PhotoSync – transfer photos 4.8.2

version 4.8.2

Dec 1, 2023
Version 4.8.2
- New: For services with mulitple configurations (e.g. SMB, FTP, S3) the order of the configurations can now be changed
- New: When uploading to S3 & Wasabi PhotoSync now sets the "X-Amz-Meta-Mtime" header to the recording date of the photo & video. This header can also be interpreted by many 3rd party applications.
When enabling the new option "Query Recording date" PhotoSync will use this information to enable sorting by recording date when browsing photos & videos on S3 & Wasabi. Note: Enabling this option may slow down performance as it requires an additional query for each photo/video.
- New: When uploading to Backblaze, PhotoSync now sets the "X-Bz-Info-src_last_modified_millis" to the recording date of the photo & videos. This information is now also used when browsing Backblaze in PhotoSync, allowing sorting by recording date.
- Fixed: Issues with encrypted video uploads to S3, Wasabi and Backblaze. We recommend re-uploading these videos to an encrypted S3, Wasabi or Backblaze destination.
- Fixed: Wrong extension for XMP sidecar files, when "Keep original names" was enabled in "Expert Settings"
- Fixed: Videos were not recorded for more than 12 seconds in some cases when using the PhotoSync camera
- Fixed: PhotoSync now ignores when a USB or Wi-Fi camera disconnects (or goes to sleep) while a transfer is in progress
- Fixed: Transfers to SMB could result in error 22 in rare cases (e.g. when the target volume is exFAT formatted and mounted with fuse)
- Improved thumbnail loading performance for S3 based services

New in Version 4.8
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- New: Client-Side Encryption (Premium)
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer and store them encrypted on NAS and file-based cloud services. Browse and view encrypted photos & videos directly in PhotoSync.
Rclone and OpenSSL are supported, enabling easy workflow integration and seamless decryption on PC and Mac.
- New: Improved metadata support
Embedding metadata is now supported without re-encoding for most file types. PhotoSync can now also embed modified recording dates and tag photos / videos based on user album name, Moments / location name or media type.
- New: XMP support
XMP sidecar files containing all metadata information can now be transferred. This feature is optimal for integration into professional workflows. Configurable options: XMP files are always transferred; only for photos with edited metadata; only for RAW files with edited metadata; or never.
- New: "Display" option to detect modified / edited photos & videos as new: If you edit a photo or video after it has been transferred, PhotoSync will detect the photos / videos as new and the edited version will be re-transferred. This setting can be enabled under "Display Options" (iOS 16 and later).
- New: PhotoSync can now retain the whole album / folder structure when transferring between iOS devices. To enable this feature enable "Keep Album Structure (iOS only)" under Configure-> Phone/Tablet. Preserving the favorite status and location info is supported when transferring between iOS devices.
- New: The PhotoSync Camera can now embed copyright info
- New: Added an option "Set transfer time/date only once" for sub-directory creation. This way only one sub-directory is created for every transfer session.
- New: Added a new custom format %SP for custom sub-directory creation based on media type (Live Photo, Screenshots...)
- New: Added new custom formats %MOT and %MOL to add the Moments title and Moments location into the file name or sub-directory name
- New: Added an option "Assign Live Photo MOV to photo folder" for sub-directory creation. When enabling this option both files of a Live Photo are stored in the photos folder, when the %2P or %3P format is used.
- New: Added option "Upload in Chunks" for WebDAV connections. This option is helpful e.g. for WebDAV servers proxied by CloudFare
- New: Added host key checks for SFTP connection
- New: Added an option to convert ProRes Videos to H264 or HEVC

version 4.8.1

Nov 14, 2023
Version 4.8.1
- Added: Additional MDM configuration options
- Fixed: Issues when transferring to other mobile devices
- Fixed: It was not possible to enter IPv6 addresses for SMB connections
- Fixed: When transferring to iOS devices, the receive counter was inaccurate in some cases
- Fixed: A rare crash that could occur when configuring the encryption Salt for Rclone

