021 - Version 12.22

  - Added a few new Sony LensTypes and a new SonyModelID (thanks Jos Roost and
    LibRaw)
  - Added Extra BaseName tag
  - Added a new CanonModelID (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode timed GPS from unlisted programs in M2TS videos with the -ee3 option
  - Decode more Sony rtmd tags
  - Decode some tags for the Sony ILME-FX3 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Allow negative values to be written to XMP-aux:LensID
  - Recognize HEVC video program in M2TS files
  - Enhanced -b option so --b suppresses tags with binary data
  - Improved flexibility when writing GPS coordinates:
      - Now pulls latitude and longitude from a combined GPSCoordinates string
      - Recognize full word "South" and "West" to write negative coordinates
  - Improved warning when trying to write an integer QuickTime date/time tag and
    Time::Local is not available
  - Convert GPSSpeed from mph to km/h in timed GPS from Garmin MP4 videos

Feb. 24, 2021 - Version 12.21

  - Added a few new iOS QuickTime tags
  - Decode a couple more Sony rtmd tags
  - Patch to avoid possible "Use of uninitialized value" warning when attempting
    to write QuickTime date/time tags with an invalid value
  - Fixed problem writing Microsoft Xtra tags
  - Fixed Windows daylight savings time patch for file times that was broken in
    12.19 (however directory times will not yet handle DST properly)

Feb. 23, 2021 - Version 12.20

  - Added ability to write some Microsoft Xtra tags in MOV/MP4 videos
  - Added two new Canon LensType values (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Fixed problem reading FITS comments that start before column 11

Feb. 18, 2021 - Version 12.19

  - Added -list_dir option
  - Added the "ls-l" Shortcut tag
  - Extract Comment and History from FITS files
  - Enhanced FilePermissions to include device type (similar to "ls -l")
  - Changed the name of Apple ContentIdentifier tag to MediaGroupUUID
    (thanks Neal Krawetz)
  - Fixed a potential "substr outside of string" runtime error when reading
    corrupted EXIF
  - Fixed edge case where NikonScanIFD may not be copied properly when copying
    MakerNotes to another file
  - API Changes:
      - Added ability to read/write System tags of directories
      - Enhanced GetAllGroups() to support family 7 and take optional ExifTool
        reference
      - Changed QuickTimeHandler option default to 1

Feb. 9, 2021 - Version 12.18

  - Added a new SonyModelID
  - Decode a number of Sony tags for the ILCE-1 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode a couple of new Canon tags (thanks LibRaw)
  - Patched to read differently formatted UserData:Keywords as written by iPhone
  - Patched to tolerate out-of-order Nikon MakerNote IFD entries when obtaining
    tags necessary for decryption
  - Fixed a few possible Condition warnings for some NikonSettings tags

Feb. 3, 2021 - Version 12.17

  - Added a new Canon FocusMode value
  - Added a new FujiFilm FilmMode value
  - Added a number of new XMP-crs tags (thanks Herb)
  - Decode a new H264 MDPM tag
  - Allow non-conforming lower-case XMP boolean "true" and "false" values to be
    written, but only when print conversion is disabled
  - Improved Validate option to warn about non-capitalized boolean XMP values
  - Improved logic for setting GPSLatitude/LongitudeRef values when writing
  - Changed -json and -php options so the -a option is implied even without the
    -g option
  - Avoid extracting audio/video data from AVI videos when -ee -u is used
  - Patched decoding of Canon ContinuousShootingSpeed for newer firmware
    versions of the EOS-1DXmkIII
  - Re-worked LensID patch of version 12.00 (github issue #51)
  - Fixed a few typos in newly-added NikonSettings tags (thanks Herb)
  - Fixed problem where group could not be specified for PNG-pHYs tags when
    writing

Jan. 21, 2021 - Version 12.16 (production release)

  - Extract another form of video subtitle text
  - Enhanced -ee option with -ee2 and -ee3 to allow parsing of the H264 video
    stream in MP4 files
  - Changed a Nikon FlashMode value
  - Fixed problem that caused a failed DPX test on Strawberry Perl
  - API Changes:
      - Enhanced ExtractEmbedded option

Jan. 18, 2021 - Version 12.15 (production release)

