Embedded Video Links, Managed Accounts, and More!

Hey there! We've got a couple of fantastic updates to introduce you to, including: embedded video links, a new managed account type, image download enhancements, targeted bulk emails, and more! So, without any further ado, here we go...

Embedded Video Links

Your voice has been heard, and your wish has been granted! Video links can now be embedded in your galleries and/or the individual categories within your galleries. Here's how it works: Upload the video to your favorite video service (such as vimeo, youtube, animoto, facebook, dailymotion, wistia, sproutcore, etc.). Copy and paste the embed code for the video into the new "Gallery Video" or "Category Video" input boxes. That's it! Once the video's embed code has been added, a new "Play Video" link will be displayed to your gallery visitors. More information about this functionality can be found here.

'Gallery Management' Managed Account Type

In addition to the roles previously available for your Managed Accounts, a new "Gallery Management" role has been added. The "Gallery Management" role limits a user's access to the following areas and activities within your account: Gallery Types: Create, View & Edit Galleries: Create, View & Edit (including uploading photos through the web-based uploader) More information on managed accounts and the different roles available for them can be found here.

Image Download Enhancements

The process for downloading free individual images has been refined and enhanced. Your clients may now re-download any of the individual images they've downloaded in the past without it counting against their overall download limit, and each time they download a new image the system will let them know how many downloads remain on their account.

Streamlined Crop Selections

After manually verifying the cropping details on over 70,000 individual images, our support team requested a change to the way full-crop images are handled. The changes have been implemented, and guess who also benefits from this request? That's right; you! A checkbox labeled "Skip 'Exact Fit' Images" has been added to the crop verification screen that's used in the fulfillment process; placing a checkmark in this box allows you to skip the cropping step for every image in the order that precisely fits its selected print size. For example: If your camera produces images with a 3:2 aspect ratio, using this checkbox will cause our system to automatically skip the cropping step and select a full crop for any 3:2 prints (such as 4x6, 6x9, 8x12, etc.) in the order. This seemingly-small change has proven itself to be a significant time-saver for other photographers; give it a shot and see how much time it can save you!

Targeted Bulk Emails

Sending targeted emails to a specific set of your storefront visitors can now be done in a snap! Instead of sending bulk emails to ALL of your storefront visitors, you can now select from the following filter options: Send To: All Visitors Send To: Visitors with Orders Send To: Visitors with NO Orders Send To: Visitors with Favorites Send ONLY to Myself Have another filter you'd like to see added to this list? Let us know.

New Report: Gallery Visitors

The Gallery Visitors report displays a list of your most recent visitors. It also displays the number of favorites each person has selected, how many images they've downloaded, and how many purchases they've made. Additionally, extended details for each of your visitors can be viewed by clicking on the icon found in the left-most column next to each of the visitor records. The additional details include the visitor's full history, including the specific times they've visited the gallery in the past, the specific images they've marked as their favorites, links to each of their purchases, and more.

Customization Options Sneak-peek

A substantial amount of time and effort has been put into designing and developing a comprehensive customization panel for your Instaproofs galleries. Although it's not quite ready for general use, we're extremely happy to offer you this brief sneak-peek at what's coming in the not-so-distant future!

A Few Miscellaneous Items

Number Format - The decimal and thousands separators on your galleries now automatically change based on where your viewers are viewing the galleries from. For example, one thousand four hundred twenty dollars and fifteen cents would look like 1,420.15 in the USA, 1.420,15 in Spain, and 1 420,15 in Sweden. Facebook Community Group - Over the past few weeks we've grown our new Instaproofs Community Group on Facebook from 0 to 175 members, and we'd love to see the rest of you there as well. The community group is a great place for discussing topics related to photography, business, Instaproofs, and pretty much anything else you'd like with your fellow Instaproofs users. Join the Instaproofs Community Group.