2024.2
2024-04-09
• Improves performance and accuracy of suggestions for Location Search in Location Edit
• Smarter initial location of the map when you edit multiple items in your Photos Library
• Fixes a bug where incorrect metadata was shown for files requiring long loading times, such as certain RAW images
[iOS]
• Improves compatibility of HEIC images for the Save As… feature
• Improves stability of the Metapho Action app extension for DNG files without thumbnail data
• LocationEditor‘s paste menu action now recognizes "Copy Location"-copied item from Photos in the clipboard
• Improves performance of Date Edit view presentation
[macOS]
• Fixes the location of the Toggle Sidebar toolbar button in macOS
• Fixes an issue that text input of Location Search was not working properly on macOS
2024.1
2024-03-11
[New Features]
• The Assets view now supports auxiliary data such as thumbnails, HDR gain map, disparity map, portrait effects matte, skin matte, hair matte, teeth matte, glasses matte, and sky matte
• Camera Info contains HDR information for HDR images and videos
• Image Preview now renders HDR images and videos in HDR for supported devices (iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma)
• The original HDR-ness is retained after the metadata editing
• Photos Library editing option — Edit Original save option — saves metadata-edited version as a HEIC file (iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma)
[Bug Fixes and Improvements]
• Fixes an issue where Night Mode Photo is not recognized for some iPhone models
• Fixes a bug that allows adding a single file instead of a folder in the sidebar
• Metapho Shortcuts actions will clean up temporary files more reliably upon completion of the action
2023.4
2023-09-18
• Extended subscription grace period in the event of billing issues
• [iOS] Improves functionality of the 'Save As…' feature via title button tap
• [iOS] The 'Save As…' feature now supports files too
• Fixes a performance issue that occurred during horizontal navigation of downloadable iCloud Drive files
• Fixes a layout issue with the Metapho Action, where the layout would reset itself after the Action extension appeared on screen
• Fixes metadata editing issues for certain HEIC images with multiple XMP entries
• Requires iOS 16 or later
2023.3
2023-08-21
• Metapho Shortcut Actions now run more efficiently and with improved stability (Yay Derek!)
• Fixes a bug that prevented the editing of JPEG images without EXIF metadata (such as those from a scanner or a toy camera)
• Addressed layout issues that appeared after the Sidebar was resized on macOS
• Improves the reaction of folders when they are trashed or removed
• Fixes a bug: A folder that was renamed or moved while Metapho was not running would disappear from the sidebar folder bookmark
• Fixes bugs from the future: handling of non-local iCloud files
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2023.2
2023-06-23
Some bug fixes for Metapho for Mac with new app versioning scheme.
• Fixes an accent color bug on the Photos Library grid on macOS
• Fixes an issue where the app window size jumped to the default when a new Tab Bar was added
• Fixes a bug where the incorrect file name was shown on the title bar while the metadata view was navigated horizontally on macOS
• Fixes unexpected app termination that occurred while your Mac was sleeping
3.7
2023-05-08
Introducing Metapho for Mac!
Metapho goes universal today and its intuitive Date / Location editing is now available on the macOS too.
Improvements
• Faster app launch when you have lots of Folders bookmarked in Files section
• Better EXIF MakerNote handling
• Adds ‘Open in Metapho’ to the iOS Share Sheet for opening image/video files in-place in Metapho
• Improves performance of Photos Library left/right swipe navigation
• More consistent keyboard navigation and focus handling
Bug Fixes
• AVI file extension was set incorrectly when the file was converted to MOV for editing and sharing. Fixed
• Fixes a bug where the file bookmark you had removed refused to disappear right away
• Fixes a bug where incorrect item was shared when the same item was exported in multiple windows simultaneously
• Fixes incorrect time zone setting when the app was editing a file that had not been downloaded locally
• Now, multi-file-date-shifting works as expected
• On iPadOS + compact width, Cancel button when you’re picking save options in Location Edit, works again.
3.6.9
2022-09-09
• Support for iOS 16
• Fixes a bug where calendar view was obscured in Date Edit (Yay Khoi!)
3.6.8
2022-07-27
• Fixes a bug: DNG from some camera model was not processed as intended (Yay Massimo!)
