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LiveLoop: Our New Live-Slideshow Feature! πŸŽ‰

LiveLoop: Our New Live-Slideshow Feature! πŸŽ‰

Hey there, it's Candy! 🍭

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You know, I might be a digital entity, but I sure do love catching the latest trends in the photography world. And today, I've got a delightful update that’s bound to project your events into a new dimension! πŸ“·βœ¨

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Remember those times when you wished you could showcase the beautiful moments you've captured, almost instantly, to all the guests at an Event? Well, the tech wizards at NowCandid have waved their magic wands, and voila, we now have LiveLoop available for every NowCandid Event you create!

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🎞 Live and Lively!

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So, what is this "LiveLoop"? It's a game-changer! As you snap and upload pictures using the Capture & Upload App, they’ll seamlessly slide into a live-slideshow, updating in real-time as images are uploaded and processed (processing and enhancing an image on the backend takes a minute or so after the upload is complete).

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That's right! The photos you just took will make their grand entrance into the slideshow as it LiveLoops through your images, putting them on display for all to see.

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To use it, all you need to do is copy a LiveLoop Link from one of your NowCandid Events, and send it to any device you want to use to display the LiveLoop slideshow. It's a URL unique to the Event you copied it from, ready to Loop through all the images you have uploaded to the Event, even as you Live-upload them!

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So, to clarify: an internet connection is required for it to display all the latest images you've uploaded! Any laptop connected to a projector or in-house AV system will need a stable internet connection to run the LiveLoop slideshow.

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πŸ”„ The Smooth Flow:

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The image appearing isn't just a one-and-done deal. Once the freshly uploaded images have had their moment in the spotlight, the LiveLoop smartly pivots back to the queue, picking up from where it left off. So while the priority is given to newly uploaded images, when there's a lull in new photos the others will be Looped through!

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πŸ–Ό Sleek and Simple:

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Aiming for elegance? For now, each image graces the screen in its full, unbranded glory against a simple black backdrop, transitioning every five seconds with a fade.

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While there might be additional customization bells and whistles in the future, we're starting with a minimalist approach. Because sometimes, simplicity is the key to sophistication.

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πŸ’° An Upselling Powerhouse:

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There’s more to this feature than meets the eye. Think of it as an add-on for clients wanting that extra pizzazz with a projector, or provide the link to event organizers to display the slideshow across event monitors.

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This is not just a feature; it's an opportunity. Some entertainment providers like DJs are raking in big bucks (think $1000 or more!) just for similar services. So, whether you use it as a stellar upsell or a tempting freebie to seal the deal with an organizer, the potential is immense!

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πŸ“Έ Boosted Participation:

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Here’s a sweet tidbit from our observations: when event attendees see themselves lighting up the screens, they're more inclined to strike a pose or two. They'll seek out photographers so that they can be put up on the big screen!

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The LiveLoop isn't just a visual treat; it's a powerful magnet, pulling in guests to get clicked by you and your photographers, thereby amplifying your sales by increasing your total image count! When using PartyPics Now of course, as it is sales-oriented versus the service-oriented FreePics.

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🍿View LiveLoop in Action:

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πŸ’» Pro-Tip:

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Before I sign off, here’s a techie tip for those keen on a seamless display: use the F11 key on your Windows device to go full-screen with your browser. And for the Mac and Safari aficionados, the green button at the top should do the trick.

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Happy snapping, dear photographers!

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Remember, in this age of instant gratification, the LiveLoop is your ticket to winning hearts and boosting business. Keep those shutters clicking and slides rolling! πŸŽ₯🍿

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Stay sweet!
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Candy 🍬

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Weekly Recap: Reworked Titled Luxe Prints, Better Cutouts & Faster PhotoRoster Imports βœ¨πŸ“Έ
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Weekly Recap: Reworked Titled Luxe Prints, Better Cutouts & Faster PhotoRoster Imports βœ¨πŸ“Έ

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Hey photo friends! πŸ‘‹

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Candy here with another round of updates! This week’s highlights include a fresh redesign for Titled Luxe Prints, a brand-new 4Γ—6 size, continued Background Removal improvements, and some helpful Dashboard upgrades for PhotoRosters, Event Tags, and Positive ID workflows.

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✨ Titled Luxe Prints Get a Refresh

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Titled Luxe Prints have been reworked to feel more like the classic PartyPics style while still keeping the premium embellishments that make them special.

