New features in WebShare UB+

Web 2.0 GUI

• Modern user interface
• CSS-based stylesheets
• Hierarchical menus
• Multiple language support (English, French, German, Japanese)
  
  

Image & document preview ¹⁾

• Previews of QuarkXPress 7 / InDesign CS3 documents added
• Correct previews of transparencies in PDF documents
• Display image properties
• Easy zoom
• Quick document page navigation
• Select and preview multiple images and documents
• Facing pages
• Definable rows/columns for multi-page previews
  
  

Proofing ²⁾

Proof window
Clicking on a file name opens the standard preview window:

Clicking the image in the preview window opens a new proof window, with advanced image file information:

Select proof profile
Select an ICC profile to view a color matched proof simulation according to the specified ICC profile:

Separations preview
Select "Proof Color Options" to preview separation plates, including spot colors:

Collapse menu & info
Click the arrow in the upper left corner to hide the menu bar and the image information, so only the image remains visible:

File comments

WebShare UB+ allows adding extended file comments, which can be viewed and edited by mouse click. This HELIOS meta information is cross-platform compatible, i.e. file meta information is also visible on PCShare clients and EtherShare clients (Mac OS 9/Mac OS X). Click here to see more.

Server search

WebShare features a sharepoint search. The search is performed via the desktop database, therefore search results are issued within seconds, even in very large volumes, whereas a conventional search can take hours. The results can be browsed via "Next" and "Previous" buttons.

WebShare search request in sharepoint "Sample Images"

WebShare search results

Privileged file transfer

• Privileged transfers will go as fast as possible
• Users who are assigned privileged file transfer can use the full speed of their connection, without limitations
• Transfer speed limit for non-privileged users is reduced to modem speed (5 kB/s) while privileged transfers proceed
  
  

HELIOS Icon collector

HELIOS Icon Collector collects all Windows or Mac file icons, and saves them to the “Settings” volume, to make them available to the WebShare File Server for use in the directory listing. The Icon Collector is available for Mac and Windows:

HELIOS Icon Collector for Mac

HELIOS Icon Collector for Windows

Brandings

Administrators can easily create custom WebShare brandings, to present a personalized interface for each remote group or user. The web based "Branding Editor" offers an easy way to select all user interface elements without programming. The image below shows the HELIOS brandings Default, VOLVO, and Black (f.l.t.r.).

WebShare UB+ example brandings

• Custom branding interface per group or user
• WebShare Brandings Folder
  • All custom branding settings (icons, banners, backgrounds, CSS add-ons, etc.) are stored in the “Settings” volume
• Easy GUI to manage custom brandings
  • Body, banner, footer, backgrounds, fonts, toolbar, icons, colors
  • Custom welcome picture and message
  • Very easy, no programmer needed
• A selection of icon families is included and can be choosen from within the Branding Editor:
  
  

  Select Icon Styles from the pop-up menu

  
  Different skin, color, and size for icon families (click on thumbnails for larger view):
  
  

  	apricot-square		blue-square		iron-circle		pink-circle		turquoise-circle
  	berry		cherry		khaki-square		tree
  	blue-circle		default		liliac-square		tree-square

  
  
  Brandings can be selected from Safari, via "Bonjour":
  
  

  Select WebShare branding via Safari Bonjour

  
  

URL based login and parameters

User name, password, folder, file and more can be specified via optional URL parameters. This allows jumping right away into a directory, file preview or proof window and facilitates the integration into other websites or custom web applications.

URL based image access

The HTML tag "<img src=...>" in your website or web application allows linking any image on the WebShare server, in a given resolution or fixed pixel size, in a specified rotation, in a specified image file format (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PDF, ...) and in an ICC color profile. This allows repurposing the WebShare served images automatically in any other website.

Custom action scripts

Custom scripts allow creating HTML forms that are embedded in the WebShare file browser. These scripts can now use existing CSS style sheets. Information about the current user, directory, and selected files is passed to the action script.

HTML banner per directory

Custom ASCII or HTML banners per directory, or for the entire sharepoint (".banner" file), allow informing users about this folder or project.

Detailed accounting audit trail

Accounting details are now more detailed than ever. They include file name, modification date, original file size, compressed size, and deflation rate.

See additional changes in HELIOS Base UB+

See changes from HELIOS 4th generation to UB

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