Phil Harvey has released version 12.79 of ExifTool. ExifTool is a free and cross-platform program that allows managing and editing the metadata of a large number of files. 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 12.79
- Improvements to new Geolocation feature:
- Added ability to obtain GPS coordinates from city name
- Added -listgeo option to list the Geolocation database
- Added the ability to include user-defined cities in the Geolocation database
- Added the ability to write li>
- Increased resolution of Geolocation GPS positions and stored populations
- API Changes:
- Save necessary data members to allow GetInfo to be accessed by user -defined tags
