December 2011 Features & Fixes

Features

SendMyAd

• Ad Creator: New ability to fit an image to frame by most appropriate dimension.
• Ad Creator: New ability to change the size of images by entering width and height parameters. All apect ratios are kept the same.
• Tablet Ads may now be delivered when they are completed.
• "Invite Advertisers" button moved to the publisher dashboard.
• Separate file uploads for spread-sized ad specs are now possible. Ad sizes where page coverage is larger than a single page will have a new setting to allow separate file uploads. The user will then have a choice to upload separate files or to upload a single page spread as they have done in the past. Watch the screencast for details.

VirtualPublisher

• Page merge tool: Ability to bring items forward and backwards on layers in the merge tool.
• Page merge tool: Now when clicking on images the frame outline is more similar to indesign. The bleed becomes visible and is grayed out of the frame. 
• Page merge tool: Better guide dragging and guides stay placed while zooming. (This will come to the trim tool soon)
• Color profiles can be managed separate from SendMyAd now, the same way preflight profiles can.
• Color profiles are now validated and required on both the ads and publication level.

        

Bug Fixes

SendMyAd

• All issue times default to 00:00:00 instead of the current hour minute and second.
• Ad Creator: Please note all templates will need to be regenerated. There are several ad creator fixes, the most critical is the bug which would create duplicate text boxes is now corrected.
• Various interface fixes and performance improvements system-wide.

New Feature: Publisher approvals for tablet ads

We've now enabled publisher approvals for tablet ads. When configuring an approval cycle, there is now a select menu that associates the approval with print or tablet ads, pages (if using Virtual Publisher) or all file types. Otherwise, publisher approvals work just as before.

Features & Fixes October 2011

Enhancements



Print Ads

• New Ad Category selection option. Allows publishers and advertisers to add a category to the ad. When placing ads in a layout, this can be helpful to know ads which are similar brands. Ad categories can be found in your publication setup under "Manage Ad Categories"
• New Ad position tag system. Allows publishers to define tags which can be used to propose positional based placement in the book.
• New interface for paper stock manager and manage stocks

Tablet Ads

• Tablet ads can now be allowed or disallowed per issue.
• Tablet device profiles.
• Publisher have a new option to turn on multi-publication upload form for tablet ads. This will allow advertisers to upload to more than one publication at a time.

General Interface Improvements

• Improved publication details view
• Improved issue details view
• Toggle new bleed and safety size display in ad upload form
• Publisher dashboard improvements

Ad Creator

• Ad Creator ads now appear in Your Approvals view
• Better "updating text" user feedback
• "Return ad to advertiser for approval" implemented

Notifications

• Revamped interface for managing email notifications. (Now found in Publisher Settings in the section for each type of ad, i.e. print ads, digital ads, etc.)
• Total separation of emails by file types (print, digital, tablet, page)
• Proof requested notifications

Virtual Publisher

• Auto Approve Pages if no preflight errors/warnings are found.
• ProseXML import from Publisher's Studio complete.
• Region management on ads, editorial and inserts.
• Better version management.
• Better insert management.

Delivery

• Active mode support for FTP delivery locations
• New "approval type" in job ticket section of digital receipt
• New Publisher setting for default units is used in XMP metadata when finalizing ads
  

Bug Fixes

• Billable items report has a new format for Unique ID column. This prevents incorrect unique IDs.
• Edit Issues button was not working for "one issue per ad."
• 5 digit precision for points to inches conversion
• Ad Creator: user created "line break" fields will not be required by form validation
• Fix for styles site-wide for lines floating left instead of centering
• Ad advanced search now shows ad size info in results
• Pick-up ads must be re-uploaded, not revised, in case of errors
• Better performance for report generation

Features & Fixes August 31, 2011

Enhancements

Ad Upload Form

• After selecting the ad size, the bleed & safety sizes are shown for easy reference.

Trim History Viewer

• A new button in the History tab of the ad details view allows viewing of ad's trim history.

Ad Creator

• New custom text templates for publishers to configure.
• Publisher and advertiser communication included in ad history.
  
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem with files being delivered multiple times when assigned to more than one issue.
• Missing materials Dashboard notification formatting fixed, and clicking the note displays the materials request.
• Ad Creator: various fixes including improved handling of newly-created lines, and removal of empty text blocks.
• When an ad is reprocessed, the approval states are reset and the ad sender receives a notification to review & approve the new version.

New features included in our August 2011 upgrade:

Enhancements


New browser support

• Firefox 5 / Firefox 6 (beta)
  
• Safari 5.1
• Internet Explorer 9
• Chrome 13

Notification Enhancements

• Separate email templates now available based on material type: print ad, digital ads, Ad Creator ads. (E-reader ads and print pages to come in a following update).
• Advertiser help requests sent directly from the ad details view will now be sent exclusively to the materials receiver contact at the publisher. If the help request requires input from SendMyAd technical support, it will need to be forwarded by the publisher.