  - Added a couple of new Sony LensType values (thanks LibRaw and Jos Roost)
  - Added a new Nikon FlashMode value (thanks Mike)
  - Decode NikonSettings (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode thermal information from DJI RJPEG images
  - Fixed extra newline in -echo3 and -echo4 outputs added in version 12.10
  - Fixed out-of-memory problem when writing some very large PNG files under
    Windows

Jan. 6, 2021 - Version 12.14

  - Added support for 2 more types of timed GPS in video files (that makes 49
    different formats now supported)
  - Added validity check for PDF trailer dictionary Size
  - Added a new Pentax LensType
  - Extract metadata from Jpeg2000 Association box
  - Changed -g:XX:YY and -G:XX:YY options to show empty strings for non-existent
    groups
  - Patched to issue warning and avoid writing date/time values with a zero
    month or day number
  - Patched to avoid runtime warnings if trying to set FileName to an empty
    string
  - Fixed issue that could cause GPS test number 12 to fail on some systems
  - Fixed problem extracting XML as a block from Jpeg2000 images, and extract
    XML tags in the XML group instead of XMP

Dec. 24, 2020 - Version 12.13

  - Added -i HIDDEN option to ignore files with names that start with "."
  - Added a few new Nikon ShutterMode values (thanks Jan Skoda)
  - Added ability to write Google GCamera MicroVideo XMP tags
  - Add time zone automatically to most string-based QuickTime date/time tags
    when writing unless the PrintConv option is disabled
  - Decode a new Sony tag (thanks LibRaw)
  - Changed behaviour when writing only pseudo tags to return an error and avoid
    writing any other tags if writing FileName fails
  - Print "X image files read" message even if only 1 file is read when at least
    one other file has failed the -if condition

Dec. 4, 2020 - Version 12.12

  - Added ability to geotag from DJI CSV log files
  - Added a new CanonModelID
  - Added a couple of new Sony LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
  - Enhanced -csvDelim option to allow "\t", "\n", "\r" and "\\"
  - Unescape "\b" and "\f" in imported JSON values
  - Fixed bug introduced in 12.10 which generated a "Not an integer" warning
    when attempting to shift some QuickTime date/time tags
  - Fixed shared-write permission problem with -@ argfile when using -stay_open
    and a filename containing special characters on Windows

Nov. 27, 2020 - Version 12.11

  - Added -csvDelim option
  - Added new Canon and Olympus LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a warning if ICC_Profile is deleted from an image (github issue #63)
  - EndDir() function for -if option now works when -fileOrder is used
  - Changed FileSize conversion to use binary prefixes since that is how the
    conversion is currently done (eg. MiB instead of MB)
  - Patched -csv option so columns aren't resorted when using -G option and one
    of the tags is missing from a file
  - Fixed incompatiblity with Google Photos when writing UserData:GPSCoordinates
    to MP4 videos
  - Fixed problem where the tags available in a -p format string were limited to
    the same as the -if[NUM] option when NUM was specified
  - Fixed incorrect decoding of SourceFileIndex/SourceDirectoryIndex for Ricoh
    models

Nov. 12, 2020 - Version 12.10

  - Added -validate test for proper TIFF magic number in JPEG EXIF header
  - Added support for Nikon Z7 LensData version 0801
  - Added a new XMP-GPano tag
  - Decode ColorData for the Canon EOS 1DXmkIII (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode more tags for the Sony ILCE-7SM3 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Automatically apply QuickTimeUTC option for CR3 files
  - Improved decoding of XAttrMDLabel from MacOS files
  - Ignore time zones when writing date/time values and using the -d option
  - Enhanced -echo3 and -echo4 options to allow exit status to be returned
  - Changed -execute so the -q option no longer suppresses the "{ready}" message
    when a synchronization number is used (eg. -execute123)

Oct. 29, 2020 - Version 12.09

  - Added ability to copy CanonMakerNotes from CR3 images to other file types
  - Added read support for ON1 presets file (.ONP)
  - Added two new CanonModelID values
  - Added trailing "/" when writing QuickTime:GPSCoordinates
  - Added a number of new XMP-crs tags
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a new Nikon Z lens (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Decode ColorData for Canon EOS R5/R6
  - Decode a couple of new HEIF tags
  - Decode FirmwareVersion for Canon M50
  - Improved decoding of Sony CreativeStyle tags (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Improved parsing of Radiance files to recognize comments
  - Renamed GIF AspectRatio tag to PixelAspectRatio
  - Patched EndDir() feature so subdirectories are always processed when -r is
    used (previously, EndDir() would end processing of a directory completely)
  - Yet another tweak to the EventTime formatting rules (also allow time-only
    values with fractional seconds and a time zone)
  - Avoid loading GoPro module unnecessarily when reading MP4 videos from some
    other cameras
  - Fixed problem with an incorrect naming of CodecID tags in some MKV videos
  - Fixed verbose output to avoid "adding" messages for existing flattened XMP
    tags

