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HoudahGeo Changelog

What's new in HoudahGeo 6.4.3

Dec 17, 2023
  • Adds support for Adobe Lightroom Classic 13.

New in HoudahGeo 6.4.2 (Jun 26, 2023)

  • Fixes a bug with loading temperature values from UDDF dive log files

New in HoudahGeo 6.4.1 (Jun 21, 2023)

  • Adds support for updated Nikon time zone tag
  • Fixes a bug where image previews could fail to load

New in HoudahGeo 6.4 (Mar 9, 2023)

  • Adds support WEBP image files
  • Reload Metadata from Files now loads all the same metadata as the original import
  • Improvements to the drag-and-drop geocoding workflow
  • Various bug fixes

New in HoudahGeo 6.3.3 (Nov 7, 2022)

  • Adds support for Adobe Lightroom Classic 12.
  • Works around a crash when connecting a camera.

New in HoudahGeo 6.3.2 (Nov 1, 2022)

  • Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo failed to open when logged in with an account other than the one who installed the application.

New in HoudahGeo 6.3.1 (Oct 25, 2022)

  • Updated for macOS 13 Ventura
  • Fixes a rare crash when selecting a location along a recorded track on the map.
  • Fixes a bug where photos could not be dragged from the media browser when HoudahGeo failed to create a preview thumbnail. This typically affected compressed RAW file.

New in HoudahGeo 6.3 (Jul 26, 2022)

  • Added support for more variants of the Kestrel weather log files
  • Maps newer EXIF and IPTC tags when creating XMP sidecar files
  • Improves geocoding when matching a photo to the time of a location selected on a map track
  • Fixes a bug where clicking tracks on the map could fail or select a location at a distance from the click
  • Fixes a bug that caused importing of CSV track log files to fail

New in HoudahGeo 6.2 (Nov 14, 2021)

  • Updated for macOS 12 Monterey
  • Added support for Adobe Lightroom Classic 11
  • Updated to use the latest Apple Maps
  • Improved reactivity when clicking track logs in both Apple and Mapbox maps. Once a location on a track is selected, you can assign that location to photos or use it to match camera clock settings to the track and thus enable automatic geocoding.

New in HoudahGeo 6.1.1 (Sep 15, 2021)

  • Addresses a possible crash while loading maps

New in HoudahGeo 6.1 (Jul 7, 2021)

  • KESTREL weather log files: HoudahGeo adds support for more variants of the KESTREL CSV log file format
  • Weather data: HoudahGeo can now import weather data from GPX files
  • Dive log data: HoudahGeo can now import water depth and temperature information from GPX files
  • Apple Aperture on macOS Catalina and Big Sur: HoudahGeo now works with Aperture versions modified by Retroactive to run on recent versions of macOS
  • Adobe Lightroom: HoudahGeo now supports Lightroom libraries set up with symbolic links to preview files
  • Performance: HoudahGeo 6.1 improves performance when working with large projects
  • Apple Photos: HoudahGeo now reads malformed XMP sidecar files created by the Export Originals function of the Apple Photos application
  • Window Layout: HoudahGeo now remembers the width of the media browser and inspector panes when switching between processing steps

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.10 (Jan 26, 2021)

  • Adds an option to choose the unit of measurement for atmospheric pressure
  • Fixes a crash while manually assigning location using Mapbox maps

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.9 (Nov 11, 2020)

  • Updated for compatibility with macOS 11.0 Big Sur
  • Restores the "Camera Time" column in the media browser images list
  • Fixes a crash when sorting images by keywords
  • Fixes various minor bugs and localization issues

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.8 (Aug 24, 2020)

  • Adds support for Kestrel Drop 3 weather log files
  • Reads barometric altitude from Kestrel weather logs
  • HoudahGeo now follows symbolic links to find Lightroom preview images

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.7 (Jun 26, 2020)

  • Corrects the message shown when clicking the timezone icon shown next to image timestamps
  • Fixes a rare crashing bug

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.6 (May 27, 2020)

  • Fixes a crash in Mapbox maps

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.5 (May 21, 2020)

  • "Create Place from Image" now copies depth below water depth and country ISO code information
  • Fixes a bug where "Create Place from Image" can copy the wrong latitude and longitude coordinates
  • Fixes a possible crash while loading GPS track log files

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.4 (Apr 16, 2020)

  • Reads temperature information from UDDF dive log files
  • Fixes a couple of minor problems

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.3 (Apr 16, 2020)

  • Corrections to the German localization
  • Addresses a couple of minor problems

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.2 (Mar 9, 2020)

  • Fixes a problem with importing keywords from Apple Photos on macOS Catalina
  • Fixes a crash on loading track logs
  • Fixes a crash while searching for Places during map geocoding
  • Allows for the Inspector pane to be resized wider

New in HoudahGeo 6.0.1 (Mar 1, 2020)

  • Fixes a problem with importing the current selection from Apple Photos on macOS Catalina
  • Fixes a problem where HoudahGeo would fail to notify Apple Photos and show an error message
  • Fixes a problem where the geocoding pin on MapBox maps could not be dragged

New in HoudahGeo 6.0 (Feb 27, 2020)

  • JPEG + RAW pairs: HoudahGeo treats JPEG + RAW pairs as a single photo
  • Time zone for EXIF / XMP export: Specify how dates and times should appear in image metadata
  • Media library import: HoudahGeo now imports much more location data from the recesses of media libraries
  • Aperture migration: Write imported metadata to image files for future-proof storage and to prepare migration
  • XMP sidecar writing: Use, ignore, create. Set separate strategies for handling sidecars to JPEG and RAW files
  • Images needing export: Flags images where coordinates have changed or fail to match media library information
  • “Automagic” camera clock setup: HoudahGeo can infer camera clock setup from a photo placed on a track log
  • Enhanced “Places” feature: Configure individual places to apply only a subset of their properties to photos
  • Lift & stamp metadata: Grab coordinates and metadata from one image. Apply to other images
  • Support for weather data: Add weather information to your photos. HoudahGeo reads KESTREL weather log files
  • Support for SCUBA dive logs: Add “depth below water” information to your photos. HoudahGeo reads UDDF log files
  • Enhanced grid view: HoudahGeo can now show timestamps and coordinates along with image previews
  • Easy import from Apple Photos: Grab and import the current selection from the Photos application
  • Beautiful maps: Maps in HoudahGeo look better than ever, show more information, and are more interactive
  • Much more: There are many more features and refinements that will make your geotagging workflow easier

New in HoudahGeo 5.4.2 (Jan 10, 2020)

  • HoudahGeo can now read catalogs created by Lightroom Classic CC 9
  • Fixes a bug that prevented reading of certain Qstarz BL-1000ST .BIN files
  • Fixes a problem where the image thumbnails grid failed to update as the window was resized
  • Corrects errors in the German localization

New in HoudahGeo 5.4.1 (Oct 15, 2019)

  • Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could hang while importing images

New in HoudahGeo 5.4 (Oct 11, 2019)

  • Adds support for macOS 10.15 Catalina
  • Fixes possible crash when the map jumps to a search result
  • Works around an occasional crash when loading image thumbnails

New in HoudahGeo 5.3.3 (Aug 28, 2019)

  • Fixes a problem with reading Qstarz BL-1000ST .BIN files
  • Fixes a problem with connecting to i-gotU devices
  • Fixes an issue where the media browser can remain blank until first scrolled
  • HoudahGeo is currently not fully compatible with the beta versions of macOS 10.15 Catalina

New in HoudahGeo 5.3.2 (Jul 22, 2019)

  • Improves performance when dragging a large number of images from the media browser
  • Fixes an issue with scrolling when scrollbars are set to always show
  • Fixes an occasional crash in the media browser looked
  • Restores compatibility with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • HoudahGeo is currently not fully compatible with the beta versions of macOS 10.15 Catalina

New in HoudahGeo 5.3.1 (Jul 8, 2019)

  • In preparation for macOS 10.15 Catalina, HoudahSpot recently started using the new "hardened runtime". Unfortunately, this broke things that went unnoticed during testing.
  • Fixes an issue where HoudahGeo failed to obtain permissions to access the Photos library
  • Fixes an issue where export to EXIF/XMP could hang on some configurations

New in HoudahGeo 5.3 (Jul 3, 2019)

  • Finally! HoudahGeo can now write Apple HEIC image files
  • Finally! Dark mode. HoudahGeo looks good in black
  • HoudahGeo can now write Canon CR3 files
  • HoudahGeo can now read QStarz BL-1000ST GPS track logger files
  • When adding folders to the Images or Tracks lists, HoudahGeo now searches 9 levels deep for photos or track log files
  • Greatly improves performance of the media browser when browsing file folders
  • HoudahGeo now checks if Google Earth is installed before attempting to work with it

New in HoudahGeo 5.2.3 Build 15048 (Sep 17, 2018)

  • Updated for compatibility with macOS 10.14 Mojave
  • On macOS 10.14 Mojave, HoudahGeo now requests your permission to access the Photos library
  • On macOS 10.14 Mojave, HoudahGeo now requests your permission to access interact with Photos, Google Earth, iPhoto and Aperture
  • The HoudahGeo project window now fits a 13" retina display without overlapping with the Dock
  • Fixes an issue where the Photos library browser failed to show album icons

New in HoudahGeo 5.2.2 Build 14598 (May 25, 2018)

