Change Log

Version 3.0, 3rd Jun 2024

• Fixed bug affecting increment
• Added new before/after report
• User can now choose IPTC fields to protect from truncation

Version 2.8, 29th May 2024

• New presets box for the additional EXIF fields
• Added LensModel to additional EXIF fields
• Copy Command line now a cut and paste - cross platform and no longer generates batch file on Windows
• Fix for failure to display increment downdown box
• New Plugin Manager option to Save/Read plugin preferences from file
• Read from Metadata now automatic if Save enabled
• Fix for possible truncation of fields longer than 64 characters

Version 2.7, 23rd Sep 2023

• New increments for timestamp applied to multiple images - previously limited to 1 second
• Command line preview made more readable
• Debugging log now in Documents, jb Plugins, and not written to desktop

Version 2.6, 14th Sep 2023

• Allowed year to be set as far back as 1066 (user request for 1534 dates)

Version 2.5, 14th Jan 2022

• Increased additional fields to 10
• Added more field choices
• Bug in command line preview and batch file which failed to show additional fields

Version 2.4, 22nd Sept 2021

• Fixed "comboPresets" error message
• Made Date Created checkbox sticky

Version 2.3, 31st Aug 2021

• Adjusted spacing for smaller screen sizes

Version 2.2, 23rd Aug 2021

• Changed month-minute fields from dropdowns to text boxes to improve tabbing between them on Mac
• Added seconds field

Version 2.1, 19th Jul 2021

• Further refinement of using separate Exiftool on Mac (chmod -xa added)
• Further refinement of using separate Exiftool on Mac (Perl option)
• Log and batch files saved into folders segmented by instance

Version 2.0, 9th Jul 2021

• Major change to *layout* of dialog box
• Added thumbnail showing the photo referenced by the current command line
• On Windows the command line preview can be saved automatically to the desktop as a batch file
• On Mac the command line preview is displayed in a dialog box which can be copied
• Exiftool commands are saved in a jb Plugins subfolder of Documents (to avoid clutter)
• Further refinement of using separate Exiftool on Mac
• Changed text message when user writes to raw files
• Can now set blank values for the Additional Fields

Version 1.28, 28th Jan 2021

• On Mac, forces user to install separate Exiftool (necessary because of Catalina and Big Sur changes)

Version 1.27, 27th Oct 2020

• Test Exiftool button added to dialog box
• New checkbox allows user to process VCs
• Moved next and previous buttons to left and hidden if only 1 photo selected
• Preview panel disabled by default (option in Plugin Manager) because it's only for information

Version 1.26, 26th Apr 2020

• Updated Exiftool for Catalina
• How to Use button - links to video on operation and troubleshooting
• Added more EXIF fields to Metadata panel so more fields like camera can be written by the plugin
• Fixed bug creating batch file
• Improved preview when user chooses to use the Capture Date from the Metadata panel
• Save Exiftool Commands now sticky
• Added Change Log in Plugin Manager
• Added Troubleshooting tips in Plugin Manager
• Refined handling of raw files - Exiftool also rewrites any xmp file
• Added Plugin Manager option to use your own copy of the Exiftool app

Version 1.23, 4th April 2019

• Minor bugfix

Version 1.20, 9th July 2016

• Allow plugin to update metadata in video files
• Prevent built-in Save Metadata command running on video files (which generated an error)

Version 1.19, 30th June 2016

• Updated version of Exiftool
• Improved options to choose which date fields to updated
• Improved options to preserve file modification date
• Improved layout

Version 1.13, 31st March 2012

• Updated version of Exiftool

Version 1.12, 21st July 2011

• Bug fix for selection of more than 60 images in incremental time stamp mode