What's new at PhotoShelter? (Release Notes)

Wondering what's new in PhotoShelter for Brands? Review our Release Notes to keep up to date on system upgrades and enhancements.

Note: Throughout the Release Notes you may see 💡 which indicates the feature is available in our new Library UI (Lumen).

What is Lumen?

Lumen is the new UI for the PhotoShelter Library that will make the product more modern and intuitive, and will increase the speed that new features can be built, making PhotoShelter an even more powerful DAM. The Lumen version of the Library is now available to all active PhotoShelter Brands accounts. Learn how to switch to the new Library interface here.

 

June 16, 2025

• 💡 Container Search Efficiency - We've made searching for containers in your Library run 190% faster than before. 

June 11, 2025

• 💡 Search Results Discrepancy - Fixed an issue where different search results would load in Lumen compared to the same search in Classic.
• 💡 AI Visual Search on Reload - Fixed an issue where refreshing a page of AIVS search results would cause AIVS to turn off.

June 9, 2025

• 💡 Settings Pages Updates - We have made a separate Sell menu item in the leftmost black navigation for editing Sales Settings. We have also changed the layout for our Settings Pages and more "lumenization" of Settings Pages is still to come!

May 29, 2025

• 💡 Custom Email Templates - We have added support for custom email templates in Lumen (create, use, update and delete when sharing collections and galleries)
• 💡 Search for Files Missing Metadata - Library users can now search for “is_empty” within IPTC metadata fields to find find files that are missing metadata in a specific IPTC field. 

What's Changed

• 💡 Remembered Toggles - Updated the “notify new users” (Share dialog) and the “share icons” toggles (Left Pane options) so that those settings are remembered the next time you log in.

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Enter Key Behavior - Fixed an issue that caused the enter key to close the dialog instead of make a new paragraph when editing text fields.
• 💡 PNG and GIF Size - Fixed an issue that caused PNG and GIF files to display smaller than they should.
• 💡 Select All in Search - Fixed an issue that prevented the selection of more than 500 files in search results.
• 💡 PNG and GIF Size - Fixed an issue that prevented the portal sort order from being set if the gallery contained more than 500 files.
• 💡 License Expiration - Fixed an issue where License Expiration metadata set in the Classic Library was not displaying in the new Library.
• 💡 Undesired Duplicate Galleries - Fixed an issue that caused multiple copies of the a gallery to appear in a collection if the “Move” button was clicked repeatedly in quick succession.
• 💡 Crop Tool - Fixed an issue where the crop tool would ignore specific width and height dimensions for social media presets and custom crops.

May 20, 2025

• 💡 Similarity Search Updates - We've added some updates for Similarity Search in the Library:
  • You can now search for similar images from within smart galleries
  • The "Search for similar" action icon now matches status helper in filters panel
  • The action is now a primary action in the vertical toolbar section for a single image 
  • We will display a warning when an image hasn’t been processed for similarity

May 5, 2025

• 💡 Similarity Search - Accounts that have AI Visual Search enabled can now search for images that are similar to a single file already in the Library using the "Search for similar" action. This will enable you to quickly find visually similar images to any source image across your Library. Contact your Customer Success Manager if you do not have AI Visual Search enabled on your account.

 

April 29, 2025

• 💡 Segment your Library into Separate Teams - Now, every team or department can have its own secure space in your PhotoShelter library to access to just the files they need, keep sensitive content protected, and collaborate seamlessly. Contact your Customer Success Manager to enable this for your account.

April 15, 2025

• 💡 PeopleID for Video - We now have people ID tagging on video files! If your organization has PeopleID configured, you will now also have People ID for videos in the account. Learn more about PeopleID for video here.

April 8, 2025

• 💡 Filtering for AIVS in the Library - You can now use standard metadata and attribute filters to filter AI Visual Search results in your Library. There is also a new field to search across a combination of fields, including AI tags called "Metadata Search." Please contact your Customer Success Manager to inquire further about AI Visual Search.

March 31, 2025

• 💡 CNAME Link Support - Links in Lumen will use the custom domain/CNAME if one is configured in your Portal Settings. You can see this change in "Open Portal Link" and "Copy Portal Link" in the right pane and the Sharing dialogs. Both the PhotoShelter URL ({yourportal}.photoshelter.com) and the custom domain URLs will work when used.

March 19, 2025

• 💡 Shared Libraries - Fixed an issue that prevented the account name and Shared Libraries sections from loading in some scenarios.
• 💡 Smart Galleries - Fixed an issue that prevented files in Smart Galleries from displaying in the correct order.

March 17, 2025

• 💡 Shortcuts - Now, when typing Cmd/Ctrl+K in the Library, you will presented with a list of quick actions you can take by clicking on them. By holding Cmd/Ctrl from this menu, a set of keyboard shortcuts will appear next to this list that you can use in the future! Just keep in mind for now you will need to go to Cmd+K first, then enter the secondary shortcut to execute it.  

March 11, 2025

March 3, 2025

February 27, 2025

February 24, 2025

• 💡 Info Panel - Fixed an issue that caused the any closed accordions in the info panel to open again when you went to the previous or next image in a gallery.
• 💡 Metadata Settings - Fixed an issue that prevented the link to the metadata settings page from opening when looking at the automated metadata accordion in the info panel.
• 💡 Search - Fixed an issue where the search page would occasionally display the error “something went wrong.”
• 💡 Inheritance and Notifications - Fixed an issue that prevented notification emails from being sent to address book groups if the container was inheriting permissions.
• 💡 Scroll Position - Fixed an issue where your scroll position would not be saved if you were scrolling through a long list of collections that also happened to be inside another collection.
• 💡 Portal Sort - Fixed an issue that prevented the portal sort order from being edited or saved if the gallery contained more than 500 files.
  
  

February 6, 2025

• 💡 Quick Access to Sharing and Container Actions in Left Pane - You can now hover over collections and galleries in the left pane and choose to:
  • Open the Sharing settings under More actions
  • Move to other collections under More actions
  • Delete under More actions
  • Create new containers within the collection selected using the + (Add) symbol
  • Upload to galleries selected using the + (Add) symbol

 

January 29, 2025

• 💡 Inheritance - Fixed an issue that allowed the addition of permissions to Collections that were already inheriting from a parent.
• 💡 Batch Rename - Fixed an issue where batch rename would not work correctly if the starting number was zero.
• 💡 Sort Order - Fixed an issue where the Portal sort order could not be set if there were more than 500 items in the container.
• 💡 AI Visual Search and Trash - Fixed an issue where AIVS search results could contain items in the trash even though that filter was not enabled.

January 22, 2025

• 💡 Back Button - Added a “back” button to single file view to make it easier to navigate from single files back to gallery thumbnails and search results.
• 💡 Previous / Next - Moved the prev / next buttons in single file view to the top to make it easier to navigate using a mouse or trackpad.

• 💡 Profile in Nav - Added a link to the profile page in the user menu so you don’t have to switch back to Classic to access things like the Contributor upload email notifications.

January 15, 2025

January 14, 2025

December 19, 2024

December 16, 2024

 

December 11, 2024

December 10, 2024

November 21, 2024

November 13, 2024

 

November 11, 2024

October 29, 2024

• 💡 Search Filters - Fixed an issue in search that prevented the filters from working if no search term was entered.
• 💡 Smart Galleries - Fixed an issue in search that caused some filters to behave incorrectly when editing Smart Galleries.

October 28, 2024

• 💡 Inheritance Search Bug - Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented search results from returning if they were located in galleries that were inheriting permissions from their parent collections.

October 21, 2024

•  New Desktop Uploader - We have rebuilt our Desktop Uploader!

  With a fresh, modern design and improved performance and stability, our new Desktop Uploader offers a faster, more seamless upload experience. Benefits of the new Desktop Uploader include:

  • New and improved UI! 
  • Upload entire file directories (including nested folders)
  • File queueing and status tracking of your uploads
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Built-in auto-updates
  • Maximum stability

October 17, 2024

• 💡 Page Loading Speed Improvements - We have made further page loading improvements which have shortened the loading time for each page in the Library by ~1/4 of a second.

October 16, 2024

• 💡 Single File View Speed Improvements - Improved loading speed in the single file view by ~40%.
• 💡 Versions in Actions Toolbar - Added Versions to the actions toolbar to make it easier to access. 

• 💡 Saved Adjustments - Adjustments made to the width of the left and right panels in the library will be saved.

Bug Fixes

• 💡Cover Images - Fixed a bug that prevented cover images from updating automatically after a new cover image was set.
• 💡Opening Containers - Fixed a bug where collections and galleries would not open unless you clicked exactly on the text name in the left panel.
• 💡Sort Order Display - Fixed a bug where the the Same as Portal sort order in the menu would only display the sort order from the previously selected gallery.
• 💡Copy Changes - Various copy changes for consistency.

October 7, 2024

• 💡 Lumen Loading Speed Improvements  - We have made performance improvements to the Lumen Library that result in a 30-50% faster loading time compared to the Classic Library. In addition to that, scrolling should also feel more seamless and satisfying to use, even with larger galleries.

September 30, 2024

• 💡 Inheritance Toggle - Fixed a bug that prevented the inheritance toggle from showing when moving a container from the root level into a collection.
• 💡 Nested Containers - Fixed a bug that prevented new containers from showing in the left pane automatically when creating nested structures of collections and galleries.
• 💡 Permissions Icons Color Display - Fixed a bug in the left pane where the colors of the permissions icons for inherited containers would not always update automatically.
• 💡 AI Search Speed - Fixed a bug that caused AI search results to load slowly.
• 💡 Location Breadcrumbs - Fixed a bug that caused incorrect breadcrumbs for galleries in multiple collections.
• 💡 Quick Send Action Display - Fixed a bug that prevented the Quick Send action from showing in search results.
• 💡 Settings Display - Fixed a bug that prevented the metadata and Portal settings from opening.

September 26, 2024

• 💡 Batch Rename - You can now batch rename a selection of files in Lumen. You will be able to add a prefix and a starting number.

September 23, 2024

• 💡 Updated Library Thumbnails - This release included:
  
  • New simplified container and file thumbnails

• • New thumbnail sizes that are optimized for the most popular screen resolutions in use
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  • New actions that make it easier to select files and take action from the thumbnail view
  • New list view 
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  • A simplified thumbnail settings interface

September 19, 2024

• 💡 Sort Order - Updated the Library Sort order options for consistency with the Classic Library.
• 💡 Library Settings - Added “Same as Portal” as a choice for the default sort settings in the Library.

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Video Thumbnail - Fixed a bug that would not allow Library Staff to set a new thumbnail for videos.
• 💡 Library Uploading - Fixed a bug that prevented multiple batches of uploads from being selected in the Operating System's file picker.
• 💡 Move and Copy Actions - Fixed a bug that caused duplicate files to appear when using the move/copy actions multiple times.
• 💡 Batch Select - Fixed a bug that prevented Select All from performing a batch action on a selection that includes more than 500 files.
• 💡 Integrated Accounts - Fixed a bug that prevented the right pane from loading for Integrated Accounts search results. Also fixed an issue that prevented the display of the single media view from integrated account search results.
• 💡 Custom Sort - Fixed an issue where Select All in the Library would not work with Custom sort selected.
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September 9, 2024

• 💡 New Actions Toolbar - The right pane has been updated with a new Actions Toolbar:
  • This toolbar now consolidates all actions Library Staff can take on a selection in one place in the right pane.
  • The toolbar will still be usable while the right pane is collapsed, allowing Library Staff to use more of the screen area for browsing containers and files.