  • Works a around a bug where photo library browser, when shown as grid of previews, would scroll for no reason
  • Added links to our privacy policy as well as to the privacy policies of third party services you may connect to using HoudahGeo

New in HoudahGeo 5.2.1 Build 14491 (May 7, 2018)

  • Improves application performance when working with very large projects
  • Fixes a map crash when showing track logs spanning several years (e.g. Google location history exports)
  • Works around a Quick Look crash when previewing photos in HoudahGeo

New in HoudahGeo 5.2 Build 14376 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Adds support for Lightroom Classic CC
  • Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo failed to read metadata (e.g. geotags) from the Lightroom catalog
  • When exporting the photo timestamp to EXIF/XMP, HoudahGeo now also writes the date/time created in IPTC. This allows Apple Photos to see the updated timestamp
  • HoudahGeo reads and writes the EXIF v2.31 OffsetTimeOriginal tag. This specifies the camera clock time zone
  • HoudahGeo now updates the XMP MetadataDate tag when writing EXIF/XMP tags
  • HoudahGeo now offers autocompletion when editing location, city, province/state, country names. Suggested values are compiled from the current project and from favorite places
  • Greatly improved performance of bulk changes. E.g. setting the location name on all selected images
  • Maps now do a better job at maintaining the current zoom level when switching between locations
  • The list of images now shows how many images are currently selected

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.10 Build 14067 (Sep 25, 2017)

  • EXIF/XMP now uses a lower case .xmp file extension when creating new sidecar files
  • The "Automatically Sync Map and Image Locations" option no longer causes the location of the selected images to change when switching the map to geocode mode
  • When opening multiple image files from Finder, HoudahGeo will group these in a single project

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.9 Build 13931 (May 24, 2017)

  • HoudahGeo now uses the new Dropbox API to publish Google Earth KML files to Dropbox. Dropbox will discontinue the old API in June
  • Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could fail to read altitude values from images edited in Photoshop
  • EXIF/XMP export no longer changes letter case on the .xmp extension of existing sidecar files

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.8 Build 13841 (Mar 23, 2017)

  • Improves performance when loading a large Apple Photos library
  • Works around a problem with malformed GPS data written by some Nikon cameras
  • Fixes a problem with downloading GPS track logs from Garmin devices

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.7 Build 13726 (Feb 28, 2017)

  • Adds more image size options to Google Earth export
  • Adds more image size options to Flickr upload
  • Signed with a fresh Developer ID certificate from Apple. The previous one will expire on March 5, 2017. Previous versions of HoudahGeo may fail to launch after that date.

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.6 Build 13652 (Feb 6, 2017)

  • Improves performance when loading a large Apple Photos library
  • The project window now fits the screen of a 11-inch MacBook Air
  • Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could hang after completing an export

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.5 Build 13573 (Jan 14, 2017)

  • Fixes a bug introduced in HoudahGeo 5.1.4 where HoudahGeo fails to read time stamps on certain image files
  • In full-screen mode, the Places window can now coexist with the project window

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.4 Build 13544 (Dec 28, 2016)

  • Works around a problem where Lightroom failed to pick up altitude and direction values
  • Fixes a possible crash after closing a project window
  • Corrections to the German localization

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.3 Build 13476 (Dec 5, 2016)

  • HoudahGeo now remembers the sort order of Images and Tracks lists
  • Fixes a bug where the Camera Import window failed to list available devices

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.2 Build 13393 (Oct 28, 2016)

  • Added a "File Extension" column to the list of images
  • Creation of XMP sidecars could fail when working with RAW+JPEG pairs
  • Camera import could get interrupted when plugging in a second camera or memory card
  • Google Earth export created an invalid KML file when file names contained the "&" symbol

New in HoudahGeo 5.1.1 Build 13367 (Oct 5, 2016)

  • Fixes a few minor bugs.

New in HoudahGeo 5.1 Build 13335 (Sep 21, 2016)

  • HoudahGeo can now add locations to photos in your Apple Photos library. This requires Photos 2.0 on macOS 10.12 Sierra
  • On macOS 10.12 Sierra, HoudahGeo now offers Apple Maps in addition to MapBox maps
  • Improved camera setup options. HoudahGeo now assumes that timestamps that already include time zone information are correct and need no further adjustments
  • Changes the color of track logs from blue to red for it to better stand out on various terrains
  • Fixes a bug that could cause photo import to hang
  • Fixes several minor bugs throughout HoudahGeo

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.9 Build 13191 (Jul 29, 2016)

  • Fixes a problem with importing images from Apple Photos
  • Fixes a bug that could prevent project files from being saved

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.8 Build 13172 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • Improved performance of EXIF / XMP export
  • Compatibility fix for GPS devices based on SkyTraq chipsets

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.7 Build 13160 (Jul 14, 2016)

  • Updated MapQuest maps for compatibility with recent changes to the service.

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.6 Build 13143 (Jul 12, 2016)

  • Copies detailed lens information when creating XMP sidecars from image files
  • Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could hang when switching between Load and Process modes

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.5 Build 13104 (Jun 24, 2016)

  • Fixes a bug where the media browser was empty when switching back to Load mode
  • Copies more EXIF and XMP metadata values when creating XMP sidecar files from image files

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.4 Build 13070 (Jun 8, 2016)

  • Accepts metadata from non-standard EXIF in Panasonic RW2 files
  • Fixes a problem where HoudahGeo assumed an incorrect time zone when camera used stale GPS data
  • Fixes a problem where Mac OS X Gatekeeper reported HoudahGeo to be damaged

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.3 Build 13045 (May 30, 2016)

  • Photos in the media browser are listed with camera time
  • Includes a workaround for the year 2016 bug with i-gotU track loggers
  • Fixes a problem where "Photo Clock" settings could fail when the camera clock was off by more than 12 hours
  • Fixes a bug where Google Earth geocoding could stop unexpectedly

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.2 Build 13008 (May 12, 2016)

  • Fixes an issue with reading time stamps from certain image files.

New in HoudahGeo 5.0.1 Build 12985 (May 5, 2016)

  • HoudahGeo now reads image keywords from the Lightroom catalog
  • Fixes an occasional crash during "Save As"

New in HoudahGeo 5.0 Build 12907 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • Places: Quickly assign photos to favorite places and apply coordinates and location names
  • Drag-and-drop geocoding: Drag images to the map and drop them at the location were they were taken
  • Reverse geocoding: Location name lookup now offers a choice of languages
  • Camera import: Download photos directly from your camera or memory card. Geotag photos before importing into your photo library
  • Keywords editor: The new keywords editor makes it easy to assign keywords in bulk
  • Location names: HoudahGeo can now set IPTC sub-location metadata
  • Lightroom integration: HoudahGeo reads location metadata directly from the Lightroom catalog
  • Google Earth export: New templates and designs for Google Earth KML export
  • Publish KML to Dropbox: Upload photos and track logs to Dropbox. View in Google Earth or Google My Maps
  • Map search: Improved maps and all-new search feature. Search for landmarks, cities, as well as your favorite places
  • Countless refinements to existing features: Give HoudahGeo 5.0 a try!

New in HoudahGeo 4.5 Build 12873 (Apr 7, 2016)

  • Enhancement: XMP/EXIF Creator:
  • HoudahGeo now writes the artist name to both artist and creator metadata attributes
  • Enhancement: XMP/EXIF Subject:
  • HoudahGeo now writes keywords to both keywords and subject metadata attributes
  • Bug fix: Reference photo geocoding:
  • Fixes a bug where reference photo geocoding using the nearest photo span to all preceding photos
  • Bug fix: Negative speed values:
  • HoudahGeo no longer tries to write negative speed values to EXIF. Such values can only be written to XMP
  • NOTE:
  • The current version of the new Apple Photos application lacks the programmatic interface needed for HoudahGeo to notify it of newly added geotags.
  • We recommend that you geotag your photos before importing them into the Photos library.

New in HoudahGeo 5.0 Build 12846 Beta 38 (Apr 6, 2016)

  • HoudahGeo now imports metadata from the Lightroom catalog. No need to write sidecars.

New in HoudahGeo 5.0 Build 12793 Beta 31 (Mar 31, 2016)

  • Major improvements to how HoudahGeo handles incomplete or inconsistent metadata and date/time information
  • Major improvements to how HoudahGeo handles XMP sidecars with partial or conflicting metadata
  • HoudahGeo now reads proprietary time zone tags written by some Canon and Nikon cameras
  • HoudahGeo now loads image keywords from the iPhoto library
  • Fixes a bug where the geocoding map pin could jump back after being dragged
  • Fixes a bug where the Places map failed to load on first launch
  • Recent Changes:
  • Fixes an issue where HoudahGeo could hang when switch to Process mode
  • Fixes an issue where HoudahGeo failed to load Lightroom catalogs
  • New feature: Drag-and-drop geocoding. Drag images to the map and drop them at the location were they were taken
  • New feature: Derives photo timezone from GPS time written by iPhone and many GPS cameras

New in HoudahGeo 5.0 Build 12730 Beta 24 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Fixes an issue where HoudahGeo failed to load Lightroom catalogs

New in HoudahGeo 5.0 Build 12649 Beta 18 (Mar 16, 2016)

  • New feature: Drag-and-drop geocoding. Drag images to the map and drop them at the location were they were taken
  • HoudahGeo again writes province/state info to both State and Province-State tags
  • Fixed a bug where image titles and descriptions from iPhoto and Photos.app were not always imported
  • Fixed a bug where tracks were not shown on the map
  • Fixed a bug where selecting a result from map search did not work
  • Fixed a bug where selection was lost when images were sorted by latitude or longitude
  • Fixed a bug where the map in the Places window failed to load

New in HoudahGeo 5.0 Build 12623 Beta 16 (Mar 14, 2016)

  • Places: Save coordinates and place names of frequently visited locations
  • Camera import: Use HoudahGeo to download photos from your camera
  • Drag-and-drop geocoding: Drag images to the map and drop them at the location were they were taken
  • Enhanced reverse geocoding: Offers a choice of languages when looking up location names
  • Improved Google Earth export: New templates and designs for Google Earth KML export
  • Publish KML to Dropbox: Upload track logs and photos to Dropbox. View in Google Earth or Google My Maps
  • Map search: Improved maps and all-new search feature
  • Countless refinements to existing features. Give HoudahGeo 5.0 a try!

