A new version of HandbrakePM, the batch video conversion tool based on the famous HandBrake video converter, is now available:

v3.5 (27-Sep-2025)
- Fixed: First character of output file was missing.

A new version of HandbrakePM, the batch video conversion tool based on the famous HandBrake video converter, is now available:

v3.4 (26-Sep-2025)
- Changed: Select multiple rows, instead of just one, to remove from the list.
- Fixed: A horizontal scrollbar for long path names.
- Fixed: Resizing the window.
- Fixed: On Windows, backslahses were removed from the name.
- Added: File, Windows and Help menu.
- Added: 'Add Files...' menu item.
- Added: 'Add a Folder...' menu item.
- Added: Possibility to drop one or more folders on the window.

A new version of SetEXIFData is now available:

v11.0
(26 Sep 2025)

- Changed: Select multiple rows, instead of just one, to remove from the list.
- Changed: To open previews of the selected rows, now simply press the space bar, RETURN- or ENTER-key.
- Changed: You can now copy multiple EXIF attributes from the Preview window. Select the rows (SHIFT-Arrows/click, CMD/CTRL-click, CMD/CTRA-A) you want to copy and choose 'Copy' from the 'Edit'-menu.

- Added: File, Windows and Help menu.
- Added: 'Add Files...' menu item.
- Added: 'Add a Folder...' menu item.
- Added: Possibility to drop one or more folders on the window.

A new version of RenameFiles is now available:

v3.1
26-Sep-2025

- Fixed some bugs with (re)moving text with multi-byte, overlaying characters.
- Changed: Select multiple rows, instead of just one, to remove from the list.
- Added: File, Windows and Help menu.
- Added: 'Add Files...' menu item.
- Added: 'Add a Folder...' menu item.
- Added: Possibility to drop one or more folders on the window.
- Fixed: The list is modernized.

A new version of HandbrakePM, the batch video conversion tool based on the famous HandBrake video converter, is now available:

v3.3 (22-Sep-2025)

• Added: File, Windows and Help menu.
• Added: 'Add Files...' menu item.
• Added: 'Add a Folder...' menu item.
• Fixed: The list is modernized.
• Fixed: Handling in-/output file names with quotes, etc. in the name.
• Added Interface Languages: Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
• Changed: Layout changes because the newly added languages.

A new version of HandbrakePM, the batch video conversion tool based on the famous HandBrake video converter, is now available:

v3.2 (10-Sep-2025)

• macOS: Removed the Sanbox-switch. This prevented the use of HandBrakeCLI.
• When an error occurs, the feedback from HandBrakeCLI is now displayed in the message window, instead of the executed command.
• Changed the field for messages in the message window into a scrollable editfield - this is handy for when errors occur.
• When an error is displayed in the message window, the window can now be resized to enlarge the editfield containing the message. You can also copy the message text.

A new version of SetEXIFData is now available:

v10.9
(01 Sep 2025)

Change:

• Converted 'EXIF Date field to use' to a combobox.
• Added the EXIF 'About'-tag for the 'Caption/Description'.
• Changed the entry field in the 'Save as preset'-dialog into a combobox, so you can choose from existing presets, instead of having to type the name, to overwrite one with new data.

Fixed:

• Focal lengths and apertures can only contain numbers (millimeters) and one dot.
• Typed text in comboboxes is now stored directly after enter/return or leaving the entry field.
• The tag 'LensInfo' is now set correctly, when at least one focal length and one corresponding aperture are filled. Therefore, the default value for Apertures is now '0.0'.
• Using the File Created or File Modified date are now trimmed of possible new lines.
• In the file-renaming-pattern,'%y' and '%Y' are now truly recognized as being different.
• Reading meta-data from Google JSON files works again. Added looking for the new extension '.supplemental-metadata.json'.
• When reselecting 'EXIF dates or a new ...' after having selected 'Retrieve from Google JSON', the Geotag-fields are now enabled again.
• GPS for movie files: negative coordinates are now set correctly.
• macOS: Removed duplicate addresses from the address book menu.
• Modernised windows, controls and code to use newer Xojo API's.

A new version of SetEXIFData is now available:

v10.8
(25 Aug 2025)

New:

• Converted text input for Document Name, Artist, Copyright, Filename pattern, and Camera- and Lensinfo into Combo-boxes, where the last 10 used entries will be saved.
• To speed up startup, paths to the helper tools are now stored, and editable, in the 'Settings....' -> 'Various other settings'
• In the Preview-window, you can now filter on EXIF tags, or their contents, to make it easier to check which ones are present.
• Now also compiled for Linux and Windows.

Change:

• All lists are modernized. With some, the dotted lines would disappear.
• In the Preferences-window, under 'EXIF / IPTC / XMP Tags', the filter on tags has been modernized and improved.
• Thumbnails of movie files are default taken at 4 seconds. Now, if a clip is shorter, a thumbnail at 0.5 second will be taken.
• The default rename pattern has now been set to: '%d-%t-%x.%n', instead of underscores.
• Changed the text 'Finder' into 'file', because of Linux and Windows versions.
• The OS version in the 'About...' window now shows the complete name and version, instead of just a number.
• Unknown tags under 'Other tags' are now printed in red.
• Replaced the Paypal and Paddle buttons with a link to my webshop.

Fixed:

• Thumbnails of files with single and/or double quotes in the name are now also generated.
• Finding the path to the various utilities and not finding them, could result in storing the error message and stop further tries.
• GPS coordinates are now written to movie files. In some cases this was not happening. Tested with .m4v, .mov, and .mp4
• 'Save as preset' would sometimes use the name of another preset.
• Get the correct mime type for files with no extension or with extensions like '.jpg_original' or '.mp4_original'.
• Tabbing through the rows in 'Other tags' is now possible.
• In 'Other tags', the repeated adding of '?' for unknown tags is fixed.
• In 'Other tags', the info text above the table is now correctly displayed in full.
• Image and movie files with '_original' added by exiftool to the file's extension, are now also recognized when dragged onto the grid.

A new version of RenameFiles is now available:

v3.0
(12 Aug 2025)

- Added the option to Lowercase, Titlecase or Uppercase a name.
- Added back the immediate processing after changing a parameter.
- Fixed a bug with appending a string.

A new version of RenameFiles is now available:

v2.9
(13 Jan 2025)

- Fixed some bugs with removing text, appending text and inserting sequence numbers of folder and file names with an extension.
- There is now also a native Windows ARM-version.