Download ExifTool 12.83

Phil Harvey has released version 12.83 of ExifTool. ExifTool is a free and cross-platform program that allows the metadata of a large number of files can be managed and edited. It works from the command line, but there are third party solutions available that allow it to be used with a graphical user interface as well. New versions are released regularly, but most releases are made available under the beta banner. This update is also referred to as a development version; the latest stable release is version 12.76. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Changes in version 12.83

• Added SetTags helper function for use in advanced formatting expressions
• Added a couple of new tags from the DNG 1.7.1 specification
• Added a new Nikon Z lens
• Added a couple of new QuickTime tags
• Added a few more XMP-GCamera tags
• Added build_geolocation utility to the full distribution
• Decode a new CanonVRD tag and rename another one
• Updates to Sony maker note decoding for newer models (thanks Jos Roost)
• Minor change in -p option to avoid adding the trailing newline if the -b option is also used
• Minor changes to GM PDR decoding for Gear and angle measurements
• Removed Geolocation alternate language support from the standard distribution, and added PPLX feature codes
• Set family 1 group name for NextBase 'nbmt' information to “Nextbase”
• Fixed incorrect ID of a DNG tag
• API Changes:
  • Added IgnoreGroups option