What's new in ExifChanger 4.3 Beta 3
Sep 3, 2014
- The special macro Image.DateTime now handles 24-hour times.
- Beta versions now allow unlock codes to be entered.
New in ExifChanger 4.3 Beta 2 (Sep 3, 2014)
- In the list view (middle panel), times are now shown as 24-hour time, with seconds, so that sorting occurs correctly.
- The geotagging preview panel is now working. (An earlier version broke it.) This is the View button in the Geotag group at the top-right of the metadata (rightmost) panel.
New in ExifChanger 4.3 Beta 1 (Aug 14, 2014)
- ExifTool updated to version 9.69.
- DNG.UniqueCameraModel now editable. (Effective only on DNGs.)
- Multiple keywords (separated by commas) are now supported.
- Keywords are written into XMP.Subject field in addition to IPTC.Keywords field, as OS X displays the former if it's present.
- If Quick Apply is clicked, the Apply button is no longer shown in the Review Changes panel.
- A new Preferences option allows changes to be written directly into image files, so no "_original" files are created. Be sure you have a backup of your images if you exercise this option.
New in ExifChanger 4.2 (Jun 4, 2014)
- FileModificationTime is preserved, unless explicitly set. (Version 3 set it to the current time.)
- The embedded ExifTool has been updated to 9.18
- All datetime macros can have a format after the name, with a colon separator. For example, {@Exif.DateTimeOriginal:YYYYMMDD} would be replaced by the date in the format YYYYMMDD (e.g., 20130220). Details below.
- There's a new Preview button on the Review Changes panel to see exactly what changes will be made prior to applying them.
- Track map not shown, but markers of track start and end are. (As of version 4.1, the track is shown.)
- ExifTool display of complete info (nothing checked) now sorted; shows tag names if option key is held down.
- Lift/Stamp Metadata for easily transferring metadata between images. Details below.
- New menu items to check all or none, for metadata checkboxes.
- For ExifAux.LensInfo, spaces replace commas.
- Confirmation added to Update preset to help prevent accidental updates.
- Sizes of windows now remembered.
- New preference to convert Exif.MaxApertureValue from APEX to F number, to get around MacOS bug.
- TIFF.ImageDescription is shown, but is not changeable. You can use a preset to set IPTC.Caption/Abstract from TIFF.ImageDescription. As in Version 3, changes to IPTC.Caption/Abstract are written to both fields.
- Better handling of international characters in edit fields and panels.
- New command to delete all metadata
- ExifTool display of complete info (nothing checked) now sorted
- New macros:
- FileNameNumber (last 4 characters of file name if its exactly 8 characters without extension; otherwise, whole name)
- Image.DateTime (a date guaranteed to be present; from EXIF info if available, file modification time if not)
- Adjust.FileModificationTime:00:00:00
- Fields now changeable:
- Exif.UserComment
- FileName
- FileModificationTime
- GPS.ImgDirection
- GPS.ImgDirectionRef
- GPS.TimeStamp
- GPS.DateStamp
- TIFF.Orientation (will not update thumbnails)
New in ExifChanger 4.00 Beta 8 (Mar 4, 2013)
- Slight internal tweak. Should have no noticeable effect.
New in ExifChanger 4.00 Beta 7 (Mar 4, 2013)
- Fixed international-character problems.
New in ExifChanger 4.00 Beta 6 (Feb 27, 2013)
- Improved handling of international characters.
- Pasting into edit fields and panels now works better, and characters are converted for proper display in the field table.
- If a field is not being displayed properly, you can control whether conversion is enabled via the newly renamed Reorder/Convert Fields panel.
New in ExifChanger 4.00 Beta 5 (Feb 27, 2013)
- One more change to the way TIFF.ImageDescription and IPTC.Caption/Abstract are handled:
- In Beta 5, TIFF.ImageDescription is shown, but is not directly changeable (no checkbox). You can use a preset to set IPTC.Caption/Abstract from it if you want. As in Version 3 (and 4.00B4), changes to IPTC.Caption/Abstract are made to both fields.
New in ExifChanger 4.00 Beta 4 (Feb 27, 2013)
- TIFF.ImageDescription is no longer shown as a separate field, and changes to IPTC.Caption/Abstract are copied to both fields. This is identical to the way Version 3 worked.
- This is to get around a bug in MacOS that shows the TIFF.ImageDescription value as the caption, instead of the IPTC.Caption/Abstract field, even if the latter has a different value.
- The ExifChanger main-screen view, Aperture, Preview, and maybe other Apple apps all show this behavior. Lightroom and Photo Mechanic always show the IPTC.Caption/Abstract field if it has a value, and never the TIFF.ImageDescription field, even if it has a different value. If the IPTC.Caption/Abstract field has no value, but the TIFF.ImageDescription field does, Lightroom shows the latter.
New in ExifChanger 4.00 Beta 3 (Feb 25, 2013)
- Sizes of windows now remembered
- New preference to convert Exif.MaxApertureValue from APEX to F number, to get around MacOS bug (set by default)
- Scratchpad terminology changed to conform to Aperture (lift/stamp); Edit menu changed
New in ExifChanger 3.18 (Feb 17, 2012)
- Better handling of international characters, and now changes to the IPTC.Caption/Abstract also apply to the EXIF Image Description. Date-adjusting macros now accept hours greater than 24.
New in ExifChanger 3.14 (Feb 3, 2012)
- New icon.
- Bug with date adjustments on Snow Leopard (10.6) fixed. (Lion was OK.)
New in ExifChanger 3.12 (Jan 27, 2012)
- Metadata export, based on a template with macros. Generate HTML, CSV, SQL, or any other type of text output. A few bug fixes, too.
New in ExifChanger 2.0.1 (Oct 18, 2011)
- Fix for OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
New in ExifChanger 1.1 (Sep 30, 2011)
- Optionally processes images in subfolders (enabled with checkbox).
- Field list can be reordered for most convenient access.
- Total number of images and number selected shown.
- List view, in addition to thumbs view.
- Sort by name, date, or type.
New in ExifChanger 1.01 (Sep 16, 2011)
- International characters now handled correctly.
- Multi-line captions allowed.
- Time per image displayed.
- "mixed" metadata handled more intelligently.