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Copyright (c) 2002 Friedemann Schmidt
All Rights Reserved

Description
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With Exifer you can view, save, restore and edit the exif information
of files shot with a digital camera. Exifer also supports lossless
rotation of JPEG images.

For more information please take a look at
http://www.exifer.friedemann.info

Disclaimer
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This software is provided "as-is". No warranty of any kind is
expressed or implied. You use at your own risk. The author will not
be liable for data loss, damages, loss of profits or any other kind
of loss while using or misusing this software.

You are granted the right to use and to make an unlimited number of
copies of this software.

Commercial use and distribution is not authorized without agreement.

Installing and using these software signifies acceptance of these
terms and conditions of the license.

History ("!" = fixed, "*" = changed, "+" = added)
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v2.0...

v1.0.20 beta (build 104) (03/09/2002)
! When running under Windows 95 the DLL MSIMG32.DLL hasn't been found.
! "Open With" didn't work with filenames containing blanks.
! Some translation bugs.
* Display format of some exif fields ("shutter speed", "brightness"...).
* Renaming now also is possible with files which dowsn't contain EXIF date information.
* A few minor changes.


v1.0.19 beta (build 103) (02/03/2002)
* Improved "open with" customizing. 
* Optimized XP style
! Some minor translation bugs

v1.0.18 beta (build 102) (02/02/2002)
* Improved "open with" customizing. 
+ Toolbar with "open with" software.
! Image height and width in Exif info sometimes hasn't been set correctly after rotation.

v1.0.17 beta (build 101) (01/30/2002)
! Fixed some minor bugs.
! Added some translations.

v1.0.16 beta (build 100) (01/30/2002)
* All changes from v1.0.15 beta are now also available in English language.
+ Supports Windows XP.
+ Added time offset feature to edit dialog.
+ Option to add/remove Exifer to/from the Explorer context menu.
+ Possibility to enable/disable asking for creating a backup when opening an image by "open with".
+ Showing progress when reading a directory with lot of images.
! Fixed some minor bugs.

v1.0.15 beta (build 89) (10/17/2001)
This update was in German language only.
! Fixed: Displaying correct exposure values greater than 1 second
! Fixed: Sometimes exif data hasn't been diplayed when it didn't contain any thumbnail data
+ Possibility to hide images (original and thumbnail) which is useful for slower PCs 

v1.0.14 beta (build 88) (09/19/2001)
! Fixed: Backups haven't been created under some circumstances

v1.0.14 beta (build 83) (09/17/2001)
! Fixed a lot of minor bugs
+ Commandline parameters (Exifer can be called with a file or directory)
+ Copying, moving and deleting of image files
* Redesigned Exif window
* "Tip of the day" is only available when using the German language
* Improved slideshow (with Exif window, lossless rotation
* Improved a lot of other minor things


v1.0.14 beta (build 53) (08/28/2001)
! Fixed problems with Windows 95/98: The backup files haven't been 
moved to the backup directory if they haven't been needed anymore
! Fixed a lot of minor bugs
+ Rename and redate
+ Lossless rotating
+ Slideshow
+ Toolbar
+ Support for English and German language (English language needs
file Exifer.ENG
+ "Tip of the day" and "Hint" dialogs
+ "Insert from file" (*exi or *jpg) is also possible for all selected
files now, not only one file.

v1.0.13 beta (08/28/2001)
+ Export dialog allows customizing of separators and delimiters.
+ Exif export of all JPEG files in subdirectories.
+ Improved behaviour when changing, deleting or adding files
to the actual displayed directory.
+ Option to display exif infos in raw format (for example '30/10'
instead of 'F2.8' for 'Max Aperture').

v1.0.12 beta (08/27/2001)
+ Options dialog
+ Customizable camera values for converting the focal length to
an equivalent value of analog cameras.
+ The time stamp of an image file will be saved into the backup files
and can be restored optional.
+ Purging files in backup directory after a certain time period or
when the total size of files exceeds a certain value.
+ Customizable export of Exif values to a CSV file.
+ Customizable menu with programs for "open with".
+ Deleting exif backups.
+ Sizable preview image
+ Several select commands
* Many little things and many minor fixes.

v1.0.11 beta (08/22/2001)
! Fixed problems with bigger fonts.

v1.0.10 beta (08/22/2001)
! Fixed some minor bugs.
+ The date fields now can be changed for all selected files without changing the time.

v1.0.9 beta (08/07/2001)
! Fixed problem with large JPEG files (for example panoramas with
about 15000 x 2000 pixels).

v1.0.8 beta (08/07/2001)
+ New replacemet dialog.
+ Bookmarks for directories.
+ Hotkeys
! A lot of fixes of minor user interface bugs.

v1.0.7 beta (08/05/2001)
! Fixed all problems with tested cameras and hopefully with all
cameras in general.
! Improved the speed of reading a directory with picture files.
! "Load"-dialog had the default extension "exif". Now it's "exi".
+ Moved all buttons to a menu.
+ The file list box has got a popup menu and a new column which shows
if a backup for the exif information exists.
+ The date fields and the user comment can be edited for all selected
files ("Exif | Edit...").
+ Reading/writing the user comments of all selected files from/to a
file "descript.ion". This is a hidden ASCII file which can be handled
among others by ACDSee.
+ Progress bar.

v1.0.6 beta (08/02/2001)
! Fixed wrong visual display of some exif values
! Enabled "Load" button when picture has no exif.

v1.0.5 beta (08/01/2001)
+ Turned it back to beta stadium
! Fixed crashes with the message "Format '%p' ungültig oder nicht kompatibel mit
Argument" which occured every time Exifer doesn't like a picture.

v1.0.4 (07/31/2001)
! Disabled temporary special camera notes (maker notes).
! Fixed bug which causes sometimes an error with Motorola align
pictures when adding user comments.

v1.0.3 (07/31/2001)
+ Setup dialog / deinstallation

v1.0.2 (07/31/2001)
! Reading images with motorola byte aligns (pictures taken with
Ricoh-, some Kodak-, Sony and other Cameras).
+ Editing of date and time fields.
+ Editing of user comment.

Homepage
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Web site:
http://www.exifer.friedemann.info