- Update to 12.62:
  - Added basic read support for WPG images
  - Added ImageDataMD5 support for HEIC images
  - Added support for RAR version 5.0 compressed files (thanks Amir Gooran)
  - Added a few new XMP-aux tags (thanks John Ellis)
  - Made Composite tags available for use in -fileNUM argument
  - Better handling of FlashPix VT_EMPTY value
  - Fixed "Can't write" error when specifying a .webp file for the -o option
  - API Changes:
      - Added NoWarning option
  - Added ImageDataMD5 support for J2C and JXL images
  - Added support for PDF 2.0 (specification is finally freely available)
  - Added ability to extract timed Accelerometer data from Azdome GS63H MP4
    videos which don't contain GPS
  - Added some new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode some new tags for the Sony ZV-E1 (thanks Jos Roost)
  - Decode more tags for the Nikon Z30 (thanks Xavier)
  - Enhanced -fileNUM option to allow tags from the main file to be used in the
    file name string
  - Validate sample offset and size when calculating ImageDataMD5 for MP4 videos
    (note: may change ImageDataMD5 value for videos where audio data runs past
    end of media data)
  - Return error when attempting to write a fragmented JXL file
  - Improved robustness for determining image size for corrupted JPEG
  - Patched to allow Insta360 GPS records of unexpected length and tweaked
    verification algorithm to determine validity of these records
  - Fixed bug introduced in 12.57 where -progress:%f gave runtime warnings
  - Fixed "--" option to ignore subsequent -common_args option
  - Fixed incorrect ImageDataMD5 for Sony A100 ARW images
  - Fixed problem reading new XMP-et:OriginalImageMD5 tag

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- Update to 12.59:
  * COMPATIBILITY WARNING: Changed the calculated ImageDataMD5 for JPEG images
    to include all data from the SOS to the EOI (including the SOS marker but
    not the EOI marker)
  * Added new -fileNUM option to load tags from alternate files
  * Added family 8 groups for accessing tags from alternate files
  * Added new XMP-et:OriginalImageMD5 tag for storing ImageDataMD5 value
  * Added verbose ImageDataMD5 message for JPEG files
  * Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Warren Hatch)
  * Decode a new Olympus tag and improved decoding of another (thanks Herb)
  * Decode a couple of new PanasonicRaw tags
  * Decode image coordinates for a couple more VNT object types
  * Enhanced ImageDataMD5 to also support MRW, CR3, PNG, MOV/MP4 and RIFF-based
    files
  * Improved verbose messages when deleting NikonApp trailer
  * Patched to avoid structure warnings when copying tags from Nikon files
    containing NKSC metadata
  * Fixed %-C filename format code to work properly with the -fileOrder and
    -progress options
  * Fixed new ImageDataMD5 tag to work properly with PhaseOne IIQ files
  * Fixed potential ValueConv warning when reading LIF files
  * API Changes:
      - Added SetAlternateFile method