Issue Management

• A new checkbox in the issues list (when viewing a publication) allows viewing of older, expired issues.

New Ad Upload Features

• New hide zip upload setting allows publishers to accept ZIP print ads more discretely in order to promote instead the use of PDF files with advertisers.
• New styling for input validation of required form fields eliminates form field "shifting."
• Custom metadata fields now appear on print ad upload form. Watch screencast.

Advanced Search

• Advanced search now available for digital ad campaigns.
• E-Reader advanced search results improvements.

Ad Creator

• Image editor now shows four decimal places for image & frame resolution.
• Better user feedback when editing ad images.

Dashboard

• New separation of group rights so users can access reports from Dashboard but not view charts and statistics. Look for new right "Can see Dashboard charts," used in combination with the existing rights "Can see Dashboard" and "Can Manage Reports."
• New users with no rights to view Dashboard will be taken to manage print ads by default.

Other Minor Enhancements

• Improved downloading of attached assets.
• API expanded to allow direct viewing of ad using material ID string.
• Faster site loading time and better performance.
• Customer report shows invitee info.

Bug Fixes

• Updated 3rd-party JavaScript libraries for latest security fixes.
• Fix for Manage Print Ads view not showing the issues for inactive publications.
• Newly placed text on the advanced editing text tool gets proper position.
• Fixes for proper email address validation for new user registration.
• Ensures that downloaded files are not cached in the browser.
• Run & materials dates are properly checked before editing issue.
• 100% black text added using our advanced editing text tool is set to overprint.
• Various improvements in publication and issues ad filters behavior.
• Users with "can manage publications" right are able to edit publication level approval group users.
• The materials ID is now validated to be unique only at the same publication level, not globally as before.

June 2011 SendMyAd update

Enhancements

• New PDF/X-1a output level flag at the top of each preflight profile.
• Auto-renewal of ad credits. A new publisher setting allows companies using the ad credits system to select a threshold when their ad credits will be automatically renewed by an amount you specify.
• Zoom by 200% option when viewing ads.

Bug Fixes

• Improved how Ad Creator handles line returns; standardizes line return behavior between adding a new template and editing an existing one.
• Fixed error with password reset process in Internet Explorer 8.
• Resolved problems with new single issue per ad feature.
• Improved behavior of back button throughout application.
• Many improvements in multilingual support.

Features & Fixes May 1, 2011

New features included in our May 1st upgrade:

Enhancements

• Introduces SendMyAd Standard, our new low cost, scalable ad portal solution specifically designed for small to medium sized publishers.
• Materials requests can now be merged with existing ads.
• Bleed information can be entered for the publication.
• Improved downloading of large files.

Bug Fixes

• Improved color fidelity between all ad previews and thumbnails.
• Better handling of new materials ID generation when sending an ad to another publication.

Features & Fixes April 2011

New features included in our April upgrade:

Enhancements


New browser support

• FireFox 4
• Internet Explorer 9 (beta: please report any issues found)

Delivery Enhancements

• Delivery locations can be configured to differentiate between a ZIP or PDF final file.
• Manual transfer and automated delivery of zip campaign ads now supported.

Automated bleed box correction

• A new setting in each preflight profile will tell SendMyAd to try to fix incorrect bleed boxes. If a file does not contain a bleed box, one will be added using the dimensions of the ad specification. If there is an existing bleed box, it will be compared to the ad specification's bleed size. If the file’s bleed box falls within the bleed tolerance value set in the preflight profile, it will remain unchanged. If the bleed box falls outside the bleed tolerance value, the bleed box will be adjusted according to the ad specifications. NOTE: This automated fix is simply adding or adjusting the bleed box to match the ad specification. All graphics intended to bleed will need to have enough image data to extend into the new bleed area.

More detailed file processing information

• New message screens show users when a file is taking longer than normal to process, if the file times out during preflighting, or if the file is corrupt and should be re-uploaded.

Other Minor Enhancements

• Publication code returns to former behavior of allowing any code, even if not unique in the system.
• Zip contents viewer added for all digital ad types and zip assets uploaded to any kind of ad.
• New "short label" field on ad spec can be used for a delivery file name or path. It can also be used as part of the material ID.
• Publisher approval interface has been refreshed.

