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Bug fix: Upload to Flickr, Locr and EveryTrail
Fixes an issue with uploading multiple images sharing the same name
Bug fix: Various
This release fixes a handful of minor bugs
New feature: Knots
HoudahGeo can now display speed in knots (nautical mile / hour)
Enhancement: Image loading
HoudahGeo now checks if it has read privileges before trying to load an image file
Enhancement: Paste Coordinates
Pasting coordinates now understands more number formats and separators
Bug fix: Appearance
Fixes display glitches when resizing the window
New feature: Paste coordinates
"Paste Coordinates" now understands text values like "34.0594;-118.44367;105.0"
Enhancement: Flickr upload
Flickr upload now uses HTTPS rather than HTTP
Enhancement: Built-in maps
Added an option to force map to reload. Useful when returning to an Internet connection
Enhancement: Automatic map zoom
Map zoom upon selection of multiple images tries not to zoom in closer than the map allows for
Bug fix: Altitude and speed value formatters
HoudahGeo could crash when switching between metric and imperial units
New feature: Built-in MapQuest maps
Replaced Cloudmade maps with MapQuest Open maps
New feature: MapQuest reverse geocoding
Added MapQuest Open Data as an option for reverse geocoding
New feature: Nominatim reverse geocoding
Added Nominatim as an option for reverse geocoding
Enhancement: MapBox maps
Improved implementation of built-in MapBox street and satellite maps
Enhancement: Local GeoNames reverse geocoding
Updated local copy of GeoNames data
Bug fix: Display time zone menu
The display time zone menu could show duplicate entries
Bug fix: Various
Fixed various minor bugs
Enhancement: Media browser
The media browser now shows GPS coordinates stored in iPhoto or Aperture libraries
Enhancement: Aperture import
Improves performance of importing images from Aperture libraries
Enhancement: Preserve modification dates
Works around a system bug where file modification dates are updated after EXIF/XMP export
Bug fix: Bookmarks menu
The bookmarks menu now respects to sort order configured in the bookmarks window
Bug fix: GPX waypoint export
The option for waypoint name was ignored
Enhancement: EXIF/XMP export
When creating copies, EXIF/XMP export now uses the original file name rather than the name iPhoto has chosen for preview image
Enhancement: Display time zone menu
The display time zone is now referred to by the name selected from the menu. Previously HoudahGeo used a canonical name
Enhancement: Aperture integration
HoudahGeo shows a warning when preview sharing is disabled in Aperture
Bug fix: Google Earth KML/KMZ export
Image thumbnails were not shown for file names containing spaces
Bug fix: Crash on close of window
HoudahGeo could crash when quickly closing and opening windows
Enhancement: Altitude lookup
HoudahGeo now relies on the MapQuest Open Elevation service
Bug fix: EXIF export
HoudahGeo sometimes failed to preserve file modification dates
Enhancement: Geocoding search
Improved search capabilities in the geocoding map
Bug fix: MapBox maps
Fixes a bug where map markers would not show on Retina Macs
Enhancement: Artist tag
Adds a column to view and edit values for the EXIF Artist tag
Bug fix: Built-in maps
Fixes a bug where the map could remain blank
New feature: Import from iPhoto / Aperture Places
HoudahGeo now imports GPS coordinates of photos managed by iPhoto 9.5 or Aperture 3.5
New feature: Reload from files
Updated metadata can now be reloaded for images already included in a project
New feature: Artist tag
The value for the EXIF Artist tag can now be set in the Inspector
Enhancement: Import from Aperture
HoudahGeo now warns if the image master file cannot be found
Enhancement: Notify iPhoto / Aperture
HoudahGeo now warns if an image is not found in the current iPhoto / Aperture library
Bug fix: Crash on opening windows
Fixes a crash when repeatedly opening and closing windows
Bug fix: Publish to Evernote
Fixes a bug where publishing to Evernote could fail