New in HoudahGeo 4.4.4 Build 12570 (Mar 14, 2016)

  • Enhancement: Project file compatibility:
  • Does not attempt to open incompatible project files created by the upcoming HoudahGeo 5.0.

New in HoudahGeo 4.4.3 Build 12392 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Bug fix: File open & save panels - Fixes a bug where file open & save panels failed to show their sidebar
  • Security enhancement: Sparkle updater - Uses the latest version of the Sparkle updater

New in HoudahGeo 4.4.2 Build 12252 (Jan 29, 2016)

  • Enhancement: Reverse geocoding:
  • Made improvements to location lookup using the offline reverse geocoding database
  • Bug fix: Reverse geocoding and altitude lookup:
  • Fixes a bug where reverse geocoding and altitude lookup dialogs could not be dismissed using the Return key
  • NOTE: The current version of the new Apple Photos application lacks the programmatic interface needed for HoudahGeo to notify it of newly added geotags. We recommend that you geotag your photos before importing them into the Photos library.

New in HoudahGeo 4.4.1 Build 12090 (Jan 8, 2016)

  • Enhancement: Google Earth KML export
  • You no longer need to include the KML folder name in the base URL when creating a KML that will be published on a web server
  • Bug fix: Decimal separator
  • On international systems, some values were always shown with a US number format
  • Bug fix: Various
  • Fixes a few bugs that could lead to crashes

New in HoudahGeo 4.4 Build 11777 (Nov 24, 2015)

  • Enhancement: Offline reverse geocoding - Offline reverse geocoding using GeoNames data now needs much less disk space
  • Enhancement: Altitude lookup - Altitude lookup is now much faster
  • Enhancement: Reverse geocoding - Added reverse geocoding using the Open Cage service
  • Enhancement: exiftool - Updated to the latest production release of exiftool
  • Bug fix: Quick Look - Quick Look image preview did not follow selection
  • Bug fix: Geocoding using Google Earth - Geocoding did not work with the Pro version of Google Earth
  • Bug fix: German localization - Explanations of GPS geocoding options where not shown correctly in the German version

New in HoudahGeo 4.3.1 Build 11290 (Sep 21, 2015)

  • Bug fix: Removal of images - Fixes a bug where images could not be removed from a HoudahGeo project
  • Bug fix: Map search - Fixes a bug where search on the geocoding map failed to find locations
  • Bug fix: Map geocoding - Fixes a bug where map geocoding failed to pick up longitude values

New in HoudahGeo 4.3 Build 11192 (Sep 10, 2015)

  • Enhancement: Offline reverse geocoding - Improved performance of offline reverse geocoding using GeoNames data
  • Enhancement: Map search - Map search does a better job at prioritizing relevant locations
  • Enhancement: Edit of image properties - Image attributes (city, country, etc.) can now be edited directly in the list of images

New in HoudahGeo 4.2.5 Build 11149 (Aug 31, 2015)

  • Bug fix: Camera Setup:
  • Fixes a bug that prevented drag and drop on the Camera Setup sheet
  • Enhancement: Faster startup:
  • Improved HoudahGeo startup time for Lightroom users
  • NOTE: The current version of the new Apple Photos application lacks the programmatic interface needed for HoudahGeo to notify it of newly added geotags. We recommend that you geotag your photos before importing them into the Photos library.

New in HoudahGeo 4.2.4 Build 11077 (Jul 31, 2015)

  • Bug fix: Lightroom previews - Photos rotated in Lightroom were not displayed correctly in HoudahGeo

New in HoudahGeo 4.2.3 Build 10775 (Jun 25, 2015)

  • Enhancement: CVS export - Added heading and viewing direction to CSV export
  • Bug fix: Google Earth export - Fixes a bug where viewing direction was not shown in Google Earth

New in HoudahGeo 4.2.2 Build 10669 (Jun 3, 2015)

  • Bug fix: Adobe Lightroom 5 - Fixes a bug that prevented HoudahGeo from loading Lightroom 5 catalogs

New in HoudahGeo 4.2.1 (Jun 3, 2015)

  • Enhancement: Faster previews - Improves loading times for previews of large RAW files
  • Bug fix: Google Earth geocoding - The geocoding window opens with the current photo selected
  • Bug fix: Speed - Speed values could show rounding artifacts after the fifth digit

New in HoudahGeo 4.2 Build 10529 (May 18, 2015)

  • New Feature: Heading / direction of travel:
  • HoudahGeo writes heading to the GPSTrack and GPSTrackRef EXIF tags
  • Streamlining: Removed outdated export options:
  • The options to publish to EveryTrail or Evernote have been removed
  • Enhancement: Manual entry of coordinates:
  • HoudahGeo accepts a wider range of formats for coordinate values
  • Enhancement: Improved wording:
  • Viewing direction is computed from heading and view offset
  • Enhancement: Viewing direction:
  • Viewing direction could show rounding artifacts after the fifth digit
  • Bug fix: Manual entry of speed:
  • Manual entry of speed values in km/h failed

New in HoudahGeo 4.1.2 Build 10377 (Apr 23, 2015)

  • Bug fix: Google Earth export
  • Fixes a crash in Google Earth KML / KMZ export

New in HoudahGeo 4.1.1 Build 10375 (Apr 23, 2015)

  • New Feature: Adobe Lightroom 6 - HoudahGeo can now access images from the Adobe Lightroom 6 catalog
  • Bug fix: Viewing direction - Viewing direction values were capped to 36°

New in HoudahGeo 4.1 Build 10340 (Apr 14, 2015)

  • New Feature: Apple Photos application - HoudahGeo can now access images in the Apple Photos media library
  • Enhancement: Notify iPhoto / Aperture - HoudahGeo automatically offers to notify iPhoto / Aperture upon EXIF / XMP export
  • Enhancement: MapBox Maps - MapBox maps in HoudahGeo look even better than ever before
  • Enhancement: NMEA track logs - HoudahGeo can now handle NMEA track log files with a .txt extension
  • Note: Geotagging for Apple Photos - In its first version Photos lacks the programmatic interface needed for HoudahGeo to notify it of newly added geotags. Until this issue is resolved, we recommend that you geotag your photos before importing them into the Photos library.

New in HoudahGeo 4.0.1 Build 9400 (Dec 3, 2014)

  • Bug fix: iPhoto libraries on external drives - Fixes a problem causing excessive resource usage when loading iPhoto libraries located on external drives
  • Bug fix: GPS devices - Fixes a bug which could prevent HoudahGeo from detecting newly connected USB devices
  • Enhancement: Image selection - When removing an image from a project, HoudahGeo now selects the next image in the list
  • Enhancement: Document saving - HoudahGeo now finalizes text field edits before saving a project file
  • Enhancement: Image selection - Includes a workaround for a bug where Google Earth fails to reveal the requested location

New in HoudahGeo 4.0 Build 8846 (Sep 18, 2014)

  • Enhancement: Support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite:
  • Adds compatibility with Mac OS X 10.9.5 and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite

New in HoudahGeo 3.7.4 Build 8845 (Sep 17, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Upload to Flickr, Locr and EveryTrail:
  • Fixes an issue with uploading multiple images sharing the same name

New in HoudahGeo 3.7.3 Build 8690 (Sep 3, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Various:
  • This release fixes a handful of minor bugs

New in HoudahGeo 3.7.2 Build 8307 (Jul 31, 2014)

  • New feature: Knots - HoudahGeo can now display speed in knots (nautical mile / hour)
  • Enhancement: Image loading - HoudahGeo now checks if it has read privileges before trying to load an image file
  • Enhancement: Paste Coordinates - Pasting coordinates now understands more number formats and separators
  • Bug fix: Appearance - Fixes display glitches when resizing the window

New in HoudahGeo 3.7.1 Build 8085 (Jun 9, 2014)

  • New feature: Paste coordinates - "Paste Coordinates" now understands text values like "34.0594;-118.44367;105.0"
  • Enhancement: Flickr upload - Flickr upload now uses HTTPS rather than HTTP
  • Enhancement: Built-in maps - Added an option to force map to reload. Useful when returning to an Internet connection
  • Enhancement: Automatic map zoom - Map zoom upon selection of multiple images tries not to zoom in closer than the map allows for
  • Bug fix: Altitude and speed value formatters - HoudahGeo could crash when switching between metric and imperial units

New in HoudahGeo 3.7 Build 7766 (Apr 23, 2014)

