7.63
- Fixed error with Quick Crop
- Updated metadata tag database
7.60
- Browser support for latest Google Maps API
- Updated metadata tag database
7.51
- Compatible with Windows 11
- Updated metadata tag database
- Added option to keep or remove line breaks when exporting metadata to CSV (Excel)
- View WEBP image files
- Minor bug fixes
7.45
- Zoom at mouse cursor position
- Changed mouse wheel zoom direction
- Updated metadata tag database
- Minor bug fixes
7.40
- Support for high resolution displays (DPI aware)
- Canon CR3 display and metadata edit
- Edit HEIF HEIC metadata
- Rename preview resizable
- Updated RAW decoder
- Updated metadata tag database
7.23
- Updated metadata tag database
- Fixed auto rename while importing
- Fixed file details in Windows libraries
7.21
- Updated RAW decoder
- Updated metadata tag database
- Minor UI adjustments
7.12
- RAW decoder with increased performance and WIC support
- Updated metadata tag database
- Support for HEIC/HEIF file format
- Context menu „open“/“open with“ now works if more than 1 file is selected
7.00
- Added in explorer context menu
- Updated RAW decoder
- Updated metadata tag database
6.99
- Fixed Google Maps browser warning
- Updated metadata tag database
6.98
- Fixed batch processing in photo data stamp
- Updated metadata tag database
6.97
- Troubleshoot changes in the Google Maps API
- Updated metadata tag database
6.96
- Fixed parsing of some tags in photo data stamp
- Updated metadata tag database
6.95
- New viewer shortcut, press ‚2‘ to fill screen
- Fixed date/time of some MOV files (e.g. iPhone)
- Updated metadata tag database
6.94
- Added Flash and ISO to EXIF editor
- Fixed decoding of image description when batch editing multiple files
6.93
- JPG processing 30% faster
- Updated metadata tag database
6.92
- Updated metadata tag database
- Bug fixes
6.88
- Fixed slideshow interval setting
- Updated metadata tag database
6.87
- Fixed unicode character mapping
- Updated metadata tag database
6.86
- Faster display of video thumbnails, external codec no longer required (Windows 8, Windows 10)
- Correctly read MP4 creation date/time
- Display video bitrate in the basic metadata panel
6.85
- Updated metadata tag database
- Reverted to default dpi scaling
6.83
- Improved Google Maps display for geotagging
- Updated metadata tag database
- Updated RAW decoder (Canon EOS 7D M2, EOS 1200D, PowerShot G7 X, PowerShot SX60 HS, Fujifilm S1, X100T, X30, X-T1, Nikon D4S, D750, D810, COOLPIX P340, Nikon 1 V3, J4, S2, Olympus E-PL7, E-M10, Pentax K-S1, Panasonic CM1, GH4, GM5, ZS4, Samsung NX mini, NX3000, NX30, NX 11, NX10, NX5, NX1, Sony RX100M3, A500, A77M2, A7M2, A7S)
6.81
- Fixed unintended subfolder when cropping
6.80
- Reduce images while keeping all the metadata
- Photo Data Stamp allows to ‚print‘ metadata such as date taken onto images
- Processed images (crop, grayscale, resize, stamp) can automatically be saved in subfolders, instead or in addition to using suffixes
- Various fixes
6.78
- Fixed Access Violation when displaying certain images
- Updated metadata tag database
6.77
- Updated RAW decoder (Canon EOS 70D, EOS 100D, EOS 700D, EOS 1D C, EOS C500, PowerShot G16, PowerShot S120, PowerShot A3300, Nikon COOLPIX P7800, 1 J3, 1 AW1, Olympus E-P5, E-PL6, E-M1, Stylus1, XZ-10, Pentax K-3, Panasonic DMC-FZ7, DMC-LF1, DMC-G6, DMC-GF6, DMC-GM1, DMC-GX7, DMC-TZ61, Sony DSC-RX10, DSC-RX100M2, ILCE-7, ILCE-7R, ILCE-3000, ILCE-5000, NEX-5T, NEX-3N)
- Updated metadata tag database
- Fixed local time
6.76
- New filter option „Hide RAW file on JPG+RAW“
- Auto hide navigation buttons in viewer
- Keep embedded ICC profile when clearing metadata
- Updated metadata tag database
- Minor fixes
6.70
- High resolution display support
- Navigation buttons and slide gesture support in viewer
- Filename for metadata report can include relative path
- Fixed backup metadata of single file
6.60
- Fixed redating of video files (file timestamp)
- Fixed file browser update after drag&drop
- Various fixes and optimizations
6.50
- Integrates new state-of-the-art metadata engine
- Reads virtually all metadata from a wide variety of cameras
- Reads video file metadata
- Write support for almost any RAW format
- Updated RAW decoder (Canon EOS 6D, EOS M, PowerShot G15, Nikon D600, Coolpix P7700, Sony NEX-5R, 6, A99, RX100, Olympus E-PL5, E-PM2, Samsung EX2F, NX1000…)
- Full metadata panel with new „Other“ section
- Full metadata panel displays tags in English, German, Spanish, French
- EXIF tags from sidecar files are now marked with „+“ (added) or „*“ (overwrite)
- Metadata templates in EXIF and IPTC editor can include line breaks
- Search by filename now includes full path (search for folders)
- Possible to restore JPG metadata from other JPG files
- Change date and time allows to select individual tags (original, created, …)
- New function to fix metadata problems
- Support for multicore processing enables faster reading of metadata
- Windows 8 compatibility