Oct. 15, 2020 - Version 12.08

  - Added read support for MacOS "._" sidecar files
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Recognize Mac OS X xattr files
  - Extract ThumbnailImage from MP4 videos of more dashcam models
  - Improved decoding of a number of Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Fixed problem where the special -if EndDir() function didn't work properly
    for directories after the one in which it was initially called
  - Patched to read DLL files which don't have a .rsrc section (thanks Hank)
  - Patched to support new IGC date format when geotagging
  - Patched to read DLL files with an invalid size in the header

Oct. 2, 2020 - Version 12.07

  - Added support for GoPro .360 videos
  - Added some new Canon RF and Nikkor Z lenses (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added some new Sony LensType and CreativeStyle values and decode some
    ILCE-7C tags (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a number of new Olympus SceneMode values (thanks Herb)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Decode more timed metadata from Insta360 videos (thanks Thomas Allen)
  - Decode timed GPS from videos of more Garmin dashcam models
  - Decode a new GoPro video tag
  - Reformat time-only EventTime values when writing and prevent arbitrary
    strings from being written
  - Patched to accept backslashes in SourceFile entries for -csv option

Sept. 11, 2020 - Version 12.06

  - Added read support for Lyrics3 metadata (and fixed problem where APE
    metadata may be ignored if Lyrics3 exists)
  - Added a new Panasonic VideoBurstMode value (thanks Klaus Homeister)
  - Added a new Olympus MultipleExposureMode value
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Added back conversions for XMP-dwc EventTime that were removed in 12.04 with
    a patch to allow time-only values
  - Decode GIF AspectRatio
  - Decode Olympus FocusBracketStepSize (thanks Karsten)
  - Extract PNG iDOT chunk in Binary format with the name AppleDataOffsets
  - Process PNG images which do not start with mandatory IHDR chunk

Aug. 24, 2020 - Version 12.05

  - Added a new Panasonic SelfTimer value (thanks Herb)
  - Decode a few more DPX tags (thanks Harry Mallon)
  - Extract AIFF APPL tag as ApplicationData
  - Fixed bug writing QuickTime ItemList 'gnre' Genre values
  - Fixed an incorrect value for Panasonic VideoBurstResolution (thanks Herb)
  - Fixed problem when applying a time shift to some invalid makernote date/time
    values

Aug. 10, 2020 - Version 12.04

  - Added read support for Zeiss ZISRAW CZI files
  - Added some new values for a couple of Olympus tags (thanks Sebastian)
  - Decode a number of new tags for the Sony ILCE-7SM3 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Removed formatting restrictions on XMP-dwc:EventTime to allow a time-only
    value to be written
  - Moved new QuckTime ItemList tags added in version 12.02 to the proper group
    (they were incorrectly added to the Keys group)
  - Improved QuickTime -v3 output to show default language codes
  - Patched -lang option to work for the values of somet tags with coded
    translations
  - Patched the format of a number of QuickTime tags when writing for improved
    compatibility with iTunes and AtomicParsley
  - Patched to write a default QuickTime language code of 0x0000 (null) instead
    of 0x55c4 ('und')

July 29, 2020 - Version 12.03

  - Added family 7 group names to allow tag ID's to be specified when reading
    and writing
  - Fixed a couple of typos in tag values (thanks Herb)
  - API Changes:
      - Added HexTagIDs option
      - Enhanced GetNewValue() to allow family 7 groups names to be used
  - Internal Changes:
      - Changed Composite tag ID's to use "-" instead of "::" as a separator

