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iAd Producer 4 and earlier release notes

iAd Producer makes it easy for you to design and assemble rich interactive content without any programming.

iAd Producer 4.2

This release contains a number of enhancements and fixes, including:

  • Support for creating interstitial iPhone banners

  • Support for uploading iAd Producer projects to iAd Workbench

  • Folder reorganization in the Assets sidebar

  • Other fixes and improvements

iAd Producer includes:

  • A single-window interface for viewing and editing layouts and settings

  • Project templates with pre-built structure including banners, splash pages, and menus

  • An extensive library of interactive elements

  • Sophisticated object animation tools

  • Advanced JavaScript code editing and debugging

  • Simulation for Mac and iOS devices

iAd Producer 4.1.2

This release provides improved compatibility with iOS 7.1.

iAd Producer includes:

  • A single-window interface for viewing and editing layouts and settings

  • Project templates with pre-built structure, including banners, splash pages, and menus

  • An extensive library of interactive elements

  • Sophisticated object animation tools

  • Advanced JavaScript code editing and debugging

  • Simulation for Mac and iOS devices

iAd Producer 4.1

This release contains a number of enhancements and fixes, including:

  • Support for creating iTunes Radio ads for iOS devices

  • Simplified, more flexible interface for iAd Blueprints projects

  • Support for creating iAd Blueprints projects that support multiple languages

  • Improved action support in Quick Preview

  • Improved search results in Code Documentation

  • Live asset previews during drag-and-drop

  • Support for grouping and ungrouping views

  • CSS class auto-completion in the Object Inspector

  • Support for taking photos using the front-facing camera

  • Accessibility improvements for exported content

  • Music video support in iTunes LP content

  • Other fixes and improvements

iAd Producer includes

  • A single-window interface for viewing and editing layouts and settings

  • Project templates with pre-built structure including banners, splash pages, and menus

  • An extensive library of interactive elements

  • Sophisticated object animation tools

  • Advanced JavaScript code editing and debugging

  • Simulation for Mac and iOS devices

iAd Producer 4.0.2

This release:

  • Corrects an issue in which the version number was not properly reported by Software Update

  • Revises the End User License Agreement

iAd Producer 4.0.1

This release contains a number of enhancements and fixes, including:

  • The ability to choose between SD and HD iTunes Store content with the Store object and Purchase action

  • Support for renting movies from the iTunes Store with the Store object and Purchase action

  • Improved responsiveness when panning and swiping the Panorama object

  • Performance improvements for exported iBooks Author widgets, iTunes LPs, and iTunes Extras

  • Other fixes and improvements

iAd Producer 4.0

This release contains a number of new features and improvements, including:

  • Improved Object library interface

  • Improved Actions library interface

  • Support for folder-based organization in the asset library

  • New HTML, Stack, Drawing, and Panorama objects

  • New actions for adding and removing CSS classes, animating background position, animating image masks, and text slide-in animation

  • Support for applying CSS filters as well as image and gradient masks to objects

  • In-app quick preview

  • Project-wide search in the Code Editor

  • Better export performance

  • Improved menu layout

  • Improved font support, including support for OpenType fonts

  • Improved rulers and alignment guides

  • Enhanced inspectors, with pop-up color pickers, and gradient sliders that now represent opacity

  • Support for QuickLook previews in iAd Producer project files

  • Support for iTunes LP, iTunes Extras, and iBook Author widget project types

  • Other fixes and improvements

iAd Producer 3.3

This release contains a number of enhancements and fixes, including:

  • Built-in documentation viewer for iAd JS JavaScript classes

  • The overview now correctly displays page snapshots for pages designed for iPhone 5 and iPod Touch (5th generation)

  • The Store View inspector now supports setting text color, text shadow colors, button colors, and shadow attributes for button text

  • Other fixes and improvements

iAd Producer 3.2

This release contains a number of enhancements and fixes, including:

  • iAd Blueprints allow you to quickly create an iAd by simply replacing placeholder images and text in over 70 supplied templates

  • New page states enable you to lay out an ad for both iPhone 5 and previous iPhone screen sizes without having to create separate ads for each size

  • The Map View object now supports international ZIP and postal codes

  • Other bug fixes and performance improvements

iAd Producer 3.1

This release contains a number of enhancements and fixes, including:

  • Support for new iOS 6 actions:

    • Follow on Twitter

    • Save a Reminder

    • Save a pass in Passbook

    • Creating messages with SMS attachments

  • Support for building ads that access an advertiser's web site

  • Medium banners available for iAd projects delivered to iPads running iOS 6

  • iAd JS updated to version 1.6.1

iAd Producer 3.0

This major release contains a number of new features and improvements, including:

  • New templates

  • New project overview user interface

  • New layer list with search, reordering, and the ability to hide layers

  • Project-wide shared layers

  • Auto-advance between pages

  • New built-in actions including:

    • Add calendar event

    • Send email

    • Place a call

    • Add contact

    • Add ringtone

    • Take screen shot

    • Set content offset for scrollView

    • Add PDF to iBooks

    • Set wallpaper

    • Save to photo library

    • Open URL

    • Take photo

  • iAd JS updated to version 1.6

iAd Producer 2.1.1

This update contains various improvements, including fixes that:

  • Correct handling of assets with normal and high-resolution versions

  • Address issues with animation preview on canvas

iAd Producer 2.1

This update contains various improvements and fixes:

  • Provides improved load and save performance for iAd projects

  • Improves the performance of exported ad units

  • Facilitates better pre-load behavior for assets in exported ad units

  • Allows ad upload and testing with iOS devices connected via USB

  • Reduces device memory usage for image views

  • Enables use of image sprites

  • Provides support for on-device debugging

  • Enables Twitter integration in iAd content

  • Simplifies visualization of animations by providing an onion-skinning view

  • Expands the types of assets that can be imported and managed in the asset library to include common document types

  • Supports the new media object in iAd JS

  • Provides support for integration of WebGL assets in iAd content

  • Extends device support to include iPad (3rd generation)

iAd Producer 2.0.3

This update contains various improvements, including fixes that:

  • Provide compatibility with the iOS simulator in Xcode 4.3

  • Address problems with action values for some banners not being correctly saved and loaded

iAd Producer 2.0.2

This update improves the reliability of banner rendering in various orientations on older versions of iOS.

iAd Producer 2.0.1

This update contains various improvements, including the following:

  • Corrects an issue in which resize handles of on-screen objects did not display correctly after editing text in labels or buttons

  • Addresses issues with incorrect presentation of objects' z-axis after editing operations in the code editor and basic editing view

  • Improves performance and correctness of the Video Player object

  • Updates behavior and improves performance of video on Preroll pages

  • Improves performance and correctness of iAd content generated by iAd Producer

  • Provides more robust support for repairing unusable project files on load

iAd Producer 2.0

  • A single-window interface for viewing and editing ad layouts and settings

  • Project templates with pre-built ad structure including banners, splash pages, and menus

  • An extensive library of page layouts, controls, and interactive elements

  • Sophisticated object animation tools with precise control over event timing and object properties

  • The ability to create custom, reusable elements for use in iAd advertising

  • Advanced JavaScript code editing and debugging

  • iAd simulation for Mac and iOS devices

New features in iAd Producer 2.0 include:

  • New animation tools with pre-built effects as well as precise control over object position, scale, opacity, and other attributes

  • New page objects: Map View, Mosaic View, Multi View, Store View, and Zoetrope

  • Improved tools for validating iAd projects and identifying optimization opportunities

  • Page-by-page controls for image pre-loading

  • Code editing improvements

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