August 28, 2024

• 💡 Integrated Accounts - We now support Integrated Accounts in the Lumen Library.

August 20, 2024

• 💡 Creating Containers - Gallery as Default - When creating a new container, we now default to selecting to create a new Gallery instead of a Collection.

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Permission Icon Colors - Fixed an issue where the Stoplight icons would display the wrong colors for nested containers.
• 💡 Creating Nested Galleries - Fixed an issue where new Galleries were created at the root level instead of inside the selected Collection.
• 💡 Group Permission Display - Fixed an issue where the names of User Groups would not always appear in the sharing dialog.

 

August 14, 2024

• 💡 Updated Stoplight UI for Container Permissions - Based on customer feedback, we’ve updated our container visibility and download access icons in the Lumen Library with some of the visual elements of the Classic Library’s “stoplight” system. Learn more about the updated permissions system here.

August 13, 2024

• 💡 Embeddable HTML Code for Images and Videos - Library Staff can now generate and copy an iFrame HTML embed code for any single image or video asset from the Library, which can then be embedded on whatever platform or page HTML code is accepted. Embedded assets can be viewed and played wherever they have been embedded without needing to change the permissions on the containers in which the assets reside. 

August 7, 2024

• 💡 Collection Cover Images - Library Staff can now set cover images for Collections via the actions menu when a Gallery is selected.
• 💡 Drag and Drop Cover Images - Library Staff can also set Gallery and Collection cover images by dragging and dropping the thumbnails in the center pane.
• 💡 Portal Settings in Share Dialog - In the Share dialog in the Library, we renamed the “Share Link Settings” button to “Portal Settings” to make it easier to set things like Portal visibility or passwords.
• 💡 Help Nav Link - Library Staff can now visit our support Center through the “Help” menu item in the top right menu of the Library.
• 💡 Videos Download with Metadata - Library Staff in Lumen can now choose to include updated metadata in their video files when they download them, just like they can for images. This works for videos in both single-asset download and batch-asset download.

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Repeated Copy Action - In the Lumen Library, we fixed a bug that prevented the Copy to Gallery action from working if it had just been used.

July 29, 2024

• 💡 Custom Sort in Lumen - Library Staff can now set a custom sort in the Library:
  • Added the ability to set the sort order of files, galleries, and collections on the Portal, including the option to custom sort.
  • You can now change your personal sort and view settings at any time without changing the order of items on your Portal.
  • Added “Same as Portal” sort order option to allow users to always have that container’s sort order in the Library match the sort in the Portal.

• 💡 New Keyboard Shortcuts in the Library - These shortcuts allow you to navigate through the Library from a keyboard. 
  • Use the arrow keys to go to the next or previous item
  • Use the ESC key to close dialogs or clear your selection
  • Use the arrow keys to browse collections / galleries in the left panel (Google Chrome only)

July 24, 2024

• 💡 Pricing in Lumen - Like the Classic Library, Library Staff can now add and change pricing profiles to image assets in the Library. You can also see that an asset is priced for sale in it from the large grid view, mortar view, and list view in the center pane.

July 8, 2024

June 18, 2024

June 13, 2024

What's Changed

• 💡 Containers in Library Search - Added Relative date range dropdown back to Library Search.
• 💡 Portal Sharing - The Portal Sharing Accordion will now display group shares alongside email/user shares.
• 💡 Smart Galleries in Search - Galleries that display in search results now distinguish whether they are smart galleries or not.
• 💡 Typeahead for Emails and Names - When sharing via email, you can now see typeahead results for email addresses and contact display names that match what you have typed.
• 💡 Search Behavior Default - Changed the default search behavior to search for “all” instead of “any” in Library Search.
• 💡 Single Deselect - You are able to deselect all even with one container or file selected
• 💡 Container Creation Behavior - Creating a new container will jump the user to that container once it’s created.
• 💡 Video Processing Status - Updated messaging distinguish between videos that are still in processing and videos that have failed to process correctly.
• 💡 Downloading During Video Processing - Disabled downloading for video files that are still processing until each resized resolution becomes available to avoid errors.

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Deleting/Moving Collections - Fixed bugs that didn’t properly update the Library when moving or deleting collections.
• 💡 Mortar View Rotation - Fixed a display issue with rotated files in mortar view.
• 💡 Date Picker - Fixed a bug that would not let you change the year in a date picker without removing the full date.
• 💡 Typeahead for New Container Creation - Fixed a bug that prevented typeahead support to work correctly in the location field when creating new containers.
• 💡 Copy Portal Link in Search Results - Fixed a bug that resulted in invalid URLs when using the Copy Portal Link button from search results.
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June 12, 2024

What's Changed

• 💡 Containers in Library Search - You can now search for galleries and collections using the Library search bar and see the cover image as well as the path of the search results. The search bar also has typeahead support.
• 💡 Quick Access to Search Filters - We added a button to the right of the search bar to allow users to jump directly to the search page containing filters.
• 💡 Save as Smart Gallery Icon Has Moved - When running a search, you can now find the "Save as Smart Gallery" button in the top right of the right pane on the search results page.

May  30, 2024

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Custom Metadata - Fixed a case formatting issue that was preventing the labels for Custom Metadata from showing the original type case that users input when writing metadata. Previously the case used was title case and did not match what was input.
• 💡 Metadata Order Consistency - Made the metadata field order observed in the editing process consistent with the metadata field order observed when viewing metadata. 
• 💡 Special Characters in Video Transcript Filenames - We added support for special characters in the filename of video transcription files that are created by our AI Transcription tool. This makes it so attempts to rename a transcript file without changing any characters from the auto-generated filename (containing special characters) would still allow you to save the change. Previously, this would cause an error and not let you save.

May 16, 2024

What's New

• 💡Custom Metadata Support for Video - Like image files, video files now also support Custom Metadata, making it easier to find and organize video files by labels of your choosing. Read more about Custom Metadata support and how it works here.

Bug Fixes

• 💡Portal Crop Display - Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the image cropper on the Portal to not fill the crop tool area.

May 15, 2024

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Sort Order Left Pane Fix - We fixed a bug related to the caching of the left pane of the Library which was occasionally and erroneously changing the sort order when clicking through containers.

May 13, 2024

• 💡 New Container Location Default - Creating a new container now defaults to the location you navigated to before creating the container instead of defaulting to the root level of the Library.

May 9, 2024

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Lumen Smart Galleries Fix - Fixed a bug that prevented the content of new smart galleries from loading in the Library.
• 💡 Caption File Extension Fix- Fixed an issue that omitted the proper .srt file extension when downloading video caption files from the Lumen Library. They now download with .srt as the extension making it easy for computers to open the file.

May 8, 2024

What's New

• 💡 Notify in Lumen - Notifying from the Share dialog has some distinct features:
  • The option to toggle "Notify new users" when a new person or group is added to sharing permissions.

• • The option to send an email notification by hovering over a person or group in the Share dialog

• • The option to send an email notification that includes a password permission from the Share Link settings dialog

• • The option to send a copy of the notification to your email address

May 7, 2024

May 6, 2024

• Special Characters in Portal Search Fix: Fixed an issue that caused special characters entered in the "Filename" and "Keywords" fields of Portal search to erroneously trigger several searches. These extra searches were once reflected in our Search Analytics reports but will no longer be an issue.

May 2, 2024

• 💡 Open the Portal in a New Tab - Quick access to view the Portal without leaving your Library Tab in the left navigation.

• 💡 Drag and Drop Containers to the Library Root Level - You can now move containers to the Library Root Level (meaning it is not nested in a Collection), by dragging the container in the left pane up to “Library” at the top and dropping it when the background of “Library” turns blue.

What's Changed

• 💡 Cleaner Login - If you log into the Library and only have access to one organization, you will skip the organization picker and be sent to that Library.
• 💡 Loading Time Improvement - We added some efficiencies to our API calls that make the loading of the Library noticeably faster.

Bug Fixes

• 💡 Single Field Metadata Editing Fix - Fixed an issue that wouldn’t allow Library Staff to highlight existing text in a single-line metadata field to change its contents.
  
• 💡 Bug Fix on Cropping in the Library - Fixed an issue that was causing the Library crop tool to erroneously show an error about files being too large to crop.
• 💡 Bug Fix for Date Added Sort - Previously the Date Added sort order was not working correctly but it has been fixed for ascending and descending sort.

• 💡 Save Action Update for Editing Metadata - Deleting values in Metadata Fields will allow the Save button to be clickable along with other changes that are detected to metadata.

May 1, 2024

• 💡 "What's New" Button in the Library Nav - In the left nav of the Lumen Library, the "What's New" bell icon is now clickable and will list the latest and greatest product updates from PhotoShelter! 

• 💡 Set Lumen as the Default Library Interface - When clicking back to the Library from other pages on your Portal, you can have the default interface set to Lumen instead of the Classic Library. You will still be able to switch back to Classic as your normally would. Ask your Customer Success Manager to enable this for you.

 

What's Changed

• 💡 Small UI Updates - We now have clearer messaging for videos that are in the processing stage and we have optimized the License Expiration banner placement on small files.

April 23, 2024

• 💡 Preview Share Details When Moving - You can now see how (and with whom) the destination Gallery is shared when copying or moving files from one Gallery to another. This will help confirm that the right people are getting the right files especially in cases where many galleries have the same name.
• 💡 Portal Sharing Accordion - The Portal Sharing accordion in the Right Pane was added to show you the Invited Users on the selected container as well as "View" and "View and Download" Access.

What's Changed

• 💡 Icon Consolidation - We’ve consolidated the UI for sharing, upload, select mode, and view/sort into the same area to make more room for your files in the center panel.
• 💡 Visual Consistency Updates - We’ve updated nearly all of the buttons, icons, and menus to look and feel more consistent

April 22, 2024

• Portal Search Result Fix - We fixed an issue that occasionally prevented search results from loading on the Portal.

April 17, 2024

• 💡 License Expiration Alerts for Videos- The License Alerts Workflow, including the metadata field for License Expiration date is now available for video files as well as the formerly-supported image files in Lumen.  

April 9, 2024

• 💡 Enhancements to Large File Upload Support in the Library - We have made uploading large files, 3 GB and larger (such as videos) more efficient, which results in smoother and more stable uploading experience overall.

April 4, 2024

• 💡 Searching for Videos with Video Metadata - We recently added more metadata fields for videos in Lumen. Now, you can use those fields to search for videos just like you would for other files types.

What's Changed

• 💡 Updated Transparency Support - Your PNG and SVG files that support transparency will now be represented with a gray background for the transparent parts of the file, allowing better visibility at a glance, especially for white logos.
• 💡 Fixes and Enhancements - We have released over 40 enhancements and bug fixes to Lumen, all to facilitate a cleaner user experience when working in the Library.

