Tuatara - new My Vacation update released
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 4:06PM The latest update to My Vacation is out, in all varieties (HD & Lite too).
iOS 5 compatible
The way you pick images should be fixed now. Sorry if this caused your any inconvenience - this was caused by a change by Apple late into the iOS 5 beta testing period.
Ability to optimise images
You can reduce your existing photo sizes and convert their format in order to save space. This will be of interest to you if you are running out of space on your device or on iCloud.
When My Vacation launched on the iPhone we decided to store your photos in PNG (.png) format which compresses images in a lossless fashion. However, for typical vacation photos there is little noticeable difference to store photos in JPEG (.jpg) and the space taken up is almost half that of PNG images. The Photos app on the iPhone and iPad also uses JPEG format, and we're choosing the highest quality JPEG conversion.
Photos are now stored in JPEG format, but the photos you have already taken before this change will be in PNG format. With the launch of iCloud, it is important to reduce the storage space apps take up, if possible. Therefore there are now options to reduce the sizes of your photos, and convert to JPEG format.
To apply these conversions:
- Go to the Vacation list page, and click on 'Manage' at the bottom right corner of the page.
- The bottom section 'Reduce image sizes' will be there if any of the conversions can be carried out e.g. 'Convert PNG files to JPG'
- Each conversion explains what action will happen.
Added Tumblr support
You can now output your trip, or individual photos and videos to Tumblr. More information on this to follow later, but in the meantime can be found as an additional blog option alongside Wordpress and Blogger.
Browser display redesigned
The Browser display (allowing you to view your trip on a laptop/desktop connected to same Wifi network as your iPad/iPhone) now has a cover page and a separate page for each day, along with a couple of other cosmetic improvements.
Let us know on our support forum if you find any problems with the update.