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