Software Update: ExifTool 12.27

Phil Harvey has released version 12.27 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. New versions appear regularly, but most releases are made available under the beta flag. This update is also referred to as a development version, the last stable release is version 12.26. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Changes in 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 confi_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