Log Message:
Oct. 29, 2024 - Version 13.00 (production release)

  - Added support for reading GPS from Autel Evo II drone videos
  - Added a new PhaseOne RawFormat value
  - Updated XMP-exifEX tags, exif2xmp.args and xmp2exif.args according to the
    2024 EXIF for XMP specification
  - Updated Geolocation databases from current geonames.org files
  - Updated the MIME types for a couple of font formats
  - Enhanced -diff option to work with -ec (C-style escape of special chars)
  - Changed name of EXIF Title tag to ImageTitle to correspond with specifiation
  - Reverted a geotag warning message to remove debugging information that was
    added in version 12.67 and moved this information into a -v3 verbose message
  - Patched Perl bug which gave "Can't spawn" warning in Windows if \ 
control-C
    was pressed while displaying the exiftool application help
  - Fixed API StructFormat JSONQ setting to properly quote values in structures
  - Fixed incorrect AudioStreamType for M2TS videos containing a PGS stream
  - Fixed -diff option so "same tags" messages are only shown when -v \ 
is added
    (as per the documentation)

Oct. 18, 2024 - Version 12.99

  - Added -diff option to compare the metadata in two files
  - Added a new Canon lens (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  - Decode GPS from 70mai A810 dashcam videos
  - Decode a new QuickTime tag
  - Patched to recognize C2PA APP11 JUMBF header with incorrect byte order
    written by buggy Microsoft software
  - Patched to maintain order of entries in a JSON object when reading
  - Patched to maintain order of CSV columns when setting tags from a CSV file
  - Patched to maintain order of XMP lang-alt entries when writing/copying
  - Fixed typo in an APP12 tag name
  - API Changes:
      - Structured values returned as HASH references with the Struct option may
        contain a new "_ordered_keys_" entry used to preserve the \ 
order of the
        entries
      - Added the OrderedKeys method to return the ordered or sorted keys from a
        returned structure value

Oct. 8, 2024 - Version 12.98

  - Added write support for PDF files with huge offsets
  - Added a number of new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Require -v4 or higher to output "JPG RST" lines
  - Patched problem with -fast option when reading HEIC file via a pipe
  - Patched to avoid hang when reading some corrupted XMP

Sept. 25, 2024 - Version 12.97

  - Added ability to ignore up to 4095 bytes of garbage at the end of an INDD
    file with the -m option
  - Added a new Canon RFLensType value (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  - Added a new Nikon Z LensID
  - Decode a number of new Nikon Z6_3 tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode a few more FujiFilm tags (thanks Greybeard)
  - Enhanced %C format code to allow file-name collisions to be avoided by using
    a colon instead of a decimal in the format modifier
  - Fixed bug which could result in hang when using %C code in an output file
    name

Sept. 1, 2024 - Version 12.96

  - More improvements to handling of trailers on video files (and add ability to
    write videos which have an unknown trailer)
  - Fixed problem geotagging from some newer Google Takeout files

Aug. 30, 2024 - Version 12.95

  - Added a couple of new CanonModelID values
  - Decode ColorData for a couple of new Canon models
  - Fixed problem writing video files which have some known trailer types

Aug. 29, 2024 - Version 12.94

  - Added ability to geotag from new-format Google Takeout JSON files
  - Added a few new Android and Xiaomi QuickTime Keys tags
  - Added ability to read C2PA JUMBF metadata from TTF/OTF files
  - Internal changes to code for creating new directories
  - Changed Windows packages to have the application help text file in the
    exiftool_files folder instead of writing it to a temporary directory
  - Removed new QuickTime Keys tags added in 12.93 because these aren't used in
    top-level metadata (written to the video track by Apple devices)
  - Fixed the group names for synthesized default-language QuickTime tags and
    added a verbose message when generating these tags
  - Fixed warning in Geolocation.t self test

