History ("!" = fixed, "*" = changed, "+" = added) ================================================= v2.1.5 (build 263) (09/18/2002) ! Fixed some EXIF makernote fields ! When adding watermarks in batch mode for more than one image, the inserted data always has been taken from the first image only. ! Creating and removing thumbnails didn't work. ! Exifer created an empty file c:\exifer.txt. ! Empty date fields has been exported as 12/30/1899 to CSV. v2.1.4 (build 259) (09/14/2002) ! Fixed error with proxy port on startup when upgrading from prior version. v2.1.3 (build 257) (09/14/2002) + Minolta makernotes (special thanks to Dalibor Jelinek). + Editable JPEG comment. * Optional display of unknown EXIF makernote fields. * Improved rewriting EXIF data (e.g. the data now won't be totally rewritten after rotation or date field changes). * Improved functionality of HTTP access to checkup for updates. ! Improved speed of refreshing the list view while reading data. ! Fixed display of some EXIF fields. ! Fixed some minor bugs. v2.1.2 (build 230) (08/25/2002) + Watermarks can be inserted with size relative to a given reference. + Added command line parameters (launch "Exifer.exe /?") * Improved zoom features in slideshow mode. ! Fixed GUI bugs. ! Changed Shortcuts hasn't been saved. ! Other APP-markers than EXIF and IPTC has been deleted after rotation. ! Customized shortcuts won't be saved. ! Makernotes won't be displayed on TIFF files. ! The dialog for importing camera focal length values appears outside the screen, so it's not visible. ! The field "Digital zoom" in Olympus makernotes won't be displayed correctly. ! Exifer removes APP-markers except EXIF and IPTC after rotation (for example sound information) v2.1.1 (build 229) (08/21/2002) There are many changes against the last public version 1.0.20. Here are some of them, but I think not all: + Crop feature with aspect ratio (in slideshow view). + Watermarks (text can be inserted into images). + Added delete directory to browse window. + Creating directories in browse mode + Displaying thumbnail in slideshow. + Optional updating of EXIF modified date. + Zoom feature in slideshow. + Customizeable shortcuts. + Added copy/cut and paste (ctrl+c, ctrl+x, ctrl+v) for copying, cutting and pasting images. + Added rename to slideshow. + New options for backup "yes", "no", "ask". + Added directory history. + Added quality selection for thumbnail creation. + Added import of Cumulus categories into EXIF/IPTC data. + Directories will be shown in list view. + Added image delete to slideshow. + Added shortcut for image delete. + Directory-Up button + Thumbnail view + EXIF 2.2 + Editing/creating of several EXIF fields + IPTC support + TIFF support (view only) + THM support + Creating/inserting/rotating/deleting of thumbnails in EXIF data + Three customizeable data views in browse and slideshow + Improved rename feature that + Online update ! Many GUI bugs. ! "Portrait mode" and "Landscape mode" of exposure program in EXIF data hasn't been recognized correctly. v1.0.20 beta (build 104) (03/09/2002) * 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. ! 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. 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.