New feature: Reveal in Mavericks Maps
Added an option to reveal locations in the Mavericks Maps application
Enhancement: MapBox maps
Updated to the latest version of MapBox maps
Bug fix: Folder browser
HoudahGeo no longer reloads folder contents during EXIF/XMP export
Bug fix: Double-start of operations
Fixes a crash triggered by double-clicking OK buttons
Bug fix: Aperture libraries
HoudahGeo failed to automatically reload Aperture libraries
Bug fix: Error messages during export
HoudahGeo could show erroneous error messages during EXIF/XMP export
Bug fix: German localization
A few English messages could show in the German version
Enhancement: Performance
Improved speed of the geocoding process
Bug fix: Cloud Made
Accommodates breaking changes in Cloud Made API
Bug fix: Bing Maps
Bing Maps always started in "Map" mode. Even with "Satellite" selected
Bug fix: Aperture integration
Removes duplicate listings of Aperture libraries
Bug fix: 32-bit support
Restored support for 32-bit (Core Duo) Macs
Bug fix: Aperture integration
HoudahGeo could fail to access master image files in Aperture
Enhancement: Lightroom integration
HoudahGeo now loads all recently used libraries
Enhancement: Built-in maps
HoudahGeo no longer zooms the map to show a single pin
Bug fix: Aperture integration
HoudahGeo now properly reloads Aperture libraries on update
Enhancement: GPS Altitude
HoudahGeo now writes GPS altitude to both EXIF and XMP tags
Bug fix: Time zone display
HoudahGeo could crash looking up time names
Bug fix: Media browser
HoudahGeo could crash if no media library is installed
Bug fix: Reverse geocoding
Fixes an issue where reverse geocoding using CoreLocation could hang
Bug fix: Bing maps
Works around an issue where Bing Maps can crash the JavaScript engine
Bug fix: Aperture
Fixes an issue when running HoudahGeo and Aperture concurrently
Enhancement: GeoNames reverse geocoding
Updated local GeoNames database used for reverse geocoding
Enhancement: MapBox maps
Updated to the latest version of MapBox maps
Bug fix: Google Street View
Links to Google Street View did not work if no viewing direction was specified
New feature: Lightroom 5
HoudahGeo can now access Lightroom 5 libraries
New feature: View on Google or Bing maps
HoudahGeo can now reveal locations on the Google or Bing maps web sites
New feature: View in StreetView or StreetSide
HoudahGeo can now reveal locations in Google StreetView or Bing StreetSide
New feature: Core Location reverse geocoding
Mountain Lion users now have to option to use Apple Core Location for reverse geocoding
Enhancement: Display time zone
The display time zone menu now list all known time zone in addition to recently used ones
Bug fix: Camera setup
Fixed an issue where HoudahGeo would fail to understand typed in clock error values
Bug fix: Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 compatibility
HoudahGeo 3.4.3 would fail to launch on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7
Bug fix: Image Browser
The image browser could crash when trying to read a damaged or incomplete file
Bug fix: Upgrade process
HoudahGeo could lock up when loading an outdated license file
Bug fix: Built-in map
HoudahGeo could crash while loading the map view
Bug fix: Quick Look
Quick Look would not always show the latest preview image
Bug fix: EveryTrail
Fixed a bug where EveryTrail upload would fail
Bug fix: General stability
HoudahGeo 3.4.2 fixes bugs in iPhoto / Aperture import and export
Bug fix: General stability
HoudahGeo 3.4.1 fixes bugs in camera setup, EXIF import & export, build-in maps, …
New feature: gps4cam integration
HoudahGeo can load track logs from QR codes created by the gps4cam iPhone application
New feature: Camera setup from clock photo
HoudahGeo can now infer camera clock settings when given the exact time a photo was taken
New feature: Camera setup using gps4cam
Camera clock setup in HoudahGeo is fully automatic when working with gps4cam QR codes
Enhancement: Camera setup by specifying time zone
