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Weekly Recap: Candy Image Studio Upgrades, Participant Search & QR Creator ๐Ÿฌโœจ

Weekly Recap: Candy Image Studio Upgrades, Participant Search & QR Creator ๐Ÿฌโœจ
Hey photo friends! ๐Ÿ‘‹

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This week is packed with tools youโ€™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.

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Letโ€™s dive in.

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๐ŸŽจ Candy Image Studio: More Control, More Power

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Weโ€™ve made some meaningful upgrades to Candy Image Studio:

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๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Choose whether to mark the original image invisibleโ€

  • Previously, edits always hid the original. Now itโ€™s your call.

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๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ Multiple edits can coexistโ€

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

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๐Ÿง  New safety agentโ€

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

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๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Generate 2K or 4K outputsโ€

  • 4K is recommended for images with text.

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โšก Image Lightbox Integrationโ€

  • Click โ€œCandy Image Studioโ€ 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).

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

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๐Ÿ”Ž New: Participant Search Across All Events

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You can now search participants across your entire account:

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

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Huge time-saver when you canโ€™t remember or don't know which event someone was in.

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Click here to jump to the Tools & More page

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๐Ÿ”ณ New Tool: QR Creator

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

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  • 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!

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

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

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Mobile Dashboard Improvements

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๐Ÿ”„ Swipe down to refresh any page (no app update needed, just refresh)

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โ†”๏ธ Swipe left/right in image lightboxes to move between images (desktop users already have arrow keys)

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๐Ÿฌ Overall improved Candy experience on mobile

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๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Dashboard Improvements

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๐Ÿ“‚ PhotoRoster upload limit increased to 10,000 members

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๐Ÿท๏ธ PhotoTag assignment via Edit Folder fixed (wonโ€™t remove all tags unless you choose โ€œNoneโ€)

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๐Ÿ‘ค Create Participant button re-enabled (shows warning if event is older than 60 days; roster import still disabled for older events)

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โšก Faster event list search for accounts with many events

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๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Event cover photo now visually anchors the Event Details & Tags pages

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๐Ÿงพ Fixed overlay import not working properly

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๐Ÿ”” Fixed toast notifications appearing behind popups

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๐ŸŒพ Candy Culler Duplicate detection improvementโ€

  • When using โ€œDuplicates Onlyโ€ in Candy Culler, duplicates now appear side-by-side for easier reviewing.

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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Retail Improvements

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๐Ÿ“„ Fixed pagination buttons requiring page jump to function

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๐Ÿˆ Improved Jersey Jotter search speed/performance

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๐ŸŒ€ LiveLoop Fixes

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๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Fixed certain events stopping after running for awhile

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๐Ÿ“ข Fixed not being able to upload advertisements

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๐Ÿ’ธ Shipping Update

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๐Ÿ“ฆ 5ร—7 Statuette shipping cost reduced thanks to a new shipping method for that productโ€

  • From $7.25 โ†’ $3.25 (about 55% lower)

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Thatโ€™s the week!

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

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Keep creating magic,

Candy ๐Ÿฌ

Letโ€™s get in touch

If youโ€™re a photographer looking to add NowCandidโ„ข services to your wheelhouse, set up a call with us!