Phil Harvey has released version 12.50 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 third-party solutions are 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, but version 12.50 is a stable release. Since version 12.48, the following changes and improvements have been made:
Changes in version 12.50:
- Added a new XMP-GCreations tag
- Added a few new Sony lenses
- Added new SonyModelID and Olympus CameraType values
- Added a couple of new XMP tags
- Added a new Nikon Z lens
- Added a new Canon LensType and CanonModelID
- Added some new Pentax lenses
- Added experimental support for timed GPS in TS videos from Jomise T860S-GM dashcam (more samples are needed for this to be finalized)
- Decode information written in “skip” atom of 70mai Pro Plus+ MP4 videos
- Decode timed accelerometer data from Kenwood dashcam MP4 videos
- Decode a few new Nikon Z9 tags
- Decode ColorData for some newer Canon models
- Decode a number of new tags for the Sony ILCE-7RM5
- Updated IPTC XMP tags to correspond with new Photo Metadata 2022.1 standard
- Extract JPEG previews from FujiFilm HIF images
- Changed -if option so multiple -if options are evaluated at the lowest specified -fast level
- Changed MIMEType for ICO and CUR files
- Enhanced -fast2 so it stops processing QuickTime files at mdat atom
- Enhanced -listx output so -f also indicates the ID of the parent structure for Flattened tags
- Improved conversion of IPTC date-only and time-only tags to allow formatting with the -d option
- Improved Canon and Nikon TimeZone tags to accept a wider variety of input formats when writing
- Disabled extraction of Nikon Z9 MenuSettings for firmware 3.0 until they can be properly decoded
- Fixed decoding of AF points for some newer Nikon models
- Fixed inconsistent year and time zone for Kenwood dashcam timed GPS in MP4 videos
Changes in version 12.49:
- Added read support for Windows ICO and CUR files
- Added ability to shift EXIF OffsetTime tags (e.g. “-OffsetTime+=+02:00”)
- Added a few new XMP tags and print conversions
- Added a print conversion for Photoshop:PrintFlags
- Added a new SonyModelID
- Added a few new Canon RF LensType values
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Decode ‘riff’ metadata blocks in FLAC audio files
- Decode RIFF ‘acid’ chunk written by Acidizer
- Enhanced the -d option %f sub-second date/time format code to allow the decimal point to be dropped (eg. “%-3f”)
- Patched another Sigma Photo Pro incompatibility when writing X3F images (Sigma will also fix this at their end in the next SPP release)
| Version number | 12.50 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Linux, macOS, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| Website | Phil Harvey |
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| License type | Freeware |