- Fixed error message after clearing metadata
- Other minor fixes
6.40
- Updated RAW decoder (Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 650D, 1D X, PowerShot G1 X, Fujifilm X-Pro1, X-S1, Nikon D3200, D4, D800, Olympus E-M5, Sony A57, …)
- New import option to mark transferred files using the archive bit, and skip these on subsequent transfers
- Rename by Counter now works across multiple sessions, but can optionally be reset each time
- New option for the viewer and preview resampling quality (‚Fast‘ corresponds to the old default setting, ‚Normal‘ and ‚Best‘ for higher quality, but slower)
- Faster combined grouping and sorting by metadata
- New „Quick Crop“ feature allowing to quickly change the aspect ratio from within the file browser (right click context menu)
- Switching from the search or import tab does not clear the result list any longer, making it easier to move files to different folders
- Show total number of files in search and import result
- Fixed RAW+JPG deletion with path names that contain spaces
- Minor fixes and enhancements
6.30
- Support for color management
- New „Delete RAW+JPG“ feature, works with RAW and JPG files in different folders as defined in the import „Auto folder“ structure
- New „Open with“ context menu with custom list of editors
- Clearer, more simplistic thumbnail view
- Added grouping by 3 letters of filename
- Added grouping by aperture
- Added professional 5:4 / 4:5 aspect ratios for lossless cropping
- Enable metadata list view and grouping in camera or mobile phone folders
(devices connected via PTP/MTP, iPhone, iPad, …) - Fixed import presets for PTP/MTP source folders
- Fixed faulty GPS coordinates in rare circumstances
- Minor fixes
6.20
- File browser with grouping feature, group by date, camera, lens etc
- Last used import or rename preset moves to the top of the popup-menu
- Now possible to use the „&“ symbol in the renaming scheme
- Rename with shutter value: 1/3 sec is „3“, 3 sec is „3s“ in the filename
- Updated RAW decoder
- Removed priority of internal XMP data over EXIF or IPTC metadata
- Added support for .jpe files
- Fixed change date/time of Fuji .raf files
- Fixed timezone issue with XMP metadata
- Fixed saving lens data in XMP sidecar files
- Fixed rotation of RAW files
- Fixed saving settings
- Fixed access violation in file report list mode
- Various minor fixes
6.10
- Revised import and auto rename settings, added presets
- Quick selection of import and auto rename presets in the main window
- Option to preview filenames before auto renaming
- Support for EXIF 2.3 tags
- Updated RAW decoder (Olympus E-P3/PL3, Leica D-Lux 5, V-Lux 2, Panasonic Lumix G3, GF3, Sony NEX-5N/C3)
- Added support for Samsung .srw files
- Edit lens model and lens make tags
- Change of focal length now recalculates the FocalLengthIn35mmFilm tag
- Added display of megapixels (MP) in basic metadata panel
- Lossless crop showing dimension and megapixels of the selected area
- Added Sony tag „Multi frame noise reduction“
- Included lens type in search for „other metadata“
- Various bug fixes
6.00
- New: Custom metadata section „My Tags“
- New: Create and use templates in the edit dialogs
- Faster full metadata panel, alphabetically sorted and with wordwrap
- Full metadata panel displays IPTC keywords and categories with hierarchy
- Updated Makernote database, added Sony and Samsung cameras
- New „Interval“ feature to increment the date and time of pictures consecutively
- Option to enable/disable alphabetical sorting of the keyword and category tree
- Option to choose between auto-quality and high-quality thumbnails
- When importing, the rename macro „folder“ is now destination folder instead of source folder
- Fixed auto rotate would not work when importing without auto rename
- Fixed occasional freeze after importing with auto folder
- Fixed export metadata to Excel .csv format
- Fixed map error 80020101 when rapidly switching geotagged images
- Fixed columns/headers in the file details view in Windows 7 libraries
- Minor fixes
5.90
- Edit aperture, shutter speed and focal length tags
- Updated RAW decoder (Canon G12, Lumix LX5, Sony A55/A580, …)
- Option to force the creation of sidecar files when editing RAW metadata
- Thumbnail generation again a little faster
- Added support for .mov and .m4v (Win 7)
- Added GPS status icon in the basic metadata panel
- Keep the current zoom factor when switching geotagged images in the map
- Excel compatibility of report *.csv files on US based systems
- File modified time on Win 7 with correct daylight savings time to match Windows Explorer
- Fixed import autoplay handler
- Fixed import cancel
- Fixed switching viewer images in dual screen mode
- Fixed renaming of companion files after manual rename
- Fixed saving thumbnails after rotating in search or import result list
- Fixed missing thumbnail icons
5.80
- Support for cameras connected via PTP/MTP (PictBridge), iPhone, iPad, etc.