April 3, 2024

• 💡 Updates to Sharing - We’ve updated the sharing icons to better distinguish between what is publicly visible and what is publicly downloadable on the Portal. We have also added tooltips on hover to tell you what permission is on any container at a glance.

March 28, 2024

• 💡 New Integrations Page - Our Integrations page has had a makeover in Lumen! You can now learn more about Integrations your organization doesn't have and request a demo of them from our Customer Success Team. You will also be able to set up solutions for the integrations your organization does have.

March 27, 2024

• FileFlow for Android 1.6.0 - FileFlow version 1.6.0 for Android devices is now available in the Google Play Store. Updates include:
  • The ability to upload photos and videos from Android devices
  • The ability to view the status of uploads in an Uploads Queue, next to the Downloads Queue

March 24, 2024

What's New in Lumen

• 💡 Mortar View - View options for the Library now include a mortar view that displays file thumbnails at their original aspect ratios scaled to match in height and fit together with even white space.

• 💡 Filtering AI Visual Search - You can now filter AI Visual Search results with orientation and dates.
• 💡 Enhanced Video Metadata - Video metadata that can be added in PhotoShelter is now as robust as image metadata. (Library side only; video metadata is not yet visible in the Portal.)
• 💡 Uploads Continue in the Background - You can now browse and do other actions in the Library while uploads are running without interrupting the upload.
• 💡 Upload to Multiple Galleries at Once - You can upload to multiple galleries at the same time within the Library uploader.
• 💡 Pause / Resume uploads - You can now pause and resume uploads that are in the queue.
• 💡 Move Files from Search Results - After performing a Library search, you have the option to move files from that search into another location.
• 💡 Clear Storage Usage - You can easily see the amount of files in your trash vs. total remaining space available in the account.
• 💡 Updated Sharing and Permissions - Sharing from the Library has had a design update which will make the experience more intuitive for your Library Staff.

March 14, 2024

• FileFlow for iOS 1.18 - You can now modify visibility and access permissions on the go! FileFlow version 1.18 for iOS devices is now available in the App Store. Updates include: 
  • The ability to view, add, and edit permissions on galleries and collections in FileFlow. 
  • Permissions use your Invited Users list for added convenience.
  • The ability to copy and delete existing permissions.
  • The ability to apply inherited permissions to galleries and collections.

March 5, 2024

• FileFlow for iOS 1.17 - FileFlow version 1.17 for iOS devices is now available in the App Store. Updates include:
  • Support for document previews for the file types .PDF, .docx, and other text files.

February 29, 2024

What's Changed

• PDF Preview Size Increase - We've raised the PDF preview size limit to 18 MB within the Library, Portal and FileFlow so viewers will not have to download the original files to preview them. 

February 13, 2024

What's New

• MXF Video Support - The video filetype MXF is now fully supported in the Library and Portal. This means previewing, playback, and downloading (as resized MP4 files) is now supported for this filetype. 

December 18, 2023

Bug Fixes

• PeopleID "View Photos" - Fixed a bug that caused the option "View Photos" in a single person's card in PeopleID to return incorrect results. The results now correctly show only images where that person was tagged.

November 28, 2023

What's Changed

• Portal Search Filters for IPTC Keywords and Filename - On the left pane of Portal Search which contains search filters, you can now search within the specific fields IPTC Keywords and for a specific Filename. This will help return filtered results for Portal users who need to search specifically within those two metadata fields.

 

November 7, 2023

What's New

• AI Video Transcription - PhotoShelter for Brands accounts now have the ability to automatically generate a transcribed caption file from video files uploaded to PhotoShelter. After the video has processed for playback, a transcription file in English will populate in the Right Pane of the Library under "Captions and Subtitles" and will be available in the video player as subtitles during playback in the Library and Portal. 

November 3, 2023

What's Changed

• Adobe CC Connector Update for 2024 - PhotoShelter has new versions of the Adobe CC Connector for InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator compatible with Adobe's 2024 update. Please reach out to your Customer Success Manager to receive the updated installers.

September 21, 2023

• FileFlow for iOS 1.15 -FileFlow version 1.15 for iOS devices is now available in the App Store. Updates include:
  • Fixed a bug related to sharing from the Invited User view for Smart Galleries

September 18, 2023

• FileFlow for iOS 1.14 -FileFlow version 1.14 for iOS devices is now available in the App Store. Updates include:
  • Fixed a Smart Gallery preview bug

September 14, 2023

• FileFlow for iOS 1.13 - FileFlow version 1.13 for iOS devices is now available in the App Store. Updates include:
  • A combined menu for View and Sort Order options
  • Preferences made in the View and Sort menu are preserved app-wide
  • Fixed a bug that caused button spacing to be uneven in the Invited User view
  • Fixed a bug related to direction arrows in Sort Order pointing the opposite direction of the actual sort
  • Fixed a bug related to viewing and downloading single images from Smart Galleries

September 12, 2023

What's New

• Image Versions - Keep track of different versions of a single image file with our new Versions panel in the Right Pane of the Library. Using this feature will allow Library Staff to store image files that are versions of the same file type together and activate any version when needed. This will allow Library Staff to quickly replace a file with an updated version and have control over the version that should distributed in the Library, Portal, and Workspaces. Versions are available for all PhotoShelter for Brands accounts. Read more about this new feature in our Support Center. 

September 6, 2023

What's Changed

• ThreadStudio Removal - Due to the recent acquisition of ThreadStudio by Pic The Gift, as of September 6, 2023, ThreadStudio will no longer be offered as an integrated print vendor for automated fulfillment with PhotoShelter. ThreadStudio was formerly known as EZ Prints. Organizations with affected pricing profiles have been notified via email along with additional information about how to switch vendors. You can read more about this in our Support Center.

August 31, 2023

What's New

• Crop to Specific Dimensions - The cropping experience when downloading from Portal and Library now allows users to enter specific crop dimensions. 

August 28, 2023

What's Changed

• Updated Social Media Crop Presets - We've updated the dimensions for the social media crop presets available upon download to align with current recommended sizes for social media platforms such as Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter.

August 23, 2023

What's New

• Multi-page PDF Preview in the Library and Portal - For PDFs smaller than 1.8 MB, you can now paginate through each page from the Library and Portal view. You will also be able to see the number of pages in the PDF and a PDF symbol from the thumbnail view in the Portal and Library. (This was later updated to 18 MB in February 2024).

August 10, 2023

What's New

• PhotoShelter Asana Integration - Integrate PhotoShelter with your Asana account to streamline your asset approval process. Admins and Editors can configure the integration to watch for completed tasks within projects in Asana. When tasks are complete, assets in that task will be uploaded into the PhotoShelter gallery of your choosing. Please contact your Customer Success Manager to inquire further about adding the Asana Integration to your subscription.

August 3, 2023

What's New

• Ability to Disable AI Visual Search in the Portal - To allow Library Staff additional control over the Portal, there is a new toggle in Metadata Settings which will allow you to disable the option for AI Visual Search in the Portal if AI Visual Search is enabled for your account. The ability to use AI Visual Search in the Library will remain regardless of this setting. Please contact your Customer Success Manager to inquire further about AI Visual Search.

July 25, 2023

• FileFlow for iOS 1.12 - FileFlow version 1.12 for iOS devices is now available in the App Store. Updates include:
  • Fixed a bug that caused upload issues around the 80 files mark in a batch upload
  • Added the the ability to swipe down to dismiss in the file information screen
  • Updated our video player in the app and added the ability to support a picture-in-picture layover for videos
  • Updated the copy for canceled downloads for consistency with canceled uploads
  • SSO login flow now occurs within FileFlow instead of a Safari pop-out window

July 20, 2023

What's New

• AI Visual Search - AI Visual Search in the Library and Portal is a new and easier way to search for images within your account using AI. With the toggle enabled, AI Visual Search will use language and image recognition to intelligently match your search term to show the most relevant images in your archive, completely independent of any metadata tags or lack thereof. This will allow Library and Portal users (with visibility access) to find images most relevant to the visual description provided by the searcher, even if metadata tags were not added to the image yet. See the GIF below to illustrate the search with AI Visual Search disabled versus enabled. Please contact your Customer Success Manager to inquire further about AI Visual Search.

July 13, 2023

What's Changed

• Activity Totals in Reporting Charts - On our Analytics Dashboard Library Staff can now view total counts for Daily Uploads and Search Activity in the date ranges chosen. 

July 12, 2023

What's Changed

• FileFlow for Android 1.5.6 - FileFlow version 1.5.6 for Android devices is now available in the Google Play Store. Updates include:
  • The ability to download using mobile data
  • Sharing menu now includes more options including the Instagram Feed option, Samsung Messages, Slack, and more (if installed on the device)
  • Fixed a bug that was not converting TIF files to JPG when downloading a resized JPG option
  • Fixed a bug that caused downloads to disappear by routing all downloads to the Downloads folder instead of DCIM
  • Fixed a bug that caused errors if the back button was used while logging in with SSO
  • Fixed a bug that caused the app to freeze while sharing if the user did not grant external storage permissions

July 11, 2023

What's Changed

• Responsive Reports - Our Analytics Dashboard is now responsive and features a stacked layout that utilizes more available space in the browser window. The reports will rearrange and resize automatically as the viewing window changes size.

 

June 29, 2023

Bug Fixes

• Smart Galleries UI Changes - Smart Galleries have been updated with the following changes:
  • Sort order is now shown in the Center Pane of the Library in a Smart Gallery. Changing the Smart Gallery sort order still needs to be done by modifying the saved search.
  • Fixed a bug that caused "Save as a Smart Gallery" and "Update Smart Gallery" buttons to appear and overlap after clicking "View Photos" from People List in Metadata Settings.
  • Fixed a bug that displayed the wrong icon for Smart Galleries in Portal Search and the Invited Galleries view of the Portal.
• Canva Integration Bug Fix - Fixed a bug that prevented gallery thumbnails from loading within the PhotoShelter Integration for Canva.

June 26, 2023

What's New

• Containers in Portal Search - Portal Search will now return Galleries and Collections alongside files that match a portal search term. Users can also filter search results by "Gallery" or "Collection" as the item type.

What's Changed

• FileFlow for iOS 1.11 - FileFlow version 1.11 for iOS devices is now available in the App Store. Updates include:
  
  • Users can search for Automated (AI) tags
  • Users can view Automated (AI) tags on images within the app
  • Added the ability to cancel in-progress uploads from queue
  • A new upload failure icon when there was an error in uploading a file

June 21, 2023

What's Changed

• Analytics Updates - We have modified some of our reports in the PSB Analytics Dashboard.
  • We now report the "Top 10 Search Terms" instead of Top 5. 
  • Clicking on the segments of file types in the "Downloads by File Type" report will show a more granular breakdown of file formats downloaded (i.e. within the Images segment, the number of JPG, TIFF, RAF, etc.).
  • Search terms in "Top 10 Search Terms" report will ignore case sensitivity and count the same search term regardless of capitalization (i.e. "Jaguar" and "jaguar" will count as one search term).
• Library Load Time - Thumbnails now load 4 times faster in the Library with our latest efficiency updates. This speed increase will be noticeable for galleries with 250+ files and especially noticeable for galleries with 1000+ files.