Bug Fixes

• Digital ad preflighting improvements
• Auto-centering always returns to original file dimensions, even if run repeatedly, or after a manual trim
• Digital animation timer fixes
• Improved downloading of all files listed in Assets panel for large file sizes

SendMyAd adds new Portal Status Page

We have updated the SendMyAd website (www.sendmyad.com) with a page to allow our users to check the current status of the SendMyAd Portal. In the case of downtime, users can check this link periodically to see the status of the Portal.

The new page can be found here.

There will also be a link added to the website for access.

Thanks,

The SendMyAd Team

Features and Fixes March 2011

New features included in our March upgrade:

 Enhancements


Better Bleed Detection

• There is now a bleed preflight check which has a tolerance value just like trim. This allows publishers to flag bleed sizes that are too large and to accept bleed sizes that are slightly under your specifications. 

Cross Site Pickups For Publishers Who Are Partners

• If your portal is has partnerships with other SendMyAd publisher sites, advertisers will now be able to pick up and copy ads between all titles regardless of publisher.

Batch pickups

• There is now a way to simply copy multiple ads in a single publication to a new issue.

New Ad Notes System

• A new coordinate based ad notes system has been added. Publishers and advertisers can now draw note boxes on individual ads for tracking specific problematic areas.  

New Reminder Screen For Advertisers

• We have added new reminder screen for advertisers. This screen appears when an advertiser uploads an ad an then closes the details view before it is approved or rejected.

Invitation System Enhancements

•   Existing users will not get emails if re-invited by another user.
•  New report shown immediately after attempting to invite customers listing number of successes, failures, and skipped invitations to existing users. Poorly formed email addresses are shown so they can be corrected.
• Publishers may remove an invitee from their list to prevent duplicate re-invitations from being sent to a customer.

Other Minor Enhancements 

• Publishers may choose to hide pickup details from ad history, XMP metadata and receipts. This is intended primarily for multi-publisher sites and the new universal pickup featured noted above.
• Translation edits no longer require a user to clear their browser cache.
• Usability improvements for users resetting their password.
• Improvements to materials requests when users are assigned late in the process.
• Adds an option to "Ads per issue (by issue)" report to omit hidden and archived ads.
• Help button available when uploading ads. It contains common solutions for users having problems using the uploader.
• More informative display of video tutorial links includes the duration of each video and a description.
• Ad sizes can now all be copied from one publication into another one.
• XMP metadata and digital receipt will show information about the source for copied ads. (Ads that were "sent to other pubs."). 

Bug Fixes

• Resolves issue with ads being offset improperly after trimming (found only in rare cases after the ad was reprocessed).
• Archived ads have only appropriate action options available to them.
• Improved behavior of Manage Ads at lowest supported screen resolution, 1024 x 768.
• Downloading large original files (under "Assets" in the ad details view) will be much more reliable.
• Resolves issue with ad sizes losing their connection to delivery locations.
• Better bleed size preflighting for rotated files.
• Allow users to access repositioning tool to fix over sized bleeds if there are no other errors.

Features and Fixes Jan 2011

Features

• SMA Official Help Manual 1.0 release. To view go to Sma Help area and click manual button. Not all entries are available yet but we are working diligently to complete the manual.
• Publishers can now change the ad contact associated with the ad. This is useful for publishers who upload ads on behalf of their customers and would like the customer to be able to access the SMA ad. This can be found in the left side ad view panel under job ticket.
• Upload Times can now be seen in the ad view file properties panel.
• Ipad ads with both horizontal and vertical previews can now be rotated to see both preview types.
• Ad View left panel resizers. This is particularly helpful for French Canadian language users. In the ad view you can now re-size the left panel by grabbing the resize handle at the top right of the panel. You may also re-size the inputs and label distance by grabbing the space between the label and input. See video here.
• Skype integration. If a user has their skype profile set as public and fill their skype name out in the SMA user profile, the user may be directly contacted via skype from several views.
• The views:
• Chat View
• Customer List View
• User Profile View
• Better GWG integrations
• Incoming GWG ads now make more attempts to connect with the existing SMA users.
• Outgoing files maintain GWG information that is missing from the SendMyAd data.
• Publishers can now change the text displayed when ads reach the revision limit.
• If you are a publisher who is in a group with other SMA publishers, you can now gain the right to see all customers who join the parent publisher's portal.
• Publishers using "publisher approval system" can now enforce materialsId or booking number to be present before approving the final ad.
• SWF ads now show thumbnails in the ad list and thumbview.
• New email notification for when assets are uploaded to an ad.
• New option for managing material ID numbers during pickup: Create an entirely new materialId for a new publication, or keep the same if pub is unchanged.
• Add additional validations to ensure properly formatted and unique publication codes.

Fixes

• Calendars can now be translated to different languages.
• Better user interface for users who are registering with an existing SMA account. This reduces company redundancies.
• Many improvements to translation text support.