July 27, 2020 - Version 12.02

  - Added support for a number of new QuickTime ItemList tags
  - Added support for writing XMP-xmp:RatingPercent
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)
  - Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks James O'Neill)
  - Decode barcodes from Ricoh APP5 RMETA segment
  - Decode a few new QuickTime tags written by Ricoh and Garmin cameras
  - Decode timed GPS from Sony A7R IV MP4 videos
  - Decode timed GPS from 70mai dashcam videos
  - Decode a few new Panasonic tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)
  - Decode altitude and more accurate latitude/longitude from Transcend Driver
    Pro 230 MP4 videos
  - Improved decoding of some Canon EOS 1DXmkIII custom functions
  - Allow integer QuickTime TrackNumber and DiskNumber values
  - Relax validity check of QuickTime:ContentCreateDate when writing with -n
  - Removed "Com" from the start of some unknown QuickTime ItemList tag names
  - Patched CanonCustom decoding for bug in Canon EOS-1DX firmware
  - Changed QuickTime CleanAperture tags decode as signed rationals

June 24, 2020 - Version 12.01

  - Added a new NEFCompression value (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode timed GPS from Rove Stealth 4K dashcam videos
  - Fixed bug which would corrupt TIFF images with 16-bit image data offsets
    when writing (these are very rare)

June 11, 2020 - Version 12.00 (production release)

  - Added two new Olympus LensTypes (thanks Don Komarechka for one)
  - Added two new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks Mathieu Carbou)
  - Added support for the Sony ZV-1 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a new CanonModelID (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added missing MimeType values for HEICS and HEIFS files
  - Added definitions for a number of new XMP-crs tags
  - Recognize WOFF and WOFF2 font files
  - Decode streaming GPS from Roadhawk, EEEkit and 360Fly MP4 videos
  - Decode a number of new tags for the Nikon D6 (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode a couple more AF tags for the D500/D850
  - Decode a number of new Panasonic tags
  - Improved Composite LensID logic (thanks Matt Stancliff)
  - Enhanced -v option to state when a directory has 0 entries
  - Removed a couple of incorrect Validate warnings for bilevel TIFF images
  - Drop ContrastCurve tag when copying from NEF to JPEG
  - Changed -csv output to add "Unknown" group name to column headings for
    missing tags when -f and -G options are used
  - Patched to support new XMP LensID format for Nikon cameras as written by
    Apple Photos (thanks Mattsta)
  - Fixed problem extracting metadata from Sigma DP2 Quattro X3F files
  - Fixed End() and EndDir() functions so they work when writing and when the -v
    option is used
  - Fixed problem recognizing some PGM files
  - Fixed bug in offsets for some Photoshop information in -v3 output
  - Fixed problem writing a list containing empty elements inside an XMP
    structure
  - API Changes:
      - Added NoMultiExif option
      - Changed FilterW option to not write tag if $_ is set to undef

May 11, 2020 - Version 11.99

  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Mykyta Kozlov)
  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Added a newn PentaxModelID
  - Decode a few new QuickTime tags
  - Decode new ID3 Grouping tag
  - Decode a few more MinoltaRaw tags (thanks LibRaw)
  - Fixed runtime warning which could occur when reading corrupted RTF files
  - Fixed another potential pitfall in M2TS Duration calculation
  - Fixed problem extracting some unknown QuickTime:Keys tags
  - Fixed problem decoding Nikon D850 orientation tags
  - Fixed bug where TIFF image data may not be padded to an even number of bytes

May 1, 2020 - Version 11.98

  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Patched to extract EXIF with an "Exif\0\0" header from WebP images
  - Enhanced -efile option and added to the documentation
  - Minor tweak to -htmlDump output (disallow locking of empty selection)
  - Fixed problem determining Duration of some M2TS videos

Apr. 27, 2020 - Version 11.97

  - Added experimental -efile option (undocumented)
  - Decode NMEA GGA sentence from streaming GPS of some dashcam videos

Apr. 24, 2020 - Version 11.96

  - Decode streaming GPS from Lucas LK-7900 Ace AVI videos
  - Changed new Exit/ExitDir function names to End/EndDir
  - Fixed inconsistencies when using "-use mwg" together with the -wm option

Apr. 23, 2020 - Version 11.95

  - Added Exit() and ExitDir() functions for use in -if conditions (NOTE: these
    function names changed to End() and EndDir() in ExifTool 11.96)
  - Enhanced -geotag feature to support a more flexible input CSV file format
  - Enhanced -if and API Filter options to allow access to ExifTool object via
    $self
  - Fixed problem reading HEIC Exif with a missing header