June 15, 2023

What's Changed

• Library Search Trash Filter - Files in the trash are now automatically excluded in Library search results by default. You can choose to include or exclude files in the trash in Library Search by toggling on or off new checkbox filter "In Trash."

June 14, 2023

What's Changed

• Improved DNG Support - We've updated our image processing tool to improve the display and resized JPG downloads from DNG files stored in PhotoShelter. These DNG files will need to contain a "Full Size" JPG preview embedded in order to be used and will apply to files uploaded after this point in time.
• Updated "Add to Another Gallery" UI - The UI of the single and batch action "Add to Another Gallery" from the Actions menu in the Library has been updated to match the newer Gallery/Collection creation UI. Library Staff can start typing the name of an existing Gallery to select it as the destination or can create a new Gallery and add the selected file or files to that new Gallery.

June 13, 2023

What's New

• FileFlow iOS version 1.10 - FileFlow version 1.10 for iOS devices is now available in the App Store. Updates include:
  • Password Autofill support on the login screen
  • UI consistency updates
  • Support for iOS 14's new way for apps to request PhotoLibrary access
  • Ability to Select, Download, and Share from a Gallery thumbnail menu

• Microsoft Teams Integration - The PhotoShelter Integration for Microsoft Teams (or MS Teams) is now available to add on to your PhotoShelter Brands subscription. The integration features the ability to:
  • Create multiple solutions which send notifications to selected Teams channels from the following actions that happen in the account:
    • Uploads to Galleries
    • Uploads to Workspaces
    • Approvals in Workspaces
    • Comments in Workspaces
  • Allow a user to post images from publicly visible galleries into a Teams chat or channel from a search within Teams

Please contact your Customer Success Manager to purchase the Microsoft Teams Integration.

June 12, 2023

What's Changed

• RAW File Preview Improvements - Significant improvements have been made to the display of RAW files in the Library and Portal. This change will use the embedded JPG preview that cameras usually provide along with RAW files, thus making it so your preview files in-camera look the same when viewed in PhotoShelter. This change will be for all files newly uploaded to PhotoShelter after this point, and are particularly noticeable improvements for Canon CR3 files and Sony ARW files. 

June 6, 2023

What's New

• Google Analytics 4 Support - Our Google Analytics tracking field on the Portal Settings page now supports Google Analytics 4's G-tags in addition to Universal Analytics tags. If you have been using the footer field in Portal Settings for GA4 tracking, you can continue to do so. Read more about finding and adding your G-tag here. 
• Invited Users Page Updates - We've added some of our highest-requested Invited User features to the Invited Users page. 
  • Modifying Group Names - Excluding the SSO User Group, Library Staff can now modify the name of existing groups. You can view this option in the Right Pane by selecting a group first in the Left Pane and clicking the Edit button next to Basic Info.

• • User Invited Access - You can now see what containers (Galleries, Collections, Workspaces) specific users have access to and can click on the link to jump to that container in the Library. Access at the group level is displayed separately with Group Invited Access below. You can view this in the Right Pane by selecting a single user first in the Center Pane.
  • Group Invited Access - You can now see what containers (Galleries, Collections, Workspaces) a specific group has access to and can click on the link to jump to that container in the Library. You can view this by selecting a group first in the Left Pane.

• • Group Count - You can now see the number of groups a person is in from the "Groups" column in the Invited Users List.

June 5, 2023

Bug Fixes

• Smart Galleries - Bug fixes have been released for Smart Galleries:
  • Fixed a loading issue related to public Smart Galleries not loading in the Portal.
  • Fixed the "Downloads Unavailable" error when deep linking to a Smart Gallery by updating functionality for one of our V3 endpoints.

May 24, 2023

What's Changed

• Improved User Experience in the Custom Metadata Section of Library Search - We've updated Custom Metadata section of Library Search. The design now aligns with the look of other fields in Library Search and typing part of the custom tag will narrow down results to only tags that match, thus making it faster to search.

 

May 18, 2023

What's New

• PhotoShelter for Brands Analytics  - All members of Library Staff can now view Account usage insights on our new PhotoShelter Analytics page within PhotoShelter for Brands! Our reports include interactive visualizations for Uploads, Downloads, Downloads by type, Most Popular Downloads, and Search activity over the time period the viewer selects (going as far back as one rolling year). This will give your team better insights into how your account is being used and give you a better understanding of the ROI of your assets. Check out our PSB Analytics Support Center article to learn more. Please contact your Customer Success Manager if you have additional questions.

What's Changed

• Increased simultaneous uploading in the Library - The Library Uploader will now upload 6 assets at a time, increased from the previous limit of 3. Your team should see an increase in how fast your bulk uploads run in the Library with this expansion of concurrent uploading.

May 4, 2023

What's Changed

• SSO Updates - Our Single Sign-On system now allows verification against two signing certificates, making the changeover between old and new certificates downtime-free and seamless. Because more than one signing certificate can be stored at a time, this enhancement means less manual coordination is needed between our Tech Support Team and your organization’s IT team, ensuring the signing certificate stays up to date as long as we are provided both certificates. If your organization uses Single Sign On with PhotoShelter and your IT team knows the certificates will be renewing soon, have them send our Technical Support team the updated SAML2 metadata and we will add the secondary certificate to our setup.
• Library Automated Tag Search Field - Library Staff can now search for Automated tags specifically with the addition of the Automated Tags field in Library Search. This field will search within all AI tag types applied to your images (i.e. PeopleID, ObjectID, etc.).

 

April 26, 2023

What's Changed

• Creating Galleries and Collections in the Library - We've updated the look of the Create New Gallery and Create New Collection dialogs in the Library. The new default for "Who can see this gallery?" will be set to inherit from the selected collection's permissions (if one is selected before creating a new dialog). The old default used to be "No One but Me," but inheriting by default should help streamline the portal view for Invited Users more easily. Visibility setting can be changed within the same interaction if you do not want to inherit permissions.

 

April 19, 2023

What's Fixed

• PeopleID - Fixes include:
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the "View Photos" link for a specific Person in your list of People from launching a search.
  • Fixed an issue that caused PeopleID tags to show up twice in the Library for a single image.
  • "Index New Faces" in PeopleID settings is now called "Attempt to learn new faces automatically" which has also been enhanced to increase accuracy and ease of setup.

 

April 18, 2023

What's New

• Opting out of Crop on Portal - By default, all PhotoShelter for Brands accounts will allow Invited Users to crop image files upon download. However, if you wanted to disable this for your organization's Portal, please contact our support team to turn off the crop feature in the Portal.

April 17, 2023

What's New

• Smart Galleries & Library Search - You can now search using relative upload dates in the Library and create Smart Galleries based on those relative upload dates. For example, you can search for uploads from the last 24 hours or 7 days.

• Smart Gallery Inheritance - You can now set new Smart Galleries to inherit collection permissions when creating new Smart Galleries which will save you a setup step.

  

Bug Fixes

• Smart Gallery Fixes - Fixed bugs related to:
  • Viewing "Located In" location for assets when editing Smart Galleries
  • Selecting multiple file types in Smart Gallery creation settings
  • Returning results that include the first date of a date range
  • Storing initial selections for "Price Type" and "Contributor" when editing a saved Smart Gallery

April 6, 2023

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that stopped the Library from loading properly because of a deleted gallery or collection cover image. When images that were once cover images are deleted and purged, the cover image will revert to a blank state.
• Fixed an image download access error that occurred when there were download permissions given along with "View Only" access within the same gallery or inherited parent permissions.

April 5, 2023

What's New

• Uploading in the FileFlow iOS Mobile App - Uploading on the go is here for iOS users! Version 1.8 of the FileFlow app on iOS now gives Admins and Editors the ability to upload from your mobile phone into existing galleries in your PhotoShelter for Brands Library.  Contributors will also be able to use FileFlow to upload. Uploading for Android devices will come in a later update.

 

April 4, 2023

What's Changed

• Added 3 New Twitter Crop Presets - The crop feature on the Portal and in the Library now includes 3 new presets for Twitter's standard social media sizes:
  • Twitter Profile: 400 x 400 px
  • Twitter In-Stream: 1600 x 904 px
  • Twitter Card: 120 x 120 px

MARCH 28, 2023

What's Changed

• Consolidated Batch Metadata Editor - Library Staff can now batch edit image metadata for the following all in one consolidated, modern, and keyboard accessible interface in the right pane of the Library: 

• • IPTC Metadata
  • Image License Expiration Metadata
  • Custom Metadata

The batch metadata editor will also allow Library Staff to organize the metadata fields, including:

• • Reordering the fields for editing purposes - (the order is saved for that user)
  • Appending metadata in a specific field
  • Overwriting a specific field
  • Deleting the data in a specific field/clearing the field
  • Expanding/Collapsing fields during the editing process 

 

MARCH 27, 2023

What's New

• Cropping on the Portal - Now, all portal users will have the option to crop images on the portal prior to downloading them. Invited Users can crop using standard social media sizes or a custom size when downloading from the portal.
• Added 1 General Social Crop Preset - The crop feature on the Portal and in the Library now includes a standard crop size for general social media use.
  • Social: 1350 x 1080 px

 

MARCH 14, 2023

What's Changed

• Increased File Support - Our image processor has been updated to include support for the following cameras:
  • Canon EOS R3, R7 and R10
  • Fujifilm X-H2S, X-T30 II
  • OM System OM-1
  • Leica M11
  • Sony A7-IV (ILCE-7M4)
  • DJI Mavic 3
  • Nikon Z9: standard compression formats only

MARCH 6, 2023

What's Changed

• PeopleID - People ID tags (names) will now display on the Portal (provided that you have the "Enable automated tags in Portal Search" setting turned on in Metadata Settings.

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Bug Fixes

• PeopleID - Fixed an issue that caused previously known people to be overwritten when indexing a gallery of headshots.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Bug Fixes

• PeopleID - Given a photo with multiple people, we fixed an issue that prevented more than one person from being tagged.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

What's New

• Smart Galleries - Smart Galleries are a feature available to all PhotoShelter for Brands accounts that will allow Admins and Editors to turn Library searches into galleries that automatically populate with content in the Library. They save you time by automatically organizing your files using metadata from your search criteria.

For example, if you want to create a gallery that always contains the latest photos of a specific person, subject, or thing, you can search for it in the Library, then save the results in a Smart Gallery that will always be up-to-date whether files are added, removed, or when metadata changes. If you need to adjust that search, you are able to edit the Smart Gallery as well. This saves your Library Staff and Invited users the time of searching when you'll have Smart Galleries that will always contain the latest content.

 

 

What's Changed

• Library Search - We have updated the UI for Library file searching which includes the ability to search within specific IPTC fields: Headline, Title, Keywords, Person Shown, Author, Copyright, Credit, Source Usage Rights, and Job Identifier. You can also search by Automated Tags. These fields should help narrow down criteria when making Smart Galleries.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug preventing PeopleID metadata tagging upon upload from working. This can be enabled with the checkbox for "Index all files on upload" in the PeopleID Metadata Settings. Read more about this feature in our PeopleID Article.

