Enhancement: Column persistence


Column selection is persisted on window closing rather than on document save.

Bug fix: Aperture integration


HoudahGeo 2.3.4 introduced a bug where it failed to geocode master files.

Bug fix: iPhoto integration


HoudahGeo 2.3.4 introduced a bug where it failed to geocode originals.

Bug fix: Nikon NRW


Fixed a bug which could cause Nikon NRW images to be corrupted when writing EXIF/XMP.

Enhancement: Aperture integration


HoudahGeo may now access Aperture managed photos behind custom mount points.

Enhancement: iPhoto integration


Improved speed and reliability of notifying iPhoto about updated metadata.

Bug fix: Aperture integration


HoudahGeo could crash while retrieving an image's master file from Aperture.

Enhancement: Magnetic north


HoudahGeo can now read direction information recorded with reference to the magnetic north.

Enhancement: GPS map datum


HoudahGeo may now read latitude and longitude on images tagged with variations of WGS-84.

Enhancement: Metadata loading


Metadata loading from image files has been updated for reliability and flexibility.

Bug fix: 0 altitude


An altitude value of 0 is now displayed correctly as 0 m.

Bug fix: Image loading


HoudahGeo could crash or hang while loading previously geocoded images.

Bug fix: DNG support


Time zone offset used to be applied even when time zone information was embedded in the file.

Enhancement: Activation


Activation now verifies that the email address is valid.

Bug fix: Automatic geocoding


The automatic geocoding process could hang or crash.

Bug fix: Bookmarks


Latitude and longitude values for bookmarks were limited in precision.

Bug fix: Google Earth geocoding


Altitudes values displayed only 3 integer digits.

New feature: Viewing Direction


HoudahGeo 2.3 fully supports viewing directions. Direction is set either from a compas enabled GPS or entered manually. Values are exported to geotags and uploaded to Flickr and Locr. Viewing direction may also be visualized in Google Earth.

New feature: German Localization


HoudahGeo 2.3 is now available in German.

Enhancement: Help Book


The HoudahGeo Help Book has been reworked and updated.

Enhancement: Coordinate Formatter
HoudahGeo 2.3 displays coordinates in decimal degree, yet allows for input in many other formats.

Enhancement: Altitude Formatter
HoudahGeo 2.3 displays altitude in meters above see level, yet allows for input in feet.

Enhancement: User Interface


HoudahGeo 2.3 brings a refreshed user interface.

Bug fix: Various


HoudahGeo 2.3 includes various bug fixes.

Enhancement: iPhoto'09 integration


Reverse geocoding is no longer required to have place names show in iPhoto.

Bug fix: Project open


HoudahGeo could crash on opening a project file.

Bug fix: Export


On second attempt, HoudahGeo 2.2.7 failed to access images to export.

Bug fix: Project open


HoudahGeo 2.2.7 could crash on opening a project file.

New feature: iPhone GPSRecorder

HoudahGeo now supports the iPhone track logger GPSRecorder.

New feature: Suunto SDF files

HoudahGeo can now process track log files in the Suunto Treck Manager SDF files.

New feature: Merge tracks

HoudahGeo 2.2.7 merges tracks when geocoding photos that fall between 2 tracks.

Enhancement: Sorting

The main photo table may now be sorted by clicking column headers.

Enhancement: EXIF export

HoudahGeo 2.2.7 writes the GPSMapDatum attribute when exporting coordinates to EXIF.

Bug fix: Camera setup

The camera clock preview used to display incorrect values. Now Corrected.

Bug fix: GPS device import

GPS device import could crash when cancelled.

New feature: GlobalSat BT-335


HoudahGeo 2.2.6 supports Bluetooth connections to the GlobalSat BT-335.

New feature: TCX support


HoudahGeo 2.2.6 supports Gramin Training Center log files.

Enhancement: Map geocoding


The map geocoding window is now resizable.

Enhancement: Camera Setup


HoudahGeo now displays current camera time during camera setup.

Enhancement: Help Book


The Help Book has been updated to document features new in HoudahGeo 2.2.

Enhancement: iPhoto Places


HoudahGeo 2.2.6 reuses nearby Places in iPhoto '09.

Enhancement: Track Library


The location of the track library may now be customized.

Bug fix: iPhoto Places


HoudahGeo 2.2.6 no longer creates "nil" Places.

Enhancement: Google Earth KML/KMZ output

HoudahGeo 2.2.5 improves Google Earth output.

Bug fix: KML export

HoudahGeo 2.2.5 fixes a crash upon KML export.

Bug fix: Reverse geocoding

Fixes an occasional crashing bug that occured during reverse geocoding.

Bug fix: Track loading

HoudahGeo 2.2.4 addresses an issue where track loading may hang forever.

Bug fix: iPhoto'09 integration

HoudahGeo 2.2.4 corrects a bug where dates in iPhoto'09 were corrupted when written by HoudahGeo.

Bug fix: KML export

Fixes a crashing bug that occured after KML export.

Enhancement: Map geocoding

By popular request, HoudahGeo 2.2.3 brings back Google Maps.

