ExifTool Version History

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Note: The most recent production release is Version 13.55. (Other versions are considered development releases, and are not uploaded to MetaCPAN.)

• Security update
• Added NewUUID Extra tag (thanks Daniel Dumitriu, github #421)
• Added a new Canon RF lens (thanks Norbert Wasser)
• Added config_files/novelty.config to the distribution (github #422)
• Decode tags from the Sony ILCE-7RM6 (thanks Jos Roost)
• Decode a new FujiFilm tag (thanks Iliah Borg)
• Decode a few more DJI protobuf tags
• Decode a new Ricoh Pentax tag
• Issue Error instead of Warning when writing XMP with some problems which could cause loss of data
• Improved error message when reading wrongly encoded CSV or JSON file
• Enhanced -config option to allow piped input with "-config -"
• Enhanced -validate option to do more strict checking of EXIF-for-XMP tags
• Patched -sort option avoid inconsistent output ordering of same-named tags
• Patched Composite SubSec date/time tags to specify the EXIF group for the SubSec and OffsetTime tags upon which they are based (avoids non-standard XMP tags from being incorrectly used here)
• Fixed bug in -diff feature when finding differences for specific tags and a specified tag was missing from the source file

• Added a few new Nikon Z lenses (thanks Warren Hatch)
• Added a few new QuickTime MajorBrand values (thanks Herb)
• Added a new RAFCompression value
• Added undocumented -eh option (alias for -E/-escapeHTML)
• Decode timed GPS from INNOVV N2 TS videos
• Improved decoding of Canon ColorData for some models (thanks Iliah Borg)
• Changed the name of the RAFVersion tag to FirmwareVersion
• Removed conversion for Garmin FIT DeviceIndex values
• Properly parse XML CDATA and comment sections
• Fixed issue which could cause failed Garmin test on some systems

• Added print conversions for Garmin FIT enum tags
• Decode a number of undocumented Garmin FIT tags
• Reverted XML patch of 13.56 which broke structured output for XMP files with an XML header

• Added new tags of the Exif 3.1 specification
• Added ability to geotag directly from any supported file(s) containing GPS
• Added read support for Garmin FIT files, and the ability to use them with the -geotag option
• Added a new Panasonic AFAreaMode (thanks Andrew)
• Decode maker notes from newer FLIR cameras (github #408)
• Improved config_files/local_time.config to add LocalTag UserParam feature
• Updated Compression value re-purposed by GoPro (github #411)
• Allow a few more different characters in the Windows -progress title string
• Avoid trying to return structured information from XML files
• Patched bug when reading QuickTime MTDT metadata (thanks Thurein Oo)
• API Changes:
  • Enhanced GetValue so input tag name is no longer case sensitive

• Added a few new Windows LNK GUID values
• Extract more unknown information from QuickTime metadata tracks
• Improved config_files/local_time.config to preserve sub seconds
• Improved lens identification logic for Canon cameras in the case where the maker notes are missing

• Security update
• Added a new PentaxModelID
• Decode timed GPS from another DJI model
• Decode more information from Apple live photo videos
• Updated DICOM tags to 2026b specification
• Patched to fix failed tests on Windows (was a bug in the tests)
• Patched to allow spaces in Windows title strings

• Security update (Windows only)
• Added ability to read FileCreateDate (btime) on Linux systems (requires File::StatX)
• Added a bunch more Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
• Added warnings for possibly malicious or corrupted LNK files (github #401)
• Decode more information from LNK files
• Decode timed GPS from Kenwood DRV-A510W MP4 videos
• Fixed possible "undefined value" runtime warnings when reading torrent and WPG files (thanks Raf)
• Fixed issue which could result in an "uninitialized value" runtime error when parsing corrupted CBOR information

• Added a number of new XMP tags written by Adobe software
• Added UTF-16 support for a few different metadata types in which only UCS-2 was previously implemented (github #396)
• Added a few more Canon FlashModel values and decode FlashModel for the 5DmkII (thanks Peter Wem, github #390)
• Added a new Canon LensType (github #395)
• Added some missing file attribute bits to two of the new LNK tags
• Decode internal serial number for the 5DmkII (thanks Peter Wem, github #398)
• Decode another OwnerName for the 5DmkII (thanks Peter Wem, github #397)
• Decode some timed GPS for a couple of new DJI drones
• Enable WindowsLongPath by default only if Win32::API is available
• Renamed the Pentax K3III AFInfo tag to AFInfoK3III

• Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Johan)
• Decode more tags from Windows LNK files
• Decode another LIGOGPSINFO variant (github #394)
• Decode some new Canon tags (thanks Peter Wem, github #389, #390, #393)
• Decode some new Nikon tags
• Split decoding on Nikon BurstGroupID into separate tags
• Fixed round-off error in GPSDateTime seconds for camm6 metadata in MP4 videos introduced in 13.45
• Fixed bug generating the default-language version of QuickTime:LocationInformation (github #391)

• Security update (MacOS only)
• Added a few new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
• Added a couple of new Canon lenses (thanks Norbert Wasser)
• Decode another Samsung trailer tag
• Decode BlackLevels from some Canon CRW files (github #387)
• Updated Sony maker note decoding for the ILCE-7M5 (thanks Jos Roost)
• Fixed -list options so reading image files beforehand doesn't add tags to the output when running multiple commands using the -execute feature

• Decode a couple of new Samsung trailer tags
• Disabled decoding of MenuSettings for the Nikon Z6III firmware 2.0 until the changes can be worked through in detail
• Fixed problem where Google Photos had problems displaying ExifTool-edited HEIC MotionPhoto images. Files written by older versions of ExifTool may be repaired by re-writing with 13.49 or later

• Added a new Nikon LensID (github #385)
• Added support for quoted entries in input -geotag CSV files
• Fixed decoding of Nikon Z6III menu settings for firmware 2.0 update
• Fixed -fast2 to avoid processing maker notes in some QuickTime-based files
• Fixed bug introduced in version 13.46 where some tags may be associated with the next fix when geotagging from GPX files

• Enhanced -fast option to avoid scanning QuickTime MediaData for metadata (improves performance when reading CR3 files from slow media, github #384) and -fast2 to avoid reading HDRP maker notes
• Fixed hang problem when reading HDRPMakerNotes from some Google phones
• API Changes:
  • Added CSV support to GeoUserTag option

• Added a new Pentax LensType
• Decode some new Canon tags (github #380)
• Renamed a newly added Canon tag (thanks Martin Chvátal)
• Improved identification of Canon RF lenses in edited images when an extender was used
• Changed description of FocalLength35efl to add "35mm Equiv"
• Patched -validate option to recognize DNG 1.7.1 tags
• Patched to remove maker note error/warning when writing files from some Google phones (github #377)
• Patched to improve warning for corrupted HEIC files downloaded from heic.digital, and added ability to delete this garbage when writing (github #361 and #378)
• Fixed minor error when writing some DJI DNG files
• API Changes:
  • Added GeoUserTag option

• Added a number of new values for some Sony tags (thanks Miloš Komarčević)
• Added a few new button functions for the Nikon Z9 (thanks Warren Hatch)
• Added some Nikon subject detection values (thanks Warren Hatch)
• Added a new Canon SubjectSwitching value
• Decode Ricoh APP7 maker notes
• Patched to allow a specific PreviewImage to be written to a DNG file containing multiple previews
• Fixed bug reading large Protobuf integers on 32-bit systems (github #373)
• Fixed minor error when writing some DJI DNG files
• API Changes:
  • Added SystemTimeRes option

• Added read support for Kandao KVAR files
• Added a few new Panasonic tags (github #365)
• Added a new XMP-crs tag
• Added a few new Matroska tags
• Added a few values related to the new RAW file types for the Sony ILCE-7M5 (thanks Miloš Komarčević)
• Decode a few new PhaseOne tags (github #372)
• Decode timed GPS and other metadata from Kandao MP4 videos
• Improvements to family 1 and 5 groups for tags in Matroska videos, and prioritize top-level tags when duplicates exist
• Assume a default TimecodeScale of 1ms for MKV videos
• Patched to avoid runtime warning when parsing corrupted QuickTime data (thanks Neal Krawetz)
• Fixed decoding of ShutterCount for Sony ILCE-7M5 (github #369)

• Added support for a couple of new Android QuickTime Keys tags
• Added date/time conversion for RIFF DateCreated
• Added ability to read/write (but not create/delete) the HEIF Mirroring tag
• Added a new SonyModelID
• Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Matthias)
• Decode ShutterCount for the Canon EOS R6 Mark III
• Decode another Samsung trailer tag
• Convert invalid Panasonic AFPointPosition to 'n/a'
• Fixed issue extracting timed GPS from some Wolfbox G900 MP4 videos