New in Version 4.8
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- New: Client-Side Encryption (Premium)
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer and store them encrypted on NAS and file-based cloud services. Browse and view encrypted photos & videos directly in PhotoSync.
Rclone and OpenSSL are supported, enabling easy workflow integration and seamless decryption on PC and Mac.
- New: Improved metadata support
Embedding metadata is now supported without re-encoding for most file types. PhotoSync can now also embed modified recording dates and tag photos / videos based on user album name, Moments / location name or media type.
- New: XMP support
XMP sidecar files containing all metadata information can now be transferred. This feature is optimal for integration into professional workflows. Configurable options: XMP files are always transferred; only for photos with edited metadata; only for RAW files with edited metadata; or never.
- New: "Display" option to detect modified / edited photos & videos as new: If you edit a photo or video after it has been transferred, PhotoSync will detect the photos / videos as new and the edited version will be re-transferred. This setting can be enabled under "Display Options" (iOS 16 and later).
- New: PhotoSync can now retain the whole album / folder structure when transferring between iOS devices. To enable this feature enable "Keep Album Structure (iOS only)" under Configure-> Phone/Tablet. Preserving the favorite status and location info is supported when transferring between iOS devices.
- New: The PhotoSync Camera can now embed copyright info
- New: Added an option "Set transfer time/date only once" for sub-directory creation. This way only one sub-directory is created for every transfer session.
- New: Added a new custom format %SP for custom sub-directory creation based on media type (Live Photo, Screenshots...)
- New: Added new custom formats %MOT and %MOL to add the Moments title and Moments location into the file name or sub-directory name
- New: Added an option "Assign Live Photo MOV to photo folder" for sub-directory creation. When enabling this option both files of a Live Photo are stored in the photos folder, when the %2P or %3P format is used.
- New: Added option "Upload in Chunks" for WebDAV connections. This option is helpful e.g. for WebDAV servers proxied by CloudFare
- New: Added host key checks for SFTP connection
- New: Added an option to convert ProRes Videos to H264 or HEVC
- New: Option to set the "Modification" date on supported WebDAV servers in seconds or milliseconds
- New: Changed video container format to Quicktime for rendered Slo-mo videos
- New: Added an option to disable the Photobooth feature (HDMI & AirPlay) for the PhotoSync Camera
- New: HEIC-> JPEG conversion is now supported when transferring between targets
- New: The preferences for video resizing are now also applied for the Sharing Extension, In-App Camera and Cross-Transfers
- Improved: SMB transfer performance of small photos / videos
- Improved: Detection of new photos & videos on iOS 17