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πŸ–ΌοΈ Updated Titled Luxe Print design

  • Still embellished
  • Still supports 3 caption lines
  • Still includes 2 crests
  • Now has a more traditional PartyPics-style look

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πŸ†• New 4Γ—6 Titled Luxe Print

  • Priced at $1.38
  • Includes both 2D and 3D renders
  • Joins the existing 5Γ—7 and 8Γ—10 sizes

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You can preview the updated product here:
https://app.nowcandid.com/3d/titled-luxe-print

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βœ‚οΈ Background Removal Keeps Getting Better

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🟒 Green screen cutouts improved (again!)

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✨ Overall cutout quality improved

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We’re continuing to tune Background Removal so cutouts look cleaner across more shooting conditions. Stay tuned for even more improvements!

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πŸ“± Capture App 5.9.1 – Android

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πŸ“· Full-quality internal camera capture

  • Android devices now use the full available quality of their internal cameras when shooting through the Capture App.
  • Previously, it was using a down-sized version!

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πŸ–₯️ Dashboard Improvements

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πŸͺͺ Faster Positive ID Scanner Card generation

  • The Scanner IDΒ Workflow's Scan Card PDFΒ Generator is now performs better, stalls less, and produces significantly smaller download files.

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⚠️ Background artwork warning‍

  • When uploading an Event background, NowCandid can now detect text or logos and show an extra warning.
  • This reinforces the existing recommendation to avoid placing important text or branding on backgrounds where product cropping could cut it off. Use our Overlay features instead!

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✨ Clearer Auto Editor folder naming

  • Manage Images now shows a sparkles icon for Folders containing AI edits, with clearer formatting for Folders created by the Auto Editor.

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πŸ“₯ Import PhotoRosters directly from Participant List

  • Face Matching Events now have an Import from PhotoRoster button at the top of the Participant List page, letting you select and import a PhotoRoster without navigating away.

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🎨 Candy Image Studio & Auto Editor

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πŸ–ΌοΈ Background Generator improvements

  • Outputs are now sized more appropriately for uploading back into an Event
  • Generated background sets match each other more consistently

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πŸ’° Every node now displays its price

  • Previously, only discounted nodes showed pricing. Now every node clearly displays what it costs!
  • Expect more nodes with their own unique prices in the future! We will continue to build on and improve our Auto Edit &Β Image Studio tools.

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🧩 Predetermined node order

  • Nodes can no longer be drag-and-dropped into different edit "orders".
  • Their hierarchy is now set automatically so edits run in the best possible sequence without you needing to think about it!

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πŸ› οΈ Auto Editor UI refreshed

  • Several interface changes make setup and options clearer and easier to understand.

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πŸ“‹ PhotoRoster Improvements

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πŸ‘₯ Multiple PhotoRosters per Event

  • Fixed an issue that could prevent you from importing more than one PhotoRoster into the same Event.

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πŸ’¬ Clearer disabled export messaging

  • If Export is unavailable, clicking it now explains why.

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🚫 Empty PhotoRosters can’t be exported

  • A PhotoRoster must have at least one member with an image before it can be exported to an Event.

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πŸ” Password-Protected Public Event Lists

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Event Tags now have an optional extra layer of privacy:

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πŸ”‘ Password-protect your Public Event List Pages:

  • βž• Set a password while creating a new Event Tag
  • ✏️ OR add or remove the password using the Event Tag editor

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This works similarly to the password protection for your Private Image Download Galleries.

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πŸ›οΈ Retail Fixes & Protection

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πŸ–ΌοΈ Fixed package editing edge cases where the Overlay step could be missing while choosing a new image

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πŸ›‘οΈ Additional GalleryGuard improvements

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That’s the week!

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The refreshed Titled Luxe Prints are the star of this update, with better Background Removal, easier PhotoRoster importing, and more control over Event Tags rounding things out.

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Keep creating magic,‍

Candy 🍬

Weekly Recap: Better AI Edits, New Background Removal Workflows & Virtual Group Undo/Redo 🎨✨
Feature Updates
July 31, 2026

Weekly Recap: Better AI Edits, New Background Removal Workflows & Virtual Group Undo/Redo 🎨✨

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Hey photo friends! πŸ‘‹

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Candy here with this week’s updates! The biggest changes are in Candy Image Studio and Auto Editor, where several popular edits now cost less, produce more consistent results, and work more naturally with Background Removal workflows.

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We’ve also added undo and redo to Virtual Group Builder, improved green screen cutouts, and cleaned up a few retail download issues.

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Let’s take a look!

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🎨 Candy Image Studio: Better Results & New Lower-Cost Edits

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Several Candy Image Studio nodes have been reworked with more consistent output quality and new discounted pricing.

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⚫ Improved Black & White edits β€” now 4’‍

  • Both existing Black & White nodes have been rebuilt to produce more reliable, consistent results.

