Some issues were reported for Attribute Changer 6.10 and they are now fixed in this maintenance release.

Updates

Picture date and time checkboxes now unchecked by default

Bug fixes

JPEG Error 52 while modifying EXIF data
'Failed to set calendar date or time' error on Windows Vista
Copy buttons fail on Windows Vista for DateTimePicker operations

Microsoft decided to change the way the DateTimePicker common control behaves for Windows Vista and this broke Attribute Changer. The only way to work around this problem is to use native Win32 API calls instead of Delphi class methods .... but it took me a long time to figure out what broke.

Attribute Changer 6.10 is finally available and can be downloaded free of charge.

The top most requested feature request now finally got implemented : a easy way to change and synchronize the Exif date and time stamps of digital pictures. The redesign of the graphical user interface is now complete and it simplifies again the usability of the tool.

Please take a look at the version history for changes and enhancements made into the latest release of Attribute Changer.

Version 6.10 is completely localized in Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian and Spanish.

Attribute Changer 6.10 BETA has been downloaded more than 7000 times since its release and only minor issues were reported by the beta testers.

Attribute Changer 6.10 is now completely localized in Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian and Spanish and the final rollout is planned for the next week.

After some months of coding, a new public BETA version is available for testing.

New features

Hovering the selected files in the ‘File’ tab displays the total file size
EXIF date can now be changed

Updates

Finished the GUI rework
Restructured registry key

Bug fixes

Saved settings incorrectly restored at program launch

Important information

This version is only available in English and does not yet include an updated help file. Please be aware that this BETA release has only undergone very limited testing.

Don’t use this release on your production files and I highly recommend to install it in a test environment ! Don’t forget to report any issue.

The petges.lu website has a new home. Please update your bookmarks if you were referring the old webplaza.pt.lu/rpetges location.

Attribute Changer news : Attribute Changer 6.10 development progresses well and a first preview version has been sent out to the translators to get some feedback. There is still some work to do but most of the new features already work .... and no, there is still no 64-bit support for Attribute Changer for the same reasons I explained in an earlier blog entry :

• Borland Delphi, the used development environment doesn't exist in a 64-bit version.
• Lazarus, a Delphi clone is not yet ready for Attribute Changer development ... some key functions are still missing.
• I don't own a 64-bit machine, my 20" Apple iMac is only 2 years old and I'm not ready to spend 1.500 EUR for a new machine.

Once a year, I try to redesign my website and the result of my efforts are now put online. The site is created and managed with Rapidweaver, a web design software exclusively made for the Mac.

The Blocks and Carousel plugins from Yourhead software are used on the new site for better visual appearance and navigation experience.

Attribute Changer news : A new version is currently in development and finally delivers a long requested feature ... changing the date and time stamp of pictures (DateTime EXIF field). There were some design changes in the GUI planned for version 6.0, but due to the massive changes, I decided to postphone them until this release.

Attribute Changer 6.0a is now available in Hungarian and Romanian. Many thanks to László Balázs for the updates.

Attribute Changer 6.0a is now available in Dutch. Many thanks to Pierre MFH Tans for the updates.

Attribute Changer 6.0a is now available in German. Many thanks to Kai-Uwe Herbing for the updates.

Some minor issues were reported for Attribute Changer 6.0 and are fixed in this maintenance release. Please refer to the Attribute Changer Version History section for more information about the updates and bug fixes.

I'm proud to announce the availability of Attribute Changer 6.0 after a really long Beta period.

This release features many new and most requested features. Check out the Version history section for changes and enhancements made into Attribute Changer 6.

To reduce the number of support requests, I would like to share some information about 64-bit support :

Attribute Changer is NOT compatible with 64-bit Windows versions due to :

• Borland Delphi, the used development environment doesn't exist in a 64-bit version.
• Lazarus, a Delphi clone is not yet ready for Attribute Changer development ... some key functions are still missing.
• I don't own a 64-bit machine, my 20" Apple iMac is only 1,5 years old and I'm not ready to spend 1.500 EUR for a new machine.

Download and enjoy Attribute Changer 6 now.

I also added an RSS-Feed to the News section .... maybe it can be useful to stay up to date.