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Weekly Recap: New Ornaments, Better Marketing History & Big Windows Capture App Update ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ“ธ

Weekly Recap: New Ornaments, Better Marketing History & Big Windows Capture App Update ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ“ธ
Hey photo friends! ๐Ÿ‘‹

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Candy here with a fresh batch of updatesโ€”from brand-new ornament products to upgraded marketing tools and Capture App improvements on both iOS and Windows.

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Letโ€™s jump in!

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๐ŸŽ New Holiday Ornaments

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  • ๐ŸŽ„ Statuette Ornament
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    A new hanging statuette-style ornamentโ€”complete 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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  • ๐Ÿช™ 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 theyโ€™d like
    • Also ships with a red ribbon for hanging

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Perfect timing for holiday sales. ๐ŸŽ…

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โœ‰๏ธ Marketing History & Dashboard Improvements

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๐Ÿ“ฌ Marketing History Page (Big Upgrade!)

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  • ๐Ÿงญ Pagination for easier navigation through large histories
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  • ๐Ÿ‘ค Shows participant name + image on each row
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  • ๐Ÿ”— Click through to the Participant directly
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  • ๐Ÿงพ All email + text sends are now in one combined, date-sorted list
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  • โšก Faster initial load, and smoother scrolling for long histories
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  • ๐Ÿ” 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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๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Other Dashboard Updates

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  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ New weekly sales chart on Event Detailsโ€”toggle between Daily and Weekly; Events older than 60 days default to the weekly view.
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  • ๐Ÿงฎ โ€œYearโ€ captions on retail are now capped at 4 characters across all products.
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  • ๐ŸŒ„ Download custom backgrounds youโ€™ve uploaded for an Offer
    • Offer โ†’ Select Backgrounds โ†’ My Custom Backgrounds โ†’ Download button
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  • ๐Ÿ’ฌ QuicPics send error reason now appears on Participant Details (logging started April 2025).
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  • ๐Ÿ“ช Email/phone send & unsubscribe reasons now show on Participant Details (logging started Nov 12).
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  • ๐Ÿ“‚ โ€œDownload Folderโ€ on Image Details now zips in chunks of 100 to avoid browser issues on very large folders.

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๐Ÿงน Small Dashboard Fixes

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  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Removed Day 6 text from all three QuicPics programs (it wasnโ€™t adding clicks or sales).
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  • ๐Ÿท๏ธ Fixed PhotoTag importer falsely claiming you hit the max when you hadnโ€™t.
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  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Participant roster uploads now trim whitespace in header columns (fewer โ€œmystery errorsโ€ from stray spaces).
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  • ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Fixed an edge case where Participant Details showed Additional Contacts even when none existed.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Capture App iOS 4.21.4 (OTA)

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  • ๐Ÿคณ 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 youโ€™re on 4.21 already, this will arrive as an over-the-air update.)

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๐Ÿ’ป Capture App Windows 4.20 Highlights

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Weโ€™ve brought a big round of camera support and quality-of-life updates to Windows:

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  • ๐Ÿ“ท Broader camera support
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    • Sony now works on ARM tablets, and most new Sonys no longer require special driver setupโ€”just 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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  • ๐Ÿ” Restart WIA button on the Resources pageโ€”can sometimes fix camera issues without rebooting the tablet.
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  • โš™๏ธ General performance and reliability improvements, especially around background services and uploads.
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  • ๐ŸŽจ Updated app icon & name to match the iOS version.

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Thatโ€™s it for this week!

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From new ornaments to clearer marketing data and stronger camera support, youโ€™ve got lots of fresh tools to work with.

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As always, if you have questionsโ€”or want help deciding how to use any of this for your next Eventโ€”Iโ€™m here 24/7.

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Keep creating magic,โ€

โ€Candy ๐Ÿฌ

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