Software Update: ExifTool 11.94

Phil Harvey has released version 11.94 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 11.92, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 11.94

• Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
• Added additional Validate test for overlapping EXIF ​​values
• Added a new Nikon LensID
• Added support for QuickTime ItemList:GPSCoordinates
• 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

Changes in 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