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Adobe Drive Changelog

What's new in Adobe Drive CC 5.0.3

Jul 8, 2015
  • Bug fixes when integrating with an AEM DAM system.

New in Adobe Drive 5.0.2.16 (Apr 4, 2014)

  • Provides bug fixes when integrating with an AEM DAM system.

New in Adobe Drive 5.0.1.28 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • Improved responsiveness of the UI when working with large files on AEM DAM systems.
  • Improved performance when downloading large files (350 Mb and larger, for example) from cloud-hosted AEM DAM systems.
  • Files with names that contain special characters can now be saved on a AEM DAM server, and the file names are displayed correctly. [3627367, 3385384]
  • When another user checks in a new version of a document on an AEM DAM server while you have that document open, it is no longer necessary to explicitly show versions in order to see the change. [3367382]
  • Adobe Drive now correctly handles file names that use double-byte and extended characters when checking files in and out of AEM DAM systems. [3627481]

New in Adobe Drive 5.0.0.113 (Aug 1, 2013)

  • Supports both Creative Cloud and Creative Suite 6 versions of the integrated desktop applications.
  • Supports 64-bit Mac OS.
  • Improved performance in downloading assets from supported DAMs
  • An updated Adobe Experience Manager DAM Connector extends support to the latest AEM DAM release (5.6.1) and includes additional performance improvements.
  • When integrating with AEM DAM, performance is improved when browsing a large number of assets in Adobe Bridge.

New in Adobe Drive 4.2 (Mar 14, 2013)

  • Provides key fixes and improvements in the Mac OS context menu and other areas, an updated CMIS connector, new file status icons when viewing managed assets via the Finder/Explorer, and more.

New in Adobe Drive 4.0.1 (Aug 30, 2012)

  • Adobe Drive 4.0.1 provides fixes and improvements in integration with other Adobe products, such as Adobe Bridge and InDesign. Key fixes and improvements include the following:
  • [In Mac OS] You can now place a file into an InDesign or Illustrator document by dragging the file from the Content pane in Adobe Bridge and dropping into the document. [3223283]
  • The Adobe Drive check-in dialog now appears as expected when saving a document from InCopy CS6. [3223485]
  • The "Check in" menu item is now properly enabled after closing, reopening, and editing an ICML file in InCopy. [3219095]
  • Adobe Drive dialogs now conform to the default theme color for InDesign CS6. [3196615]
  • The Date Created and Date Modified fields now show the correct values after you edit metadata in Adobe Bridge. [3204620]
  • When you do not have read permissions for an Adobe CQ DAM server instance, the error message is now more informative. [3183325]

New in Adobe Drive 4.0 (May 23, 2012)

  • Integration with CS6:
  • Adobe Drive 4 fully integrates with Creative Suite 6 products, including Adobe Photoshop 32/64bit, Adobe Bridge 32/64bit, Adobe Illustrator 32/64bit, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe InCopy.
  • Automatic check-in for file added from Finder or Explorer:
  • You can now choose to automatically check in new files that are added in a connected folder through the file system (Mac OS Finder or Windows Explorer).
  • Automatic check-in is enabled by default; you can de-select the option in the Settings dialog to disable the feature.
  • When the feature is enabled, files are automatically checked in when you create them in a connected folder, or when you copy new files into a connected folder.
  • You can add a default string in the Settings dialog to use as the check-in comment for newly added files.
  • Server connection display name:
  • When you add a new Adobe Drive connection, you can specify a customized display name for that connection. The display name is show for the connection icon and the file system volume name.
If you do not specify a Display Name value, the connection URL is shown to identify the connection.
  • Show metadata of history version in Adobe Bridge (CQ DAM only):
  • When you view the history versions of an asset that is managed by a CQ DAM server, the metadata of for the selected version is shown in the metadata panel of Adobe Bridge.
  • Updates link on Adobe Drive Connect UI:
  • When you click the “Updates” link in the Adobe Drive Connect UI, Adobe Application Manager checks for available updates and let you choose the latest updates to install.

