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Supported Platforms
Downloader Pro will run on Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista
8 October 2008: v2.2.1
| 1. | Added command line option to select user profile at startup |
| 2. | Fixed a problem looking up place names using www.geonames.org when the PC's regional settings are set to use comma as the decimal separator |
| 3. | Fixed a possible crash when saving IPTC from the IPTC editor window |
12 September 2008: v2.2
| 3. | Added {cc1,str}, {cc2,str} and {cc3,str} tokens for converting between two and three character country codes and looking up country names |
| 4. | Added the following new tokens for extracting parts of strings: {left,n,str}, {mid,n,m,str}, {right,n,str}, {first,str}, {last,str}, {default,str1,str2} |
| 5. | Fixed problems geo-tagging JPEGs which already contain a GPS IFD and added diagnostic "Check GPS data" right click option |
| 6. | Now reads camera serial number from images from recent Nikon digital SLRs (e.g. D300, D3, D700). |
8 February 2008: v2.1
| 1. | Added support for downloading directly from cameras using PTP protocol |
| 2. | Added options to the Backup plug-in to backup all images, JPEGs only or non-JPEGs only |
| 3. | Fixed a problem writing GPS data to JPEGs from recent Nikon cameras |
| 4. | Added {readOnly} tokens to allow important images marked as 'protected' to be downloaded into separate folders |
4 October 2007: v2.0.4
| 1. | Added support for Canon EOS 40D |
| 2. | Now reads subsecond timing from recent Canon cameras when using a card reader (e.g. 40D and 1DMk3) |
| 3. | Added support for more sentences in NMEA GPS track logs |
21 August 2007: v2.0.3
| 1. | Added an option in preferences to preserve the read-only status of images when downloading |
| 2. | IPTC/XMP keyword catalogs now support synonyms |
| 3. | No longer requires DEP (data execution protection) to be disabled when running on Windows Vista |
| 4. | Added support for downloading directly from Canon EOS cameras on Windows Vista (doesn't support older models which do not have Vista drivers) |
| 5. | Added support for downloading from the new Canon EOS-1D Mark III |
| 6. | Added support for downloading Mamiya ZD raw files |
| 7. | Now reads NMEA format GPS track logs with .txt, .nma and .gps file extensions |
16 May 2007: v2.0.2
| 1. | More robust handling of NMEA sentences with empty fields |
| 2. | Now writes XMP sidecar files for Minolta raw format files |
| 3. | Fixed problems writing XMP GPS data in locales which use comma for the decimal separator |
| 4. | Fixed a problem with the auto AdobeRGB setting in the JPEG auto-profile plug-in with JPEGs from some cameras |
| 5. | Fixed a problem with adding data and then auto-rotating JPEGs with images from some cameras |
30 April 2007: v2.0.1
| 1. | Added support for GPX format GPS track log files |
| 2. | Added support for Garmin ForeTrex XML track logs |
| 3. | Added support for Magellan NMEA track logs which use private $PMGNTRK sentences |
| 4. | Extended Google Earth and Google Maps track log support to include locales which do not use '.' (period/full stop) as the decimal symbol |
| 5. | Thumbnail display now generates the thumbnail from the JPEG file if available when displaying ".RAW" raw files from Leica and Panasonic cameras |
| 6. | Now automatically skips the file size check for JPEG images when GPS geo-tagging is enabled to avoid misleading "size different" file size errors after downloading |
| 7. | Restored the "Register for AutoPlay" menu options when running on Windows XP |
| 8. | Added support for downloading Sony ARW raw files |
| 9. | Fixed problems writing GPS data to JPEG shooting data from some camera models |
28 March 2007: v2.0
| 1. | New thumbnail display making it easier to identify the contents of a memory card and select images for downloading |
| 2. | New automatic GPS geo-tagging of JPEG and raw images as they are downloaded using GPS track log data from devices such as the Sony GPS-CS1. Also optionally creates track log files which can be viewed in Google Earth or Google Maps |