Enhancement: Library loading

Library loading speed has been improved. Lightroom library parsing has been disabled by default as it is not as crucial to the process as is iPhoto and Aperture library access.

Bug fix: HoudahGeo crashes

We have had crash reports for HoudahGeo 2.2.2. We hope 2.2.3 addresses them all. Please do keep sending in crash reports. They help us a lot!

Enhancement: iPhoto'09 Places


HoudahGeo 2.2.2 now also writes place names to the iPhoto'09 databse.

Bug fix: Library loading


HoudahGeo 2.2 erroneously continued to display warnings about photo libraries not being loaded even after libraries finished loading.

New feature: iPhoto'09 Places


HoudahGeo 2.2 may write to the iPhoto'09 Places database. You may now geocode photos managed by iPhoto'09.

New feature: All-new map based geocoding


The map geocoding interface has been completely reworked for efficiency.

New feature: Track library


HoudahGeo archives GPS track logs to a library for later re-use.

New feature: Lightroom 2 folders access


HoudahGeo 2.2 now supports both Lightroom collections and folders.

New feature: Offline bookmark geocoding


Bookmarks from the map geocoding interface are now available for geocoding from the inspector panel.

New feature: Automatic altitude information


Reverse geocoding may now retrieve altitude information.

New feature: Locr export


HoudahGeo allows for direct upload to the photo sharing site Locr.com

New feature: Find nearby


Find nearby photos on Locr.com, Panoramio and in CDFinder.

New feature: Configurable columns


An option in the View menu now allows for enabling and disabling columns in the main window.

New feature: Contextual menu


The table in the main window now features a contextual menu.

Bug Fix: CSV export


CSV files exported from HoudahGeo 2.0.6 were missing newlines.

New feature: CVS export


HoudahGeo may export your images as a CSV file. This may, for example, be used with ZeeMaps.com

New feature: Inspector windows


HoudahGeo now remembers which inspector were open and re-opens these upon relaunch.

Bug Fix: Re-entrant sheets


In HoudahGeo 2.0.5, sheets were not re-entrant. E.g. it was not possible to perform 2 successive EXIF export operations.

Bug fix: XMP sidecar support


HoudahGeo failed to read from XMP sidecars upon import.

Bug Fix: Crash on close


Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo would crash when run on Tiger.

Bug fix: EXIF export


Fixes a bug where EXIF writing would fail on systems with a decimal separator other than the dot.

Bug Fix: Flickr upload


Flickr upload would fail if restricted to geocoded images only.

Bug Fix: Crash on close of a sheet


HoudahGeo could crash upon hiding a sheet.

Bug fix: Manual waypoint geocoding


Waypoints were not correctly listed.

Enhancement: Inspector windows

Window positions for inspectors are now remembered.

New feature: Enhanced time zone support


Within HoudahGeo 2.0 you may select which time zone to use for display purposes: camera time zone, computer time zone or GMT. All timestamps displayed by HoudahGeo will obey that setting.

New feature: Extended GPS device support


- Garmin

- Magellan

- Wintec WBT-201, WBT-200, WBT-100

- MTK-based devices (iBlue, Qstarz, ...)

- Holux M-241

- NaviGPS/LocoSys GT-11/BGT-11

New feature: Access to Aperture masters


HoudahGeo 2.0 can access and write to master images managed by Aperture.

This integration is seamless: you only need to pick a version of the image from your Aperture library. This will be used for all publishing operations. When writing EXIF/XMP/IPTC, you will be offered the option to write to the master rather than the version.

New feature: Access to iPhoto originals


HoudahGeo 2.0 can access and write to originals of images managed by iPhoto.

This integration is seamless: you only need to pick the image from your iPhoto library. The retouched and otherwise processed image will be used for all publishing operations. When writing EXIF/XMP/IPTC, you will be offered the option to write to the original rather than the current version.

New feature: Lightroom 2 integration


HoudahGeo is able to access images from your Lightroom 1.x or 2.x library.

New feature: Waypoint geocoding


HoudahGeo 2.0 may automatically geocode photos to the nearest waypoint.

New feature: Map inspector panel


The Map Inspector window gives you a birds-eye view of where selected photos were taken.

New feature: Track log inspector panel


The track list allows you to see which tracks are included in the project. From here tracks may also be deleted.

Enhancement: Configurable geocoding algorithm


HoudahGeo 2.0 enhances automatic geocoding of photos by giving you control over the matching algorithm.

Enhancement: Improved reverse geocoding


HoudahGeo offers two possible sources for reverse geocoding: GeoNames.org and Google Maps. Both are able to determine the city, state/province and country where a photo was taken.

Enhancement: Flickr sets support


HoudahGeo 2.0 supports Flickr sets. Sets may be created from within HoudahGeo. Photos may be added to existing sets.

HoudahGeo 2.0 also lets you assign Flickr privacy levels.

Known issue: Google Earth 4.3 beta


The current Google Earth 4.3 beta has a bug which prevents it from displaying images embedded in KMZ files. If you want to display KMZ files generated by HoudahGeo, you should keep a copy of Google Earth 4.2 around.