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
3.6.6
2021-11-21
• Supports iOS 15 Menu system with hardware keyboard shortcuts
• Improves focus based navigation for iOS 15
• Improves Film Mode display for Fuji cameras (Yay Matt!)
• More reliable Files folder and subfolder support
• Fixes an issue where a new folder name did not appear correctly after renaming in Files
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
3.6.3
2021-08-06
New Metadata Engine
EXIF editing part is rewritten to let you modify metadata with higher precision. It preserves Portrait-ness, HDR-ness, special color profiles, and other custom metadata tags when you adjust date or location. By avoiding re-rendering for almost all cases, it performs better, more efficiently, and preserves JPEG/HEIC compression level.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Fixes a crash that occurred when you edit an item with very distant future date
• Adjusts default zoom level of the Location Edit map
• Fixes an issue where GMT time zone did not applied to ExifOffset tags
• Fixes a bug from the future: Location Edit did not show a place mark when the satellite map is selected
3.6.2
2021-08-05
New Metadata Engine
EXIF editing part is rewritten to let you modify metadata with higher precision. It preserves Portrait-ness, HDR-ness, special color profiles, and other custom metadata tags when you adjust date or location. It also preserves JPEG/HEIC compression level by avoiding re-rendering for almost all cases.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Fixes a crash that occurred when you edit an item with very distant future date
• Adjusts default zoom level of the Location Edit map
• Fixes an issue where GMT time zone did not applied to ExifOffset tags
• Fixes a bug from the future: Location Edit did not show a place mark when the satellite map is selected
3.6.1
2021-06-17
• Improves loading of the map in Location section
• Improves stability reacting changes of Photos Library items
• Fixes an issue where the file size of some JPEGs with extended color profile was reduced a lot after editing metadata
• Fixes bugs from the future: ⌘⇧? works
• Fixes an issue caused incorrect layout after app goes background in iPad during split view multitasking
3.6
2021-05-19
• Files support: Add a file / folder bookmark to Metapho
• Sidebar: Quickly find Photos album and Files folder in a new sidebar for iPad
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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
3.4.6
2019-12-13
• Fixes false positive error of Deeply Fused detection for some camera apps
3.4.5
2019-12-11
• Fixes false negative error of Deeply Fused detection for iOS 13.3
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