ExifTool GUI - metadata editor

[rbon]

The PA.c Package is 32-bit only as the bit doing the heavy lifting, exiftool.exe, is only 32-bit.

I agree.
Thank a lot for your creation of ExifToolGUI Portable.

[Midas]

FWIW and for years now, unless there's an express need for it, I default to create 32-bit launchers (mostly with yaP) for 64-bit apps and I'm not aware of any shortcomings for this. Have I been wrong all along?

[rbon]

FWIW and for years now, unless there's an express need for it, I default to create 32-bit launchers (mostly with yaP) for 64-bit apps and I'm not aware of any shortcomings for this. Have I been wrong all along?

yes

But in this way 64 bit apps DO NOT will run in 64 bit mode.

see these (old) post:
1. tproli: viewtopic.php?p=73626#p73626
2. tproli: viewtopic.php?p=73631#p73631
and read inside file 'changelog.txt' this info for rel. 0.6.5 build 287 BETA - February 16, 2015:

- NEW: ini keys ending with "X64" are executed only if:
- yaP is running on 64bit Windows, and
- the "application" key has a second exe set (indicating that yaP is running in X64 mode)

Example:
application = App\App.exe :: App\AppX64.exe
envvar = JAVA_HOME :: {YAPROOT}\jre
envvarX64 = JAVA_HOME :: {YAPROOT}\jre64

The first exe must be set even if the application does not support 32bit:
application = NULL :: App\AppX64.exe

In a PC with Windows 64 bit:
--> yaP launcher 32 bit (x86) + application 64 bit = yaP execute 64 bit app in 32 bit mode
.. and if application write on registry, a key with '6432' will be created.

In short:
with Your method it's possible that Your registry has some unwanted 'Wow6432Node' keys.

[rbon]

ExifToolGui rel 6.2.5 has been released at November 12, 2023

This is a rewrited version of original ExifToolGui by Bogdan Hrastnik.
The project is now hosted at GitHub and it's maintained by Frank Bijnen: first release of new 6.xx brnch is of August 9, 2023.

Links:
• GitHub project page by Frank Bijnen: https://github.com/FrankBijnen/ExifToolGui
• GitHub releases page: https://github.com/FrankBijnen/ExifToolGui/releases
• GitHub direct download 32 bit executable: https://github.com/FrankBijnen/ExifTool ... oolGUI.exe
• GitHub direct download 64 bit executable https://github.com/FrankBijnen/ExifTool ... UI_X64.exe
• GitHub source code (Delphi): https://github.com/FrankBijnen/ExifTool ... V6.2.5.zip
• ExifToolGui onlinde documentation for rel. 5.xx: https://exiftool.org/gui/
• Softpedia review: https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedi ... lGui.shtml
• changelog: https://github.com/FrankBijnen/ExifTool ... ngelog.txt

Changelog for rel. 6.2.5:

Code: Select all

Current version: v6.2.5 updated November 12, 2023. 
The v6.2.5 release features 2 major changes:
• GeoCoding: You can now choose from 2 GeoCoding providers, and use Reverse GeoCoding to lookup Country, Province and City from GPS coordinates.
• Lossless rotate and crop, import and export previews: The external programs Jhead and JpegTrans are replaced by native Delphi code, using a modified library NativeJpg by SimDesign B.V. 
  Exporting and Importing previews has been revised.

Please do not add yet the command line tools:
• Jhead
• JpegTrans
author write:

The external programs Jhead and JpegTrans are replaced by native Delphi code, using a modified library NativeJpg by SimDesign B.V. - Exporting and Importing previews has been revised.

--> but the ExifToolGui executable (32 or 64 bit) equally check if these programs are availables (bug?) -> See Program -> About