Camera clock error can be specified by entering the time as currently displayed on the camera
Enhancement: Map view. First load
On first load, HoudahGeo centers the map on the current track log and photos
Enhancement: Map view. Provider switching
Map bounds and zoom level are preserved when switching providers: Bing, MapBox or CloudMade
Enhancement: Automatic geocoding
Fine-tuned geocoding algorithm for situations where track points are 4 or more minutes apart
Enhancement: Documentation
The users' manual has been updated with screenshots
Enhancement: Evernote
Updated for compatibility with Evernote 5.0.7
Bug fix: Image previews
Fixes bugs where image previews could cause crashes on certain configurations
Bug fix: iPhoto/Aperture import
Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could omit to load iPhoto/Aperture metadata
Bug fix: Map geocoding
Fixes a bug where the map could show more than one marker during geocoding
New feature: MapBox maps
HoudahGeo 3.3.1 adds gorgeous MapBox street and satellite maps as an option next to Bing and CloudMade maps
Enhancement: exiftool
Updated to the latest production release of exiftool
Bug fix: Bing maps
Fixes a bug where Bing hybrid maps where lacking labels
Bug fix: Copy-paste coordinates
Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could crash when pasting coordinates
New feature: CloudMade maps
HoudahGeo 3.3 adds CloudMade maps as option in addition to Bing maps
New feature: Image and track loading
HoudahGeo 3.3 may now load folder containing images or track log files
Enhancement: EXIF/XMP/IPTC export
HoudahGeo now tries to write metadata values to their preferred location only
Enhancement: Automatic geocoding
Fine-tuned geocoding algorithm for situations where track points are 4 or more minutes apart
Enhancement: Aperture
Improved performance of import from Aperture
Bug fix: EveryTrail export
Fixed a bug where EveryTrail export would fail randomly
Bug fix: Viewing directions
HoudahGeo previously rejected manual input even though it was correctly formatted
Bug fix: Image previews
Fixed possible crashes when loading of preview images failed
Bug fix: Activation
HoudahGeo 3.2.8 failed to automatically install the license file upon activation
Bug fix: Notify iPhoto
In some situations HoudahGeo could fail to notify iPhoto
Bug fix: EXIF export
HoudahGeo tried to always preserve file modification dates. Even when asked not to
New feature: Columbus V900
HoudahGeo can now process CSV files from the Columbus V900 logger
Enhancement: Notify iPhoto
Improved speed of communication with iPhoto
Enhancement: Evernote
Updated for compatibility with Evernote 5.0.5
Bug fix: Export
Fixed a bug where export operations hung indefinitely
Enhancement: Geocoding map
The map view now resizes with the window
Enhancement: Grid view
Improved speed of preview loading
Enhancement: EXIFtool
Updated to the latest version of exiftool
Bug fix: Grid view
Fixed possible crash during scrolling
Bug fix: Geocoding map
Fixed possible crash in map geocoding
Enhancement: Evernote export
HoudahGeo now adds metadata to the user visible HTML content of notes it creates
Enhancement: German localization
The built-in map is now localized in German
Bug fix: XMP sidecars
HoudahGeo now adds a GPSVersionID to XMP sidecars it updates
Bug Fix: EXIF/XMP export
HoudahGeo failed to correctly clear attributes for which no value was specified
Enhancement: Holux M241 support
HoudahGeo is now able to connect via Bluetooth to the M241
Enhancement: GPSBabel
Updated to the latest version of the gpsbabel tool
Enhancement: EXIFtool
Updated to the latest version of exiftool
Enhancement: iMedia Browser
Updated to a recent version of the iMedia framework
Bug Fix: IPTC character encoding
Fixed a bug where the IPTC character encoding was not set correctly
Bug Fix: Notify iPhoto/Aperture
HoudahGeo offered to export values which could not actually be sent to iPhoto/Aperture
Bug fix: Google Earth export
Google Earth export was not functional in HoudahGeo 3.2
New feature: Evernote export