New in Adobe Drive 3.2.0 (Mar 22, 2012)

  • Provides fixes and improvements in performance, metadata handling, and other areas.
  • Performance - Overall performance has been improved in a number of areas, specifically:
  • When connecting to a CQ DAM server for the first time. [3093329]
  • When checking in files to a CQ DAM server. [3095863]
  • When displaying the status change from "checked out by me" to "up-to-date." [3113491]
  • When loading several assets for the first time.
  • Metadata - Specific fixes related to metadata handling include:
  • XMP metadata is now correctly read and written for the AI file type and shown correctly in Adobe Bridge for the INDD file type. [3100337]
  • Labels and ratings are now shown correctly in Adobe Bridge after dragging and dropping a file into the Content pane. [3100337]
  • After purging the cache, metadata for JPG, PNG, PSD, TIF, AI, and INDD files is now correctly shown and can be edited in Adobe Bridge. [3081352]
  • Custom properties are now correctly shown in the Inspector pane of Adobe Bridge. [3101273]
  • When Adobe Bridge displays a JPEG asset that has been rotated, the Orientation section of the metadata now appears properly in the Filter tab, and the image can be rotated in Adobe Bridge. [3102272]
  • Previews and renditions:
  • Native previews for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign asset versions now appear in Adobe Bridge. [3084578, 2948383, 3097997]
  • Renditions generated by custom handlers are now supported. [2947431]
  • Connection:
  • You can now connect to localhost servers on port 80 when working with a CQ DAM server. [3053070]
  • When you use localhost in your connection URL, assets that you display and open from Adobe Bridge now open properly in the appropriate application, starting the application if necessary. [3052812]

New in Adobe Drive 3.0.1 (Nov 29, 2011)

  • Performance:
  • Overall performance has been improved in a number of areas. Specific fixes related to performance include:
  • When working with an ADEP DAM server or CQ DAM server, significant improvement in the ability to handle large files and numbers of files and versions. Benchmark testing shows the performance for check-in of large files to have a 20%-30% improvement, and for the check-in of large numbers of files and of files with large numbers of versions, greater than 10x improvement. Specific times vary with the operating system and Adobe Drive host.
  • The Connect UI now launches faster when a server is not available. [2947440, 2995331]
  • Promote and delete operations now work correctly after using Adobe Bridge to browse assets that have many versions. [2947419]
  • In Mac OS Finder and Windows Explorer, the Promote and Delete items are now correctly enabled when selecting a history version of an asset with many versions. [2947425]
  • You can now correctly revert an asset with many versions in Mac OS Finder and Windows Explorer. [2947438]
  • Adobe Drive now works correctly after checking large numbers of assets in or out several times. [2947422]
  • New folder creation using the ADEP DAM Connector is no longer slow. [2947443]
  • Metadata:
  • Specific fixes related to metadata handling include:
  • The asset preview is now correctly updated in Adobe Bridge after a version is promoted. [2947428]
  • Asset properties information is now correctly updated after an asset is checked in by a CS application. [2947439]
  • For an ADEP DAM connection, the asset creator is now shown correctly in Adobe Bridge and in the version dialog for assets created in Adobe Photoshop. [2947423]
  • When you attempt to edit the custom metadata for a file that is checked out, an error dialog now correctly informs you that metadata is not saved because the file is checked out. [2947436]
  • Adobe Drive Connect UI and other areas:
  • The Connect UI now works correctly when using HTTPS to connect to an ADEP DAM server. [2947429]
  • You can now connect with a server whose URL is more than 48 characters. [2947096]
  • Third-party connectors can now access context information with which to customize custom check-in dialogs when adding new files in Adobe Bridge. [2987515]
  • The automatic connection feature now works correctly for all connectors. [3019191]
  • For an ADEP DAM connection, the "Open in Camera Raw" item is now correctly enabled for JPEG files in Adobe Bridge. [2947414]

New in Adobe Drive 2.1 (Jan 30, 2011)

  • Includes several important bug fixes and adds out of the box support for connection to servers which support the CMIS standard interface.
  • Some optional elements of this update will not be available until your system is restarted.
  • System restart is strongly recommended.