HoudahGeo 2.3.5
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.
HoudahGeo 2.3.4
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.
HoudahGeo 2.3.3
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.
HoudahGeo 2.3.2
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.
HoudahGeo 2.3.1
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.
HoudahGeo 2.3
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.
HoudahGeo 2.2.9
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.
HoudahGeo 2.2.8
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.
HoudahGeo 2.2.7
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.
HoudahGeo 2.2.6
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.
HoudahGeo 2.2.5
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.
HoudahGeo 2.2.4
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.
HoudahGeo 2.2.3
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!
HoudahGeo 2.2.2
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.
HoudahGeo 2.2
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.
HoudahGeo 2.1
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.
HoudahGeo 2.0.6
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.
HoudahGeo 2.0.5
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.
HoudahGeo 2.0.4
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.
HoudahGeo 2.0.3
Bug fix: Manual waypoint geocoding
Waypoints were not correctly listed.
Enhancement: Inspector windows
Window positions for inspectors are now remembered.
HoudahGeo 2.0
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.