version 4.8

Nov 8, 2023
Version 4.8
- New: Client-Side Encryption (Premium)
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer and store them encrypted on NAS and file-based cloud services. Browse and view encrypted photos & videos directly in PhotoSync.
Rclone and OpenSSL are supported, enabling easy workflow integration and seamless decryption on PC and Mac.
- New: Improved metadata support
Embedding metadata is now supported without re-encoding for most file types. PhotoSync can now also embed modified recording dates and tag photos / videos based on user album name, Moments / location name or media type.
- New: XMP support
XMP sidecar files containing all metadata information can now be transferred. This feature is optimal for integration into professional workflows. Configurable options: XMP files are always transferred; only for photos with edited metadata; only for RAW files with edited metadata; or never.
- New: "Display" option to detect modified / edited photos & videos as new: If you edit a photo or video after it has been transferred, PhotoSync will detect the photos / videos as new and the edited version will be re-transferred. This setting can be enabled under "Display Options" (iOS 16 and later).
- New: PhotoSync can now retain the whole album / folder structure when transferring between iOS devices. To enable this feature enable "Keep Album Structure (iOS only)" under Configure-> Phone/Tablet. Preserving the favorite status and location info is supported when transferring between iOS devices.
- New: The PhotoSync Camera can now embed copyright info
- New: Added an option "Set transfer time/date only once" for sub-directory creation. This way only one sub-directory is created for every transfer session.
- New: Added a new custom format %SP for custom sub-directory creation based on media type (Live Photo, Screenshots...)
- New: Added new custom formats %MOT and %MOL to add the Moments title and Moments location into the file name or sub-directory name
- New: Added an option "Assign Live Photo MOV to photo folder" for sub-directory creation. When enabling this option both files of a Live Photo are stored in the photos folder, when the %2P or %3P format is used.
- New: Added option "Upload in Chunks" for WebDAV connections. This option is helpful e.g. for WebDAV servers proxied by CloudFare
- New: Added host key checks for SFTP connection
- New: Added an option to convert ProRes Videos to H264 or HEVC
- New: Option to set the "Modification" date on supported WebDAV servers in seconds or milliseconds
- New: Changed video container format to Quicktime for rendered Slo-mo videos
- New: Added an option to disable the Photobooth feature (HDMI & AirPlay) for the PhotoSync Camera
- New: HEIC-> JPEG conversion is now supported when transferring between targets
- New: The preferences for video resizing are now also applied for the Sharing Extension, In-App Camera and Cross-Transfers
- Improved: SMB transfer performance of small photos / videos
- Improved: Detection of new photos & videos on iOS 17
- Fixed: When the "Live effect" for a "Live Photo" was deactivated, an additional MOV / JPEG file was transferred
- Fixed: The caption of photos could not be read in some cases
- Fixed: In some cases the rendered version of a Slo-mo video was not transferred
- Fixed: Some screenshots were transferred as JPEG instead of PNG on iOS 16
- Fixed: AAE files sometimes had a non-matching file name
- Fixed: Added some additional error handling when assets have no data
- Fixed: For S3 uploads the mime type is now set correctly
- Fixed: Uploads to SmugMug were no longer working due to changes by SmugMug
- Fixed: A crash issue when transferring to the Files App target
- Fixed: Transfers to SmugMug, when "Select before transfer" is enabled
- Fixed: Improved FTP transfers from cameras
- Fixed: An issue that resulted in incorrect selections after deleting photo(s) (Moments view)
- Fixed: Several crash issues (thumbnail generation, missing mime types, transfers to Files App, Quick Transfer)

version 4.7.1

Sep 21, 2022
Version 4.7.1
- New: PhotoSync can now transfer both the original HEVC file and the converted H264 file of a video. You can configure this in the settings of the transfer target.
- Fixed: PhotoSync could not read the user assigned device name on iOS 16 (instead the common name iPhone was used). This functionality has been restored. For this to work in the PhotoSync Sharing Extensions, the PhotoSync App has to be started at least one time.
- Fixed: PhotoSync now uses multipart uploads to Amazon S3 and Wasabi which enables uploads for videos larger than 5GB.
- Fixed: PhotoSync will not ask for HEIC-> JPEG conversion, when the user has already made a choice in settings.
- Fixed: Some rare crash issues when logging in to TeraCLOUD.

version 4.7

Aug 2, 2022 Version 4.7
- New: PhotoSync can now backup photos & videos to TeraCLOUD. You can also view / download photos & videos stored on TeraCLOUD.
- New: PhotoSync can now embed the Photos app caption into the metadata of photo / video files before transfer. This feature can be activated in the settings of the transfer target.
- New: Option to embed the Favorite flag as IPTC 5-star rating or Quicktime / XMP metadata. This feature can be activated in the settings of the transfer target.
- New: Added custom file name format for portrait photos (%POR).
- New: The Photos app caption can now be used as part of a custom file name format (%TITLE).
- New: The watch folder for FlashAir transfers (Shoot & Transfer) can now be specified. The default is /DCIM.