  • New feature: Built-in MapQuest maps:
  • Replaced Cloudmade maps with MapQuest Open maps
  • New feature: MapQuest reverse geocoding:
  • Added MapQuest Open Data as an option for reverse geocoding
  • New feature: Nominatim reverse geocoding:
  • Added Nominatim as an option for reverse geocoding
  • Enhancement: MapBox maps:
  • Improved implementation of built-in MapBox street and satellite maps
  • Enhancement: Local GeoNames reverse geocoding:
  • Updated local copy of GeoNames data
  • Bug fix: Display time zone menu:
  • The display time zone menu could show duplicate entries
  • Bug fix: Various:
  • Fixed various minor bugs

New in HoudahGeo 3.6.5 Build 7578 (Apr 3, 2014)

  • Enhancement: Media browser - The media browser now shows GPS coordinates stored in iPhoto or Aperture libraries
  • Enhancement: Aperture import - Improves performance of importing images from Aperture libraries
  • Enhancement: Preserve modification dates - Works around a system bug where file modification dates are updated after EXIF/XMP export
  • Bug fix: Bookmarks menu - The bookmarks menu now respects to sort order configured in the bookmarks window
  • Bug fix: GPX waypoint export - The option for waypoint name was ignored

New in HoudahGeo 3.6.4 Build 7270 (Feb 28, 2014)

  • Enhancement: EXIF/XMP export:
  • When creating copies, EXIF/XMP export now uses the original file name rather than the name iPhoto has chosen for preview image
  • Enhancement: Display time zone menu:
  • The display time zone is now referred to by the name selected from the menu. Previously HoudahGeo used a canonical name
  • Enhancement: Aperture integration:
  • HoudahGeo shows a warning when preview sharing is disabled in Aperture
  • Bug fix: Google Earth KML/KMZ export:
  • Image thumbnails were not shown for file names containing spaces
  • Bug fix: Crash on close of window:
  • HoudahGeo could crash when quickly closing and opening windows

New in HoudahGeo 3.6.2 Build 6900 (Dec 11, 2013)

  • Enhancement: Geocoding search:
  • Improved search capabilities in the geocoding map
  • Bug fix: MapBox maps:
  • Fixes a bug where map markers would not show on Retina Macs

New in HoudahGeo 3.6.1 Build 6850 (Dec 4, 2013)

  • Enhancement: Artist tag - Adds a column to view and edit values for the EXIF Artist tag
  • Bug fix: Built-in maps - Fixes a bug where the map could remain blank

New in HoudahGeo 3.6 Build 6844 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • New feature: Import from iPhoto / Aperture Places - HoudahGeo now imports GPS coordinates of photos managed by iPhoto 9.5 or Aperture 3.5
  • New feature: Reload from files - Updated metadata can now be reloaded for images already included in a project
  • New feature: Artist tag - The value for the EXIF Artist tag can now be set in the Inspector
  • Enhancement: Import from Aperture - HoudahGeo now warns if the image master file cannot be found
  • Enhancement: Notify iPhoto / Aperture - HoudahGeo now warns if an image is not found in the current iPhoto / Aperture library
  • Bug fix: Crash on opening windows - Fixes a crash when repeatedly opening and closing windows
  • Bug fix: Publish to Evernote - Fixes a bug where publishing to Evernote could fail

New in HoudahGeo 3.5.8 Build 6649 (Oct 30, 2013)

  • New feature: Reveal in Mavericks Maps:
  • Added an option to reveal locations in the Mavericks Maps application
  • Enhancement: MapBox maps:
  • Updated to the latest version of MapBox maps
  • Bug fix: Folder browser:
  • HoudahGeo no longer reloads folder contents during EXIF/XMP export
  • Bug fix: Double-start of operations:
  • Fixes a crash triggered by double-clicking OK buttons

New in HoudahGeo 3.5.7 Build 6536 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Bug fix: Aperture libraries - HoudahGeo failed to automatically reload Aperture libraries
  • Bug fix: Error messages during export - HoudahGeo could show erroneous error messages during EXIF/XMP export
  • Bug fix: German localization - A few English messages could show in the German version

New in HoudahGeo 3.5.6 Build 6452 (Oct 3, 2013)

  • Enhancement: Performance - Improved speed of the geocoding process
  • Bug fix: Cloud Made - Accommodates breaking changes in Cloud Made API
  • Bug fix: Bing Maps - Bing Maps always started in "Map" mode. Even with "Satellite" selected
  • Bug fix: Aperture integration - Removes duplicate listings of Aperture libraries
  • Bug fix: 32-bit support - Restored support for 32-bit (Core Duo) Macs

New in HoudahGeo 3.5.5 Build 6234 (Sep 9, 2013)

  • Bug fix Aperture integration:
  • HoudahGeo could fail to access master image files in Aperture

New in HoudahGeo 3.5.4 Build 6231 (Sep 5, 2013)

  • Enhancement: Lightroom integration - HoudahGeo now loads all recently used libraries
  • Enhancement: Built-in maps - HoudahGeo no longer zooms the map to show a single pin
  • Bug fix: Aperture integration - HoudahGeo now properly reloads Aperture libraries on update

New in HoudahGeo 3.5.3 Build 6129 (Aug 9, 2013)

  • Enhancement: GPS Altitude - HoudahGeo now writes GPS altitude to both EXIF and XMP tags
  • Bug fix: Time zone display - HoudahGeo could crash looking up time names
  • Bug fix: Media browser - HoudahGeo could crash if no media library is installed

New in HoudahGeo 3.5.2 Build 6094 (Jul 31, 2013)

  • Bug fix: Reverse geocoding - Fixes an issue where reverse geocoding using CoreLocation could hang
  • Bug fix: Bing maps - Works around an issue where Bing Maps can crash the JavaScript engine
  • Bug fix: Aperture - Fixes an issue when running HoudahGeo and Aperture concurrently

New in HoudahGeo 3.5.1 Build 6007 (Jul 5, 2013)

  • Enhancement: GeoNames reverse geocoding - Updated local GeoNames database used for reverse geocoding
  • Enhancement: MapBox maps - Updated to the latest version of MapBox maps
  • Bug fix: Google Street View - Links to Google Street View did not work if no viewing direction was specified

New in HoudahGeo 3.5 Build 5980 (Jun 28, 2013)

  • New feature: Lightroom 5 - HoudahGeo can now access Lightroom 5 libraries
  • New feature: View on Google or Bing maps - HoudahGeo can now reveal locations on the Google or Bing maps web sites
  • New feature: View in StreetView or StreetSide - HoudahGeo can now reveal locations in Google StreetView or Bing StreetSide
  • New feature: Core Location reverse geocoding - Mountain Lion users now have to option to use Apple Core Location for reverse geocoding
  • Enhancement: Display time zone - The display time zone menu now list all known time zone in addition to recently used ones
  • Bug fix: Camera setup - Fixed an issue where HoudahGeo would fail to understand typed in clock error values

New in HoudahGeo 3.4.4 Build 5872 (Jun 14, 2013)

  • Bug fix: Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 compatibility - HoudahGeo 3.4.3 would fail to launch on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7
  • Bug fix: Image Browser - The image browser could crash when trying to read a damaged or incomplete file

New in HoudahGeo 3.4.3 Build 5856 (Jun 13, 2013)

  • Bug fix: Upgrade process - HoudahGeo could lock up when loading an outdated license file
  • Bug fix: Built-in map - HoudahGeo could crash while loading the map view
  • Bug fix: QuickLook - QuickLook would not always show the latest preview image
  • Bug fix: EveryTrail - Fixed a bug where EveryTrail upload would fail

New in HoudahGeo 3.4.2 Build 5734 (May 24, 2013)

  • Bug fix: General stability - HoudahGeo 3.4.2 fixes bugs in iPhoto / Aperture import and export

New in HoudahGeo 3.4.1 Build 5663 (May 15, 2013)

  • Bug fix: General stability - HoudahGeo 3.4.1 fixes bugs in camera setup, EXIF import & export, build-in maps, …

New in HoudahGeo 3.4 Build 5595 (May 9, 2013)

  • New feature: gps4cam integration - HoudahGeo can load track logs from QR codes created by the gps4cam iPhone application
  • New feature: Camera setup from clock photo - HoudahGeo can now infer camera clock settings when given the exact time a photo was taken
  • New feature: Camera setup using gps4cam - Camera clock setup in HoudahGeo is fully automatic when working with gps4cam QR codes
  • Enhancement: Camera setup by specifying time zone - Camera clock error can be specified by entering the time as currently displayed on the camera
  • Enhancement: Map view. First load - On first load, HoudahGeo centers the map on the current track log and photos
  • Enhancement: Map view. Provider switching - Map bounds and zoom level are preserved when switching providers: Bing, MapBox or CloudMade
  • Enhancement: Automatic geocoding - Fine-tuned geocoding algorithm for situations where track points are 4 or more minutes apart
  • Enhancement: Documentation - The users' manual has been updated with screenshots
  • Enhancement: Evernote - Updated for compatibility with Evernote 5.0.7
  • Bug fix: Image previews - Fixes bugs where image previews could cause crashes on certain configurations
  • Bug fix: iPhoto/Aperture import - Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could omit to load iPhoto/Aperture metadata
  • Bug fix: Map geocoding - Fixes a bug where the map could show more than one marker during geocoding

New in HoudahGeo 3.3.1 Build 5487 (Apr 25, 2013)

  • New feature: MapBox maps - HoudahGeo 3.3.1 adds gorgeous MapBox street and satellite maps as an option next to Bing and CloudMade maps
  • Enhancement: exiftool - Updated to the latest production release of exiftool
  • Bug fix: Bing maps - Fixes a bug where Bing hybrid maps where lacking labels
  • Bug fix: Copy-paste coordinates - Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could crash when pasting coordinates

New in HoudahGeo 3.3 Build 5381 (Apr 15, 2013)

  • New feature: CloudMade maps - HoudahGeo 3.3 adds CloudMade maps as option in addition to Bing maps
  • New feature: Image and track loading - HoudahGeo 3.3 may now load folder containing images or track log files
  • Enhancement: EXIF/XMP/IPTC export - HoudahGeo now tries to write metadata values to their preferred location only
  • Enhancement: Automatic geocoding - Fine-tuned geocoding algorithm for situations where track points are 4 or more minutes apart
  • Enhancement: Aperture - Improved performance of import from Aperture
  • Bug fix: EveryTrail export - Fixed a bug where EveryTrail export would fail randomly
  • Bug fix: Viewing directions - HoudahGeo previously rejected manual input even though it was correctly formatted
  • Bug fix: Image previews - Fixed possible crashes when loading of preview images failed

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.9 (Mar 25, 2013)

  • Bug fix: Activation - HoudahGeo 3.2.8 failed to automatically install the license file upon activation.