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- Update to 12.58:
  * Added Extra ImageDataMD5 tag to calculate MD5 of image data only
  * Added support for reading DJI APP4 and APP7 JPEG segments
  * Added a new SonyModelID value
  * Decode a few new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  * Patched possible runtime warning when API IgnoreTags option is used to ignore FileType
  * Fixed problem extracting NetName from Windows LNK files
  * Fixed issue where the %C filename format code would increment the count on an output filename collision, but it is supposed to count the input files
  * Added two new Nikon Z lenses (thanks LibRaw)
  * Added a new Sigma LensType (thanks LibRaw)
  * Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Herb)
  * Decode more new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  * Decode Photoshop LayerColors, LayerSections and LayerVisible tags
  * Improved Verbose output for QuickTime-format files
  * Set family 1 group name for Garmin GPS from uuid atom
  * Enhanced -progress option to allow message to be displayed every NUM files
  * Significant improvements to parsing of Nikon ShotInfo records for newer models
  * Removed hex dump of APP segments from -v3 output when writing
  * Fixed bug writing negative MIE GPS coordinates
  * Fixed bug where a duplicate XMP could be generated when writing XMP to a JPEG XL image which already contained XMP
  * Fixed problem where HEAD lines may be duplicated in an output file if the -p option was combined with -w+ or -W+
  * Added support for VNT files (both Scene7 Vignette and V-Note document)
  * Added read support for InfiRay IJPEG metadata (thanks Marcos Del Sol Vives)
  * Added some new Sony LensType values (thanks Jos Roost and François Piette)
  * Added a new FujiFilm VideoRecordingMode value (thanks Greybeard)
  * Added two new Canon LensTypes and CanonModelIDs (thanks Norbert Wasser)
  * Added ability to extract semantic images from Apple ProRaw DNG files
  * Added read support for the PNG cICP chunk
  * Decode more Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  * Extract PreviewImage from Insta360 trailer record 0x200
  * Extract EmbeddedImageRectangle and some other new tags from VNT files
  * Minor improvement to arg_files/xmp2exif.args (thanks StarGeek)
  * Enhanced -ee option to extract metadata from all frames of a multipart EXR image
  * Removed EXR Layout tag and incorporated into new Flags tag
  * Patched possible hang problem when reading corrupted .rm audio files
  * Added support for geotagging from FlightAware KML files
  * Decode two more types of timed GPS from MOV/MP4 videos (66 types now)
  * Decode a few new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  * Decode a new Samsung HEIC tag
  * Decode FujiFilm RollAngle
  * Fixed bug where the FlatName property wasn't working properly for some user-defined structure tags

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- Update to 12.54:
  - Increased precision of Sony FocusDistance2 conversion
  - Decode a number of new Apple tags (thanks Frank Rupprecht)
  - Fixed bug writing QuickTime-format files which have a zero-sized mdat (ie.
    media data extends to end of file) which would cause an incorrect mdat size
    to be written
  - Added support for a number of new XMP tags written by ACR 15.1
  - Added a new Nikon LensID
  - Decode timed GPS from Lamax S9 dual dashcam MOV videos
  - Decode a number of new Nikon tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode a couple of new Canon tags (thanks John Moyer)
  - Decode FujiFilm BWMagentaGreen tag
  - Enable block-write of EXIF to JXL files
  - Accept values of "now" and "Z" when writing EXIF OffsetTime tags
  - Changed priority of XMP when reading/writing HEIC files so that it is no
    longer preferred as with other QuickTime-based formats
  - Changed family 1 group name of Canon DR4 tags from CanonVRD to CanonDR4 to
    allow newer tags to be differentiated from older ones.  The family 0 group
    name for both remains CanonVRD
  - Patched to recognize JXL EXIF box with non-zero header length
  - Patched to avoid runtime error when writing a PDF with an Info dictionary
    which was stored incorrectly as a direct object
  - Fixed problem writing EXIF to JXL images where a new EXIF box was created
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- Update to 12.52:
  - Added a few new Nikon LensID's (thanks LibRaw and Chris)
  - Added Slovak translations (thanks Peter Bagin)
  - Made SphericalVideoXML readable/writable as a block
  - Improved handling of Matroska metadata tags, including language support
  - Improved French translations (thanks Philippe Bonnaure of GraphicConverter)
  - Improved Composite:GPSAltitude conversion to honour -lang setting
  - Improved -v2 messages to indicate files extracted from zip archives
  - Added a new Olympus LensType (thanks Herb)
  - Extract C2PA JUMBF metadata from PNG images and extract C2PA Salt values
  - Decode NikonSettings for Z9 firmware 3.0 (thanks Warren Hatch)
  - Decode additional camm metadata from Insta360 Pro2 MP4 videos
  - Improved Verbose output when writing Composite tags to add a "+" sign to
    indicate related tags that are being written
  - Enhanced -geotag option CSV format to support GPSImgDirection column
  - Fixed problem where -w+ option didn't work in Windows if there were Unicode
    characters in the path name
  - Fixed problem where only the last image of the sequence was extracted
    (multiple times) when using -ee2 to extract embedded images from FLIR SEQ
    files
  - Fixed issue where GPS reference directions may be unknowingly written when
    using ExifTool 12.44 or later to write GPSLatitude or GPSLongitude without
    specifying a group name.  The fix was to Avoid writing the Composite tags
    unless the Composite group is specified explicitly
  - Fixed -geotag to write orientation and track tags even if some tags in the
    category were missing
  - Fixed inconsistency in selecting which tag to output with the -json option
    when multiple tags with the same JSON key exist and the -TAG# feature is
    used to disable print conversion
  - Fixed problem writing QuickTime:PlayListID
  - Fixed problem writing QuickTime tags when specifying tag ID (ie. family 7
    group) as well as a language code