DECEMBER 23, 2022

What's New

• Drupal Integration - Our new Drupal Integration is now available for purchase for Admins and Editors to pull in PhotoShelter content into the Drupal CMS (Drupal 9 and 10). Key features:

• • Imports PhotoShelter assets to Drupal as media entities.
  • Will show metadata for each asset.
  • Supports all PhotoShelter media types mapped to Drupal core media sources used by corresponding media types.
  • Supports Admin and Editors.
  • Please contact your Customer Success Manager to inquire further.

 

DECEMBER 8, 2022

What's Changed

• Crop on Download (Library) - In the Library, Library Staff can select from a predetermined crop template for social media platforms, or select a predetermined aspect ratio to use as the crop when downloading individual image files.

 

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What's Changed

• 2023 Adobe CC Connector for InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator - New CC Connector installers are available for the 2023 version of Adobe InDesign, PhotoShop, and Illustrator. Please reach out to brandssupport@photoshelter.com to receive the new installers.

Bug Fixes

• Wordpress Plugin - The Wordpress Importer Plugin version 1.0.4 is now available in the Wordpress Plugin store. This update includes:
  • compatibility with Wordpress 6.1.1
  • a bug fix to replace the block with the inserted file on a page or post

 

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

What's New

• Canva Integration - PhotoShelter’s new Canva Integration will allow Library Staff and Invited Users to browse, search, and import image files from the PhotoShelter Library into Canva Projects. Contact your Customer Success Manager to inquire further.

 

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

What's Changed

• Save & Edit Custom Design Template Drafts - You can now save your Custom Design Templates as Drafts to return to them later without losing your progress. Drafts are only visible by the user who created them. 

 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

What's Changed

• Google Drive Integration's Ongoing Import - You can now configure Google Drive Integration solutions to transfer files on a continuous basis from a source folder in Google Drive. The options is called "Sync a Google Drive Folder with a Collection" in the solution settings.

 

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

What's New

• Portal Accessibility - We have partnered with UsableNet, a leader in web accessibility to help test, remediate and maintain the PhotoShelter for Brands Portal to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard, which also brings the Portal into conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

 

AUGUST 23, 2022

What's Changed

• Landscape Orientation Support in FileFlow - FileFlow version 1.3 for iOS now supports viewing single files in landscape orientation on mobile devices which helps users view the files at a larger scale when changing from portrait orientation. 

 

AUGUST 23, 2022

What's Changed

• Expanded File Type Support for Automated Tagging - ObjectID and PeopleID now work for additional file types: HEIC, RAW, WebP. 

 

JULY 7, 2022

What's New

• PeopleID - Our new Automated Tagging offering, People ID, uses computer vision to identify and tag specific people in images. PeopleID is for any client who struggles with searching for specific people in their photos and need a solution that can index people who need tagging or identifying.  

What's Changed

• Integrated Account Permissions Update - You can now share Collections via Integrated Accounts, even if they are inheriting permissions from another Collection. 

 

JULY 5, 2022

What's Changed

• Wrike Integration Enhancement - Organizations with the Wrike integration can now choose the Wrike task or project status that will prompt files to import to PhotoShelter instead of only using the "Completed" status.

JUNE 16, 2022

Bug Fixes

• Session Duration for SSO in FileFlow - The latest version of FileFlow for iOS has fixed a bug that shortened the login duration for users authenticated via SSO. 

APRIL 27, 2022

What's Changed

• Portal Thumbnail Improvements - Portal Users now have the ability to see more thumbnails on the Portal or see more detailed thumbnails on the Portal, and hover-over thumbnails to take action on files.
  • Portal Thumbnail Resize Options
    • Small (smaller than pre-release)
    • Large (pre-release standard size)
  • Portal Thumbnail Hover Actions
    • Download File
    • Add file to a Workspace

APRIL 26, 2022

What's New

• Portal Homepage Options - Library Staff can now configure different options for your Portal's homepage. 
  
  • Search bar on Portal Homepage 
  • Default Portal landing page to Search page (or search results from a specific search)
  • Default Portal landing page to the "Galleries" page 

(Pictured above: Search bar on homepage option.)

 

APRIL 1, 2022

What's Changed

• Download Log Enhancement - Library Staff will now have access to one year's worth of download data (starting January 1, 2022) in the Download Logs page under Reports. You can:
  • Export the download log as a CSV older than 90 days with "All Available" as the Range

• • See a chart depicting the download counts over time.

OCTOBER 19, 2021

What's New

• PhotoShelter Integration for Slack - Our new PhotoShelter Integration for Slack enables members of your organization to subscribe to real-time Gallery and Workspace notifications via Slack, and allows your team to search for and share public content in your PhotoShelter Library directly in your team's Slack workspace. Read more about our integration here.

AUGUST 10, 2021

What's Changed

• Parting Ways with BWC - BWC Photo Imaging is no longer an integrated print vendor for automated fulfillment with PhotoShelter. Please visit this article for more information on this change in service.

JUNE 10, 2021

What's New

• Portal Invited User Collection Cover Image - To provide a streamlined visual experience for Invited Users on the Portal, Library Staff can customize the cover image for the Invited User Galleries Collection on the Branding page in the Portal Settings. 

JULY 7, 2020

What’s New

• Workspaces now available for all users
  • Workspaces allow your team to curate, share, comment and approve files for design projects in real time, without ever leaving the platform. 
    • Learn more about using Workspaces in the Library
    • Learn more about using Workspaces on the Portal

 

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

What's changed

• To further improve security, new PhotoShelter passwords are required to be more complex. These rules take effect on your next password reset (existing passwords are not affected). 

Bug fixes

• When you view a video file found in Portal search results, the download button will correctly display (provided you have permission).
  
• Clicking on a link to a specific Gallery in the Library will load the correct Gallery instead of trying to load the last one you visited.

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What's new

• You can now edit the IPTC Person Shown field in the Library.

What's changed

• Batch downloads from the Portal now start immediately after you pick your desired file format(s).
  
  
• Embeddable slideshows are now 508 compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act); specifically, slideshows contain the title of the gallery so that it can be read by a screen reader.

Bug fixes

• We fixed an issue that prevented the social share and lightbox icons in Portal Search from displaying under certain conditions.
  
  
• On the Portal, when you're viewing an invite-only Collection that also contains Collections/Galleries that are visible to everyone, you'll be able to see those as well.
• When you're batch editing keywords in the Library, and you enter keywords that already exist on the images, only unique keywords will be saved (so you don't end up with duplicate keywords).

OCTOBER 16, 2019

What's new

• You can now enable Two-factor Authentication to add an additional layer of security to your account. When Two-factor Authentication is turned on, you'll need your iOS or Android mobile device to access your Library. 
  
  
• Email notifications for Contributor uploads now included the name of the receiving account.
  
  
• We've added SLO, or “Single Log-Out” as an option for clients using SSO (Single Sign-On).

Bug fixes

• The social sharing button in Portal search will not show if you’ve disabled social sharing in your Portal settings.
  
  
• The mobile keyword will automatically hide after you start a Portal search from your phone. 

OCTOBER 2, 2019

What's new

• You can now search for files within any specific Collection or Gallery from the PhotoShelter for Brands Portal.
  

What's changed

• Our integrations with Stripe, and PayPal are now compliant with the European Union’s new Strong Customer Authentication requirements for credit card payments.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

What's new

• If you're using SSO, there is a piece of text that (by default) reads: “Use our public login”. This can now be customized by PhotoShelter staff to suit your needs.

What's changed

• On the Portal, searching for a term that also happens to part of the name of your account, will no longer return all possible search results. In other words, if you search for “greenland” on the Visit Greenland Portal, you will only see results actually tagged with “greenland”.
  
  
• Now, when you batch download files from the Library or Portal, you’ll only need to download a single file regardless of how many files you selected. In other words, you’ll never have to download, unzip and then manual recombine groups of files because your download got split into multiple download files. 
  
  
• We've updated our integration with Stripe to be compliant with Europe's new SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) requirements.

Bug fixes

• Clicking a phrase keyword (e.g. miami dolphins) on a single image on the Portal now only shows search results with that exact phrase.
  
  
• Clicking on the # of Priced Images from Pricing Profiles in PhotoShelter for Brands correctly loads all of the associated images.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Bug fixes

• When you search for a specific file ID in the PhotoShelter for Brands Library, the resulting file will load correctly in the center pane.
  
  
• On the Portal, if you add an image to your shopping cart, browse to the next image and also add it to the cart, both images correctly appear in the cart.
  
  
• We fixed an issue that cause some HTML text formatting to appear in the “toast” notification that appears after you’ve copied images from one PhotoShelter for Brands account to another.

AUGUST 21, 2019

What's new

• Our new FileFlow mobile app is now available in the App Store for iOS. FileFlow gives you and your Invited Users an effortless way to browse, search and download PhotoShelter for Brands content on your mobile device. The Android version is in development. 
   
• When you’re viewing search results on the Portal, you can now click the Advanced Search Tips link below the search bar to see all of the search operators (e.g. Use "|" to find files that contain either word) we support. 
  

What's changed

• When you’re looking at file search in the Library, we’re changed the name of the main search field from “Keywords” to “Search terms” to dispel the notion that it only searches the IPTC Keyword field.
  
  
• In the Library, if we think you’ve uploaded a file with zero file size, you’ll see an message asking you to try uploading the file again.  

Bug fixes

• We fixed an issue that caused DNG files to occasionally display with an odd hue.
  
  
• We fixed an issue that caused JPG downloads of DNG files to occasionally export smaller than desired.
  
  
• When viewing Portal search results on your tablet or mobile phone, the search bar will scroll away so you can see more results on the screen. 
  
  
• When viewing Portal search results, the first and last items in a long list of Custom Metadata tags are now clickable.
  
  
• We fixed an issue that under some circumstances would cause search results in the Library to reload continuously. 

AUGUST 6, 2019

What's changed

• We've removed the old search link from your Portal navigation to make it less likely that visitors will see an empty results page (because no search actually occurred).
  
  
•  URLs for search results on the Portal are more human-readable.

Bug fixes

• Using the arrow keys to navigate through individual search results on the Portal now works correctly even if the search started from a Gallery.
  
  
• Copying the URL to a non-image file in the Library right pane when the file is in a nested Gallery will now include the proper Collection ID. 
  
  
• iOS users can more reliably use the download and priced filters in portal search.

JULY 24, 2019

What's new

• License Alerts watermarks now appear on search results in the Portal.
  
  
• IPTC Credit/Provider now displays on files on the Portal. When used in conjunction with IPTC Copyright, these fields make it clear who owns an image versus how the image should be credited when used.

What's changed

• On the Portal, if you search for multiple terms separated by spaces, you'll now only see results that contain all of the terms. 
• We've made a handful of improvements to how search results in the Library are sorted:
  •  Filename: Alphabetical (A-Z)
  • Date taken: Most recent results appear first
  • Date uploaded: Most recent results appear first
  • Rating: Highest rated results appear first
• We've made numerous design refinements to the new Portal search experience based on your feedback.

Bug fixes

• Thumbnails in Portal search load more reliably regardless of device or screen size.
  
  
• In the Library, after you edit the metadata for a single file, the new value will always display.
  
  
• Batch actions in the Library Trash are working again.  

