diff --git a/wire/core/Pagefile.php b/wire/core/Pagefile.php
index 368971aa..c33d87f3 100644
--- a/wire/core/Pagefile.php
+++ b/wire/core/Pagefile.php
@@ -198,13 +198,16 @@ class Pagefile extends WireData {
 	/**
 	 * Set a description, optionally parsing JSON language-specific descriptions to separate properties
 	 *
-	 * @param string $value
+	 * @param string|array $value
 	 * @param Page|Language Langage to set it for. Omit to determine automatically. 
 	 * @return $this
 	 *
 	 */
 	protected function setDescription($value, Page $language = null) {
 		
+		/** @var Languages $languages */
+		$languages = $this->wire('languages');
+		
 		/** @var Language|null $language */
 		
 		$field = $this->field; 
@@ -216,27 +219,43 @@ class Pagefile extends WireData {
 				$name .= $language->id;
 			}
 			parent::set($name, $value); 
+			if($name != 'description' && $this->isChanged($name)) $this->trackChange('description');
 			return $this; 
 		}
 
-		// check if it contains JSON?
-		$first = substr($value, 0, 1); 
-		$last = substr($value, -1); 
-		if(($first == '{' && $last == '}') || ($first == '[' && $last == ']')) {
-			$values = json_decode($value, true); 
+		if(is_array($value)) {
+			$values = $value;
 		} else {
-			$values = array(); 
+			// check if it contains JSON?
+			$first = substr($value, 0, 1);
+			$last = substr($value, -1);
+			if(($first == '{' && $last == '}') || ($first == '[' && $last == ']')) {
+				$values = json_decode($value, true);
+			} else {
+				$values = array();
+			}
 		}
+		
+		$numChanges = 0;
 
 		if($values && count($values)) {
 			$n = 0; 
 			foreach($values as $id => $v) {	
 				// first item is always default language. this ensures description will still
 				// work even if language support is later uninstalled. 
-				if($noLang && $n > 0) continue;
-				$name = $n > 0 ? "description$id" : "description"; 
-				parent::set($name, $v); 
+				if($noLang && $n > 0) break;
 				$n++; 
+				if(ctype_digit("$id")) {
+					$id = (int) $id;
+					if(!$id) $id = '';
+					$name = $n > 0 ? "description$id" : "description"; 
+				} else if($languages) {
+					$language = $languages->get($id); // i.e. "default" or "es"
+					if(!$language->id) continue;
+					$name = $language->isDefault() ? "description" : "description$language->id";
+				}
+				parent::set($name, $v);
+				if($this->isChanged($name)) $numChanges++;
 			}
 		} else {
 			// no JSON values so assume regular language description
@@ -244,11 +263,15 @@ class Pagefile extends WireData {
 			$language = $languages ? $this->wire('user')->language : null; 
 
 			if($languages && $language && !$noLang && !$language->isDefault()) {
-				parent::set("description$language", $value); 
+				$name = "description$language->id";
 			} else {
-				parent::set("description", $value); 
+				$name = "description";
 			}
+			parent::set($name, $value);
+			if($this->isChanged($name)) $numChanges++;
 		}
+		
+		if($numChanges && !$this->isChanged('description')) $this->trackChange('description');
 
 		return $this;
 	}
@@ -277,17 +300,31 @@ class Pagefile extends WireData {
 	 * #pw-group-common
 	 * #pw-group-manipulation
 	 * 
-	 * @param null|bool|Language
+	 * @param null|bool|Language|array
 	 * - To GET in current user language: Omit arguments or specify null.
 	 * - To GET in another language: Specify a Language name, id or object.
 	 * - To GET in all languages as a JSON string: Specify boolean true (if LanguageSupport not installed, regular string returned).
+	 * - To GET in all languages as an array indexed by language name: Specify boolean true for both arguments.
 	 * - To SET for a language: Specify a language name, id or object, plus the $value as the 2nd argument.
 	 * - To SET in all languages as a JSON string: Specify boolean true, plus the JSON string $value as the 2nd argument (internal use only).
+	 * - To SET in all languages as an array: Specify the array here, indexed by language ID or name, and omit 2nd argument. 
 	 * @param null|string $value Specify only when you are setting (single language) rather than getting a value.
 	 * @return string
 	 *
 	 */
 	public function description($language = null, $value = null) {
+		
+		if($language === true && $value === true) {
+			// return all in array indexed by language name
+			/** @var Languages $languages */
+			$languages = $this->wire('languages');
+			if(!$languages) return array('default' => parent::get('description'));
+			$value = array();
+			foreach($languages as $language) {
+				$value[$language->name] = (string) parent::get("description" . ($language->isDefault() ? '' : $language->id));
+			}
+			return $value;	
+		}
 