- Improved handling of temporary files for Live Photos and converted photos / videos.
- Fixed: For RAW+JPEG pairs the HEIC-> JPEG conversion settings were ignored.
- Fixed: When doing Shoot & Transfer from cameras or FlashAir cards the custom settings for subdirectory creation were not used in some cases.
- Fixed: High Dynamic Range and Cinematic Videos were not detected as videos in some cases.

version 4.6.8

Mar 30, 2022 Version 4.6.8
- Fixed: A crash issue occuring during transfer between two targets
- Fixed: The sync button did not work in some very rare cases
- Fixed: Disabling "Use filenames as descriptions" will now work for in all scenarios (Google Photos)

version 4.6.7

Mar 26, 2022 Version 4.6.7
- Fixed: Crash issue when using the PhotoSync camera and viewing just recorded photos
- Fixed: Slashes are not removed for SMB album/folder names anymore
- Fixed: Improved handling of cancelled SMB transfers
- Fixed: The option "Filename as description" (Google Photos) was not working

version 4.6.5

Feb 22, 2022 Version 4.6.5
- New: PhotoSync now loads photo thumbnails for photos up to 15MB for NAS and cloud services. The file size limit can be increased in the Wi-Fi / Cellular settings of the transfer target. Embedded video thumbnails are also loaded.
- New: Streaming video playback is now supported for many remote services (NAS services, many cloud services, iXpand Drives, USB drives).
- New: Added option for SMB, FTP, iXpand and Files App targets to disable writing to a temporary file. Also, the prefix character for the temporary file can be changed. It defaults now to '.' instead of '__'.
- New: When the Location Data (GPS) option is set to ‘Edited’ or ‘Remove’, PhotoSync will now re-encode the photo / video but only when necessary.
- New: When transferring from the iOS Photos App (using the Sharing extension) HEIC photos can now be transferred if available.
- New: Added custom format ‘weekday name (abbreviated and full name)’ for subdirectory creation and custom file names.
- New: Client Certificate authentication is now supported for WebDAV connections.
- New: Added option to set the FTP TLS mode for FTPS connections to ‘Explicit’ or ‘Implicit’.
- New: Added option for Lumix Cameras to stream videos instead of downloading them first. Photo previews for Lumix cameras are more performant as PhotoSync downloads a preview version of the photo instead of the full size photo.
- New: Added switch for S3 targets to disable SSL certificate checks, when a custom API URL is entered (useful for self-hosted Minio instances).
- New: Added support for upgrading RSA-Security for SFTP transfers.

- Fixed: In some cases the location data was not updated / removed for Slow-Motion Videos, when the Location Data (GPS) option was set to ‘Edited’ or ‘Removed’.
- Fixed: The video part of a Live Photo was transferred, even if the Live Photo effect was removed in the Photos App.
- Fixed: The import of ed22519 keys did not work using the Files App or Clipboard.
- Fixed: When many photos / videos were skipped (e.g. WhatsApp images, screenshots) in a row, PhotoSync could crash.
- Fixed: The content type for uploads to Backblaze is now determined by Backblaze servers instead of being set explicitly.
- Fixed: Some random occurring issues when writing to external USB drives.
- Fixed: The custom formats %MODEL and %MAKE did not work correctly for Slow-Motion Videos and the video part of Live Photos.
- Fixed: When transferring to SMB, non-permitted characters in file names / album names are now replaced by _.
- Fixed: When transferring to iXpand drives, non-permitted characters on FAT and exFAT file systems are now replaced by _.
- Fixed: Some EXIF variables for custom subdirectory creation were not interpreted correctly when transferring to iXpand drives, iCloud / USB, Dropbox and SugarSync.
- Fixed: TIFF files were transferred as JPEG in some cases.
- Fixed: Some visual issues on iOS 15.
- Fixed: Issues when loading categories in SmugMug caused by a SmugMug API change.
- Fixed: Issues with Dropbox login / authentication.

version 4.6.1

Sep 21, 2021 Version 4.6.1
- Fixed: Issues with Siri Shortcuts on iOS 15 leading to repeating permission dialogs
- Fixed: The PhotoSync Camera did not save Live Photos, when JPEG+RAW was selected as photo format

version 4.5.2

Apr 23, 2021 Version 4.5.2
This update fixes an issue when transferring to Fritz!Box SMB servers and macOS SMB servers.