(requires WinXP or higher for importing, Vista or Win7 for browsing) - Thumbnail generation with smart usage of embedded thumbnails (fast)
- Reintroduced alphabetical sorting of the keyword and category tree
- Added option for auto rename based on IPTC creation date
- Added copy function for tag values in the full metadata panel
- Added 5 new browser color schemes
- Added highlighting of search terms in the full metadata panel
- Updated RAW decoder, fixed DNG cast
- Fixed auto rename when importing to folder based on current date
- Fixed overwriting existing files on import
- Fixed rare problem with auto folder creation
5.70
- New: Hierarchical IPTC keywords and categories
- Viewer support for multi monitor systems
- Display rational values in the full metadata panel as single numbers
- Display number and size of selected files in the status bar
- New option to create import folder based on current date
- Automatic „Last Import“ item in favorite folders after importing files
- Import checks destination file integrity before deleting source file
- Added IPTC „Categories“ to the metadata columns
- Show search and import progress in Windows 7 taskbar
- Browser support for Matroska .mkv files
- Search in geotagging map is now biased towards home country
- Restore last used page in IPTC editor
- Add keyword or category by double click, delete by DEL-key
- Fixed find function would not find keywords consisting of multiple words
- Fixed random access violation in the file browser
- Fixed list update after moving or deleting files
5.60
- New: Rotate RAW images
- Faster tag enumeration in the full metadata panel
- Lossless cropping with predefined aspect ratios (3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1)
- Keywords and categories repository in text files for better maintenance
- Added copy & paste function to keywords and categories lists
- Added batch mode for metadata backup and restore
- Improved RAW thumbnails, fixed orientation issues
- Status icons in basic info panel indicate metadata content and origin
- Auto Rename with metadata removes invalid characters and cuts long filenames
- Added Find button in the toolbar
- Browser shows filename tooltip if captions are disabled
- Fixed bug when cropping large oriented pictures
- Fixed sidecar files were always created when batch editing IPTC data
- Fixed missing GPS reference in report
5.50
- Added metadata write support for Olympus .ORF and Photoshop .PSD files
- Faster metadata reading/writing, especially for .TIF, .NEF, .DNG, .PEF files
- Updated Makernote database for many cameras
- List columns, report and auto rename with IPTC tags
- Geotagging map displays multiple position markers
- Full Metadata Panel indicates the tabs which contain data
- Added support for Leica .RWL files
- Open image file via command line or file association
- Import cleans up AVCHD structure on card after moving .MTS/.M2TS files
- Display Panasonic lens information in the basic metadata panel
- Replaced undo by doubleclick in the edit dialogs with dedicated undo button
- Fixed loading map through proxy server
- Fixed folder thumbnail generation in Windows 7
- Fixed selecting files in Windows 7 Libraries
- Fixed error after switching list view modes
- Fixed saving tags with umlauts and non-standard chars in sidecar files
- Fixed format when saving IPTC date and time values
- Fixed map script error after Google Maps API change
- Fixed add new folder on desktop
- Various minor fixes
5.40
- New: Search files by metadata
- Faster loading of large JPG images in the viewer
- Revised Import dialog, faster memory card copy
- „Import Result“ only shows the just imported files
- Added support for Panasonic .RW2 files
- Added „Check for Update“ function
- Geotagging window restores position and can be resized
- Fixed UTC and daylight savings time in XMP data
- Fixed GPS coordinates at 0° west or south were not saved correctly
- Fixed missing tags in Advanced Information pane
- Fixed error in mshtml.dll when initiating map
5.30
- New: Geotagging of photos with interactive map
- Added RAW viewer support for Sigma .x3f format
- Adjust date picture taken works with videos and their companion (.thm) files
- Revised user interface for transfer options / destination folder
- Navigating with Browse Back/Next buttons is faster
- When browsing a folder up, the subfolder is highlighted in the list
- Now possible to open a folder as command line parameter
- Explorer context menu integration „Browse with PIE“
- Photoshop/Lightroom fix for IPTC location tag
- Fixed date picture taken column in file details view
- Fixed list view refresh after changing file timestamps
- Fixed occasional freezing when deleting files
5.20