 		if(!is_null($value)) {
 			// set description mode
@@ -300,6 +337,13 @@ class Pagefile extends WireData {
 			}
 			return $value; 
 		}
+		
+		if(is_array($language)) {
+			// set all from array, then return description in current language
+			$this->setDescription($language); 	
+			$language = null;
+			$value = null;
+		}
 
 		if((is_string($language) || is_int($language)) && $this->wire('languages')) {
 			// convert named or ID'd languages to Language object
diff --git a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeFile.module b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeFile.module
index c3b88195..04cb305e 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeFile.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeFile.module
@@ -252,13 +252,21 @@ class FieldtypeFile extends FieldtypeMulti {
 	}
 
 	public function ___exportValue(Page $page, Field $field, $value, array $options = array()) {
+		
 		$pagefiles = $value; 
 		$value = $this->sleepValue($page, $field, $value); 
 		$exportValue = array();
+		$defaults = array(
+			'noJSON' => false, // no JSON for exported file descriptions or other properties (use array instead)
+		);
+		if(!isset($options['FieldtypeFile'])) $options['FieldtypeFile'] = array();
+		$options['FieldtypeFile'] = array_merge($defaults, $options['FieldtypeFile']); 
+		
 		foreach($value as $k => $v) {
 			/** @var Pagefile $pagefile */
 			$pagefile = $pagefiles->get($v['data']); 
 			$a = array('url' => $pagefile->httpUrl()); 
+			
 			if(!empty($options['system'])) {
 				unset($v['created'], $v['modified']);
 				$exportKey = $v['data'];
@@ -267,12 +275,69 @@ class FieldtypeFile extends FieldtypeMulti {
 				$a['filesize'] = $pagefile->filesize();
 				$exportKey = $k;
 			}
+			
 			unset($v['data']); 
+	
+			if($options['FieldtypeFile']['noJSON']) {
+				// export version 2 for exported description uses array value for multi-language, rather than JSON string
+				if(!isset($v['description'])) $v['description'] = '';
+				$v['description'] = $this->exportDescription($v['description'], $options);
+			}
+			
 			$exportValue[$exportKey] = array_merge($a, $v);
 		}
+		
 		return $exportValue; 	
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Export description value to array (multi-language, indexed by lang name) or string (non-multi-language)
+	 * 
+	 * @param string|array $value
+	 * @return array|string
+	 * 
+	 */
+	protected function exportDescription($value) {
+		
+		/** @var Languages $languages */
+		$languages = $this->wire('languages');
+		
+		if(is_string($value)) {
+			if(strpos($value, '[') !== 0 && strpos($value, '{') !== 0) return $value;
+			$a = json_decode($value, true);
+			if(!is_array($a)) return $value;
+		} else if(is_array($value)) {
+			$a = $value;
+		} else {
+			$a = array();
+		}
+	
+		if(!$languages) {
+			$value = count($a) ? (string) reset($a) : ''; // return first/default
+			return $value; 
+		}
+
+		$description = array(); 
+		
+		// ensure value present for every language, even if blank
+		foreach($languages as $language) {
+			$description[$language->name] = '';
+		}
+		
+		foreach($a as $langKey => $langVal) {
+			if(ctype_digit("$langKey")) $langKey = (int) $langKey;
+			if(empty($langKey)) {
+				$langKey = 'default';
+			} else {
+				$langKey = $languages->get($langKey)->name;
+				if(empty($langKey)) continue;
+			}
+			$description[$langKey] = $langVal;
+		}
+		
+		return $description;
+	}
+
 	public function getBlankValue(Page $page, Field $field) {
 		$pagefiles = $this->wire(new Pagefiles($page));
 		$pagefiles->setField($field); 
diff --git a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeImage.module b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeImage.module
index 840cc81d..418561d6 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeImage.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeImage.module
@@ -77,6 +77,27 @@ class FieldtypeImage extends FieldtypeFile {
 				$value[$k]['height'] = $img->height();
 			}
 		}
+		
+		if(!empty($options['FieldtypeImage'])) {
+			$o = $options['FieldtypeImage']; 
+			if(!empty($o['variations'])) {
+				// include URLs to image variations
+				foreach($value as $k => $v) {
+					if(empty($options['system'])) {
+						$img = $pagefiles->get($v['name']);
+					} else {
+						$img = $pagefiles->get($k); 
+					}
+					$variations = array();
+					foreach($img->getVariations() as $variation) {
+						$variations[$variation->name] = $variation->httpUrl();
+					}
+					$value[$k]['variations'] = $variations;
+					
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
 		return $value; 	
 	}