New in 5.2.3:
(2018-0926, R 15168)

• Updated for compatibility with macOS 10.14 Mojave.
• On macOS 10.14 Mojave, HoudahGeo now requests your permission to access the Photos library.
• On macOS 10.14 Mojave, HoudahGeo now requests your permission to access interact with Photos, Google Earth, iPhoto and Aperture.
• The HoudahGeo project window now fits a 13" retina display without overlapping with the Dock.
• Fixes an issue where the Photos library browser failed to show album icons.

New in 5.2.2:
(2018-05-26, R 14598)

• Works a around a bug where photo library browser, when shown as grid of previews, would scroll for no reason.
• Added links to our privacy policy as well as to the privacy policies of third party services you may connect to using HoudahGeo.

New in 5.2.1:
(2018-05-03, R 14491)

• Improves application performance when working with very large projects.
• Fixes a map crash when showing track logs spanning several years (e.g. Google location history exports).
• Works around a Quick Look crash when previewing photos in HoudahGeo.

New in 5.2:
(2018-03-05, R 14377)

• Adds support for Lightroom Classic CC.
• Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo failed to read metadata (e.g. geotags) from the Lightroom catalog.
• When exporting the photo timestamp to EXIF/XMP, HoudahGeo now also writes the date/time created in IPTC. This allows Apple Photos to see the updated timestamp.
• HoudahGeo reads and writes the EXIF v2.31 OffsetTimeOriginal tag. This specifies the camera clock time zone.
• HoudahGeo now updates the XMP MetadataDate tag when writing EXIF/XMP tags.
• HoudahGeo now offers autocompletion when editing location, city, province/state, country names. Suggested values are compiled from the current project and from favorite places.
• Greatly improved performance of bulk changes. E.g. setting the location name on all selected images.
• Maps now do a better job at maintaining the current zoom level when switching between locations.
• The list of images now shows how many images are currently selected.

New in 5.1.10:
(2017-09-11, R 14067)

• EXIF/XMP now uses a lower case .xmp file extension when creating new sidecar files.
• The Automatically Sync Map and Image Locations option no longer causes the location of the selected images to change when switching the map to geocode mode.
• When opening multiple image files from Finder, HoudahGeo will group these in a single project.

New in 5.1.9:

• HoudahGeo now uses the new Dropbox API to publish Google Earth KML files to Dropbox. Dropbox will discontinue the old API in June.
• Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could fail to read altitude values from images edited in Photoshop.
• EXIF/XMP export no longer changes letter case on the .xmp extension of existing sidecar files.

New in 5.1.8:

• Improves performance when loading a large Apple Photos library.
• Works around a problem with malformed GPS data written by some Nikon cameras.
• Fixes a problem with downloading GPS track logs from Garmin devices.

New in 5.1.7:

• Adds more image size options to Google Earth export.
• Adds more image size options to Flickr upload.

New in 5.1.6:
(2017-02-06, R 13575)

• Improves performance when loading a large Apple Photos library.
• The project window now fits the screen of a 11-inch MacBook Air.
• Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could hang after completing an export.

New in 5.1.5:
(2017-01-13, R 13575)

• Fixes a bug introduced in HoudahGeo 5.1.4 where HoudahGeo fails to read timestamps on certain image files.
• In fullscreen mode, the Places window can now coexist with the project window.

New in 5.1.4:
(2016-12-28, R 13544)

• Works around a problem where Lightroom failed to pick up altitude and direction values.
• Fixes a possible crash after closing a project window.
• Corrections to the German localization.

New in 5.1.3:
(2016-12-06, R 13476)

• HoudahGeo now remembers the sort order of images and Tracks lists.
• Fixes a bug where the Camera Import window failed to list available devices.

New in 5.1.2:
(2016-11-02)

• Added a File Extension column to the list of images.
• Creation of XMP sidecars could fail when working with RAW+JPEG pairs.
• Camera import could get interrupted when plugging in a second camera or memory card.
• Google Earth export created an invalid KML file when file names contained the & symbol.

New in 5.1.1:
(2016-10-05)

• Fixes a few minor bugs.

New in 5.1:
(2016-09-21)

• HoudahGeo can now add locations to photos in your Apple Photos library. This requires Photos 2.0 on macOS 10.12 Sierra.
• On macOS 10.12 Sierra, HoudahGeo now offers Apple Maps in addition to MapBox maps.
• Improved camera setup options. HoudahGeo now assumes that timestamps that already include time zone information are correct and need no further adjustments.
• Changes the color of track logs from blue to red for it to better stand out on various terrains.
• Fixes a bug that could cause photo import to hang.
• Fixes several minor bugs throughout HoudahGeo.

New in 5.0.9:
(2016-07-29)

• Fixes a problem with importing images from Apple Photos.
• Fixes a bug that could prevent project files from being saved.

New in 5.0.8:
(2016-07-21)

• Improved performance of EXIF / XMP export.
• Compatibility fix for GPS devices based on SkyTraq chipsets.

New in 5.0.7:
(2016-07-14)

• Updated MapQuest maps for compatibility with recent changes to the service.

New in 5.0.6:
(2016-07-11)

• Copies detailed lens information when creating XMP sidecars from image files.
• Fixes a bug where HoudahGeo could hang when switching between Load and Process modes.

New in 5.0.5:
(2016-06-24)

• Fixes a bug where the media browser was empty when switching back to Load mode.
• Copies more EXIF and XMP metadata values when creating XMP sidecar files from image files.

New in 5.0.4:
(2016-06-07)

• Accepts metadata from non-standard EXIF in Panasonic RW2 files.
• Fixes a problem where HoudahGeo assumed an incorrect time zone when camera used stale GPS data.
• Fixes a problem where Mac macOS Gatekeeper reported HoudahGeo to be damaged.

New in 5.0.3:
(2016-05-30)

• Photos in the media browser are listed with camera time.
• Includes a workaround for the year 2016 bug with i-gotU track loggers.
• Fixes a problem where Photo Clock settings could fail when the camera clock was off by more than 12 hours.
• Fixes a bug where Google Earth geocoding could stop unexpectedly.

New in 5.0.2:
(2016-05-11)

• Fixes an issue with reading timestamps from certain image files.

New in 5.0.1:
(2016-05-05)

• HoudahGeo now reads image keywords from the Lightroom catalog.
• Fixes an occasional crash during Save As.

New in 5.0:
(2016-04-13, R 12907)

• Places - Quickly assign photos to favorite places and apply coordinates and location names.
• Drag-and-drop geocoding - Drag images to the map and drop them at the location were they were taken.
• Reverse geocoding - Location name lookup now offers a choice of languages.
• Camera import - Download photos directly from your camera or memory card. Geotag photos before importing into your photo library.
• Keywords editor - The new keywords editor makes it easy to assign keywords in bulk.
• Location names - HoudahGeo can now set IPTC sub-location metadata.
• Lightroom integration - HoudahGeo reads location metadata directly from the Lightroom catalog.
• Google Earth export - New templates and designs for Google Earth KML export.
• Publish KML to Dropbox - Upload photos and track logs to Dropbox. View in Google Earth or Google My Maps.
• Map search - Improved maps and all-new search feature. Search for landmarks, cities, as well as your favorite places.
• Countless refinements to existing features

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