Downloader Pro - Release History

8 October 2008: v2.2.1

  • Added /p command line option to select a user profile at startup
  • 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
  • Fixed a possible crash when saving IPTC data from the IPTC editor window

12 September 2008: v2.2

  • Added support for user profiles
  • Added place name lookup using GPS data and www.geonames.org
  • Added {cc1,str}, {cc2,str} and {cc3,str} tokens for converting between two and three character country codes and looking up country names
  • 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}
  • Fixed problems geo-tagging JPEGs which already contain a GPS IFD and added diagnostic "Check GPS data" right click option
  • Now reads camera serial number from images from recent Nikon digital SLRs (e.g. D300, D3, D700).
  • Added support for .RW2 raw files from the Panasonic DMC-FZ28

8 February 2008: v2.1

  • Adds support for downloading directly from many cameras using PTP on Windows XP and Windows Vista
  • Added options to the backup plug-in to backup all images, just JPEGs or all images except JPEGs
  • Fixed a problem writing GPS data to JPEGs from recent Nikon DSLR cameras

4 October 2007: v2.0.4

  • Added support for downloading from the new Canon EOS 40D
  • Now reads subsecond timing from shooting data of recent Canon cameras (e.g. 40D and 1DMk3) when using a card reader
  • Improved support for reading different NMEA format GPS track logs

21 August 2007: v2.0.3

  • Added an option in preferences to preserve read-only status of images when downloading
  • IPTC/XMP keyword catalogs now support synonyms
  • Added support for downloading directly from Canon EOS camera on Windows Vista (doesn't support older models which do not have Vista drivers)
  • Added support for downloading from the new Canon EOS-1D Mark III
  • Added support for downloading Mamiya ZD raw files
  • Now reads NMEA format GPS track logs with .txt, .nma and .gps file extensions

16 May 2007: v2.0.2

  • More robust handling of NMEA sentences with empty fields
  • Now writes XMP sidecar files for Minolta raw files
  • Fixed problems writing XMP GPS data in locales which use comma for the decimal separator
  • Fixed a problem with the auto AdobeRGB setting in the JPEG auto-profile plug-in with JPEGs from some cameras
  • Fixed a problem with adding GPS data and then auto-rotating JPEGs with images from some cameras

30 April 2007: v2.0.1

  • Added support for GPX format GPS track log files
  • Added support for Garmin ForeTrex XML track logs
  • Added support for Magellan NMEA track logs which use private $PMGNTRK sentences
  • Extended Google Earth and Google Maps track log support to include locales which do not use '.' (period/full stop) as the decimal symbol
  • Thumbnail display now generates the thumbnail from the JPEG file if available when displaying ".RAW" raw files from Leica and Panasonic cameras
  • 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
  • Restored the "Register for AutoPlay" menu options when running on Windows XP
  • Added support for downloading Sony ARW raw files
  • Fixed problems writing GPS data to JPEG shooting data from some camera models

28 March 2007: v2.0

  • New thumbnail display making it easier to identify the contents of a memory card and select images for downloading
  • 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
  • Added date based job codes making it easier to download memory cards containing different subjects shot on different days
  • Added support for IPTC/XMP metadata for compatibility with apps like Photoshop and BreezeBrowser Pro
  • Backup plug-in now supports one or two backups allowing two backup copies of images to be made as images are downloaded
  • New sequence numbering tokens added to make it easier to have continuous numbering when downloading images from multiple memory cards.
  • New more flexible token format to avoid possible conflicts with certain sequences (automatically updated from the old format when Downloader Pro v2 is run)
  • Added support for Hasselblad raw files
  • Settings can now be saved to a Windows registry file for backup purposes or when copying settings to another PC
  • 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

  • Added support for downloading from the Canon EOS 30D
  • Added BreezeBrowser Pro style tokens for extracting shooting data from images for inclusion in the IPTC data
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)
  • Updated to read shooting data from the Nikon D200
  • Additional tokens added to generate unique download filenames
  • Improved interface for setting up camera name mappings
  • Added support for Sony R1 raw files

14 September 2005: v1.7

  • Added new backup plug-in
  • New option to automatically synchronize the clocks of Canon cameras with the PC's clock
  • Additional tokens added to read lens, shutter and aperture information from image shooting data
  • Added support for Adobe DNG files

3 December 2004: v1.6

  • Stores the last 12 download paths and job codes
  • Added token display window
  • Added %T9 token for more flexible camera name mapping
  • Added support for Konica Minolta raw files

18 October 2004: v1.5

  • Added support for downloading directly from Canon EOS 20D and 1D Mark II cameras
  • 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:

  • Added %R "Downloads Today" token
  • Improved setting of camera data for Canon PowerShot cameras
  • Added support for Kodak and Sigma raw files
  • Now stores IPTC data in THM thumbnail files when available

22 April 2004: v1.3:

  • Can now display thumbnails when downloading from card readers
  • Added %E token to allow raw and JPEG files to be separated
  • Added camera name mapping function
  • Added new directory maker plug-in

8 November 2003: v1.2

  • Now supports the downloading of raw files from Fuji, Pentax and Minolta cameras
  • Added %r1, %r2 and %r3 tokens for extracting parts of the image file number
  • Ability to set Canon EOS 300D/Digital Rebel flash exposure correction added to the camera settings dialog

22 July 2003: v1.1

  • Now supports downloading from Canon cameras which use PTP e.g. Canon PowerShot G5, S400, S50, A300, A60 and A70
  • Additional tokens added for extracting camera model names
  • Reads subsecond timing from shooting data

12 May 2003: v1.0

  • First release of Downloader Pro

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