- New: Editing of IPTC metadata, single file and batch mode
- New: Editing of Keywords and Categories
- Updated RAW decoder (Nikon D5000 .nef, Canon 500D / T1i .cr2)
- Clear Metadata dialog with selection of EXIF/IPTC/XMP
- Added Cut/Copy/Paste in edit and file context menu
- Fixed display of IPTC data if no EXIF data present
- Fixed XMP synchronization with umlauts and non-standard chars
- Minor fixes
5.10
- New: Creation of XMP sidecar files allows tagging of all RAW formats
- Sidecar metadata is now accessible via the main image file
- Added Rating function in the main window and viewer
- Added „Filter by rating“ feature
- Set Rating by context menu or keyboard shortcut
- Added folder name to the Auto Rename tags
- Added exposure bias to the list of columns and Auto Rename tags
- Added support for unicode folders and filenames
- Minor fixes
5.00
- New: Extraction of XMP and IPTC metadata
- Metadata sections in the Advanced Information pane allow to hide groups of tags
- Change of date picture taken now updates XMP tags, if present
- Metadata editor updates corresponding XMP tags, if present
- Advanced information pane included in the color scheme setting
4.90
- New: Transfer with Auto Folder feature for automatic folder creation based on metadata
- Macro „Prompt for description“ for additional descriptions in auto created folder names
- After transfer, a list of used and created folders is shown in the directory pane
- Basic Information pane now includes lens data for many cameras
- Report Generator now includes file data such as file size and date
- New viewer function Shift+Wheel for zooming at the mouse cursor position
- Sequence number (counter) on Auto Rename and Transfer is now the same for files that only differ in its extensions
- New Auto Rename option to restart counter on each new day
- Added rename support for XMP sidecar files
- Optionally update file timestamps after changing EXIF date/time
- Sorting by date picture taken is now available in all views
- Refined visual appearance of buttons and dialogs
- Various fixes
4.80
- Higher quality RAW thumbnails and fast preview
- Edit metadata of TIFF and CRW, DNG, NEF, PEF, JP2 formats
- Added anthracite and black color schemes
- Improved progress display on memory card transfer
- Added description tag to the basic information panel
- Clickable description and date/time fields in the basic information panel
- Improved thumbnail generation order
- Separated options for Open Command and Double Click
- Close viewer with double click
- Removed useless Transpose and Transverse functions
- Minor fixes
4.70
- New: Lossless Crop feature
- Increased RAW viewer speed
- RAW viewer updated to support newer cameras (eg. Nikon D90)
- Faster Olympus ORF thumbnails
- Added French language user interface
- Main window preview pane adapts to window resize
- Minor fixes
4.60
- New: left pane tree with favorites
- Inclusion of folder shortcuts in the file list if subfolder option is checked
- Items in the file list can be repositioned by drag and drop for individual rename sequence
- Minor improvements and fixes
4.50
- Subfolders now included in the file list (optional)
- New filter allows enabling of unsupported or hidden files and THM/WAV companions
- Explorer context menu function included in the file popup menu
- Displays size and date of selected subfolder in the basic information pane
- Select All (Ctrl+A) now with double function, first selects files, second all elements
- Added option to use embedded thumbnail for RAW preview
- Added THM companionship with .3GP files (cell phone videos)
- Added support for Sony .SR2 raw files
- Added XMP keywords tag, available for file list and renaming
- Various improvements and fixes
4.40
- New: function to remove XMP metadata from JPG files
- Displays icon in basic information pane if file contains XMP data
- Open file launches internal viewer if file has no association
- ImageNumber tag made available for list view and auto rename
- Auto rename now allows to cut digits from original filename (see Filename Configuration -> Advanced)
- Enabled F3 and F4 keys in main window to toggle on/off basic and advanced information
- Description field now reads UserComment or XMP description if ImageDescription tag not present
- Viewer optionally shows customizable description field if included in image
- Mouse cursor in viewer becomes invisible if inactive
4.30
- New: Change EXIF date/time in RAW files
- New: Set EXIF date/time based on file timestamp
- Change EXIF date/time does not change file modified timestamp
- Now possible to set file created timestamp based on EXIF date/time (e.g. for iTunes)
- Redate option in transfer now sets both created and modified timestamp