• Added warning if tag arguments come before -csv= or -json= in a command
• Added a new CanonModelID and RFLensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
• Added ability to read XML as a block from Sony MP4 videos
• Added "EOS" to the R5 Mark II CanonModelID string
• Decode ReEditData in Samsung trailer
• Decode a couple more Sony rtmd tags from MP4 videos
• Tolerate some types of trailer corruption as caused by Samsung Gallery
• Restrict decoding of MetaImageSize to HEIC files only
• Fixed issue writing Keys tags to Sony PMW-EX1R videos
• Fixed behaviour of CSV/JSON import when specifying tags to import into an existing list, or when importing ValueConv values (ie. "TAG#"), or when specifying a group name of "All"

• Added a new Canon LensType
• Added Extra MakerNoteByteOrder tag
• Added byte-order indication to the -v3 output for EXIF and BinaryData directories
• Added a new Panasonic/Olympus LensType (github #363)
• Added a new ProfileCMMType value (thanks Herb)
• Extract EnvironmentTarget from LNK files (github #362)
• Extract HighlightMarkers from DJI videos
• Decode another Red tag
• Recognize LRF file extension
• Updated CanonColorData decoding for the R50V
• Enhanced -csv= and -json= database import options to support full redirection and advanced formatting expressions
• Require tags to be specified after the corresponding -csv= or -json= option when importing specific tags from a database
• Fixed problem reading R3D images from the Red Komodo

• Added read support for WOFF and WOFF2 font files (github #358)
• Added read support for Windows .URL files
• Added new XMP-iptcExt generative AI tags (thanks IPTC)
• Added config_files/local_time.config to the full distribution
• Enhanced CSV import to allow SourceFile entries with a different case

• Added a few new Sony lens types and improved support for a few new cameras (thanks Jos Roost)
• Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Karsten Gieselmann)
• Added some new Pentax PictureMode values (thanks Karsten Gieselmann)
• Decode GPS from a number of new DJI protobuf formats (thanks Juan Irache, github #355)
• Improved identification of M4A audio files (github #80)
• Properly recognize VSDX files (github #357)
• Patched to use date from the previous RMC sentence when missing an RMC sentence in timed GPS from the buggy NextBase 662GW
• API Changes:
  • Added GeoHPosErr option to set GPSHPositioningError when geotagging

• Added read support for DSF audio files (github #331)
• Decode a couple more GoPro tags
• Improved WavPack audio file support to recognize the WVP extension and extract more than just RIFF metadata
• Updated Sony decoding for the ILCE-6400A (thanks Jos Roost)
• Set family 0 group name to "Composite" for approximated GPSDateTime in timed video metadata
• Patched to recognize M2TS videos which begin in the middle of a packet
• Patched to attempt reading XMP which has an invalid encoding (github #348)
• Patched to avoid possible runtime warning when reading a EXE file with corrupt resources (github #354)
• Fixed typo in a GoPro tag name

• Added support for geotagging from Columbus GPS logger CSV files
• Added some new Canon, Sony and Olympus lenses (thanks Hubert Figuière, github #352 and Jos Roost)
• Added new Canon RFLensType and CanonModelID values (thanks Norbert Wasser and Hubert Figuière, github #350)
• Added a new FujiFilm FaceElementType value
• Decode Google HDRP maker notes (both text and Protobuf formats)
• Decode Reconyx MicroFire and Hyperfire 4K maker notes (thanks Reconyx)
• Decode a number of new Canon and Pentax tags and add a number of new values (thanks Karsten Gieselmann)
• Decode maker notes from Ricoh GR III videos
• Decode a new Sony tag (thanks Jos Roost)
• Raised size limit on QuickTime atoms extracted for the -ee option, and added a minor warning and allow bypassing with the -m option if over this limit
• Minor change to verbose output for XMP metadata
• Fixed possible hang/crash when reading Windows executables (github #351)
• Fixed incorrect FujiFilm PanoramaDirection values
• API Changes:
  • Fixed GeoDir option so alternate languages are loaded properly when a relative path is specified

• Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Max, github #345)
• Added new Sony and Pentax camera ID's (thanks Hubert Figuière, github #347)
• Tolerate 'junk' after 'WAVE' chunk in LA, PAC, OFR and WV audio files
• Use gnu tar 1.35 to build the .tar.gz distribution package (versions 13.31-13.35 used bsdtar 3.5.3, and earlier versions used bsdtar 2.8.3)

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