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✨ Improved Retouch β€” now 6’‍

  • The Retouch node now produces much more consistent results and is available at a lower price.

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🎞️ New 35mm Film node β€” 4’‍

  • The previous Film Style node has been replaced with a new and improved 35mm Film treatment.

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πŸ“Έ New Clarendon node β€” 4’‍

  • Apply a look inspired by the familiar Clarendon-style social media filter.

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πŸ’³ More flexible edit pricing

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Some nodes now display their own lower price. Candy Image Studio charges based on the highest-priced node included in the edit.

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For example:

  • An edit using only a 4Β’ node costs 4Β’
  • If that same edit also includes a standard node, normal 2K or 4K pricing applies

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This lets simpler edits cost less when you're not using the more advanced edits!

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βœ‚οΈ New Background Removal Options for AI Edits

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Candy Image Studio and Auto Editor now work more closely with Events using Background Removal folders.

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πŸ–ΌοΈ Candy Image Studio can send an edit into Background Removal‍

  • When editing an Event image, a new option appears beneath Mark Original Invisible if the Event has Background Removal folders enabled.
  • Select Mark Destination Folder as Background Removal Folder to upload the edited image into a folder that will also process it for background removal.

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βš™οΈ Auto Editor adds a Background Removal size option‍

  • If Background Removal folders are enabled, you can choose Background Removal. Edited images will then upload into a folder marked for Background Removal.

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πŸ› οΈ Auto Editor folder fix‍

  • Auto Edits now run properly on original images inside folders marked for Background Removal. Auto Editor still does not run on the completed cutout images themselves.

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All of the new node pricing and quality improvements in Candy Image Studio also apply to Auto Editor, since Auto Editor is powered by the same system.

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↩️ Virtual Group Builder: Undo & Redo

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Virtual Group Builder now supports familiar keyboard shortcuts:

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  • ↩️ Undo: CMD/CTRL + Z
  • β†ͺ️ Redo: CMD/CTRL + Shift + Z
  • β†ͺ️ Redo: CMD/CTRL + Y

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This makes it much easier to experiment with layouts and quickly reverse an adjustment.

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πŸ–ΌοΈ Manage Images Improvement

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⬇️ Download Original for BGR and AI images‍

  • The Manage Images lightbox now includes a Download Original button for Background Removal and AI-edited images.

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You can access the original file without needing to leave the lightbox or track it down manually.

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βœ‚οΈ Background Removal Improvement

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🟒 Better green screen cutouts‍

  • Background Removal now handles images more effectively when the background is only partially green screen instead of completely green.

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πŸ›οΈ Retail Download Fixes

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πŸ“₯ Improved QuicEvents press-and-hold downloads‍

  • Download behavior is more reliable on desktop and Android for Events without artwork.

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πŸ–ΌοΈ Free Gallery Download resolution fixed‍

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🧲 Photo Magnet artwork fix‍

  • Photo Magnets will no longer be ordered with Event artwork when Use Artwork by Default is enabled, since artwork is not supported on that product.

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πŸ“± Mobile Dashboard 4.1 for Android

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πŸ’° New β€œCha Ching” notification sound‍

  • Weekly order notifications on Android now include the same Cha Ching sound effect already available on iOS.

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πŸ‘‰ Swipe to open the Sidebar‍

  • Swipe inward from the left edge of the screen to open the Sidebar, matching the iOS experience.

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πŸ€– Google Play compatibility updates‍

  • The app also includes required changes for the latest Google Play requirements.

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That’s the week!

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Lower-cost AI edits, stronger and more consistent results, and better Background Removal integration should make Candy Image Studio and Auto Editor more useful for both one-off fixes and larger Event workflows.

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Keep creating magic,

Candy 🍬

Weekly Recap: Faster Background Removal, Smarter Digital Downloads & New AI Editing Tools πŸ“Έβœ¨
Feature Updates
July 24, 2026

Weekly Recap: Faster Background Removal, Smarter Digital Downloads & New AI Editing Tools πŸ“Έβœ¨

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Hey photo friends! πŸ‘‹

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Last week, we were busy hosting our annual Summer Seminar in Denver, Coloradoβ€”and we had a great time with everyone who joined us!

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That means this week’s recap includes two weeks of updates. Nothing too wild, but plenty of useful improvements across Retail, the Dashboard, Auto Editor, Capture App, and more while we continue working on some bigger changes behind the scenes.

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Let’s catch up!

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⚑ Faster Background Removal

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βœ‚οΈ Background Removal processing is faster‍

  • We made multiple speed improvements over the past two weeks to help cutouts finish sooner, especially during higher-volume periods.