| 3. | Added date based job codes making it easier to download memory cards containing different subjects shot on different days |
| 4. | Added support for IPTC/XMP metadata for compatibility with apps like Photoshop and BreezeBrowser Pro |
| 5. | Backup plug-in now supports one or two backups allowing two backup copies of images to be made as images are downloaded |
| 6. | New sequence numbering tokens added to make it easier to have continuous numbering when downloading images from multiple memory cards. |
| 7. | New more flexible token format to avoid possible conflicts with certain sequences (automatically updated from the old format when Downloader Pro v2 is run) |
| 8. | Added support for Hasselblad raw files |
| 9. | Settings can now be saved to a Windows registry file for backup purposes or when copying settings to another PC |
| 10. | Now works with AutoPlay on Windows Vista (allowing Downloader Pro to be launched automatically when a memory card is placed in a card reader) |
4 May 2006: v1.9
| 1. | Added support for downloading from the Canon EOS 30D |
| 2. | Added BreezeBrowser Pro style tokens for extracting shooting data from images for inclusion in the IPTC data |
| 3. | Added auto sRGB/AdobeRGB color profile selection based on the shooting data in the image to the JPEG auto profile plug-in |
10 February 2006: v1.8.1
| 1. | Minor update to fix a problem reading the shutter activation count (%r8 token) from images from Nikon digital SLRs. Also fixed a problem writing the values of some "numbered" tokens to IPTC data. |
7 February 2006: v1.8
| 1. | Added new DNG plug-in to automatically convert raw files from most cameras to Adobe's DNG format (requires Adobe's free DNG converter software) |
| 2. | Updated to read shooting data from the Nikon D200 |
| 3. | Additional tokens added to generate unique download filenames |
| 4. | Improved interface for setting up camera name mappings |
| 5. | Added support for Sony R1 raw files |
14 September 2005: v1.7
| 1. | Added new backup plug-in |
| 2. | New option to automatically synchronize the clocks of Canon cameras with the PC's clock |
| 3. | Additional tokens added to read lens, shutter and aperture information from image shooting data |
| 4. | Added support for Adobe DNG files |
3 December 2004: v1.6
| 1. | Stores the last 12 download paths and job codes |
| 2. | Added token display window |
| 3. | Added %T9 token for more flexible camera name mapping |
| 4. | Added support for Konica Minolta raw files |
18 October 2004: v1.5
| 1. | Added support for downloading directly from Canon EOS 20D and 1D Mark II cameras |
| 2. | Added new tokens which return the date offset by three hours to avoid a date change when shooting late at night after midnight |
26 July 2004: v1.4:
| 1. | Added %R "Downloads Today" token |
| 2. | Improved setting of camera data for Canon PowerShot cameras |
| 3. | Added support for Kodak and Sigma raw files |
| 4. | Now stores IPTC data in THM thumbnail files when available |
22 April 2004: v1.3:
| 1. | Can now display thumbnails when downloading from card readers |
| 2. | Added %E token to allow raw and JPEG files to be separated |
| 3. | Added camera name mapping function |
| 4. | Added new directory maker plug-in |
8 November 2003: v1.2
| 1. | Now supports the downloading of raw files from Fuji, Pentax and Minolta cameras |
| 2. | Added %r1, %r2 and %r3 tokens for extracting parts of the image file number |
| 3. | Ability to set Canon EOS 300D/Digital Rebel flash exposure correction added to the camera settings dialog |
22 July 2003: v1.1
| 1. | Now supports downloading from Canon cameras which use PTP e.g. Canon PowerShot G5, S400, S50, A300, A60 and A70 |
| 2. | Additional tokens added for extracting camera model names |
| 3. | Reads subsecond timing from shooting data |
12 May 2003: v1.0
| 1. | First release of Downloader Pro |
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