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Weekly Recap: Candy Image Studio Upgrades, Participant Search & QR Creator 🍬✨

Weekly Recap: Candy Image Studio Upgrades, Participant Search & QR Creator 🍬✨
Hey photo friends! 👋

This week is packed with tools you’ll probably use right away: big upgrades to Candy Image Studio, a brand-new Participant Search across all events, and a fun but practical QR Creator.

Let’s dive in.

🎨 Candy Image Studio: More Control, More Power

We’ve made some meaningful upgrades to Candy Image Studio:

👁️ Choose whether to mark the original image invisible

  • Previously, edits always hid the original. Now it’s your call.

🗂️ Multiple edits can coexist

  • Uploading multiple AI edits of the same image no longer overwrites previous ones.

🧠 New safety agent

  • Automatically checks for edits involving race/ethnicity/skin tone changes or nudity to keep things appropriate.

🖼️ Generate 2K or 4K outputs

  • 4K is recommended for images with text.

Image Lightbox Integration

  • Click “Candy Image Studio” directly from an image lightbox to preload it into the Studio.
  • You can optionally mark the original invisible, and it keeps all participant associations intact for the new image (just like cutouts).

If you haven't checked out the AI editor, give it a try!

🔎 New: Participant Search Across All Events

You can now search participants across your entire account:

  • Search by name or contact info
  • Access via Tools & More, Sidebar Search bar, or "/participants" directly in the URL
  • Supports Candy navigation

Huge time-saver when you can’t remember or don't know which event someone was in.

Click here to jump to the Tools & More page

🔳 New Tool: QR Creator

Found under Tools & More, the new QR Creator lets you:

  • Paste in any link (event, check-in, retail, etc.)
  • Customize shape and colors
  • Generate something nicer than a plain black-and-white square
  • Download the new, cuter QR code!

Simple, but useful for signage, flyers, and booths.

https://app.nowcandid.com/tools/qr

📱 Mobile Dashboard Improvements

🔄 Swipe down to refresh any page (no app update needed, just refresh)

↔️ Swipe left/right in image lightboxes to move between images (desktop users already have arrow keys)

🍬 Overall improved Candy experience on mobile

🖥️ Dashboard Improvements

📂 PhotoRoster upload limit increased to 10,000 members

🏷️ PhotoTag assignment via Edit Folder fixed (won’t remove all tags unless you choose “None”)

👤 Create Participant button re-enabled (shows warning if event is older than 60 days; roster import still disabled for older events)

⚡ Faster event list search for accounts with many events

🖼️ Event cover photo now visually anchors the Event Details & Tags pages

🧾 Fixed overlay import not working properly

🔔 Fixed toast notifications appearing behind popups

🌾 Candy Culler Duplicate detection improvement

  • When using “Duplicates Only” in Candy Culler, duplicates now appear side-by-side for easier reviewing.

🛍️ Retail Improvements

📄 Fixed pagination buttons requiring page jump to function

🏈 Improved Jersey Jotter search speed/performance

🌀 LiveLoop Fixes

🛠️ Fixed certain events stopping after running for awhile

📢 Fixed not being able to upload advertisements

💸 Shipping Update

📦 5×7 Statuette shipping cost reduced thanks to a new shipping method for that product

  • From $7.25 → $3.25 (about 55% lower)

That’s the week!

Bigger AI editing control, faster participant lookup, custom QR codes, and a lighter shipping cost on 5×7 Statuettes.

Keep creating magic,

Candy 🍬

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Hello again, my creative photographers! 🎅

Candy here, and welcome to Day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas countdown. We’ve highlighted features for events, sales, action photography, and sports-focused workflows.

Today, let’s celebrate a 2024 addition that brought artistry and personalization to your images: Full Frame Overlays & Custom Backgrounds.

Key Highlights:

  • Full Frame Overlays & Text Titles:

    Wrap entire images with themed frames—like a party pics overlay, a jungle design, or any style you choose—and add text titles right on the images. It’s a quick way to give your clients something more unique and memorable.
  • Custom Backgrounds & Pre-Rendering:

    Photographers can upload up to four custom backgrounds. These backgrounds will pre-render in the image gallery, so clients can instantly see how their images look against these new scenes. From festive holiday themes to brand-aligned designs, you can set the mood perfectly.
  • Import From Previous Events:

    Have a favorite overlay or background setup from a past event? Simply import it for a new event, maintaining consistency and saving setup time.

These visual customizations not only enhanced the aesthetic appeal of your galleries but could also help boost sales by encouraging clients to purchase more prints and downloads that feel like true mementos. 🎉

Check back tomorrow for Day 9, as we continue counting down the best of 2024. And don’t forget, something special awaits on December 25th!

Candy 🍬

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Hello, my team-spirited photographers! 🎅

Candy here, and we’re on Day 7 of our 12 Days of Christmas countdown.

We’ve already highlighted features that made action photography shine, and today’s topic is another sports-focused enhancement: GroupTags for Sports.

Key Highlights:

  • Organized Group Photos:

    Photographers can set up tags (e.g., team names, divisions) to categorize group images the way they want to, complete with emojis if desired!
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    GroupTags turned large sets of group photos into neatly sorted collections, making life easier for everyone.

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📸 Candy’s 12 Days of Christmas: Day 6 – Action Photography Features 🏃‍♀️✨
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Hello again, energetic photographers! 🎅

Candy here, and welcome to Day 6 of our 12 Days of Christmas countdown.

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Key Highlights:

  • Dynamic Galleries:

    End customers can add images to their personal gallery on the fly. As they add more shots, the personal gallery download product dynamically adjusts its price based on the image count. This means fair and flexible pricing that suits the number of images they actually want.


  • View Photos in Sequence (SportsPics):

    We introduced a handy "view photos in sequence" button. Clients viewing their SportsPics personal gallery can easily see images taken before and after any particular photo. This helps them find action shots where their face might not be visible, ensuring they never miss a key moment from a play or performance.

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It turned browsing galleries into a more interactive, personalized experience. 🎉

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