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.8 (Mar 25, 2013)

  • Bug fix: Notify iPhoto - In some situations HoudahGeo could fail to notify iPhoto
  • Bug fix: EXIF export - HoudahGeo tried to always preserve file modification dates. Even when asked not to

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.7 (Mar 13, 2013)

  • New feature: Columbus V900 - HoudahGeo can now process CSV files from the Columbus V900 logger
  • Enhancement: Notify iPhoto - Improved speed of communication with iPhoto

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.6 (Mar 4, 2013)

  • Enhancement: Evernote - Updated for compatibility with Evernote 5.0.5
  • Bug fix: Export - Fixed a bug where export operations hung indefinitely

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.5 (Mar 2, 2013)

  • Enhancement: Geocoding map - The map view now resizes with the window
  • Enhancement: Grid view - Improved speed of preview loading
  • Enhancement: EXIFtool - Updated to the latest version of exiftool
  • Bug fix: Grid view - Fixed possible crash during scrolling
  • Bug fix: Geocoding map - Fixed possible crash in map geocoding

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.4 (Jan 28, 2013)

  • Enhancement: Evernote export - HoudahGeo now adds metadata to the user visible HTML content of notes it creates
  • Enhancement: German localization - The built-in map is now localized in German
  • Bug fix: XMP sidecars - HoudahGeo now adds a GPSVersionID to XMP sidecars it updates

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.3 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • New: EXIF/XMP export - Added advanced options which may be configured using hidden settings
  • Bug Fix: EXIF/XMP export - HoudahGeo failed to correctly clear attributes for which no value was specified

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.2 (Nov 21, 2012)

  • Enhancement: Holux M241 support - HoudahGeo is now able to connect via Bluetooth to the M241
  • Enhancement: GPSBabel - Updated to the latest version of the gpsbabel tool
  • Enhancement: EXIFtool - Updated to the latest version of exiftool
  • Enhancement: iMedia Browser - Updated to a recent version of the iMedia framework
  • Bug Fix: IPTC character encoding - Fixed a bug where the IPTC character encoding was not set correctly
  • Bug Fix: Notify iPhoto/Aperture - HoudahGeo offered to export values which could not actually be sent to iPhoto/Aperture

New in HoudahGeo 3.2.1 (Jul 28, 2012)

  • Big fix: Google Earth export:
  • Google Earth export was not functional in HoudahGeo 3.2

New in HoudahGeo 3.2 (Jul 24, 2012)

  • New feature: Evernote export:
  • HoudahGeo may now copy photo to Evernote
  • Enhancement: iPhoto 9.3 / Aperture 3.3:
  • Improves compatibility with the latest version of iPhoto and Aperture
  • Enhancement: Developer ID:
  • Signed with Developer ID for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion compatibility
  • Bug fix: Numeric keywords:
  • Fixes a crash when importing photos with numeric keywords

New in HoudahGeo 3.1.2 (Jun 19, 2012)

  • Bug fix: EXIF/XMP export - Fixes an issue where GPS coordinates in XMP tags would not match those in the EXIF tags
  • Enhancement: exiftool - Updated bundled version of exiftool

New in HoudahGeo 3.1.1 (Jun 19, 2012)

  • Bug fix: RAW images support - Fixes an issue where HoudahGeo would refuse to load files in certain RAW formats

New in HoudahGeo 3.1 (Jun 19, 2012)

  • New feature: Lightroom 4 - HoudahGeo can now browse Lightroom 4 libraries
  • Enhancement: exiftool - Updated bundled version of exiftool
  • Enhancement: Waypoint speed - HoudahGeo now handles waypoints having speed values
  • Bug fix: UTF-8 in IPTC - Improved reliability of writing special characters to IPTC tags

New in HoudahGeo 3.0.8 (Mar 12, 2012)

  • Bug fix: RAW support - Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo refused to tag images in the .arw, .cr2, .cs1 or .dng file formats

New in HoudahGeo 3.0.7 (Mar 5, 2012)

  • New feature: Open images - Third party applications may now send images to HoudahGeo by the way of "Open With…"
  • Enhancement: German localization - German localization reviewed and improved by Ulf Dunkel of www.dsd.net
  • Bug fix: Google Earth - HoudahGeo now correctly exports viewing direction to Google Earth
  • Bug fix: GPS timestamp - HoudahGeo no longer assumes the GPS timestamp equals the image's creation timestamp
  • Bug fix: Editing timestamps - HoudahGeo could mix up images when manually editing timestamps
  • Bug fix: Image loading - Fixes a possible crash when loading images

New in HoudahGeo 3.0.6 (Jan 20, 2012)

  • Enhancement: Time zone menu - GMT offset timezones are now displayed in an easier to read format
  • Bug fix: Snow Leopard - Performance enhancements when running under Mac OS X Snow Leopard
  • Bug fix: Keywords loading - Fixes a possible crash when loading image keywords

New in HoudahGeo 3.0.5 (Jan 5, 2012)

  • Bug fix: Coordinates display - Fixes a crashing bug when displaying coordinates in degrees minutes seconds format
  • Bug fix: Project migration - Fixes a bug where the migration of HoudahGeo 2.x project could hand indefinitely

New in HoudahGeo 3.0.4 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • New feature: Altitude lookup - HoudahGeo can now retrieve altitude values for geocoded photos
  • Enhancement: Comment column - Adds the option to view comments in the list of images
  • Bug fix: KML/KMZ export - Fixes an issue with KML/KMZ export for images with no altitude value
  • Bug fix: GPS device import - GPS device import was not functional on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Bug fix: EXIF/XMP export - Not all EXIF/XMP export options were available in the German localization - Note: The altitude lookup feature relies on the free GeoNames web service. This limits the number of requests you may make on a given day.

New in HoudahGeo 3.0.3 (Dec 17, 2011)

  • Enhancement: Image loading - HoudahGeo now supports even more non-standard date formats
  • Bug fix: Lightroom integration - HoudahGeo now correctly publishes preview images from Lightroom
  • Bug fix: XMP sidecars - XMP sidecars were not always created when requested
  • Bug fix: Flickr upload - Flickr upload would fail if no set was specified

New in HoudahGeo 3.0.2 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • Enhancement: Track loading - Added robustness to GPX track loading
  • Bug fix: Upgrade procedure - HoudahGeo could hang when opening the upgrade shop
  • Bug fix: Bookmarks - Adding bookmarks failed in certain situations
  • Bug fix: Manual waypoint geocoding - Manual waypoint geocoding was broken in 3.0 and 3.0.1
  • Bug fix: EXIF export - HoudahGeo could crash or hang during EXIF/XMP export
  • Bug fix: Speed values - Speed values were not properly read from tags

New in HoudahGeo 3.0.1 (Dec 12, 2011)

  • Bug fix: GPS device connection - Fixes Bluetooth connections to GPS devices

New in HoudahGeo 3.0 (Dec 9, 2011)

  • Caveats:
  • HoudahGeo 3.0 is a $12 paid upgrade.
  • Customers who activated HoudahGeo on or after June 1, 2011 receive a free upgrade.
  • HoudahGeo 3.0 requires Mac OS X Snow Leopard or later
  • New feature: New interface - All new all-in-one-window interface
  • New feature: New engine - Complete rewrite with a focus on performance
  • New feature: Reverse geocoding - Option to do offline reverse geocoding
  • Enhancement: Lightroom integration - Much improved performance
  • Enhancement: GPS devices - Support for many more GPS devices
  • Enhancement: Help - Printable documentation in PDF format
  • Enhancement: Overall - Every aspect of HoudahGeo has been revisited

New in HoudahGeo 2.9.4 (Oct 24, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Mac OS X Leopard - Restores compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard

New in HoudahGeo 2.9.3 (Oct 19, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Automatic geocoding - HoudahGeo would ignore customized default parameters
  • Bug fix: iPhone Geocoding - Some images may have been ignored when geocoding from reference photos

New in HoudahGeo 2.9.2 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • Bug fix: KML / KMZ export - Fixes a crashing problem during export
  • Bug fix: GPX export - Fixes a crashing problem during export
  • Bug fix: EveryTrail upload - Fixes a crashing problem during export

New in HoudahGeo 2.9.1 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Lion compatibility - Fixes an issue where HoudahGeo failed to launch on some systems upgraded to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

New in HoudahGeo 2.9 (Jul 4, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Lion compatibility - HoudahGeo 2.9 brings several fixes for compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
  • Enhancement: iPhoto media access - Support for iPhoto libraries which reference images located on external drives.