JULY 10, 2019

What's new

• We've completely overhauled the experience of searching for files on the Portal. The new design perfectly matches the experience of browsing through Galleries with the added ability to instantly filter your search results by files you can download, file type, orientation, date, or Custom Metadata. 
  
  • We're now indexing all IPTC Core metadata fields so that your files can be found in search if as little as one field contains a relevant search term.
  • Results are now displayed using our new thumbnail design for a seamless browsing experience between search and galleries. Design is also responsive to fit a wide range of screen sizes and devices.
  • Thumbnails of search results will now load continuously with no need to click-through to the next page, even if there are thousands of results.
  • New single file search result view. Browsing individual search results now looks and feels the same as browsing files in a gallery. If applicable, Custom Metadata fields now appear alongside other file metadata and you can click any IPTC keyword to start a new search. This view is also responsive for a wide range of devices.
  • Invited Users can use the new filter panel to narrow their results to only the files that fit their needs (including only the files they can download).
    
    • Type: Limits results to a specific file type, like images, video, audio, or files. Please note PDF files are classified as image file types.
    • Orientation: Limits results to a single orientation of image and/or video, like horizontal. This is useful whenever you need a file to fit a specific layout.
    • Only files I can download: Limits results to only the files that an Invited User can download while logged in. This highly-requested filter is very useful when you want to find the most actionable content.
    • Priced: Limit results to only images that are available for purchase. (This filter will only display if your organization is using our ecommerce features.)
    • Date from / Date to: Limit results to images created on, after, or within a specific date range.
    • Custom Metadata: Limit results to files tagged with specific custom metadata. (These filters will only display if your organization is using our Custom Metadata feature.)

Continue reading for a more in-depth explanation of this update as well as what’s coming next. Or, click here to read the Help Center article

May 28, 2019

What's new

• We've added a "copy to clipboard" button to links in the Library so you can more easily copy links to Collections, Galleries or files on the Portal.
  
  
• We've updated the designs of various buttons and icons in the Library.

What's changed

•  In the Library, when you select a group of files then perform a batch action (e.g. edit metadata) your selection will be maintained after the action is complete so that you can take additional actions on the same set of files (e.g. add them to a new Gallery) without having to select the same set again. 

MARCH 7, 2019

What's changed

•  You can reliably select batches of files in the Library even if the Gallery contains 10,000 or more files. 
• Thumbnails in the Library now load significantly faster after rapidly scrolling or dragging the scroll bar in large Galleries. 

Bug fixes

•  The cookie consent banner (GDPR) will not cover the action buttons on the Portal.

APRIL 30, 2019

What's changed

• We've improved the accuracy of the "Company" and "Downloaded by" fields in exported download logs.

Bug fixes

• In the Library, links to single files on the Portal are now correct regardless of the sort order of the Gallery.
  
  
• When you visit a password protected Gallery on the Portal, you'll only be asked to enter the password once.
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ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

APRIL 3, 2019

What's changed

• The thumbnails for files on the Portal are significantly larger so you don't have to click back and forth between thumbnail and single file view as often.
  
  
• Thumbnails for Collections and Galleries on the Portal each have their own design so you can quickly tell the difference between the two.

Bug fixes

• On the Portal, we've reduce the number of clicks it takes to access Collections or Galleries that only have password permissions.
  
  
• Rapidly clicking through a series of nested Collections on the Portal will not prevent the content from loading.
  
  
• On the Portal, your scroll position will be maintained when you browse from search results to a single file and back again.

MARCH 7, 2019

What's new

• You can now upload and preview .HEIC & .HEIF images and HEVC-encoded videos shot on the latest Apple and Android devices.
• You can now upload DWG files. 

What's changed

•  You can reliably select batches of files in the Library even if the Gallery contains 10,000 or more files. 
• Thumbnails in the Library now load significantly faster after rapidly scrolling or dragging the scroll bar in large Galleries. 

Bug fixes

•  The cookie consent banner (GDPR) will not cover the action buttons on the Portal.

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

What's changed

• When you return to a Cart you'll always be able to add new shipping addresses. 

JANUARY 9, 2019

What's new

• When you visit a link to a Gallery that requires you to log in or enter a password, you'll be able to do so via a brand new dialog.

What's changed

• Your Library now loads faster.

Bug fixes

• Custom Metadata field names are now editable.

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

PORTAL UPDATE:

• Bug fix: some users who had access to a lot of content (e.g. >500 public or invite-only galleries) would see an error when trying to view files in search results

GENERAL UPDATE:

• Bug fix: DWG files were rejected upon upload as an unsupported file format
  • You can now upload them as generic "other" files

DECEMBER 18, 2018

PORTAL UPDATE:

• Bug fix: batch downloads of video files converted to MP4s had incorrect filename extensions 

DECEMBER 17, 2018

GENERAL UPDATE:

The Libris Creative Cloud Connector has a new version (1.2.5) available

• Compatible with Adobe Creative Cloud 2019

If you would like to upgrade to the new version of the Connector, please contact brandssupport@photoshelter.com for an installer download link, then follow the upgrade instructions. 

DECEMBER 3, 2018

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

• Bug fix: audio files would occasionally have a lag before playback started

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

NOVEMBER PRODUCT OVERVIEW WEBINAR: 

 

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

• Download behavior fix:
  • Previously, very large files (such as 9 GB videos) would sometimes fail to download properly, because the downloads would take so long to start that they would time out
  • Now, single file downloads of video files in the Library & Portal and single file downloads of other file types on the Portal will start immediately

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

LIBRARY UPDATE:

• Bug fix: editing the IPTC Creation Date on images was not displaying the new date properly 

OCTOBER 17, 2018

GENERAL UPDATE:

• In September 2018, Google announced it would begin displaying rights metadata from IPTC Creator, Credit, and Copyright fields in Google Images search results

• Libris now embeds all 3 of these fields into screen-resolution images, so publicly searchable images that Google can index will have that metadata available

• Learn more about this change in our Support Center

OCTOBER 11, 2018

PORTAL UPDATE:

• Bug fix: an incorrect Admin Area navigation bar was appearing for Library Staff on the Portal Lightboxes and Upload pages

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

PRINT VENDOR PARTNER UPDATE:

A discontinued product has been removed from the BWC product list and will no longer be visible to buyers:

• Puzzle (round)

AUGUST 22, 2018

GENERAL UPDATE:

The Libris Creative Cloud Connector has a new version (1.1.9) available

• You can now open an InDesign document stored in Libris, edit it in InDesign, and upload a new version back to Libris via the Connector
• In addition to image files, you can place other file types, such as documents and spreadsheets, from your Libris account into an InDesign document via the Connector
• The following non-image file formats are supported for placement in InDesign:
• DOC, DOCX
• XLS, XLSX
• TXT
• RTF
• CSV
• Other file types from Libris are not supported for placement in InDesign:
• Video and audio files
• PPT, PPTX
• ZIP
• XML
• Other miscellaneous file types

If you would like to upgrade to the new version of the Connector, please contact brandssupport@photoshelter.com for an installer download link, then follow the upgrade instructions. 

AUGUST 21, 2018

LIBRARY UPDATE:

• Bug fix: Taggers were unable to save edits to IPTC metadata on non-image files

JUNE 28, 2018

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

• The "Library" link has been relocated in the top navigation bar, in between "Home" and the "Media" menu

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

• Bug fix: TS video files were displaying as generic "other" files
  • Previously uploaded files will not be reprocessed, but this fix will apply to any new files uploaded

JUNE 20, 2018

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

• Bug fix: MTS video files were displaying as generic "other" files
  • Previously uploaded files will not be reprocessed, but this fix will apply to any new files uploaded

JUNE 18, 2018

GENERAL UPDATE:

The License Alerts workflow is now available on Libris Professional and Enterprise subscriptions.

• The License Alerts workflow helps reduce risk for your organization by making image license tracking transparent and seamless. After your Admin enables this workflow:

• You can add a License Expiration Date to images in your Library
• The Admin and Editors will receive a daily email notification about any images with upcoming License Expiration Dates
• Those images will be automatically watermarked with license expiration info in the Library and on the Portal. This watermark is for display only; it will not be visible on downloaded images

Learn more about License Alerts in our Support Center and our blog.

JUNE 11, 2018

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

• Bug fix: MP4 video files with an XAVC codec were displaying as generic "other" files
  • Previously uploaded files will not be reprocessed, but this fix will apply to any new files uploaded

MAY 18, 2018

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

• Bug fix: deleting a Custom Metadata field was not working properly 

MARCH 15, 2018

GENERAL UPDATE:

The Libris Creative Cloud Connector has a new version (1.1.3) available

• Compatible with Adobe Creative Cloud 2018
• Improved "Place" behavior (InDesign)
  • New "Place" button in the top right corner of the Connector allows for more efficient file placement
  • You can now select and place multiple files at once into an InDesign document
• New pagination buttons in galleries and search results improve loading time for large amounts of content
• New progress bar displays upload/download progress
• Search results view now displays the number of results found
• Bug fixes:
  • Search sometimes froze when there were a lot of results to load
  • IPTC metadata added within Libris was not correctly handled for downloaded images
  • "Replace" upload option did not work (Illustrator)
  • Connector did not correctly handle file uploads when multiple tabs were open (Photoshop)

Please contact brandssupport@photoshelter.com for an installer download link if you would like to upgrade to the new version of the Connector.

MARCH 13, 2018

PRINT VENDOR PARTNER UPDATE:

The following discontinued products have been removed from the EZPrints product list and will no longer be visible to buyers:

• 9” x 12” Premium Canvas - Gallery Wrapped
• 10” x 14” Premium Canvas - Gallery Wrapped
• 24” x 24” Premium Canvas - Gallery Wrapped
• 36” x 36” Premium Canvas - Gallery Wrapped
• 24” x 24” Premium Canvas - Rolled
• 36” x 36” Premium Canvas - Rolled
• 30” x 45” Premium Canvas - Rolled
• 30” x 30” Premium Canvas - Rolled
• 16” x 40” Premium Canvas - Rolled
• 10” x 25” Premium Canvas - Rolled
• 16” x 16” Premium Canvas - Rolled
• 22” x 55” Premium Canvas - Rolled
• 24” x 60” Premium Canvas - Rolled

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

LIBRARY & PORTAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: some recently uploaded images (particularly TIFFs) displayed with faded colors in the Library and on the Portal

• Recently uploaded TIFFs have been reprocessed to fix their appearance

JANUARY 24, 2018

LIBRARY UPDATE:

 Bug fix: when deleting a collection/gallery/file, cancelling out of the Delete confirmation dialog was not working consistently

JANUARY 11, 2018

GENERAL UPDATES:

Email notifications are now available for uploads via the Contributor Uploader

• Admins and Editors can enable/disable these notifications on the new Notifications page on your account profile
• This setting is global, so if you're an Admin or Editor on another Libris account, it will apply there as well

Bug fix: editing incoming FTP user credentials with uppercase and lowercase letters didn’t let you save properly (only lowercase letters are allowed)

DECEMBER 15, 2017

PRINT VENDOR PARTNER UPDATE:

The following products have been removed from the EZ Prints product list and will no longer be visible to buyers.