HoudahGeo may now copy photo to Evernote
Enhancement: iPhoto 9.3 / Aperture 3.3
Improves compatibility with the latest version of iPhoto and Aperture
Enhancement: Developer ID
Signed with Developer ID for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion compatibility
Bug fix: Numeric keywords
Fixes a crash when importing photos with numeric keywords
Bug fix: EXIF/XMP export
Fixes an issue where GPS coordinates in XMP tags would not match those in the EXIF tags
Enhancement: exiftool
Updated bundled version of exiftool
Bug fix: RAW images support
Fixes an issue where HoudahGeo would refuse to load files in certain RAW formats
New feature: Lightroom 4
HoudahGeo can now browse Lightroom 4 libraries
Enhancement: exiftool
Updated bundled version of exiftool
Enhancement: Waypoint speed
HoudahGeo now handles waypoints having speed values
Bug fix: UTF-8 in IPTC
Improved reliability of writing special characters to IPTC tags
Bug fix: RAW support
Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo refused to tag images in the .arw, .cr2, .cs1 or .dng file formats
New feature: Open images
Third party applications may now send images to HoudahGeo by the way of "Open With…"
Enhancement: German localization
German localization reviewed and improved by Ulf Dunkel of www.dsd.net
Bug fix: Google Earth
HoudahGeo now correctly exports viewing direction to Google Earth
Bug fix: GPS timestamp
HoudahGeo no longer assumes the GPS timestamp equals the image's creation timestamp
Bug fix: Editing timestamps
HoudahGeo could mix up images when manually editing timestamps
Bug fix: Image loading
Fixes a possible crash when loading images
Enhancement: Time zone menu
GMT offset timezones are now displayed in an easier to read format
Bug fix: Snow Leopard
Performance enhancements when running under Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Bug fix: Keywords loading
Fixes a possible crash when loading image keywords
Bug fix: Coordinates display
Fixes a crashing bug when displaying coordinates in degrees minutes seconds format
Bug fix: Project migration
Fixes a bug where the migration of HoudahGeo 2.x project could hand indefinitely
New feature: Altitude lookup
HoudahGeo can now retrieve altitude values for geocoded photos
Enhancement: Comment column
Adds the option to view comments in the list of images
Bug fix: KML/KMZ export
Fixes an issue with KML/KMZ export for images with no altitude value
Bug fix: GPS device import
GPS device import was not functional on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Bug fix: EXIF/XMP export
Not all EXIF/XMP export options were available in the German localization
Note: The altitude lookup feature relies on the free GeoNames web service. This limits the number of requests you may make on a given day.
Enhancement: Image loading
HoudahGeo now supports even more non-standard date formats
Bug fix: Lightroom integration
HoudahGeo now correctly publishes preview images from Lightroom
Bug fix: XMP sidecars
XMP sidecars were not always created when requested
Bug fix: Flickr upload
Flickr upload would fail if no set was specified
Enhancement: Track loading
Added robustness to GPX track loading
Bug fix: Upgrade procedure
HoudahGeo could hang when opening the upgrade shop
Bug fix: Bookmarks
Adding bookmarks failed in certain situations
Bug fix: Manual waypoint geocoding
Manual waypoint geocoding was broken in 3.0 and 3.0.1
Bug fix: EXIF export
HoudahGeo could crash or hang during EXIF/XMP export
Bug fix: Speed values
Speed values were not properly read from tags
Bug fix: GPS device connection
Fixes Bluetooth connections to GPS devices
New feature: New interface
All new all-in-one-window interface
New feature: New engine
Complete rewrite with a focus on performance
New feature: Reverse geocoding
Option to do offline reverse geocoding
Enhancement: Lightroom integration
Much improved performance
Enhancement: GPS devices
Support for many more GPS devices
Enhancement: Help
Printable documentation in PDF format
Enhancement: Overall
Every aspect of HoudahGeo has been revisited