New in HoudahGeo 2.8.8 (May 19, 2011)

  • The "Override Metadata" option now defaults to the last used state
  • The media browser now re-opens at the same size it had when last closed

New in HoudahGeo 2.8.7 Build 3781 (May 11, 2011)

  • Enhancement: GPX export - GPX export now offers an option to use image titles, file names or file paths for waypoint names.

New in HoudahGeo 2.8.6 Build 3733 (Apr 25, 2011)

  • Bug fix: EXIF export - Restores support for .mef, .mie, .srw and .pef files

New in HoudahGeo 2.8.5 Build 3718 (Apr 15, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Camera timezone - Returning to a document one could find it showing an incorrect time zone
  • Enhancement: Camera Setup - Canceling out of the Camera Setup sheet no longer triggers a geocoding operation

New in HoudahGeo 2.8.4 Build 3691 (Mar 30, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Override metadata: Fixes option to override image metadata
  • Enhancement: Inspectors: Open default inspectors upon launch of application if no inspectors are set to open
  • Enhancement: First launch: Improves first-launch experience

New in HoudahGeo 2.8.3 Build 3634 (Mar 4, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Camera setup - Changes to camera setup were ignored

New in HoudahGeo 2.8.2 Build 3625 (Mar 4, 2011)

  • New feature: Magellan log files - HoudahGeo now reads log files produced by Magellan devices
  • Enhancement: Map Inspector - The Map Inspector window is now resizable

New in HoudahGeo 2.8.1 Build 3567 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Google Earth export - Some images were displayed with incorrect orientation.

New in HoudahGeo 2.8 Build 3492 (Jan 13, 2011)

  • Caveat: Mac OS X 10.4 Support - HoudahGeo 2.8 drops support for Mac OS X 10.4
  • Enhancement: Error handling - Greatly improved handling of errors during export, upload.

New in HoudahGeo 2.7.2 Build 3472 (Jan 5, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Reverse geocoding - Fixes a crashing bug with reverse geocoding.

New in HoudahGeo 2.7.1 Build 34448 (Dec 22, 2010)

  • New feature: iPhoto'11 integration - iPhoto integration now supports iPhoto'11. iPhoto 9.1.1 required.
  • Bug fix: Waypoints - Fixes the loading of waypoints from an GPS track log file.

New in HoudahGeo 2.7 Build 3413 (Dec 10, 2010)

  • New feature: Bing Maps - HoudahGeo 2.7 adds quality maps and satellite imagery to the Map Inspector and Map Geocoding windows.
  • Enhancement: Open panels - HoudahGeo now remembers the last locations where tracks or images were accessed.
  • Enhancement: GPSBabel - Updated to the latest release of GPSBabel.
  • Enhancement: ExifTool - Updated to the latest release of ExifTool.
  • Bug fix: Preview & Map Inspectors - The inspector windows would no longer track current selection when closed and reopened.
  • Bug fix: KML/KMZ export - Some images were exported with an incorrect orientation.

New in HoudahGeo 2.6.6 Build 3269 (Nov 2, 2010)

  • Minor update: iLife'11 - Acknowledges a iPhoto 9.0.1 bug and provides workaround instructions.

New in HoudahGeo 2.6.5 Build 3239 (Oct 18, 2010)

  • Bug fix: Image Previews - Fixes issue with preview orientation for some images.

New in HoudahGeo 2.6.4 Build 3225 (Oct 11, 2010)

  • Bug fix: Crash on close - HoudahGeo could crash upon closing a project window.
  • Bug fix: Various - HoudahGeo 2.6.4 addresses various minor bugs.

New in HoudahGeo 2.6.3 Build 3179 (Sep 23, 2010)

  • Bug fix: German localization - Fixes UI layout bugs in the German localization.

New in HoudahGeo 2.6.2 Build 3153 (Sep 15, 2010)

  • New feature: Open Google / Bing maps web sites:
  • Map Inspector and Map Geocoding windows now offer the option to reveal the current coordinates on maps.google.com or bing.com/maps.
  • New feature: Override erroneous time zone in image metadata:
  • By default, time zone information embedded in an image metadata takes precedence over the settings made here. A new option allows for overriding this behavior.
  • Enhancement: GPX file loading:
  • HoudahGeo now accepts malformed timestamps as written by the SPOT devices.
  • Bug fix: Loading geocoded images:
  • HoudahGeo did not always read latitude & longitude from previously geocoded images.
  • Bug fix: Waypoint geocoding:
  • Waypoint geocoding checked only for waypoints following the image timestamp.

New in HoudahGeo 2.6 Build 3071 (Aug 19, 2010)

  • CAVEAT - This version no longer uses Google Maps. Unfortunately Google has decided to start charging disproportionate fees for our use of their services. Rather than burden our users with a monthly use fee, we have decided to move to cheaper CloudMade solution and swallow the cost ourselves. This affects only the Map Inspector and Map Geocoding features. Integration with Google Earth remains available for geocoding photos from satellite imagery.
  • New feature: EveryTrail.com - HoudahGeo now supports publishing of projects to EveryTrail.com trips.

New in HoudahGeo 2.5.7 Build 3035 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Enhancement: Image export - Improves speed and fixes an issue with image corruption.
  • Bug fix: iPhoto integration - Improves speed of communication with iPhoto'09.
  • Bug fix: Aperture integration - Restores communication with Aperture 3.

New in HoudahGeo 2.5.6 Build 3008 (Jun 28, 2010)

  • Enhancement: Media browser - The media browser now supports Lightroom 3.
  • Enhancement: GPSBabel - Updated to use GPSBabel 1.4.1.

New in HoudahGeo 2.5.5 Build 3000 (Jun 25, 2010)

  • Enhancement: GPSBabel
  • Updated to use GPSBabel 1.4.0.

New in HoudahGeo 2.5.4 Build 2950 (May 17, 2010)

  • Bug fix - GPS track import:
  • In HoudahGeo 2.5.3, GPS track import failed to work on certain systems. Most notably PPC systems.

New in HoudahGeo 2.5.3 Build 2942 (May 17, 2010)

  • This update fixes an issue where dates read from TES track log files were 4 days off.

New in HoudahGeo 2.5.2 Build 2894 (Apr 26, 2010)

  • Bug fix: Wintec WBT-202
  • This update fixes an issue where TES track log files from the Wintec WBT-202 could not be loaded.

New in HoudahGeo 2.5.1 Build 2884 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • New feature: Coordinate display options - HoudahGeo now offers the option to display latitude and longitudes in "decimal degrees", "degrees and minutes"" or "degrees, minutes and seconds."

New in HoudahGeo 2.5 Build 2853 (Apr 15, 2010)

  • New feature: Full Aperture 3 integration - HoudahGeo may now notify Aperture 3 when it has written new metadata. Aperture Places will immediately refresh
  • New feature: Bypass XMP sidecars - There is now an option to bypass XMP sidecars during EXIF/XMP export
  • New feature: Wintec WBT-202 - HoudahGeo now supports log files created by the Wintec WBT-202 track logger
  • New feature: Sony GPS-CS3 - HoudahGeo now supports log files created by the Sony GPS-CS3 track logger
  • New feature: Holux M-241 - HoudahGeo now supports USB connections to the Holux M-241 track logger
  • Bug fix: Flickr upload - Previous versions created duplicate albums with the same name
  • Bug fix: Image import - On occasion, images were assigned incorrect timestamps during import

New in HoudahGeo 2.4.6 Build 2822 (Apr 7, 2010)

  • New Feature: Added Image Formats
  • HoudahGeo 2.4.6 adds support for Samsung SRW, Photoshop PSB as well as for Sony ARW and SR2 images.
  • Enhancement: Reverse Geocoding
  • Improved accuracy of reverse geocoding using Google Maps.

New in HoudahGeo 2.4.5 Build 2745 (Mar 3, 2010)

  • Enhancement: Help book - Documentation has been updated to include new features introduced by HoudahGeo 2.4: geocode from reference photos, support for speed and heading information, ….
  • Enhancement: Google Earth export - HoudahGeo now sets the extents of the time sliders automatically for Earth 5.0.
  • Bug Fix: Waypoints - HoudahGeo failed to load waypoints from GPS track log files.
  • Bug Fix: EXIF parser - Improved robustness of EXIF parser to better handle malformed data written by third party tools.
  • Bug Fix: Geocoding algorithm - Improved robustness to perform better with invalid GPS track points.
  • Bug Fix: Automatic installation - HoudahGeo will no longer indefinitely bug (Snow) Leopard users to move itself to the Applications folder.

New in HoudahGeo 2.4.4 Build 2738 (Feb 22, 2010)

  • Bug Fix: Aperture 3 compatibility
  • HoudahGeo could lock up when run concurrently with Aperture 3.
  • Enhancement: Reading coordinates from XMP
  • HoudahGeo now supports both the “DDD,MM,SSk” and “DDD,MM.mmk” for coordinates embedded in XMP.

