# ExifTool Version History

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Note: The most recent production release is Version 10.80. (Other versions are considered development releases, and are not uploaded to CPAN.)

Feb. 22, 2018 - Version 10.80 (production release)

- Decode a new PanasonicRaw tag (thanks LibRaw)
- Extract ImageWidth/Height for main image of HEIC file
- Added preliminary read/write support for Reconyx UltraFire maker notes
- Added a new Sony/Minolta lens (thanks Jos Roost)
- Internal changes:
  - Changed TimeNow() make ExifTool object optional

Feb. 11, 2018 - Version 10.79

- Added a new Olympus CameraType (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new XMP-microsoft tag (thanks José Oliver-Didier)
- Decode a new GoPro QuickTime tag
- Convert nulls IPTC:DocumentHistory to newlines
- Removed all null terminators from JSON and PHP output
- Fixed writing of GPSDateStamp and GPSTimeStamp to be able to set to "now"
- Internal changes:
  - Changed TimeNow() to require ExifTool object as first argument

Jan. 31, 2018 - Version 10.78

- Added a few new values for some Olympus tags (thanks John)
- Decode GoPro APP6 metadata in JPEG images and more GoPro MP4 tags
- Decode more Red tags, and improved decoding of others
- Decode face detection information from timed metadata with the -ee option
- Fixed problem writing shorthand XMP containing CDATA sections
- Fixed problem copying XMP-acdsee:Snapshots
- Fixed decoding of a few Panasonic RAW tags (thanks Klaus Homeister)

Jan. 26, 2018 - Version 10.77

- Added read support for Redcode R3D RAW videos
- Enhanced -sep option to specify separator and terminator for binary output
- Removed null terminator from JSON output of ICC_Profile:CharTarget
- Improved error messages to help diagnosing some types of corrupted files
- Return an exit status of 2 instead of 1 if all files fail the -if condition
- Fixed decoding of QuickTime chapter names
- Fixed incorrect MimeType for RMD files
- Fixed problem where exit status of 1 was returned when writing with a -if condition if any of the files failed the condition

Jan. 22, 2018 - Version 10.76

- Added ability to write shorthand XMP with the -z option
- Added write support for Google XMP GFocus tags
- Improved decoding of GoPro timed metadata
- Renamed ASF PlayDuration to Duration
- Fixed problem where fractional seconds were ignored when geotagging from an NMEA track log with no date stamps
- Fixed runtime warning when reading XMP with an empty structure in a list
- API Changes:
  - Added XMPShorthand option
  - Enhanced Compact option so a setting of 2 avoids XMP indentation

Jan. 12, 2018 - Version 10.75

- Added another Sony/Minolta lens (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode more QuickTime tags
- Decode a number of new tags from GoPro Hero6 MP4 videos
- Enhanded "Unknown file type" error to indicate if "File is empty" or "File header is all binary zeros"
- Improved decoding of some Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Improved decoding of QuickTime timed metadata
- Marked ArtworkCircaDateCreated as "Unsafe" for writing to avoid it being added when attempting to shift all date/time tags
- Fixed bug which could cause runtime error when reading some old Sony maker notes (thanks Tamas Lovag)

Jan. 8, 2018 - Version 10.74

- Added a new Sony/Minolta lens (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added print conversion for ICC_Profile DeviceManufacturer and ProfileCreator
- Added informational warning when the ExtractEmbedded option may be useful
- Improved experimental validate feature for RAW files
- Fixed bug in experimental Validate feature that could cause out-of-memory error when combined with "-use mwg"

Jan. 5, 2018 - Version 10.73

- Added read/write support for GoPro RAW (GPR) files
- Added a new Sony/Minolta lens (thanks Sylvain)
- Improved conversions for GPS tags extracted from video streams

Jan. 4, 2018 - Version 10.72

- Added IF feature to -p option
- Decode streamed GPS position and other streamed metadata from MP4 videos when the -ee option is used
- Fixed problem geotagging GPSAltitude from some GPX files

Jan. 2, 2018 - Version 10.71

- Decode some more ICC_Profile tags (thanks Eef Vreeland)
- Decode MechanicalShutterCount for Nikon D850 (thanks Xavier Jubier)
- Convert PNG:CreationTime values to/from standard date format
- Fixed problem loading default config file from application directory
- Fixed problem reading XMP where a namespace is defined after an attribute which uses the namespace

Dec. 27, 2017 - Version 10.70

- Search application directory for -config file
- Improved robustness of JSON import
- Enhancements to experimental Validate feature
- Fixed bug introduced in 10.69 which could result in hang when writing multi-segment JPEG metadata

Dec. 18, 2017 - Version 10.69

- Added "OK" UserParam for use in -if conditions
- Allow writing an empty JPEG Comment
- Check for proper location of Photoshop metadata with -validate or -use mwg
- Exit status now set to 1 if command was aborted due to invalid arguments
- Translate "UTF8" to appropriate escape sequence when writing IPTC:CodedCharacterSet with the -n option
- Improved "Not a valid TIFF" error message to be more specific about the file type for TIFF-based formats
- Fixed problem parsing Honeywell PTNTHPR NMEA sentences from some GPS devices

