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
| Version number | 12.39 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Linux, macOS, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| Website | Phil Harvey |
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| License type | GPL |