New in HoudahGeo 2.4.3 Build 2737 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • Enhancement: Aperture 3 compatibility
  • HoudahGeo may now access and tag master images hosted by Aperture 3.0.
  • Enhancement: Inspector windows
  • Re-opening of the inspector windows upon launch is now optional.

New in HoudahGeo 2.4.2 Build 2736 (Feb 16, 2010)

  • Bug fix: Track loading
  • In HoudahGeo 2.4 and 2.4.1, track loading could hang indefinitely. HoudahGeo 2.4.2 fixes this.
  • Enhancement: Google Earth Geocoding
  • The Google Earth Geocoding window now formats coordinates the same way as the main window and inspector.

New in HoudahGeo 2.4 Build 2734 (Feb 11, 2010)

  • New feature: Geocoding using reference photos - A new way of using iPhone for geocoding. This allows for geocoding photos taken with your regular camera by matching them to photos taken with your iPhone.
  • New feature: Support for compass-enabled GPS devices - HoudahGeo may now automatically compute viewing direction from heading and direction offset. E.g. when looking out of the side window.
  • New feature: Support for speed readings - HoudahGeo now uses speed readings recorded by some GPS devices.
  • New feature: Support for US units - You may now chose to view altitude in feet and speed in feet/second or mph.
  • New feature: Map geocoding - The map geocoding window now has a search field which allows for looking up addresses.
  • Enhancement: Google Earth geocoding - Google Earth geocoding has an improved interface with room for a larger preview image.
  • Bug fix: Map inspector - The map inspector has been improved so that it no longer slows down batch geocoding operations.
  • Bug fix: Reverse geocode - HoudahGeo 2.4 improves reliability of reverse geocoding using Google Maps.

New in HoudahGeo 2.3.5 Build 2579 (Nov 5, 2009)

  • Enhancement - Column persistence:
  • Column selection is persisted on window closing rather than on document save.
  • Bug fix - Aperture integration:
  • HoudahGeo 2.3.4 introduced a bug where it failed to geocode master files.
  • Bug fix - iPhoto integration:
  • HoudahGeo 2.3.4 introduced a bug where it failed to geocode originals.
  • Bug fix - Nikon NRW:
  • Fixed a bug which could cause Nikon NRW images to be corrupted when writing EXIF/XMP.

New in HoudahGeo 2.3.4 Build 2545 (Oct 27, 2009)

  • Enhancement: Aperture integration - HoudahGeo may now access Aperture managed photos behind custom mount points.
  • Enhancement: iPhoto integration - Improved speed and reliability of notifying iPhoto about updated metadata.
  • Bug fix: Aperture integration - HoudahGeo could crash while retrieving an image's master file from Aperture.

New in HoudahGeo 2.3.2 Build 2522 (Sep 15, 2009)

  • Bug fix: Image loading - HoudahGeo could crash or hang while loading previously geocoded images.
  • Bug fix: DNG support - Time zone offset used to be applied even when time zone information was embedded in the file.
  • Enhancement: Activation - Activation now verifies that the email address is valid.

New in HoudahGeo 2.3.1 Build 2512 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • Bug fix: Automatic geocoding:
  • The automatic geocoding process could hang or crash.
  • Bug fix: Bookmarks:
  • Latitude and longitude values for bookmarks were limited in precision.
  • Bug fix: Google Earth geocoding:
  • Altitudes values displayed only 3 integer digits.

New in HoudahGeo 2.3 Build 2501 (Aug 30, 2009)

  • Fully supports viewing directions.
  • Direction is set either from a compas enabled GPS or entered manually.
  • Values are exported to geotags and uploaded to Flickr and Locr.
  • Viewing direction may also be visualized in Google Earth.
  • New feature: German Localization
  • Enhancement: Help Book - The HoudahGeo Help Book has been reworked and udpated.
  • Enhancement: Coordinate Formatter - HoudahGeo 2.3 displays coordinates in decimal degree, yet allows for input in many other formats.
  • Enhancement: Altitude Formatter - HoudahGeo 2.3 displays altitude in meters abvove see level, yet allows for input in feet.
  • Enhancement: User Interface - HoudahGeo 2.3 brings a refreshed user interface.
  • Bug fix: Various - HoudahGeo 2.3 includes various bug fixes.

New in HoudahGeo 2.2.8 (Jul 6, 2009)

  • Bug fix: Export - On second attempt, HoudahGeo 2.2.7 failed to access images to export.
  • Bug fix: Project open - HoudahGeo 2.2.7 could crash on opening a project file.

New in HoudahGeo 2.2.7 (Jul 1, 2009)

  • New feature: iPhone GPSRecorder - HoudahGeo now supports the iPhone track logger GPSRecorder.
  • New feature: Suunto SDF files - HoudahGeo can now process track log files in the Suunto Treck Manager SDF files.
  • New feature: Merge tracks - HoudahGeo 2.2.7 merges tracks when geocoding photos that fall between 2 tracks.
  • Enhancement: Sorting - The main photo table may now be sorted by clicking column headers.
  • Enhancement: EXIF export - HoudahGeo 2.2.7 writes the GPSMapDatum attribute when exporting coordinates to EXIF.
  • Bug fix: Camera setup - The camera clock preview used to display incorrect values. Now Corrected.
  • Bug fix: GPS device import - GPS device import could crash when cancelled.

New in HoudahGeo 2.2.6 (May 19, 2009)

  • New feature: GlobalSat BT-335 - HoudahGeo 2.2.6 supports Bluetooth connections to the GlobalSat BT-335.
  • New feature: TCX support - HoudahGeo 2.2.6 supports Gramin Training Center log files.
  • Enhancement: Map geocoding - The map geocoding window is now resizable.
  • Enhancement: Camera Setup - HoudahGeo now displays current camera time during camera setup.
  • Enhancement: Help Book - The Help Book has been updated to document features new in HoudahGeo 2.2.
  • Enhancement: iPhoto Places - HoudahGeo 2.2.6 reuses nearby Places in iPhoto '09.
  • Enhancement: Track Library - The location of the track library may now be customized.
  • Bug fix: iPhoto Places - HoudahGeo 2.2.6 no longer creates "nil" Places.

New in HoudahGeo 2.2.5 (Apr 22, 2009)

  • Enhancement: Google Earth KML/KMZ output - HoudahGeo 2.2.5 improves Google Earth output.
  • Bug fix: KML export - HoudahGeo 2.2.5 fixes a crash upon KML export.
  • Bug fix: Reverse geocoding - Fixes an occasional crashing bug that occured during reverse geocoding.

New in HoudahGeo 2.2.4 (Apr 12, 2009)

  • Bug fix: Track loading - HoudahGeo 2.2.4 addresses an issue where track loading may hang forever.
  • Bug fix: iPhoto'09 integration - HoudahGeo 2.2.4 corrects a bug where dates in iPhoto'09 were corrupted when written by HoudahGeo.
  • Bug fix: KML export - Fixes a crashing bug that occured after KML export.

New in HoudahGeo 2.2.3 (Apr 11, 2009)

  • Enhancement: Map geocoding - By popular request, HoudahGeo 2.2.3 brings back Google Maps.
  • Enhancement: Library loading - Library loading speed has been improved. Lightroom library parsing has been disabled by default as it is not as crucial to the process as is iPhoto and Aperture library access.

New in HoudahGeo 2.2.2 (Apr 7, 2009)

  • Enhancement: iPhoto'09 Places - HoudahGeo 2.2.2 now also writes place names to the iPhoto'09 databse.
  • Bug fix: Library loading - HoudahGeo 2.2 erroneously continued to display warnings about photo libraries not being loaded even after libraries finished loading.

New in HoudahGeo 2.2 (Apr 5, 2009)

  • New feature: iPhoto'09 Places - HoudahGeo 2.2 may write to the iPhoto'09 Places database. You may now geocode photos managed by iPhoto'09.
  • New feature: All-new map based geocoding - The map geocoding interface has been completely reworked for efficiency.
  • New feature: Track library - HoudahGeo archives GPS track logs to a library for later re-use.
  • New feature: Lightroom 2 folders access - HoudahGeo 2.2 now supports both Lightroom collections and folders.
  • New feature: Offline bookmark geocoding - Bookmarks from the map geocoding interface are now available for geocoding from the inspector panel.
  • New feature: Automatic altitude information - Reverse geocoding may now retrieve altitude information.

New in HoudahGeo 2.1 (Feb 12, 2009)

  • New feature: Locr export - HoudahGeo allows for direct upload to the photo sharing site Locr.com
  • New feature: Find nearby - Find nearby photos on Locr.com, Panoramio and in CDFinder.
  • New feature: Configurable columns - An option in the View menu now allows for enabling and disabling columns in the main window.
  • New feature: Contextual menu - The table in the main window now features a contextual menu.
  • Bug Fix: CSV export - CSV files exported from HoudahGeo 2.0.6 were missing newlines.

New in HoudahGeo 2.0.6 (Jan 27, 2009)

  • New feature: CVS export - HoudahGeo may export your images as a CSV file. This may, for example, be used with ZeeMaps.com
  • New feature: Inspector windows - HoudahGeo now remembers which inspector were open and re-opens these upon relaunch.
  • Bug Fix: Re-entrant sheets - In HoudahGeo 2.0.5, sheets were not re-entrant. E.g. it was not possible to perform 2 successive EXIF export operations.