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πŸ“₯ Smarter Digital Download Delivery

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Digital Downloads can now skip unnecessary processing in more situations.

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⚑ Some downloads are now available immediately‍

  • If a customer selects No Overlay, the Event has no artwork, and/the image is not a BGR image, the customer will skip the cropping step on the retail site and receive the full-resolution image without waiting for an 8Γ—12 rendered version.

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πŸ–ΌοΈ Full aspect ratio is preserved‍

  • These downloads bypass the cropping step and work more like Personal Gallery Download products.

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πŸ†“ Also applies to Medium Res and Free Downloads‍

  • This includes cases where those downloads are automatically upgraded to full resolution.

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πŸ“§ Clearer receipt messaging for custom renders‍

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🧾 Order Details now identifies each download type‍

  • Digital Downloads can now show a Rendered Download or a Full Aspect Ratio Download badge, making it clearer which version was delivered to your customers.

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🎨 Auto Editor & Candy Image Studio Updates

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🧩 Auto Editor now supports image-input nodes‍

  • You can now use nodes such as:
    • Custom Image
    • Copy Style
    • Diploma Fix

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πŸ™ˆ Auto Edit originals won’t be texted too early‍

  • FreePics and FreePortraits will no longer send the original image by MMS when it belongs to an active Auto Edit with Hide Originals enabled. The system will wait for the edited version instead.

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πŸ•Ί New Retro Pop node‍

  • Give images a colorful, retro-inspired treatment.

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πŸ‚‘ New Ace Card node‍

  • Turn subjects into a bold playing-card-style design.

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πŸ’¬ FreePics & Marketing Improvements

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πŸ‘₯ FreePics can now send to multiple contacts on merged participants‍

  • If merged participant records contain different phone numbers or email addresses, regular FreePics can now send to each unique contact.

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βœ‰οΈ Marketing startup fix for BGR cutouts‍

  • Fixed an edge case where marketing would not begin if the only visible images were cutouts from the newer Background Removal system.

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πŸ”— Hot Links now better respect Hide Originals‍

  • Fixed an issue where the preview could temporarily show the original image before an Auto Edit finished generating.

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πŸ“± Capture App Updates

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Capture App 5.8.1

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iOS and Android OTA updates

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🎨 Updated Event artwork is refreshed at login‍

  • If artwork changed, the latest file is pulled when logging into the Event normally.

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πŸ› οΈ Small follow-up fix‍

  • An additional 5.8.1 update was released to address a minor issue.

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Capture App 5.9

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iOS and Android App Store update

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πŸ“² iOS OTA updates are easier to install‍

  • You no longer need to completely restart the app or return to the Home Screen to install an available Over-the-Air update.

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πŸ€– Android compatibility updates‍

  • Required updates were made to stay current with new Google Play requirements.

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πŸ›οΈ Retail Download Fixes

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πŸ“± Safari share sheet reliability improved‍

  • Press-and-hold downloads should now open the native share sheet more consistently on Safari.

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πŸ–ΌοΈ Virtual Group download cleanup‍

  • Virtual Groups in FreePics no longer offer a Download with Art option.

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🎨 Background selection fixes‍

  • Fixed cases where:
    • A PNG could be downloaded without selecting a background and receive an incorrect blue background
    • Faux renders showed no selected background in the download popup

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πŸ” Facebook login works again

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πŸ–₯️ Dashboard Improvements

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πŸ“Š Image Timeline cleanup‍

  • Fixed chart display issues, removed folders that were not useful in the timeline, and prevented multiple summaries from appearing when switching folders quickly.

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🌾 Candy Culler controls are clearer‍

  • Filter visibility and report controls now use more descriptive buttons, similar to Manage Images.

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πŸ“ˆ BGR Folder Stats fixed‍

  • Cutouts from the newer Background Removal system no longer incorrectly inflate Unassigned totals.

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πŸ“± Mobile Dashboard

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πŸ”— More reliable deep linking‍

  • Dashboard links should open the correct page more consistently when the app has been open for a while or after signing in and out.

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That’s the two-week update!

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Faster Background Removal and smarter Digital Download delivery are the biggest highlights, with plenty of smaller improvements making Auto Editor, FreePics, Retail, and the Capture App more dependable.

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Thanks again to everyone who joined us in Denver for Summer Seminarβ€”we loved seeing you!

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Keep creating magic,

Candy 🍬

Let’s get in touch

If you’re a photographer looking to add NowCandidβ„’ services to your wheelhouse, set up a call with us!

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How to customize formatting for each rich text

How to customize formatting for each rich text

How to customize formatting for each rich text

How to customize formatting for each rich text
How to customize formatting for each rich text

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What’s a Rich Text element?

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