Dec. 5, 2017 - Version 10.68

- Added ability to set tag values and API options to an empty string using "^=" on the command line
- Added a new Sony LensType (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Decode more tags from some newer Leica models
- Decode a new Apple tag
- Fixed indeterminate order of extracted XMP structures

Nov. 16, 2017 - Version 10.67

- Fixed problem introduced in 10.66 with -execute not returning the command number in the "{ready}" message when -stay_open was used
- API Changes:
  - Added TimeZone option

Nov. 14, 2017 - Version 10.66

- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Updated en-ca and en-gb language translations
- Minor format change to experimental Validate feature return value
- Prevent JFIF from being added to a JPEG containing Adobe APP14
- Changed a number of Canon LensType strings to add "USM" to L model names
- Patched for compatibility with Time::Piece version 1.29_04 and later, and improved error handling when writing formatted date/time values
- Fixed bug in Composite MWG CreateDate and DateTimeOriginal tags which could cause existing tags to be hidden when not using the -a option
- Fixed problem using '#' suffix not properly fixed in 10.65
- Fixed problem decoding Nikon D810 MultiExposure tags

Oct. 31, 2017 - Version 10.65

- Added support for DOSLatinUS (cp437) and DOSLatin1 (cp850) character sets
- Added Extra ForceWrite tag for forcing metadata in a file to be rewritten
- Added write support for RAF images from some newer FujiFilm models
- Added a new SonyModelID, Sony LensType and Olympus LensTypes (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Pentax LensType
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Decode more Sony tags for new models (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode Nikon D850 ShotInfo tags and custom settings (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode Nikon D850 ColorTemperatureAuto (thanks LibRaw)
- Decode Photoshop LayerModifyDates and LayerIDs
- Improved decoding of Nikon D5/D500/D810 ShotInfo tags
- Allow advanced formatting expressions to return a list reference
- Fixed problem in Composite:GPSAltitude when derived from an "undef" altitude
- Fixed bug which could result in runtime warning when excluding some tags from being extracted

Oct. 17, 2017 - Version 10.64

- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Added a new SonyModelID
- Added a new CanonModelID (thanks LibRaw)
- Added some new non-standard CustomRendered values
- Decode FrameRate from FLIR SEQ files (thanks Sebastian Häni)
- Enhanced shift feature to be able to shift some not-so-simple numerical values (eg. GPSLatitude) with -TAG+=VALUE syntax
- Fixed problem with possible malformed UTF-8 when writing IPTC values that require truncation
- Fixed incorrect Writable type for XMP-GSpherical:TimeStamp
- Fixed incorrect family 2 group name for Nikon HDRInfo tags

Oct. 4, 2017 - Version 10.63

- Added a number of new Canon LensTypes (thanks Norbert Wasser for some)
- Added a new CanonModelID
- Added a new Olympus CameraType
- Decode MD5Signature in FLAC StreamInfo (thanks Tim Eliseo)
- Improved decoding of HEIC/HEIF metadata
- Removed useless write support for QuickTime date/time tags in HEIC/HEIF images
- Fixed "Incorrect XMP stream length" problem when writing some INDD files

Sept. 28, 2017 - Version 10.62

- Added preliminary support for HEIC/HEIF images
- Added support for Google depthmap metadata (XMP-GDepth)
- Added some new Sony/Minolta lenses (thanks LibRaw and Jos Roost)
- Added a new CanonModelID (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Michael Tapes)
- Decode a new Sony tag (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode some new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
- Decode maker notes from Leica TL2
- Enhanced ID3 -v2 output to show frame flags
- Fixed problem decoding Nikon D810 camera tilt angles
- Fixed problem where SphericalVideoXML metadata was deleted when writing XMP to a QuickTime-format file containing this information

Aug. 18, 2017 - Version 10.61

- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a number of new Sigma, Nikon and Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Yang You)
- Decode a number of new Sony tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode Panasonic FocusDistance (thanks David Ellsworth)
- Updated to the IPTC video metadata 1.1 specification
- Restored the ability to delete JpgFromRaw from RAW images (broken in 10.38)
- Fixed problem decoding maker notes from Pentax K-70 AVI videos
- Fixed problem conditionally replacing a tag if the value to be deleted was taken from another tag while the new value was assigned directly

July 21, 2017 - Version 10.60

- Added two new Sony/Minolta LensTypes (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks Dieter Pearcey)
- Added new Composite UniquePathPoints tag to photoshop_paths.config
- Extract raw-data JFIF/JFXX thumbnails as ThumbnailTIFF
- Improved Sony LensSpec conversion
- Updated German translations (thanks Herbert Kauer)
- Set family 1 group name of JFXX ThumbnailImage to JFXX instead of JFIF
- Fixed problem with %C no longer incrementing properly