New in HoudahGeo 2.0.5 (Jan 24, 2009)

  • Bug fix: XMP sidecar support - HoudahGeo failed to read from XMP sidecars upon import.
  • Bug Fix: Crash on close - Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo would crash when run on Tiger.

New in HoudahGeo 2.0.4 (Jan 22, 2009)

  • Bug fix: EXIF export - Fixes a bug where EXIF writing would fail on systems with a decimal separator other than the dot.
  • Bug Fix: Flickr upload - Flickr upload would fail if restricted to geocoded images only.
  • Bug Fix: Crash on close of a sheet - HoudahGeo could crash upon hiding a sheet.

New in HoudahGeo 2.0.3 (Jan 20, 2009)

  • Bug fix: Manual waypoint geocoding.
  • Waypoints were not correctly listed.
  • Enhancement: Inspector windows
  • Window positions for inspectors are now remembered.

New in HoudahGeo 2.0 (Jan 5, 2009)

  • New feature:
  • Enhanced time zone support - Within HoudahGeo 2.0 you may select which time zone to use for display purposes: camera time zone, computer time zone or GMT. All timestamps displayed by HoudahGeo will obey that setting.
  • Extended GPS device support: Garmin, Magellan, Wintec WBT-201, WBT-200, WBT-100, MTK-based devices (iBlue, Qstarz, ...), Holux M-241, NaviGPS/LocoSys GT-11/BGT-11.
  • Access to Aperture masters - HoudahGeo 2.0 can access and write to master images managed by Aperture.
  • This integration is seamless: you only need to pick a version of the image from your Aperture library. This will be used for all publishing operations. When writing EXIF/XMP/IPTC, you will be offered the option to write to the master rather than the version.
  • Access to iPhoto originals - HoudahGeo 2.0 can access and write to originals of images managed by iPhoto.
  • This integration is seamless: you only need to pick the image from your iPhoto library. The retouched and otherwise processed image will be used for all publishing operations. When writing EXIF/XMP/IPTC, you will be offered the option to write to the original rather than the current version.
  • Lightroom 2 integration - HoudahGeo is able to access images from your Lightroom 1.x or 2.x library.
  • Waypoint geocoding - HoudahGeo 2.0 may automatically geocode photos to the nearest waypoint.
  • Map inspector panel - The Map Inspector window gives you a birds-eye view of where selected photos were taken.
  • Track log inspector panel - The track list allows you to see which tracks are included in the project. From here tracks may also be deleted.
  • Enhancement:
  • Improved reverse geocoding - HoudahGeo offers two possible sources for reverse geocoding: GeoNames.org and Google Maps. Both are able to determine the city, state/province and country where a photo was taken.
  • Flickr sets support - HoudahGeo 2.0 supports Flickr sets. Sets may be created from within HoudahGeo. Photos may be added to existing sets. HoudahGeo 2.0 also lets you assign Flickr privacy levels.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.13 (Aug 21, 2008)

  • HoudahGeo 1.4.13 improves versatility of image metadata loading. It will now correctly read timestamps from DNGs created using Lightroom or Adobe�s DNG Bridge.
  • Caveat: Adobe's DNG converter supposes that both the computer and the camera share the same time zone. The computer time zone information is embedded in the DNG at the time of the conversion. From then on camera time zone settings are ignored as the information attached to the image takes precedence. Always make sure computer and camera time zones match when converting from RAW to DNG.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.12 (Aug 8, 2008)

  • Under Mac OS X Tiger, it was not possible to save HoudahGeo documents.
  • HoudahGeo no longer uses elements deprecated in the most recent version of the KML specification.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.11 (Jul 8, 2008)

  • Bug fix: Image loading - HoudahGeo did not always respect the time zone offset specified in input images. It then incorrectly applied the user configured offset to a timestamp that should be understood in GMT time zone. This resulted in a repeated shift of timestamps
  • Bug fix: Camera clock error - In some situations, HoudahGeo did not use the latest settings for "camera clock error".
  • Bug fix: Stall of Flickr export - On occasion, when uploading an image to Flickr failed, HoudahGeo did not proceed to the next one but stalled.
  • Bug fix: Media browser - The media browser could crash while loading certain Aperture libraries.
  • Bug fix: CSV track log import - HoudahGeo would crash if it failed to correctly parse a CSV track log file.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.10 (Jun 5, 2008)

  • Bug fix: Image rotation - Some images were displayed sideways in Google Earth.
  • Bug fix: Google Earth Geocoding - Google Earth synchronization is now switched off when the Google Earth Geocoding window is dismissed.
  • CAVEAT - The current Google Earth 4.3 beta has a bug which prevents it from displaying images embedded in KMZ files. If you want to display KMZ files generated by HoudahGeo, you should keep a copy of Google Earth 4.2 around.
  • Improved Flickr export - There is now an option to disable machine tags when uploading to Flickr.
  • Enhancement: Improved Google Earth Geocoding - Hint: Adjust the "fly to" speed in Google Earth preferences for faster relocation.Google Earth geocoding now tries to preserve zoom level, heading and tilt when flying to a new location.
  • Enhancement: Improved Google Earth Geocoding - When selecting an already geocoded image, Google Earth automatically flies to the location of that picture. Note: This feature requires Google Earth 4.3 beta.
  • Bug fix: Time zone abbreviations - Specifying camera time zone by abbreviation or GMT offset did not work. GMT time zone was used. This is now fixed.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.9 (May 5, 2008)

  • New feature: Improved Flickr export - There is now an option to disable machine tags when uploading to Flickr.
  • Enhancement: Improved Google Earth Geocoding - Google Earth geocoding now tries to preserve zoom level, heading and tilt when flying to a new location. Hint: Adjust the "fly to" speed in Google Earth preferences for faster relocation.
  • Enhancement: Improved Google Earth Geocoding - When selecting an already geocoded image, Google Earth automatically flies to the location of that picture. Note: This feature requires Google Earth 4.3 beta.
  • Bug fix: Time zone abbreviations - Specifying camera time zone by abbreviation or GMT offset did not work. GMT time zone was used. This is now fixed.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.8 (Apr 25, 2008)

  • Enhancement: Vastly improved Google Earth Geocoding. Google Earth geocoding now provides readings of altitude in addition to latitude and longitude. It now also works when the Google Earth view is tilted.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.7 (Apr 9, 2008)

  • Bug fix: Google Earth Export - Google Earth failed to show images with spaces or other special characters in their names.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.6 (Apr 1, 2008)

  • Enhancement: Time Zone Display - The GMT X time zones are now listed by their natural name.
  • Bug fix: EXIF export - EXIF export and Flickr upload now remove GPS coordinates when none are entered in HoudahGeo.

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.5 (Mar 31, 2008)

  • Enhancement: Flickr export - Enhanced machine tag (triple tag) support
  • Enhancement: exiftool - Upgraded to the latest version of exiftool

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.4 (Mar 18, 2008)

  • Enhancement: Time zones - Added time zone abbreviations to Camera Setup
  • Bug fix: Time zones - The etc/* time zone settings didn't work in past versions of HoudahGeo
  • Bug fix: Image import - Upon import, HoudahGeo reads city and country information from EXIF/IPTC tags

New in HoudahGeo 1.4.3 (Mar 9, 2008)

  • Bug fix: Google Earth Export. Google Earth export created defective output for images with certain special characters in their name
  • Bug fix: Google Earth Export. Google Earth export incorrectly saved JPG files with the file name extension of the originals provided to HoudahGeo

New in HoudahGeo 1.4 (Jan 11, 2008)

  • New feature: Google Earth geocoding
  • New feature: Wintec USB support
  • New feature: Serial-to-USB converter support
  • New feature: Lightroom support
  • New feature: Enhanced XMP sidecar support
  • New feature: Pick & choose
  • New feature: KML output (advanced users)
  • Enhancement: Enhanced XMP sidecars for unsupported files
  • Enhancement: KML/KMZ output

New in HoudahGeo 1.3 (Dec 15, 2007)

  • New feature: XMP sidecar support
  • HoudahGeo now reads and writes XMP sidecar files.
  • New feature: EXIF/XMP export customizability
  • You may now specify which properties to export.
  • New feature: Copy-paste support
  • It is now possible copy-paste image files to the Finder.
  • New feature: LaunchBar / QuickSilver support
  • You may hand files to QuickSilver / LaunchBar for processing.
  • Enhancement: Crash reporter
  • HoudahGeo now includes a more userfriendly crash reporter.
  • Enhancement: Progress bars
  • More detailed progress information for long running operations.
  • Enhancement: Google Earth export
  • Photos are now displayed with coordinates information in Google Earth.
  • Enhancement: Google Earth export
  • Processing speed has been dramatically enhanced.
  • Bug fix: Mac OS X Leopard
  • Writing Spotlight comments works again on Leopard.
  • Bug fix: Mac OS X Leopard
  • Google Earth export works reliably on Leopard.
  • Bug fix: Mac OS X Leopard
  • Image import correctly reads timestamps on Leopard.

New in HoudahGeo 1.2.8 (Sep 24, 2007)

  • New feature: Copy/paste coordinates. It is now possible to copy coordinates from one image to another.
  • Enhancement: Map geocoding. The map window now loads significantly faster.
  • Enhancement: Map geocoding. The map window now remembers settings from previous use.
  • Bug fix: Image preview. The image preview again has the full size of the preview window.