Software Update: ExifTool 12.00

Phil Harvey has released version 12.00 of ExifTool, a stable release. 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. New versions appear regularly, but most releases are made available under the beta flag. Since version 11.92, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in 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 LensIDs (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:
  • Changed FilterW option to not write tag if $_ is set to undef
  • Added NoMultiExif option

Changes in 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

Changes in 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” 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

Changes in version 11.97:

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

Changes in 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

Changes in 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