• 15" Laptop Skin
• 17" Laptop Skin
• iPad Skin (1st Gen)
• iPhone 4 Skin
• T-Shirt in all sizes (S, M, L, XL)

DECEMBER 13, 2017

GENERAL UPDATE:

Improved Incoming FTP user form: 

• New search fields that make it easier to select the uploader and upload destination.
• Enabled/Disabled checkbox was removed from the form, but is still editable from the list view by clicking on the Yes/No link in the Enabled column.
• The optional Contributor field was removed from the setup form to improve the overall setup experience.

DECEMBER 4, 2017

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

 Bug fix: Some MOV files would display as generic "other" files.

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

UPLOADER UPDATE:

Bug fix: RAF files were not properly uploading via FTP.

OCTOBER 31, 2017

PORTAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: Contributors using IE11 were unable to upload files.

OCTOBER 24, 2017

GENERAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: Lightroom plugin v5.23 would throw an "attempt to index local 'parent'" error.

OCTOBER 16, 2017

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: Some MP3 files would display as generic "other" files.

OCTOBER 10, 2017

LIBRARY UPDATE:

You can now Quick Send files to invited user groups

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATION UPDATE:

• Libris Publish Service for Adobe Lightroom: v5.23 now available! The new build includes numerous bug fixes and stability improvements, such as:
  • Significantly faster account hierarchy synchronization
  • Plugin correctly handles Lightroom's requirements for uniqueness in collection/gallery naming
  • Better initial image export/publish quality settings when initializing the plugin
  • More broad default metadata settings when initializing the plugin 
  • Fixed star rating and metadata synchronization
  • Plugin Metadata is now read only
  • Export "overwrite existing" option works again
  • "Export with previous" option works again
  • No longer creates a new generic "Uploader" gallery on plugin initialization 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

• Bug fix: The Download Logs are displaying correct IP addresses again

August 29, 2017

PORTAL UPDATE:

When available, we now display "Date Taken" in the file information on the Portal

We fixed a bug that caused Portal navigation items to collide in Internet Explorer 11 

August 14, 2017

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

The sort order of public Collections and Galleries on the Portal now matches the sort order of the Library. (Invited galleries on the Portal are still sorted alphabetically.)

You can now Quick Send files to multiple email addresses (separated by a comma)

Contributors uploading on the Portal can now selectively remove files from their queue

We fixed an bug where using the SHIFT key to batch select files in the Library would show the wrong selection

August 9, 2017

PORTAL UPDATE:

Contributors uploading on the Portal now get an error message they upload a folder(s)

Design updates to the Contributor Uploader to improve consistency and clarity

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Bug fix: Right Pane was slow to update after a cover image was set for a gallery

August 1, 2017

PORTAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: the progress bar in the Contributor Uploader was not showing the proper status in Safari

July 31, 2017

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

Invited galleries on the Portal are now sorted alphabetically (A to Z)

Search results on the Portal are now sorted by date taken (most recent first)

We now support the InCommon group association SSO attribute

We fixed a bug that resulted in low image quality when browsing through single images in the Library

July 24, 2017

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: zip files of a certain size were corrupted on download

All Portal visitors should now see “LOGIN” and "LOGOUT" on the right side of the nav

July 20, 2017

LIBRARY UPDATE:

We've improved the quality of image previews in the Library

We’ve removed the one-click limit on Quick Send

Various bug fixes

July 17, 2017

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Various bug fixes

July 10, 2017

GENERAL UPDATE:

Contributor Uploader is now listed as an upload method on the Upload Methods page

July 6, 2017

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Bug fix: video and audio files would continue to play in the background when navigating away from the single file view in the Library

June 8, 2017

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

Design updates to the Library and Portal to improve consistency, legibility, and clarity

Learn more on our Support Center

March 23, 2017

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

All pages in your Library and Back-end are now served via HTTPS

March 8, 2017

GENERAL UPDATE:

Support for SVG files

SVG files that contain HTML will render as images

SVG files that contain JavaScript/CSS will not render as images, in the interest of security

SVG files can be uploaded into your Library

SVG files can be downloaded from your Portal

ADMIN AREA & PORTAL UPDATE:

Simplified color customization options on the Branding page to maintain accessibility of Portal

February 28, 2017

PORTAL UPDATE:

Portal pages and content now use HTTPS links to accommodate recent browser updates

February 09, 2017

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Images in galleries can now be sorted by their Rating

A Custom sort can be based on a sort of images by Rating

When searching for images within the Library's File Search, Rating is a searchable attribute

February 08, 2017

PORTAL UPDATE:

Unified browsing experience for Portal content

Portal visitors will have a streamlined experience, no matter what type of content they’re viewing

Portal visitors will be able to log in, and access non-public content easily on the Galleries page

Existing links will automatically drive Portal visitors to the newly styled Portal pages

Learn more about the updates in our Support Center and our Blog

 

January 10, 2017

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Bug fix: editing Contributor info in Library Staff was not working properly

 

December 9, 2016

GENERAL UPDATE:

The Libris Uploader App is now available for Android devices!

Admins, Editors, and Contributors can upload images and videos from their Android device directly into the Library of a Libris organization

Download the app via Google Play, or learn more about it in our Support Center

 

December 6, 2016

GENERAL UPDATE:

Introducing Custom Navigation for Libris! 

Admins and Editors can now visit the Navigation page to make changes to the top navigation bar on the Portal

New links can be added to the Portal navigation

Certain existing links can be resequenced, or hidden from the Portal

Custom Navigation is available for all Libris tiers

For a full overview on using Custom Navigation, check out this tutorial on our Support Center

 

November 8, 2016

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Bug fix: selecting files in the Center Pane and sorting by "Date taken" was not working properly

 

October 26, 2016

GENERAL UPDATE:

 The Flash version of the Embeddable Slideshows has been removed due to poor browser support

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Batch edits to IPTC now default to "append" instead of "overwrite"

 

October 11, 2016

PORTAL UPDATES:

Modernizations and improvements to the Portal experience

Both the left and right panes on the Portal can be expanded or collapsed

Breadcrumb links, pagination arrows, and buttons for downloading files, sharing files, adding files to a Lightbox/Cart, or expanding/collapsing the browsing and metadata panes

Browsing pane on left of Portal Galleries page includes better support for deeply nested content, and new styling

Metadata pane on the right of Portal will display relevant metadata, with new styling

Portal interface options can be found in the bottom toolbar, which will display:

 

July 12, 2016

GENERAL UPDATE:

Introducing Custom Metadata for Libris!

Custom Metadata is a helpful way for your staff to customize their tagging and searching experience; this feature makes it easier for staff to organize images in the Library, and for Invited Users to find images on the Portal

Custom Metadata allows images to be easily searched for with standardized search terms, called “Tags.” Tags are grouped together under a “Field”

Libris Admins and Editors are able to create Tags and Fields. They can also turn the Fields on, so that they’re visible in the Library and/or the Portal.

Admins, Editors, and Taggers are able to apply Tags to images in the Library

Searches can be performed using Custom Metadata in the Library and on the Portal

Learn more about using Custom Metadata on our Support Center

Custom Metadata is now included with Libris Professional and Enterprise tiers, and available on other tiers as an optional paid add-on

To add this subscription, please contact Client Services at brandssupport@photoshelter.com. We're available Monday-Friday from 9 AM-6 PM ET

 

June 28, 2016

PORTAL UPDATE:

Modernized Contact page

Contact page (and form) will resize based on viewer's browser window and/or device size

Contact form now includes a Phone Number field, so inquiring parties may provide additional contact information

 

June 21, 2016

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Improved design in the Invited Users tool

Updated styling and icons in the right pane for a smoother experience when viewing & editing a contact's info and settings 

 

June 10, 2016

GENERAL UPDATE:

Simplified Portal homepage image workflow

Admins and Editors can now upload a Portal homepage image on the Site Customization page

Learn more about it on our Support Center

Your existing Portal homepage image has been migrated to the new uploader on the Site Customization page

The previous homepage image workflow (using the "Homepage Image" gallery within the "Public" collection in your Library) has been deprecated

If you would like to delete that collection and gallery, please make sure you have a Portal homepage image set on the Site Customization page first

 

May 19, 2016

GENERAL UPDATE:

Introducing the Libris Uploader App for iOS devices

Admins, Editors, and Contributors can upload images and videos from their iPhone directly into the Library of a Libris organization

Download the app from the App Store, or learn more about it on our Support Center

 

May 18, 2016

LIBRARY AND PORTAL UPDATE:

Improved video playback quality [video-enabled accounts only]

540p version of videos better accommodates mid-range player sizes and internet connections that are not suitable for 720p videos

Newly uploaded videos will have a 540p version created (in addition to 360p and 720p versions)

Previously uploaded videos will be reprocessed, and gain a 540p version

Other video-quality related improvements:

Videos now change resolution if the video player is resized while a video is playing

Smallest version of a video that is larger than the player window is now requested to help minimize upscaling

 

May 10, 2016

SECURITY ENHANCEMENT:

Email address updates now require user to confirm they own the new email address, before any changes can be made 

 

May 3, 2016

PORTAL UPDATE:

#! (hashbang) symbol has been removed from relevant URLs

This includes URLs seen on the Portal and the HTML5 slideshow

All existing links containing the #! will still work

 

April 28, 2016

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Introduced the ability to transfer videos with outbound FTP [video-enabled accounts only]

The FTP export dialog will appear, with added "Export video as" options, including: Original file format and size, MP4 (original size), MP4 - HD 1080, MP4 - HD 720, MP4 - SD 480

When viewing video thumbnails in the Center Pane, select the video(s) you'd like to transfer, and click Actions->FTP

Outbound FTP video transfers will be logged in Reports->Download Logs and Outgoing FTP->FTP Transfer

 

April 25, 2016

PORTAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: you can now batch download from galleries that contain >1000 files

 

April 6, 2016

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Introduced the ability to copy images to another Libris account directly from your Library

They will be unique files, so altering an image in the original Libris account will not change it in the second Libris account

Taggers will not be permitted to transfer and will not see the action in the Actions menu

When viewing image thumbnails in the Center Pane, select the image(s) you'd like to transfer, and click Actions->Copy to another account 

The copied images will land in a gallery in the “Incoming Shoots” collection called “UP: [description] - [First initial Lastname] - [Date]” and will inherit the permissions of that collection

Video transfer is not supported

This action is visible to any Admin or Editor who also has Admin, Editor, or Contributor access to another Libris account

 

March 31, 2016

LIBRARY STAFF UPDATE:

Adding a new Editor or Tagger in Library Staff will no longer automatically create a collection named after them in the Left Pane of your Library

 

March 30, 2016

LIBRARY STAFF UPDATE:

Adding a new Contributor in Library Staff will no longer automatically create a collection named after them in the Left Pane of your Library

 

March 22, 2016

LIBRARY UPDATES:

Improved behavior for incoming Contributor uploads to make those galleries more findable in the Library

The majority of Contributor uploads will now be directed to the “Incoming Shoots” collection in the Library, instead of the root level

The uploaded gallery will inherit the Visibility & Access settings of the "Incoming Shoots" collection

"Incoming Shoots" collection behavior:

If your Library does not already have an "Incoming Shoots" collection, it will be auto-generated upon the next Contributor upload, and its Visibility & Access will be set to “No one but me"