3.6.7
2021-12-06
• Fixes a bug where list of files showed incorrect thumbnails after sort options change or file deletion
3.6.5
2021-10-01
• Improves stability and fixes small things for iOS 15
• Photos Library Filter such as location filter is now remembered between app launches
• Improves TIFF support for metadata editing
• Improves location parameter handling of the Set Location to Metadata Shortcuts action
• Fixes a bug that location metadata in XMP format was not removed properly
3.6.4
2021-08-11
• Support for more image file types in Metapho Shortcuts actions
• Fixes a bug that Metapho Shortcuts action showed an error for some JPEGs (Thank you Jan Marcel)
• Fixes an issue where Edit Original save option did not work for some JPEGs
• Retry alert would not show after user cancelled Edit Original saves
• Fixes a crash caused by non standard EXIF data
3.5.3
2020-09-28
• Fixes an issue that Metapho showed erroneous 'Storage is almost full' error when you’re editing large files
• Fixes an issue that a Live Photo did not appear as live when it was downloaded from iCloud Photos Library
• Fixes a bug related to asset download
3.5.2
2020-07-03
• Fixes an issue related to opening very large image in Photos with the App extension
• Fixes a bug that made the Action extension show blank image for a looping video
3.5.1
2020-06-27
• Fixes an issue that Action extension in Photos reported HEVC video as h.264
• Improves visual effects for pinch zooming in Action extension
3.5
2020-05-22
• Keyboard Shortcuts: full keyboard navigation, selection, and quick access for editing / exporting
• Supports iPadOS cursor
• Fixes an issue that Share Sheet did not work correctly after cancelling initial sharing activity
• Fixes a bug that made the app unresponsive for a moment when you tap cancel while a Live Photo sharing is in progress
• Fixes editing of raw image with edited version
• Improves performance for large batch sharing work
• Shows Author metadata for video if available
3.4.8
2020-01-30
• Fixes a bug that was using incorrect time zone for some Location Edit works
• Location Edit now remembers last used map type, standard or satellite
3.4.7
2019-12-16
• Fixes false negative error of Deeply Fused detection for photos taken with iOS 13.2
3.4.4
2019-12-06
• Fixes Save As… feature in Action extension on iPadOS
• Fixes a bug displayed zero KB file size for some iCloud Shared Album photos
• Fixes a bug that caused incorrect IPTC date tags for some Date Edit-ed images
3.4.3
2019-11-23
Supports new camera features of iPhones 11
• Indicates Night Mode and Deeply Fused photos under Image Info
• Reveals more details about Night Mode exposures under Camera Info
• Shows Outside The Frame assets in the list of assets, if available
• Save as… feature in Action extension works on iOS 13
• Improves compatibility with ProPhoto RGB profile
• Fixes an issue that Date Edit did not make date tags for a photo without metadata
• Fixes a bug: Sharing in nested Action in Action extension did not work
• Fixes an issue caused crashes on iOS 13.1
3.4.2
2019-11-21
Supports new camera features of iPhones 11
• Indicates Night Mode and Deeply Fused photos under Image Info
• Reveals more details about Night Mode exposures under Camera Info
• Shows Outside The Frame assets in the list of assets, if available
• Save as… feature in Action extension works on iOS 13
• Improves compatibility with ProPhoto RGB profile
• Fixes an issue that Date Edit did not make date tags for a photo without metadata
• Fixes a bug: Sharing in nested Action in Action extension did not work
3.4.1
2019-10-14
• Open in Google Maps now shows precise marker
• Improves compatibility for HEIC images from other platform
• Fixes an issue that caused empty Action extension in Email or Shortcuts result
• Fixes a crash that occurred when you tap Direction segment while current location is turned on
3.4
2019-09-26
New Features
• Shortcuts Actions: Get, Set, Apply metadata to image
• Supports iOS 13 Dark Mode
• Multiwindow support for iPad
• Location copy / paste / drag / drop
• Context Menus
Bug Fixes and small Improvements
• Fixes double feedback bug of location edit while location filter is on
• Adds ability to export raw metadata as JSON
3.3.1
2019-08-02
Fixed some bugs from the future
3.3
2019-07-19
• Streamlined save workflow with more options
Edit date/location metadata and choose your way to export it. Two new options, Save as New Copy and Share with Edited Metadata, are introduced while Edit Original lets you attach an edited version to the original like before.
• New Batch Date Edit Mode
Select Pin all to same date in Date Edit to change multiple dates to the same point at once.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Fixes an issue where photo grid turned into empty thumbnails after double-rotation + interactive pop navigation
• Better video exporting progress reporting
• Fixes Share without Metadata for video to the iCloud Shared Album
• Fixes a bug that selected time zone was reverted to system time zone after repeating date edits
• Action extension Safe Share doesn’t crash for some apps exporting HEIC as image data
• Share without Metadata now preserves Loop/Bounce status for MOV files
• Share without Metadata now preserves HDR and Protrait status when it is saved to the Photos Library
3.2.4
2014-09-18
• Fixes a bug where Action app extension displayed a blank screen in some third party apps
• Handles incorrect EXIF PixelDimension values better
• Fixes an issue that caused inconsistent photo scroll position after device rotation or app switching on iPad