version 4.4.2

Nov 18, 2020 Version 4.4.2
- New: PhotoSync can now transfer AAE sidecar files (for non destructive editing). To activate the transfer of AAE files, choose "Original" or "Original+Edited" under versions and activate AAE sidecars
- Fixed: Transferring rendered Slo-Mo-Videos to some targets did not work properly
- Fixed: For edited videos (original+edited version) on iOS 14 incorrect file versions were transferred
- Fixed: Web-Sharing could not respond in some cases
- Fixed: Downloads from Dropbox could fail in some rare cases
- Improved sort order for custom subdirectory and filename formats

version 4.4.1

Oct 9, 2020 Version 4.4.1
This update fixes a couple of bugs and improves iOS 14 compatibility.

version 4.4

Sep 21, 2020 Version 4.4
- New: Fully optimized for iOS 14 – including support for the "Limited Photo Library" and local network access permissions.
- New: Support for Sony Cameras with Wi-Fi support (Alpha, RX, WX, HX and NEX-Series)
Backup and transfer photos & videos the moment you take them (wireless tethering). Manually download from Sony Wi-Fi cameras. Photo booth support over AirPlay & HDMI (Premium). Please note that the exact supported feature set depends on the camera model.
- New: For HEIC -> JPEG conversions the JPEG quality can now be customized.
- New: For Slow Motion videos you can now choose to transfer either the original high-frame rate file or a version with the slow motion effect rendered in. Optionally also both versions can be transferred.
- New: Added custom format to include abbreviated month names (Jan, Feb etc) in filename-/subdirectory formats.

- Fixed: When transferring Live Photos between iOS devices, some files could be overwritten / were not imported due to duplicate filenames
- Fixed: Issue when uploading videos to Amazon S3 while HEVC to H264 conversion is enabled
- Fixed: Rare crash issue that could occur when viewing a photo in full screen (Web Sharing)
- Fixed: Crash issue when browsing directories on Amazon S3 when the directory name contains an apostrophe (e.g. Jim's iPhone)
- Fixed: The file date was not set correctly when downloading videos from Lumix Cameras and transferring directly to another target
- Fixed: Improved SMB compatibility when authenticating against active directory user accounts
- Fixed: Potential issue when transferring to some SMB 1 servers
- Fixed: Rare crash issue, when deleting custom filename and subdirectory formats

version 4.3.2

Jul 10, 2020 Version 4.3.2
- Fixed: Issue when transferring large videos to SMB
- Fixed: Issue when viewing photos/video from Google Drive in full-screen mode
- Fixed: Issue when performing direct transfer and "Select before transfer" is enabled
- Fixed: The transfer filter for RAW/JPEG did not work for Olympus Cameras in tethering
mode

New in PhotoSync 4.3:
- New: Direct transfer between services, devices and NAS
PhotoSync now enables direct transfer between targets without having to import into the iOS Photo Library first.
You can e.g., directly transfer from OneDrive to a NAS, from SMB to an USB device – supported transfer combinations are basically endless!
- New: Support for Lumix & Olympus Wi-Fi Cameras
Backup and transfer photos & videos the moment you take them (wireless tethering). Manually download and delete from Lumix & Olympus Wi-Fi cameras. Photo booth support over AirPlay & HDMI (Premium).
- New: Settings Quick Access
By doing a long press on the icon of a transfer target, you can now directly access its settings.
- New: Support for SMB 3 encryption
To connect to an encrypted SMB share, select "SMB 3 encrypted" as "Protocol".
- New: Added custom format to include the album name in the filename.
- New: "Show grid" option for the PhotoSync Camera (Premium).
- Fixed: Large video uploads to S3, Wasabi and Backblaze could fail.
- Fixed: When transferring directly from the Photos App using the PhotoSync Share Sheet in some cases not all selected photos/videos were transferred.
- Fixed: SMB Negotiation/Connection with servers, that only have SMB 3 enabled.

