Software Update: ExifTool 12.39

Phil Harvey has released version 12.39 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 3rd 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 latest stable release is version 12.30. Since version 12.37, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 12.39:

• Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Christian Shulz)
• Added a couple of new Nikon LensIDs
• Added support for Nikon NKSC sidecar files
• 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)

Changes in version 12.38:

• Decode a number of new tags for the Nikon Z9 (thanks Warren Hatch)
• Patched incorrect decoding of AEBHotCount 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