Aug. 20, 2024 - Version 12.93

  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Added a couple of new OpenEXR Compression types
  - Added a couple of new QuickTime Keys tags
  - Decode timed metadata from E-ACE B44 dashcam videos
  - Made "Unrecognized" Samsung Meta warnings minor
  - Fixed bug in -listg6 option which resulted in "uninitialized \ 
value" warnings
  - Fixed decoding of Func1Button and Func2Button for the Nikon Z6/Z7
  - Fixed bug reading JUMB metadata from JXL images

July 24, 2024 - Version 12.92

  - Removed -w from exiftool shebang due to compatibility issues on some systems

July 24, 2024 - Version 12.91

  - Added a couple of new OpenEXR Compression values (github#276)
  - Updated 2 test files that were causing failed tests (ExifTool itself is
    unchanged)

July 24, 2024 - Version 12.90

  - Added support for reading Samsung trailer from PNG images
  - Decode two more formats of timed GPS from MP4 videos
  - Decode a few more Samung trailer tags (thanks Neal Krawetz)
  - Decode Canon AntiFlicker tag
  - Drop Nikon ShotInfo record when copying MakerNotes from NEF to JPG if it is
    larger than 50000 bytes (then MakerNotes would be too large for a single
    JPEG segment)
  - Changed exiftool shebang to use env: "#!/usr/bin/env perl -w"
  - Revert change of 12.84 to iterate through sub-documents with the -p option
    only if -ee is used

July 12, 2024 - Version 12.89

  - Added new Sony lenses and updated decoding of some tags (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Minor change to description of NKA files
  - Fixed Archive::Zip problem in Windows executable version

July 11, 2024 - Version 12.88 - "New Windows/MacOS packages"

  - NOTE: The install procedure for the Windows executable has changed!
  - Windows EXE version now uses Oliver Betz's bundle with Strawberry Perl and
    comes in 32- and 64-bit versions
  - MacOS distribution now uses a flattened package
  - Added ability to read/write deflate-compressed XMP in HEIC files
  - Added a new Canon LensType (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  - Added a new XMP-GCamera tag (thanks Herb)
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Added a few new Canon AFAreaMode values (thanks Wernfried)
  - Added config_files/onone.config to the distribution
  - Decode timed accelerometer readings from NextBase 622GW videos
  - Decode Pentax K-3III CameraOrentation (thanks Peter)
  - Improved German translation for LensModel
  - Enhanced the API StructFormat JSONQ setting to quote all JSON values, even
    if they aren't in a structure
  - Changed -geolocate option so specifying the Keys group writes
    Keys:GPSPosition only if an input city is specified, and Keys:LocationName
    only for input GPS coordinates
  - Tweaked API Geolocation option recognized space-separated lat/lon even when
    there is no decimal point in the numbers
  - API Changes:
      - Changed LargeFileSupport default to 2 and added a warning if a large
        chunk is encountered.  Set to 1 to avoid the warning.

June 13, 2024 - Version 12.87

  - Added ability to write Google Container XMP tags (using the namespace prefix
    'GContainer' to avoid conflict with the Google Device Container prefix)
  - Decode a few new tags for the Canon EOS R5 (thanks John Moyer)
  - Decode battery information for the Pentax K-3 III (thanks Peter)
  - Decode RAFCompression from FujiFilm RAF images (thanks Albert Shan)
  - Avoid reporting FileSize for pipes
  - Updated Geolocation databases from current geonames.org files
  - Enhanced Geolocation feature to allow lat/lon to be input with a space
    separator instead of a comma
  - Skip over Matroska Cluster if necessary to read Tags when referenced from
    SeekHead
  - Changed conversion for Matroska SeekID (now in hex with tag name in
    brackets) and SeekPosition (now returns an absolute offset)
  - Fixed problem writing XMP-Device:EarthPos coordinates
  - Fixed typo in a value of Canon:DigitalLensOptimizer (thanks Martin B.)
  - Fixed decoding of Matroska VideoScanType
  - Fixed misleading error message when -o option was used to write to an
    unsupported file type

