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v1.4.0.0
Latest
May 20, 2026
What's New
  • Color labels: processed photos are automatically marked green (success) or red (fail). Filter by color in Lightroom to instantly find and re-run failed generations. Fully customizable in plugin settings.
  • IPTC location fields: city, state and country are now written directly into Lightroom from GPS data — no more manual entry.
  • Batch confirmation dialog: shows how many photos will be processed and how many credits will be used before starting.
Performance & Improvements
  • Geocoding cache: photos from the same location reuse previous lookups, significantly faster batch processing.
  • Improved progress bar with photo name, count, and live success/fail counters.
  • Final batch summary as a clean Lightroom notification instead of a popup dialog.
v1.3.3.0
May 9, 2026
Fixes
  • GPS location now works correctly in rural and remote areas. Previously, photos taken outside city boundaries (parks, nature reserves, countryside) returned "Unknown location". The plugin now falls back to county, municipality, suburb or locality when no city is found.
Improvements
  • More precise and specific keywords. The AI now always includes scientific Latin names for animals, plants and fungi, common names in multiple languages, biological family, conservation status, and ecological traits. Landmarks, vehicles and rare objects are also identified with greater accuracy.
v1.3.2.0
April 19, 2026
Fixes
  • Keyword alerts no longer interrupt batch processing. Previously, a blocking dialog appeared for each photo with keyword conflicts, requiring a manual click to continue. The batch now runs uninterrupted from start to finish — any skipped keywords are written to the log file instead.
  • Group AI keywords option is now disabled by default for new installations.
v1.3.1.0
March 30, 2026
Performance & Improvements
  • General performance improvements and faster processing speed.
  • Improved batch processing efficiency, especially on large photo sets.
Fixes
  • Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
v1.3.0.0
January 5, 2026
What's New
  • Microstock Editorial Mode: generates true editorial captions in the format LOCATION – DATE: factual description.
  • Author Notes: optionally append your custom author notes to every generated caption.
  • Date injection toggle: enable or disable date in captions, controlled server-side for accuracy.
  • Six date format presets: AP weekday, AP style, Full weekday, US long, EU numeric, ISO.
  • Improved context usage: existing caption/title can now be passed to the AI as additional guidance.
Performance & Improvements
  • Reduced payload overhead — faster requests per photo.
  • Tighter prompt rules: reduced formatting drift in captions, titles, and keywords.
  • Improved keyword variety while keeping all tags strongly tied to image content.
  • More reliable date handling and safer fallbacks for capture date inputs.
Fixes
  • Improved stability when processing mixed batches with different metadata completeness.
v1.2.1.3
September 8, 2025
What's New
  • Keyword Grouping: keep your own keywords separate from AI-generated ones by grouping AI tags under a configurable parent keyword (default: ~).
  • Custom parent name: choose any label you prefer.
  • Grouping applies during batch generation as well.
Notes
  • Lightroom does not guarantee keyword ordering; grouping under a parent is the most reliable way to keep AI keywords tidy.
v1.2.0.0
February 9, 2025
New Features
  • Use Existing Data: pass your existing title and caption to the AI as extra context — even when "Overwrite" is enabled. Useful for adding names, locations, or personal notes you've already entered, resulting in richer output.
v1.1.0.3
February 7, 2025
Compatibility
  • Expanded format support: DNG, CR2, CR3, NEF, NRW, ARW, SR2, RAF, ORF, RW2, PEF, MOS, ERF, 3FR, IIQ, JPEG, TIFF, PSD, PNG.
v1.1.0.2
January 12, 2025
Fixes
  • Resolved metadata keyword retention issue during generation.
  • Improved GPS-based location accuracy in generated metadata.
  • Fixed keyword spaces being incorrectly removed.
v1.1.0.0
January 4, 2025
What's New
  • Option to retain original keywords while adding new AI-generated ones.
  • Option to keep original title and caption without overwriting.
  • Enhanced logging with detailed error reporting.
  • Automatic version checking and in-plugin updates.
Fixes
  • Fixed credit scaling bug when a server error occurred.
  • Optimized GPS metadata handling.
v1.0.4.0
Improvements
  • Added metadata preservation toggle.
  • Improved batch processing performance.
  • Enhanced server error handling.
  • Fixed incorrect keyword removal during generation.
v1.0.3.0
What's New
  • GPS-based metadata generation for precise location tagging.
  • Updated plugin UI for better usability.
  • Customizable keyword count and title length preferences.
  • Faster API response times.