Phil Harvey has released version 11.89 of ExifTool. ExifTool is a free and cross-platform program that allows the metadata of a large number of files can be managed and edited. It works from the command line, but there are third-party solutions available that allow it to be used with a graphical user interface as well. This update is referred to as a development version, the latest stable release is version 11.85. Since version 11.85, the following changes and improvements have been made:
Changes in 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 use same byte ordering as IFD0 by default when creating new GPS metadata in Canon CR3 files
- Patched to add missing newline that could occur in XMP with the API Compact Shorthand option
Changes in 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
Changes in 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
Changes in 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
| Version number | 11.89 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Linux, macOS, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
| Website | Phil Harvey |
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| License type | GPL |