version 4.3.1

Jul 3, 2020 Version 4.3.1
- Fixed: Transfer from the PhotoSync Companion to iOS did sometimes fail
- Fixed: Issues when viewing photos/videos from Wi-Fi cameras in fullscreen

New in PhotoSync 4.3:
- New: Direct transfer between services, devices and NAS
PhotoSync now enables direct transfer between targets without having to import into the iOS Photo Library first.
You can e.g., directly transfer from OneDrive to a NAS, from SMB to an USB device – supported transfer combinations are basically endless!
- New: Support for Lumix & Olympus Wi-Fi Cameras
Backup and transfer photos & videos the moment you take them (wireless tethering). Manually download and delete from Lumix & Olympus Wi-Fi cameras. Photo booth support over AirPlay & HDMI (Premium).
- New: Settings Quick Access
By doing a long press on the icon of a transfer target, you can now directly access its settings.
- New: Support for SMB 3 encryption
To connect to an encrypted SMB share, select "SMB 3 encrypted" as "Protocol".
- New: Added custom format to include the album name in the filename.
- New: "Show grid" option for the PhotoSync Camera (Premium).
- Fixed: Large video uploads to S3, Wasabi and Backblaze could fail.
- Fixed: When transferring directly from the Photos App using the PhotoSync Share Sheet in some cases not all selected photos/videos were transferred.
- Fixed: SMB Negotiation/Connection with servers, that only have SMB 3 enabled.

version 4.2

Apr 11, 2020 Version 4.2
- New: Wasabi Support
Backup photos & videos to Wasabi, as well as view and download photos & videos stored on Wasabi (Premium)
- New: Backblaze Support
Backup photos & videos to Backblaze, as well as view and download photos & videos stored on Backblaze (Premium)
- New: Managed App Configuration
You can now customise PhotoSync features and configure transfer targets using your Mobile Device Management solution (MDM) or a settings file. For more information please visit config.photosync-app.com
- New: Support for Nikon Wi-Fi Cameras
Backup and transfer photos & videos the moment you take them. Manually download from Nikon Wi-Fi cameras. Photo booth support over AirPlay & HDMI (Premium)
- New: You can now configure the PhotoSync camera to open without the configuration screen
- New: For Canon and Nikon cameras, you can now specify the SSID and credentials of the camera Wi-Fi in settings. PhotoSync will then automatically connect to the camera Wi-Fi hotspot
- Fixed: Specifying a custom port (other than 445) did not work for SMB2/3 connections
- Fixed: Some issues in Asian language localizations
- Fixed: Potential crash issue while browsing the path history

version 4.1.1

Feb 12, 2020 Version 4.1.1
- New: Added support for the new SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Go
- New: For S3 connections a custom API URL can be entered allowing different backend servers other than AWS
- Fixes a crash issue on some devices when transferring from computer to device
- Fixed a display issue when albums in a folder were not shown
- Fixed a crash issue for Canon EOS Wi-Fi Cameras when receiving CR3 RAW files in Shoot & Transfer mode
- Fixed a file creation issue when transferring to iXpand Drives when the "Create subdirectories" option is set to "None"
- Fixed login issue for FTPS connections
- Fixed crash issue with RAW capture in the PhotoSync Camera when zoom is activated
- Fixed Google Drive "403 forbidden" error when uploading a file already existing on the target
- Fixed: Shutter animation behaviour in the PhotoSync Camera

version 3.1

version 4.4.2

2020年11月18日 Version 4.4.2
- New: PhotoSync can now transfer AAE sidecar files (for non destructive editing). To activate the transfer of AAE files, choose "Original" or "Original+Edited" under versions and activate AAE sidecars
- Fixed: Transferring rendered Slo-Mo-Videos to some targets did not work properly
- Fixed: For edited videos (original+edited version) on iOS 14 incorrect file versions were transferred
- Fixed: Web-Sharing could not respond in some cases
- Fixed: Downloads from Dropbox could fail in some rare cases
- Improved sort order for custom subdirectory and filename formats