June 7, 2024 - Version 12.86

  - Added a new value for a couple of Olympus tags (thanks Herb)
  - Improved handling of ID3 user-defined tags
  - Decode all JPEG segments from RICO box in Ricoh MOV videos
  - Decode a few new values for some tags written by Canon EOS R cameras (thanks
    John Moyer and Martin B.)
  - Patched some Olympus WB_RBLevels tags to allow 4 values to be written as per
    some newer models
  - Fixed issue when writing IPTC date tags with a date/time value containing
    subseconds with 4 or more digits

May 21, 2024 - Version 12.85

  - Added GeolocationFeatureType tag
  - Added read support for Nikon NKA and NXD adjustment files
  - Added a new Apple:ImageCaptureType value, and changed another one
  - Decode a few new Pentax tags
  - Decode a few new Canon tags
  - Decode some Ricoh Exif metadata from MOV videos
  - Extract ID3 UserDefinedText and UserDefinedURL tags by name
  - Make $advFmtSelf available for user-defined helper functions
  - Documented API GeoDir pseudo option feature
  - Tolerate pad byte at end of HIF file when writing
  - Raised priority of FileName, BaseName, Directory and FileType tags so they
    don't get hidden by other tags in the file which may have these names
  - Changed decoding of QuickTime Rotation (irot) to correspond with
    EXIF:Orientation (previously this was oddly reported as degrees of
    counterclockwise rotation)
  - Fixed a typo in the print conversion value for a couple of DPX tags
  - Fixed problem writing some QuickTime tags with very large (> 16 MB) values
  - Fixed bug in build_geolocation utility that resulted in incorrect population
    numbers when run under ActivePerl

Apr. 23, 2024 - Version 12.84

  - Added ability to read speed and accuracy_horizontal when geotagging from
    OpenTracks GPX files
  - Decode a few more Apple tags and a new CanonVRD tag
  - Enhanced Geolocation feature with the ability to return any number of nearby
    cities
  - Allow coordinates to be entered without comma separator for the Geolocation
    feature as long as both coordinates have a decimal point
  - Changed -p option to iterate through sub-documents if they exist even if -ee
    isn't used
  - Fixed long-standing bug in Windows version that didn't properly handle dates
    older than 50 years when writing FileModifyDate or FileCreateDate
  - Fixed API TimeZone option to work in Windows
  - Fixed problem where the SetTags helper function didn't properly copy tags
    which have print conversions
  - Fixed problem where a new subregion couldn't be added through a user-defined
    Geolocation database entry
  - Fixed problem where the API GeolocFeature option didn't work for some
    features if a user-generated custom database was used

Apr. 18, 2024 - 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

Apr. 5, 2024 - Version 12.82 - "GM PDR"

  - Added support for reading GM PDR data from MP4 videos written by cars such
    as Corvettes and Cameros
  - Added support for reading timed GPS from Wolfbox dashcam videos
  - Added "Unknown trailer" to QuickTime warnings originating from an \ 
unknown
    trailer
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Extract PreviewImage from Chigee AIO-5 dashcam videos
  - Changed name and print conversion of a recently added FujiFilm tag
  - Only issue "Tag not defined" warnings for the first sub-document \ 
when using
    the -p option
  - Fixed a Nikon Z lens name (github #250)
  - Fixed Windows version so -sort works properly with -listgeo
  - API Changes:
      - Added PrintCSV option for optimized extraction of GM PDR data in CSV
        format

Mar. 27, 2024 - Version 12.81

  - Added ability to read EXIF and XMP from EXR images
  - Added ability to delete unknown trailer when writing MOV/MP4 videos
  - Added ability to write a couple of Stable Diffusion PNG tags
  - Added ability to write one of the Microsoft Xtra Description tags (github
    #248)
  - Added support for using alternate city names in reverse Geolocation
  - Added support for reading timed GPS from DOD LS600W TS videos
  - Added support for new version of Canon DR4 files
  - Added a number of new iTunesInfo tags
  - Added a new Olympus LensType
  - Decode a number of new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Allow regular expressions to be used when writing Geolocate tag
  - Enhanced writing of Geolocate tag to also write Keys:LocationName
  - Cache the results of the last reverse geolocation search to speed batch
    processing when multiple files have the same search parameters
  - Patched problem that could cause runtime errors with some invaid tag names
  - Fixed a couple of newly added FujiFilm tags
  - Fixed decoding of FujiFilm AFAreaZoneSize
  - API Changes:
      - Added GeolocAltNames option

