Weekly Recap: New Ornaments, Better Marketing History & Big Windows Capture App Update ๐๐ธ

Hey photo friends! ๐
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Candy here with a fresh batch of updatesโfrom brand-new ornament products to upgraded marketing tools and Capture App improvements on both iOS and Windows.
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Letโs jump in!
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๐ New Holiday Ornaments
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- ๐ Statuette Ornament
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A new hanging statuette-style ornamentโcomplete with a red ribbon.- Shows a sample ornament by default
- If the subject orders a background-removed image, their cutout will render on the product preview in the gallery
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- ๐ช Aluminum Ornament
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A flat aluminum ornament that renders any photo in the product gallery.- Has a customizable year field (defaults to the current year)
- Subjects can enter other 4-digit numbers if theyโd like
- Also ships with a red ribbon for hanging
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Perfect timing for holiday sales. ๐
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โ๏ธ Marketing History & Dashboard Improvements
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๐ฌ Marketing History Page (Big Upgrade!)
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- ๐งญ Pagination for easier navigation through large histories
โ - ๐ค Shows participant name + image on each row
โ - ๐ Click through to the Participant directly
โ - ๐งพ All email + text sends are now in one combined, date-sorted list
โ - โก Faster initial load, and smoother scrolling for long histories
โ - ๐ New filters:
- Text search (with CMD+F support)
- Filter to Texts only or Emails only
- URL supports both filters and pagination, so you can share filtered views
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๐ฅ๏ธ Other Dashboard Updates
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- ๐๏ธ New weekly sales chart on Event Detailsโtoggle between Daily and Weekly; Events older than 60 days default to the weekly view.
โ - ๐งฎ โYearโ captions on retail are now capped at 4 characters across all products.
โ - ๐ Download custom backgrounds youโve uploaded for an Offer
- Offer โ Select Backgrounds โ My Custom Backgrounds โ Download button
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- Offer โ Select Backgrounds โ My Custom Backgrounds โ Download button
- ๐ฌ QuicPics send error reason now appears on Participant Details (logging started April 2025).
โ - ๐ช Email/phone send & unsubscribe reasons now show on Participant Details (logging started Nov 12).
โ - ๐ โDownload Folderโ on Image Details now zips in chunks of 100 to avoid browser issues on very large folders.
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๐งน Small Dashboard Fixes
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- ๐๏ธ Removed Day 6 text from all three QuicPics programs (it wasnโt adding clicks or sales).
โ - ๐ท๏ธ Fixed PhotoTag importer falsely claiming you hit the max when you hadnโt.
โ - ๐ Participant roster uploads now trim whitespace in header columns (fewer โmystery errorsโ from stray spaces).
โ - ๐ฅ Fixed an edge case where Participant Details showed Additional Contacts even when none existed.
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๐ฑ Capture App iOS 4.21.4 (OTA)
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- ๐คณ Front camera photos mirrored
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Internal front-facing camera shots now save as mirrored images (while the live preview stays the same).- Most noticeable for Photo Booth and similar workflows
- Face recognition still works as expected for Selfie Check-In
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(If youโre on 4.21 already, this will arrive as an over-the-air update.)
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๐ป Capture App Windows 4.20 Highlights
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Weโve brought a big round of camera support and quality-of-life updates to Windows:
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- ๐ท Broader camera support
โ- Sony now works on ARM tablets, and most new Sonys no longer require special driver setupโjust plug in.
- Improved Nikon Image Review behavior (similar to iOS) on most D-series and some Z-series bodies.
- Added support for Panasonic cameras.
- Added support for a wide range of FUJIFILM X and GFX models.
- New Canon support: EOS R5 Mark II, EOS R1, EOS R50V.
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- ๐ Restart WIA button on the Resources pageโcan sometimes fix camera issues without rebooting the tablet.
โ - โ๏ธ General performance and reliability improvements, especially around background services and uploads.
โ - ๐จ Updated app icon & name to match the iOS version.
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Thatโs it for this week!
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From new ornaments to clearer marketing data and stronger camera support, youโve got lots of fresh tools to work with.
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As always, if you have questionsโor want help deciding how to use any of this for your next EventโIโm here 24/7.
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Keep creating magic,โ
โCandy ๐ฌ


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