If you change the Visibility & Access of that collection, Contributor uploads will still be directed there, and they will inherit the new Visibility & Access settings

If you change the name of the collection, a new "Incoming Shoots" collection will be regenerated upon the next Contributor upload, with Visibility & Access set to “No one but me”

If the Contributor enters something in the Description field of the uploader, that term will be appended to the IPTC Keyword field of the image as a single keyword (in addition to its current appearance in the gallery name, e.g. "UP: Ribbon cutting ceremony - J. Smith - 03 Mar 16”

These changes apply to any Contributor uploads from the Contributor web uploader, the desktop uploader, and the Lightroom export function

Uploads from other methods will still be directed to the root level of the Library

 

March 9, 2016

PORTAL UPDATES:

Improved the Portal image browsing and download experience when using certain mobile devices:

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus on iOS 9 in portrait mode 

Android Nexus 5 & 6 (phone) and Nexus 7 (tablet), on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) and 5.1.1 (Lollipop)

The lefthand gallery/collection tree on the Galleries page is collapsed into a toggleable (+/x) menu

Cleaner image layout in the gallery thumbnail view

Downloading an image from the single image view will open it in a new browser tab, after which you can long-press the image to save it to your Camera Roll

Cleaned up the Contributor web uploader

Supported mobile devices:

Please note: video downloads and batch downloads are not supported on mobile devices

Logging into your Portal via the "Login" top nav link will now take you to the Galleries page (rather than your Profile)

 

February 24, 2016

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Library Staff:

The Photographer role has been renamed to Contributor

PORTAL UPDATES:

Improvements to the Editor, Tagger, and Contributor new user experience:

Editor or Tagger: go to your Library, or read more about getting started as a staff member

Contributor: upload files, or read more about getting started as a Contributor

Clearer account invitation email to let users know what they're accessing

After activating their account on your Portal, the user will be shown some next steps to get them oriented and start working:

Enhanced the Contributor upload experience:

The uploader will detect whose Portal the user is logged into, and will route uploads to that organization's Libris account (previously Contributors had to choose which organization to upload to, if they had access to multiple Libris accounts)

If the Contributor also has a PhotoShelter Photographer account, the uploader will also let them know they can transfer images to that Libris account directly from their own Image Browse, a very efficient upload method

An Upload link will appear in your Portal's top nav when a Contributor is logged in, which takes them to the Contributor web uploader

On the Contributor web uploader:

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Gallery/collection invite emails sent from the Library now contain your organization’s name in the default email template message

 

February 8, 2016

LIBRARY & PORTAL UPDATE:

Video files will now play back more reliably for those using Edge as their browser

 

February 3, 2016

PORTAL UPDATES:

Improved the single image/video view (example):

You can choose this option in your Image Security settings

You may now display images up to 2040 pixels on the longest side (formerly the max was 1440 pixels)

If there is no Headline or Title set in the IPTC metadata, the page will display the Filename more prominently (example)

Keywords now display in alphabetical order

If an image/video has a long Description/Caption, the viewer can now scroll within the metadata pane (rather than having to scroll down on the page), so the image/video always stays within view

Images/videos will resize as available when “Less Info” is toggled

Images/videos will no longer display larger than the screen size

Mobile devices: made various font style, spacing, and page control tweaks to improve navigation and better match the desktop experience

 

February 2, 2016

LIBRARY & PORTAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: custom download sizes for image downloads set in the Visibility & Access section of the Library are now working properly

 

January 19, 2016

SALES TOOLS UPDATE:

Expanded currency list for sellers who use Stripe as their payment processor

The full list of 23 currencies supported by Libris is now available to Stripe sellers (previously only 4 currencies were offered for Stripe)

 

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Added a "Switch Accounts" link in the "[First name]" menu of the Admin Area top nav, so that Staff can switch between multiple Libris and/or PhotoShelter accounts efficiently

 

December 14, 2015

ADMIN AREA & PORTAL UPDATE:

Introducing logo support & color customization for Libris Portals!

Workflow tip: have your Portal open in a separate browser window while you work on the settings, then refresh the page to see the changes live on your Portal

Admins and Editors can access logo & color settings on the new Site Customization page (Admin->Site Settings->Site Customization)

You may upload an image or use text as your logo

Image logos may be JPEG, GIF, or PNG. Minimum height of 136px is recommended

Color customization settings include Logo [if text is used as a logo], Navigation Text, Navigation Background, Body Text, Body Background, and Links

Changes on the Site Customization page will be saved automatically (except for the color picker, which requires you to save your chosen color)

 

December 1, 2015

ADMIN AREA & PORTAL UPDATE:

Introduced a new profile window to provide a personal account home for Libris users

Users with multiple roles or access points can switch between accounts easily

Logged-in Portal users can access their profile via the "Hi, [first name]" top nav link

Libris Staff can also access it via the "[First name]->Profile" link in the Admin Area top nav

Improves the organization of user-specific info, including profile settings, lightboxes, gallery invites, carts, and help

On the "My Accounts" page, users can now see all of the different accounts they can access and the role they serve on each account, such as a Libris Admin/Editor/Tagger, Libris Contributor, PhotoShelter photographer, or Invited User on Libris- or PhotoShelter-powered sites

 

November 10, 2015

LIBRARY & PORTAL UPDATE:

Improved video playback [video-enabled accounts only]

Video resolution will now adjust to a viewer's network conditions, so viewers with strong connections will receive higher-quality videos than viewers with poor connections, to ensure optimal performance

 

November 3, 2015

PORTAL UPDATE:

Single image/video view: removed LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Tumblr sharing options to focus on more commonly used social networks

 

EMBEDDABLE SLIDESHOW UPDATE:

HTML5 slideshow

Bug fix: sharing a slideshow on Pinterest will share the gallery's cover image (instead of a placeholder image)

 

November 1, 2015

PORTAL UPDATE:

Improved search performance: search results will now return significantly faster

 

October 28, 2015

UPLOADER UPDATE:

Incoming FTP now supports video files [video-enabled accounts only]

 

ADMIN AREA UPDATES:

New cards added to your Admin Area homepage

Now displaying a Quick Start Guide as well as regularly updated feature announcements, industry reports, and blog posts

Admin Area homepage footer links are now more relevant

 

GENERAL UPDATES:

Various improvements to PDF handling:

This applies only to newly uploaded PDFs, not existing PDFs

Rendering quality for that JPEG has been increased from 75->98

This applies to any PDF->JPEG downloads via single image download, batch download, and Quick Send

PDF quality has been increased from 72->300 DPI

If a client purchases a PDF whose printing is handled via our automated print vendor partners, it will now be a smoother, more efficient process

If a client chooses to download a PDF as a JPEG rather than the original file type, they will receive a JPEG download of the 1st page

 

October 20, 2015

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Bug fix: gallery & collection invite emails were correctly displaying preview thumbnails when previewed in the Visibility & Access dialog, but the thumbnails weren’t showing up in the actual emails 

 

October 13, 2015

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Updated the design of the Sales pages for a cleaner, more modern look & feel

 

October 7, 2015

LIBRARY UPDATES:

Center Pane:

Bug fix: position in search results was not preserved when navigating from thumbnails to single image view & back again (Firefox)

Bug fix: warning dialog was not being consistently triggered if you navigated away from the web uploader while uploads were in progress

Improved experience for videos that have just been uploaded and are still being processed [video-enabled accounts only]

The play button on the video player will be temporarily hidden and an alert will display if a video is still being processed and cannot yet be played

 

PORTAL UPDATES:

Faster loading time in a gallery's thumbnail view, especially for extremely large galleries

When you click on a gallery in the left pane, the right pane (thumbnail view) will clear immediately

For a large gallery, thumbnails are gradually loaded. The gallery name and first batch of thumbnails will appear right away. As you scroll down, more thumbnails will be loaded

Improved search performance: results will return faster

Bug fix: inverse sort order option in the Library was not being reflected properly in the gallery thumbnail view on the Portal

Improved experience for videos that have just been uploaded and are still being processed [video-enabled accounts only]

The play button on the video player will be temporarily hidden and an alert will display if a video is still being processed and cannot yet be played

 

September 10, 2015

LIBRARY UPDATES:

Bug fix: galleries loaded twice in center pane after visiting "View Site" and then navigating back to the Library

Improved user experience for larger file uploads

Added warning if you attempt to navigate away from the uploader (i.e. click “Home” or “View Site”) while uploads are in progress

Clarified copy to indicate when uploads are in progress

 

September 8, 2015

GENERAL UPDATE:

Introducing video support for Libris!

Upload, store, stream, and distribute video files as efficiently as you do with your images

Use your web browser for easy drag-and-drop video uploads to your Library

Support video uploads directly from Contributors to your Library

Integrate video seamlessly into your Library, intermingling video and image files within your existing structure

Search for videos by keyword, title, or description, or search your entire archive for a specific file type

Use your Library’s robust permission controls to enable video viewing & download access for Invited Users

Stream full-length videos in your Library and on your Portal

Download and quick send videos in their original format, or restrict to a specific transcoded size/quality

For more information about technical support for video, please visit our Support Center

Pricing for video support starts at $2500/year in addition to your current Libris subscription fee

To add this subscription, please contact Client Services by phone at support@photoshelter.com. We're available Monday-Friday from 9 AM-6 PM ET

 

August 19, 2015

PORTAL UPDATE:

Bug fix: image thumbnail order within a gallery did not match the sort order set in the Library, although images were displayed in the correct order within the single image view

 

August 11, 2015

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Bug fix: resending a Library Staff invitation email did not mention the role the user was being invited to serve

 

July 28, 2015

PORTAL UPDATES:

Bug fix: the sort order of images within galleries did not match the sort order set in the Library

Bug fix: the sort order of galleries within collections in “Invited Galleries” section did not match the sort order set in the Library

 

PRINT VENDOR PARTNER UPDATE:

All Libris members selling prints/products via Loxley Colour will be charged an additional 20% on all orders (shipping included) due to the VAT obligation

To cover this cost, you may choose to collect VAT from your buyers using our built-in tax table. To learn more about tax configuration, please visit our Support Center.  

 

July 23, 2015

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Updated the design of Client Statistics, Lightboxes, and FTP pages for a cleaner, more modern look & feel

 

July 15, 2015

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Bug fix: scrolling down through search results in the center pane and then performing an action on an image was not working properly

 

July 1, 2015

LIBRARY UPDATE:

Bug fix: changing an image’s orientation was not instantly reflected in the center pane

 

March 12, 2015

PORTAL UPDATE:

Added a download link to the gallery thumbnail view to allow for batch downloads

 

February 17, 2015

ADMIN AREA UPDATE:

Added account switcher so that you can switch from a PhotoShelter Photographer account to your Libris account and vice versa

This will only be visible if you have multiple types of accounts, and can be found in the top nav: “Hi, [first name]” menu

Changed Admin Area top nav colors, so you can easily distinguish between your PhotoShelter and Libris Admin areas at a glance

 

January 20, 2015

UPLOADER UPDATE:

Desktop Uploader: New version available!

Version 2.5.2 is offered for Mac and Windows operating systems

Improved folder tree handling to avoid creating unnecessary nested galleries

Download available from the Desktop Uploader page in the Support Center