- New transfer option to skip files already transferred
- Support for multiline Image Description tag
- Tag conversion from UTF8 to ANSI characters
- Fixed problems with the transfer dialog under Windows XP
- Fixed zoom slider display with certain cameras
- Fixed crash of the demo version under Windows Vista with UAC enabled
- Minor improvements and fixes
4.20
- Added file browser address bar with autocomplete feature
- Added Back, Next and History functions
- Loading of some RAW files slightly faster
- Width and Height tags now recognized for all supported formats
- New optional tag ‚Width x Height‘ with column sorting by number of pixels
- Fixed sorting of ISO column
- Fixed time lag for list update after auto rename
- Thumbnail cache and options now shared among all Picmeta applications
- Improved administrator installation for other users
4.10
- Added Photoshop PSD file support
- Included mp4 files in browser and transfer
- Auto rename of single file shows new name in the confirmation query
4.00
- New: Editor for EXIF strings, single file and batch mode
- New: General use of the orientation tag makes manual or auto rotation almost obsolete
- New: Thumbnail list now optionally uses embedded EXIF thumbnails for faster display
- New: Auto rename now supports many more tags (see „More..“ button)
- Update of EXIF thumbnails after image transformation
- Tag editor allows to manually update or remove EXIF thumbnail
- Added write protection check for remove/restore metadata
- After transfer, file list is scrolled to show the last file transferred
- Adjust EXIF date/time now also works if there is no EXIF header; it creates one based on the file modified date
- More tags available for file list and report generator
- Use correct camera white balance for RAW display
- Fixed restore columns in the picture information view
- Fixed mouse cursor reset in the viewer when changing direction
- New option for auto rename using file creation date
- Transfer now preserves file creation date
- New options to disable confirmation query and report for auto rename
- Optimized Tab position in Advanced Information
- Panasonic mts/m2ts files support for transfer and renaming
- New option to enable/disable image preview during transfer
- Transfer file progress bar more exact under Vista
- Included Ascending/Descending option in menu View/Arrange By
- Fixed bug that would cause sort column not restored correctly
- Fixed crash when reading Pentax Makernote
- Fixed bug that could cause crash if transfer was aborted
- Fixed bug when transferring .wav files assigned to pictures files
- Fixed: EXIF Date/Time would show file modification date after editing with some applications
- Fixed: Floating point overflow error when reading metadata
- Suppress display of unkown EXIF and makernote tags
- Added Spanish as user interface language
3.90
- Reading EXIF information in RAW files
- Improved Makernote support (Canon, Fujifilm, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Sigma, Panasonic, Pentax, Sony)
- Added report generator (enhanced former ‚picinfo.txt‘)
- Quality tag in basic information replaced by ISO value
- Auto rename does not produce value prefixes any longer, these can be put manually in the filename mask
- Various bug fixes
3.80
- Redesigned faster file browser
- Realtime thumbnail resizing
- Viewer supports many new file formats including RAW of almost any camera
- Customizable columns in the picture information list view
- Thumbnailing of video files using first frame
- New transfer dialog with progress indicators and picture preview
- Backup/restore metadata replaces ‚picinfo.txt‘, old picinfo.txt files can still be read
- Added remove metadata feature
- Last opened folder now correctly restores the virtual path (Desktop, My Documents, ..)
- Restores correct window position on multi-monitor systems
- Added option to reset or keep zoom in the viewer
- Viewer options „grow to fill“ and „stretch“ now accessible as menu actions
- Option to use the mouse wheel for zooming
- Information display in the viewer now transparent by default
- Removed option „trim edges“ for lossless transformation, is standard now
- Several user interface changes and revised options dialog
- Fixed: autorotate tried to rotate other files than .jpg
3.60
- RAW, CR2 and NEF files are transferred and displayed in the file list
- NEF Thumbnails and picture information
- THM-files linked with MPG
- Unknown maker specific tags are no more displayed
- Change EXIF-Date/Time now sets new day according to time adjustment
- Fixed Zoom Definition did not work with some cameras
- Fixed redate of write protected files
- Minor GUI changes
- PIE added to registered AutoPlay applications for transfer