July 7, 2017 - Version 10.59

- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a new Nikon LensID
- Added "wrong extension" warning to experimental Validate feature
- Decode Pentax maker notes in Q-S1 AVI videos
- Updated iptc2exif.args and exif2iptc.args to support new EXIF OffsetTime tags (thanks Herb)
- Patched potential problem with "Use of uninitialized value $pos" error when importing malformed JSON data
- Patched to avoid runtime warning due to invalid Nikon ShutterCount value
- Raise an error if -b is used with the -csv option
- Changed PNG exIf chunk name to eXIf
- Fixed bug introduced in 10.26 which could cause hang when %C is used in an output file name
- Fixed MWG:DateTimeOriginal and MWG:CreateDate to return XMP when EXIF and IPTC don't exist

June 29, 2017 - Version 10.58

- Added read support for RIFF-format MBWF/RF64 files
- Added write support for dji-drone XMP tags
- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Steve Bates)
- Added a few new Sony/Minolta LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added a couple of new CanonModelID values (thanks LibRaw and Norbert Wasser)
- Decode some new FujiFilm tags (thanks Chris Schucker)
- Enhanced FileSize print conversion to show in "GB" for large files
- Fixed "outside of string in unpack" errors when reading some corrupted EXE/ICC files
- Fixed problem extracting GIF MIDISong metadata

June 20, 2017 - Version 10.57

- Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
- Added write support for PNG Collection tag
- Added a few new CanonModelID values
- Added some new Pentax ShakeReduction values
- Removed ability to create PNG zxIf chunks
- Documented -progress:%b feature (added in 10.26)
- No longer report FileType, FileTypeExtension or MIMEType for JPEG/TIFF images with an unknown header
- Relaxed case requirement for "SourceFile" header in CSV and JSON import
- Fixed decoding of Pentax ExposureCompensation for newer Ricoh models
- Fixed some incorrect "Wrong IFD" messages with experimental Validate feature
- Fixed a couple of Sony/Minolta lens names (thanks Jos Roost)
- Fixed "Error reading PreviewImage" warning for some Sony models

June 6, 2017 - Version 10.56

- Removed ordering constraints between Geotag/Geosync and Geotime assignments on the command line
- Removed debugging print statement left in photoshop_paths.config

June 5, 2017 - Version 10.55 (production release)

- Added support for GIF multimedia extensions
- Added a couple of new Sony/Minolta lenses (thanks Chris)
- Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Jakob Dettner)
- Added new Composite TotalPathPoints tag to photoshop_paths.config
- Decode a number of new Sony tags and updated some others (thanks Jos Roost)
- Decode a new Pentax tag and fixed decoding of another (thanks Andras Salamon)
- Updated iptcCore.args for new IPTC specification
- Changed description of a couple of AVI Model tags to match EXIF
- Patched tests to avoid failures with Perl 5.25.11 due to missing "." in @INC
- Fixed an incorrect warning from the experimental Validate feature

May 26, 2017 - Version 10.54

- Added support for Google XMP GImage and GAudio tags
- Added a new Olympus CameraType (thanks LibRaw)
- Added a two new Sony lenses and decode more ILCE-9 tags (thanks Jos Roost)
- Added new values to some Pentax tags (thanks Andras Salamon)
- Added a new Canon LensType
- Added an additional checks to the experimental Validate feature
- Improved user-defined FileTypes feature to provide more flexibility
- Enhanced -ext option to allow specific files extensions to be processed along with supported files
- API Changes:
  - Added ListJoin option to replace List and ListSep options

May 17, 2017 - Version 10.53

- Added support for "MeSa" Photoshop IRB resource
- Made XMP-GSpherical tags writable
- Improved German translations (thanks Jobi)

May 12, 2017 - Version 10.52

- Added some new values to a number of FujiFilm tags and changed some others (thanks Albert Shan)
- Decode a number of new Sony tags for the ILCE-9 (thanks Jos Roost)
- Made SonyISO writable
- Changed behaviour of advanced formatting expression for Shortcut tags so it now applies to the combined value rather than individual constituent values
- Minor changes to some Pentax print conversions
- Fixed problem using new NoDups utility with Shortcut tags

May 2, 2017 - Version 10.51

- Added "NoDups" utility function for use in advanced formatting expressions
- Added a new Pentax LensType (thanks JohnK)
- Added some new Pentax DriveMode values (thanks Andras Salamon)
- Enhanced -ver option to report Perl include directories with -v2
- Improved warning message when advanced formatting expression returns undef
- Minor change to a few FujiFilm print conversion strings (thanks Albert Shan)
- Changed behaviour when interpolating Shortcut tags in a string (the values are now separated according to the -sep option setting instead of simply being concatenated)
- Patched to allow file times to be set on systems where futimes is not available

Apr. 20, 2017 - Version 10.50 (production release)

- Decode a new Pentax tag (thanks Andras Salamon)
- Improved decoding of Olympus DriveMode (thanks Herbert Kauer)
- Improved handling of errors from utime when setting file times
- Fixed potential hang problem when reading corrupted QuickTime metadata
- Fixed problem deleting duplicate EXIF tags when writing other tags at the same time

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