– The filter menu on the Messenger History view has been improved to perform more intuitively when searching or reviewing past Messengers.
Metadata
– When exporting metadata, the box to include each asset’s DFS ID in the export is now enabled by default.
Support has been added for writing person and role information from appropriately configured metadata fields to file metadata.
– In order to avoid a known issue with certain ARW formats becoming corrupted when file metadata is updated, metadata writing to these file formats has been suspended.
– Historical auditing has been improved for activities and operations throughout DF Studio, including renaming assets in bulk, making changes to Project details, History Text metadata fields, creating and moving Projects, and updating or deleting Library folders.
– Asset filenames and Setup location can now be modified in bulk through the Metadata Import tool.

– Metadata imports from CSV can now match assets based on the DFS ID instead of the asset name.
– In cases where metadata fields are written to files, the publication of real-time messaging for metadata change events is not triggered until after the files have been updated.
– The account Storage report has been moved to an overlay, in order to reduce the interruption in workflows when consulting this resource.
– The Storage report now provides an asset count as well as a measurement of the total storage used.
– Visuals have been refreshed throughout, bringing greater clarity and consistency.

– The overlay for creating and combining Edits has been updated to make the image options clearer.
– The DFS ID can now be included in metadata CSV exports.
– The icon for pinning selected fields in the metadata editor has been clarified.
– To prevent interruptions in authentication access, users who log in to DF Studio via single sign-on (SSO) will no longer be able to modify their email address.
– Visual updates have increased consistency among the page headers of various screens in the Settings section.

– Date & Time metadata fields offer the option to store times with user-specified time zones.
– Custom metadata fields can be configured to store the association between a person shown and their role(s) in a production.
– Specific metadata fields incorporate support for Metadata Terms defined and sourced from an external system.
– Fixed an issue which incorrectly displayed a non-functional “Queue for Send” button when multiple Collections were selected, in cases where the user did not have permissions granted to send Messengers from the selected Collections.

– The Browser Verification input screen has been streamlined for greater clarity.
– Resolved an issue which could cause timeout errors when attempting to download files from Messengers with very large asset counts.
– Addressed a configuration issue which allowed Messengers to be switched from one template to another after creation, causing unreliable results.

– The button for “single-user mode” and “multi-user mode” has been eliminated from the login form.
– Every asset in DF Studio now features a globally unique identifier (DFS ID), allowing asset data to be compared across DF Studio accounts without the possibility of duplicate IDs.
– Fixed a bug which allowed previews imported into a Project from watermarked Messengers to be imported without watermarks.
– Addressed an issue which caused excessive delays loading the “Single” asset view when accessing Messengers including large numbers of assets.

– Improved the formatting of sender information when distributing Messenger PIN by email, to prevent confusion about which PINs correspond to which Messenger sender.
– Clarified that video assets will no longer be excluded from watermarking when included in a watermarked Messenger.
– Clarified the steps for users who log in with the branded login option.
– Improved the clarity of error messages related to logging in.

– Addressed a layout issue which caused informational overlays to be displayed improperly in some Messengers.
– Corrected a bug which allowed the kill threshold of an Approval Messenger to be exceeded under very specific conditions.
– Addressed a workflow issue to improve the delivery of custom configurations when writing metadata to original files.
– Updated software packages related to image processing, in order to support preview generation when uploading HEIC files.
– Resolved an issue which could cause the upload progress to report inaccurate numbers when uploading files with certain characters in the filename.

– Clarified the process of retrieving a Messenger PIN for Messengers that require one.
– Improved DF Studio’s ability to offer custom configurations when writing metadata to original files.
– Addressed an issue which could cause unexpected result when browsing Projects and Collections in proofsheet view while assets are being modified by another user.