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- Update to 12.50:
  * Added a new XMP-GCreations tag
  * Added a few new Sony lenses (thanks Jos Roost)
  * Added new SonyModelID and Olympus CameraType values (thanks LibRaw and Herb)
  * Added a couple of new XMP tags (thanks Jose Oliver-Didier)
  * Added a new Nikon Z lens (thanks LibRaw)
  * Added a new Canon LensType and CanonModelID (thanks Norbert Wasser and
    LibRaw)
  * Added some new Pentax lenses (thanks LibRaw)
  * Added experimental support for timed GPS in TS videos from Jomise T860S-GM
    dashcam (more samples are needed for this to be finalized)
  * Decode information written in "skip" atom of 70mai Pro Plus+ MP4 videos
  * Decode timed accelerometer data from Kenwood dashcam MP4 videos
  * Decode a few new Nikon Z9 tags (thanks Stefan Grussen)
  * Decode ColorData for some newer Canon models (thanks LibRaw)
  * Decode a number of new tags for the Sony ILCE-7RM5 (thanks Jos Roost)
  * Updated IPTC XMP tags to correspond with new Photo Metadata 2022.1 standard
  * Extract JPEG previews from FujiFilm HIF images
  * Changed -if option so multiple -if options are evaluated at the lowest
    specified -fast level
  * Changed MIMEType for ICO and CUR files
  * Enhanced -fast2 so it stops processing QuickTime files at mdat atom
  * Enhanced -listx output so -f also indicates the ID of the parent structure
  for Flattened tags
  * Improved conversion of IPTC date-only and time-only tags to allow formatting
     with the -d option
  * Improved Canon and Nikon TimeZone tags to accept a wider variety of input
    formats when writing
  * Disabled extraction of Nikon Z9 MenuSettings for firmware 3.0 until they can
    be properly decoded (thanks Warren Hatch)
  * Fixed decoding of AF points for some newer Nikon models
  * Fixed inconsistent year and time zone for Kenwood dashcam timed GPS in MP4
    videos

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- Update to version 12.42:
  * Added support for reading maker notes from Panasonic DC-GH6 videos
  * Added conversion for Samsung MCCData
  * Added a new Nikon LensID (thanks Chris)
  * Added a few new Canon LensType values
  * Added a couple of new Olympus StackedImage values (thanks Eberhard)
  * Added a few new values for some Nikon Settings tags (thanks Warren Hatch)
  * Added a "lang:" element to the -json output for alternate language tags when -D, -H or -t is used
  * Update DNG writer to not issue an error when writing DNG 1.6 files
  * Decode information from DJI "ae_dbg_info" maker notes
  * Decode Olympus AISubjectTrackingMode
  * Changed ExifTool FileSize print conversion to use kB/MB/GB units instead of KiB/MiB/GiB
  * Changed "is not shiftable" warning to appear in -v (instead of just -v3) output
  * Patched to allow PDF Encrypt object to be "null"
  * Fixed bug reading ICC_Profile 'meta' tags

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- update to version 12.39 - not CPAN released
  For changes in version 12.31 to 12.39 see Changes file
- fixes CVE-2022-23935 security issue

See https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1195398

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- require File::RandomAccess otherwise exiftool(1) won't start 

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- update to 11.50, see Image-ExifTool-11.50.tar.gz for details

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