Product Categories

Users are now able to assign product categories to campaigns. Currently, this feature allows for further organisation of a user's assets, but will also be used for separation in future updates.

• Users can now create, remove and edit their own Product Categories to assign to campaigns
• Users can select an industry-standard Product Categories list 
  • Interactive Advertising Bureau (AU)
  • Standard Media Index (AU)
  • Standard Media Index (NZ)

Additional user-generated Product Categories can be added to the standard lists.

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Note: Only one of the above lists can be changed/imported, and once chosen, cannot be removed or swapped.

For a detailed guide and overview of setting up Product Categories, head to our knowledge base.

HTML Package Updates

• New Variables Available:
  • Users who operate dynamic HTML content are able to utilise additional data from Doohly when creating packages:
    • Device/Player Tags
    • Campaign Tags
    • Booking Tags
    • Location

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Note: The latitude and longitude are a reflection of what is set in the web app & do not change if the device is mobile, ie. on a train, taxi, etc

• For more information refer to the knowledge base

Player Optimisation

• Player Improvements
  • Doohly Player now automatically logs certain process errors that cause crashing on Windows devices
  • Doohly Player now automatically restarts when crashes are detected

UI Updates

• Default Seedooh Settings:
  • When creating a new campaign, users are now prompted with the option “Report plays of this Campaign” when Seedooh is enabled
  • When creating a new campaign, users are now prompted with the field “Contract ID” when Seedooh is enabled

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Note: Contract ID becomes locked on Campaign when Seedooh reporting is enabled & is not in Draft status

• When creating a new booking, users are now prompted with the option to select the start and end dates of the booking
• When creating a new booking, users are now prompted with the option “Report plays to Seedooh” when Seedooh is enabled

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Note: When creating a booking from a campaign, these options will default to reflect those of the campaign

• Transitions UI Fix:
  • Transition settings will be disabled on devices that have a player version that does not support transitions (Device must be on player version 4.2.1 or higher)

Doohly Player Version 4.2.1

The following updates will require all Doohy Player versions to be updated to 4.2.1.

Windows Download

Android Download

Transitions

Transitions are now available, enabling users to specify if they would like to have a crossfade transition between creatives. Transitions are set and managed at a Frames level, similar to Loop Policies.

• Transitions can be enabled and disabled
• Transitions can have custom durations
• Currently only crossfade transitions are supported. To request additional transitions please contact [email protected]

Hardware Acceleration

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Note: Not all devices will support Hardware Acceleration

Hardware Acceleration is now available, enabling users to get better performance from their devices that struggle with high-resolution/bitrate videos. 

Hardware Acceleration is available on Windows & Linux media players and is enabled in device settings.

• Hardware Acceleration can be enabled and disabled
• Your device must have supported hardware
• Doohly must be restarted for changes to take effect

UI Updates

• Improved Searching:
  • When assigning creatives and devices to bookings, users can now filter using **or** keywords.
    • Example: If a user wants to search for creatives with cat or dog in their title, they can now search for **cat or dog** and creatives with either cat or dog in the title will appear
    • Example using multiple search terms: **cat or dog or bird** will search for creatives/devices with either cat, dog or bird in the title.
  • When assigning creatives and devices to bookings, users can now filter for an exact phrase containing multiple words.
    • Example: If a user wants to search for creatives with big cat in their title, they can now search for **"Big Cat"** and only creatives with big cat as the title will appear
  • Users can now search for devices by their address, city, state, postcode and/or country
• Custom Canva Dimensions:
  • Clicking the “Design with Canva” button now allows users to input a custom size (in pixels)

Seedooh Integration Enhancement

• Contracted Plays Reporting:
  • Doohly will now recalculate the contracted plays and update Seedooh when a user removes a creative or frame from an already started booking.

UI Updates

• Creative Picker:

  • When selecting creatives for bookings, creatives are now listed in descending order, starting with the most recently added creative.

• Filenames:

  • Users can now hover over long filenames to view the entire name.

Thumbnail Loading:

• Creative thumbnails now only load when scrolled into view. This will improve the creative library load time, especially when opening folders, and reduce lag whilst scrolling.

Doohly Player Version 4.0

The following updates will require all Doohy Player versions to be updated to 4.0.

Windows Download

Loop Policies

Loop policies are now live, enabling users to define the number of slots that are played within a loop and specify what their default slot duration is.

• Loop policies are set at a frame level.
• By default, loops are 6 slots, creative duration is based on what is specified when your space is created.
• For additional/different loop policies please contact [email protected]
• For more information regarding loop policies head over to our knowledge base.

Programmatic Content

Programmatic packages are now supported at a loop policy level.

• Loop policies can reserve any number of slots for programmatic packages
• Loop policies can fill vacant slots in a loop with programmatic packages
• If interested in enabling programmatic content contact [email protected]

Creative Playback Length

When adding creatives to bookings, users can choose between “Custom” and “Inherit” for the duration of the creative.

• Inherit: Uses slot duration set on the loop policy that the frame uses.
• Custom: Set any length of duration (only applicable if overbooking is enabled)

Playback Frequency

• “Creative Play Method” has been replaced with “Playback Frequency” on the Bookings screen.
• Users can define how many creatives in the booking will play each loop.
• Users can define if creatives will play consecutively within loops.

UI Updates

• Removed drop-down box for selecting page sizes.
• Bookings screens now show how many creatives and frames are assigned to the said booking.

Bug Fixes

• Devices no longer reset to fullscreen when settings are updated.
• HTML creatives no longer cause a blank screen when loading external images/resources.
• Devices can be registered when the canvas is set to fullscreen.

UI Update

• Infinite Scrolling:
  • Users can now view large volumes of Bookings & Campaigns (and other data tables) with an infinite scroll, reducing lag and improving UI performance.

API Update

• **booking.seedooh.purchaseType** has been changed to **booking.purchaseType**.
  • Users have three months to stop passing **seedooh.purchaseType** and update code to pass **purchaseType** directly.

Bug Fixes

• Users are no longer prompted to assign frames when saving a **booked** Booking when they had already been assigned.
• When reporting to Seedooh, booking’s purchase type (Sold, Guaranteed Bonus, Non-Guaranteed Bonus) was being reporting incorrectly

UI Update

• Users will now be prompted when attempting to schedule a booking that doesn’t have any creatives or frames assigned to it.