Apr. 17, 2020 - Version 11.94

  - Added support for QuickTime ItemList:GPSCoordinates
  - Added additional Validate test for overlapping EXIF values
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Decode a few more Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode Pentax ShutterType
  - Changed color of locked highlighted selection in -htmlDump output
  - Fixed problem reading PDF files written by Microsoft Print-to-PDF
  - Fixed problem where -X output would produce invalid XML for MP4 files
    containing an HTCTrack

Apr. 3, 2020 - Version 11.93

  - Added new config file to the distribution for writing Pix4D XMP-Camera tags
    (config_files/pix4d.config)
  - Added support for the DOSCyrillic (cp866) character set
  - Added IO::String to the Windows EXE version
  - Improved identification of Canon RF lenses (thanks LibRaw)
  - Enhanced -htmlDump output to add "File offset" entry for EXIF tags and
    ability lock highlighted selection by clicking the mouse
  - Enhanced -srcfile option to generate OriginalFileName and OriginalDirectory
    UserParam tags
  - Patched HEIC writer to add missing pitm box if necessary
  - Fixed problem adding back EXIF after deleting it from HEIC file
  - Fixed minor problem with incorrect number of bytes being reported for
    invalid header in corrupt files
  - API Changes:
      - Enhanced UserParam  option to allow parameters to be extracted as if
        they were normal tags

Mar. 19, 2020 - Version 11.92

  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Wolfgang Exler)
  - Decode a few new Leica tags (thanks Tim Gray)
  - Decode AccelerometerData from Samsung Gear 360 videos
  - Fixed a couple of problems decoding timed GPS metadata from NextBase dashcam
    videos
  - Fixed problem where -X option could produce invalid XML when reading
    corrupted XMP

Mar. 5, 2020 - Version 11.91

  - Added undocumented -xpath option for use by alternate Windows version
  - Decode a couple of new Panasonic tags
  - Documented -ec option (available since version 11.54)
  - Reverted -htmlDump fix of 11.90 because it broke more than it fixed, and
    instead applied a targeted patch to fix this problem for RW2 files

Mar. 3, 2020 - Version 11.90

  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks LibRaw and Jos Roost)
  - Added two new Olympus LensType values
  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Added some new Canon RecordMode values
  - Added some new QuickTime GeneralProfileIDC values
  - Added new values for a couple of FujiFilm tags
  - Added a number of new QuickTime GenreID values
  - Decode Nikon Z6/Z7 phase-detect AF points (thanks Andy Dragon)
  - Patched to avoid possible "Undefined subroutine" error in MacOS 10.15
  - Fixed incorrect offsets in -htmlDump output for some file types

Feb. 25, 2020 - Version 11.89

  - Added support for Exif 2.32 for XMP
  - Recognize the HIF file extension
  - Improved verbose output for QuickTime iref items
  - Patched to create new GPS metadata in Canon CR3 images using a default byte
    order that is the same as existing EXIF boxes
  - Patched to add missing newline that could occur in XMP with the API Compact
    Shorthand option

Feb. 20, 2020 - Version 11.88

  - Added write support for new Google depth-map XMP tags
  - Added config_files/depthmap.config to the distribution
  - Added minor error when attempting to write FFF images due to incompatibility
    with Hasselblad Phocus software
  - Patched to avoid "Invalid iloc offset size" error when writing some
    QuickTime-based files
  - Fixed incorrect ColumnCount for CSV files
  - Fixed various spelling errors (thanks Jens Schleusener)
  - Fixed bug writing QuickTime:Rotation in HEIC files

Feb. 13, 2020 - Version 11.87

  - Added read support for CSV files
  - Added "--" option to indicate the end of options
  - Added ability to read/write/copy/delete the JPEG trailer as a block
  - Added new Olympus CameraType and LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode a few more FujiFilm tags
  - Enhanced -fast option (API FastScan) to bypass PNG CRC validation when
    writing

Feb. 4, 2020 - Version 11.86

  - Added support for DNG version 1.5
  - Added config_files/acdsee.config to the full distribution (thanks StarGeek)
  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost and LibRaw)
  - Decode two more bits from Nikon LensType (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode QuickTime MovieFragmentSequence
  - Patched HEIC writer to add missing iref box if necessary
  - Fixed typo in a Canon LensType value
  - API Changes:
      - Patched ImageInfo() to recognize a stringified object as a file name

Jan. 28, 2020 - Version 11.85 (production release)

  - Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a new Olympus CameraType (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a two new Pentax LensType values
  - Added a new FujiFilm FocusMode
  - Decode timed GPS from Akaso dashcam MOV videos
  - Decode Insta360 trailer from INSP images and made Insta360 a deletable group
  - Patched kml.fmt file to limit maximum image size (thanks Fedor Kotov)
  - Fixed problem decoding values from Leica M10 and S maker notes

Jan. 10, 2020 - Version 11.84

  - Decode accelerometer data from timed metadata of more dashcam videos
  - Decode Canon G9 white balance tags (thanks LibRaw)
  - Recognize INSP files

Jan. 9, 2020 - Version 11.83

  - Added a couple of new XMP-crs tags (thanks Herb)
  - Fixed bug introduced in 11.82 with the -php -D output
  - Fixed problem where some flattened XMP tags could be written when they
    should be avoided

Jan. 8, 2020 - Version 11.82

  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Added a new CanonModelID (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added ability to process SubDirectories in QuickTime Keys tags
  - Removed minor error when writing PDF 2.0 files (github issue #30)
  - Fixed problem where trailing null bytes were removed from binary values in
    the -php output when the -b option was used

Jan. 2, 2020 - Version 11.81

  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Added two new CanonModelID's (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode AVIF AV1 configuration record
  - Changed names of QuickTime MovieData tags to "MediaData"
  - Patched to use 4-digit years in Time::Local calls
  - Patched Composite sub-second date/time tags to do additional validation of
    source EXIF date/time tags before adding sub seconds
  - Fixed problem where -json output could produce invalid JSON when -struct was
    used and the structure field names contained special characters (github
    issue #32)
  - Fixed spelling in a Panasonic SceneMode value (thanks Hubert)

Dec. 17, 2019 - Version 11.80

  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Added a new Nikon Z LensID (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a few new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Attempt to improve reliability of Samsung DepthMapWidth/Height decoding
  - Updated a number of Canon-mount Tamron lens names to include the Tamron
    model number
  - Patched MOV/MP4 writer to allow a small amount of garbage at the end of a
    file to be deleted when writing with the -m option
  - Fixed bug where some Composite tags may not have taken priority over other
    tags as they should have

Dec. 12, 2019 - Version 11.79

  - Added support for AVIF files
  - Added new Canon, Sigma and Sony LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
  - Made PDF 2.0 writable at your own risk with the -m option (github issue #30)
  - Enhanced -validate feature to warn about duplicate languages in an XMP
    lang-alt list
  - Fixed inconsistency between documentation and ExifTool capabilities for
    "Writable" status of some tags

Dec. 5, 2019 - Version 11.78

  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Chris)
  - Added two new FujiFilm SceneRecognition values
  - Patched to avoid crash in Windows when writing a negative epoch time using
    the "-d %s" option
  - Fixed problem editing MIE tags when using the "-wm w" option

Nov. 27, 2019 - Version 11.77

  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Joe Schonberg)
  - Added a number of new Olympus LensType values (thanks LibRaw)
  - Added a new Canon LensType
  - Decode timed GPS from Ambarella A12 dash cam MP4 videos
  - Decode a number of new Sigma tags (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode a couple of new PanasonicRaw tags (thanks LibRaw)
  - Enhanced -fileOrder option to add -fast feature

Nov. 12, 2019 - Version 11.76

  - Added support for the Sony ILCE-9M2 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Added a couple of new XMP-GCamera tags
  - Added MIMEType values for some formats that previously reported
    "application/unknown"
  - Enhanced -geotag feature to write pitch to CameraElevationAngle if available
  - Improved determination of MIMEEncoding for TXT files

Nov. 4, 2019 - Version 11.75

  - Added ability to read some basic characteristics of TXT files
  - Added kml_track.fmt to the fmt_files of the full distribution
  - Added built-in support for decoding GPS from the four video subtitle text
    formats that were previously handled by separate config files, and removed
    these config files from the distribution
  - Derive GPSDateTime from CreateDate and SampleTime if not already available
    when extracting timed GPS metadata from QuickTime-format videos
  - Changed family 2 groups of some Extra tags

Oct. 29, 2019 - Version 11.74

  - Added support for new XMP IPTC Extension version 1.5 tags
  - Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks LibRaw)
  - Decode GPS track from Auto-Vox dashcam MOV videos
  - Improved Russian translations (thanks Andrei Korzhyts and Alexander)