Mar. 19, 2024 - Version 12.80

  - Added GeolocationFeatureCode tag
  - Added XMP-acdsee-rs tags and a new XMP-xmpDM tag
  - Added ACDSeeRegion2MWGRegion conversion to config_files/acdsee.config
  - Added GPSAltitudeRef to XMP-iptcExt LocationDetails structure
  - Added a couple of new FujiFilm tags and a new CropMode value
  - Added conversion for XMP-aux:ApproximateFocusDistance "infinity"
  - Improved Geolocation regular expressions to allow negative matches
  - Improved accuracy of Geolocation distance/bearing calculations
  - Changed structure of Geolocation database (now version 1.02)
  - Minor change to key format for user-defined Geolocation name translations
  - Ignore API Geolocation option when copying tags if none of the Geolocation
    tags are being copied
  - Fixed case/spacing of "C2PA" in some CBOR tag descriptions
  - Fixed bug extracting binary data from EXR files
  - API Changes:
      - Added GeolocFeature option

Mar. 15, 2024 - Version 12.79

  - Improvements to new Geolocation feature:
      - Added reverse Geolocation ability (obtain GPS coordinates from city
        name), with support for regular expressions
      - Added ability to geolocate while geotagging
      - 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 XMP-iptcExt LocationShown tags using Geolocate
        feature
      - Added the ability to specify which tags to read from file for the API
        Geolocation option
      - Added language translations for Geolocation names
      - 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

Mar. 5, 2024 - Version 12.78 - "Geolocation"

  - Added new Geolocation feature and write-only Geolocate tag
  - Added new config file entry (@Image::ExifTool::UserDefined::Arguments) to
    allow default command-line arguments to be specified
  - Added print conversion for TIFF-EPStandardID
  - Added ability to delete Nextbase information from MP4 videos
  - Decode timed GPS from MP4 videos written by Nextbase software
  - Decode a number of new tags from Nextbase MP4 videos
  - Decode a few new tags from Garmin MP4 videos
  - Extract PreviewJXL images from DNG 1.7 files
  - Generate Validate, ImageDataHash and UserParam tags earlier to allow them to
    be used in UserDefined Composite tags
  - Enhanced the -c option so a minus sign in the format specification prints a
    signed coordinate without a leading "+" for positive numbers
  - Changed formatting of some Accelerometer tags for consistency
  - Changed behaviour of -ee3 option to do a brute-force scan for freeGPS in the
    media data even when referenced by 'gps ' atom
  - Other internal changes to decoding of timed GPS from videos
  - Fixed problem were ExifTool would give up on extracting some types of timed
    GPS from videos after 100 void fixes
  - Fixed bug that could cause runtime error when reading Ogg files
  - Fixed issue where some tags from alternate files using the -fileNUM option
    weren't generated as requested
  - API Changes:
      - Added Geolocation, GeolocMaxDist and GeolocMinPop API options

Feb. 16, 2024 - Version 12.77

  - Added new Olympus CameraType and LensType value (thanks herb)
  - Added a new Canon Irix LensType
  - Added the ability to delete MacOS XAttrMDItemWhereFroms
  - Decode a few new Canon DPP tags (thanks John Moyer)
  - Decode timed GPS from Adzome GS65H MOV videos
  - Improved handling of XML-unfriendly characters in JSON field names (fixes
    issue where -X option could produce invalid XML when reading JSON with the
    -struct option)
  - Fixed decoding of ShutterCount for Canon G5X-ii CR3 files