Apple has released the latest version of their iAd Producer software for the Mac, designed to allow developers and designers to quickly and easily submit content rich ads for Apple’s iAd platform. Version 2.1 provides a variety of updates and bug fixes.
This update contains various improvements and fixes that:
- 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 2.1 weights in at 66.8MB, and is available for immediate download from the iAd Producer page on Apple’s developer website.
