Roadmap

This page lists the modules planned for CollectAsist. Nothing here is available today, and no dates are given for any of it. Order and scope may change; when a feature is released it leaves this page and is described in its own article.

The headings are grouped in this order: guest side, delivery, sales, on-site, studio tools, brand and integrations. When deciding for an event, rely only on the features that work today.

What you can do today

• Open an event and share the guest page with a QR code: Creating and managing events, QR code and guest page
• Collect photos, videos and wishes from guests: Uploads and limits, Wishes and the wish book
• Upload professional photos and let guests find them with a selfie: Professional upload, Selfie search and consent layers
• Show a live slideshow at the venue: Live slideshow
• Take print orders and exchange messages with guests: Print orders, Messaging
• Manage sharing and download options: Sharing and download

Bulk download for guestsGeplant

Guests are planned to be able to download their own photos and the photos found by selfie, either a selection or all of them, as a single ZIP file. Today guests download photos one by one; a bulk ZIP exists only in the studio panel.

My photos across all eventsGeplant

The guest account will get a section that gathers, on one page, the photos the guest was found in at every event they joined. Today the account page shows the event list, orders and the profile.

Family searchGeplant

One account will be able to hold several selfies for relatives such as a partner or a child, with separate consent for each person. Parental consent for people under 18 is designed as part of this module.

Offline upload queueGeplant

When the venue network drops, the files a guest selected will wait on the device and the upload will continue from where it stopped once the connection returns. Today the guest retries the file manually if the connection drops.

Home screen install and push notificationsGeplant

Adding the guest page to the phone's home screen, and sending a browser push notification when new photos of the guest are found, are planned. Today new matches and order status are reported by email.

Signing in with an SMS or WhatsApp codeGeplant

Guests are planned to be able to sign in with a code sent to their phone by SMS or WhatsApp instead of email. The options are visible in the event settings, but sending codes is not connected yet.

Download my data and notification preferencesGeplant

The guest account will get sections where guests can download a copy of their own data, choose notification preferences and see their connected devices.

Video wishesGeplant

Guests are planned to be able to record a short video wish in the browser and send it. Today wishes are left in writing and as voice recordings.

Photo tasksGeplant

The studio or the event owner will be able to set small photo tasks for guests, with completed ones shown on the slideshow.

Polls and votingGeplant

A voting module is planned in which guests vote among event photos and the result can be shown on the slideshow.

Live reactionsGeplant

Guests will be able to leave reactions such as hearts and emoji on photos in the gallery. Chat between guests is not planned; there will be reactions only.

Disposable camera modeGeplant

A mode is planned with a limited number of shots per guest, where the photos are revealed together at the end of the event.

Delivery by WhatsAppGeplant

Guests are planned to be able to choose to receive the link to their photos as a WhatsApp message. Today a guest can send a share link over WhatsApp themselves, but the system does not send WhatsApp messages to guests.

Reminders after the eventGeplant

After delivery, automatic messages in the studio's name to guests who gave permission, such as a review request or an anniversary reminder, are planned.

Digital photo salesGeplant

Selling the full-resolution version of a single photo or of all of a guest's photos is planned: the guest will see a preview and the download will open after purchase. Today sales are made as print orders only.

The studio's own payment terminalGeplant

Studios are planned to be able to connect their own virtual POS account so that guests can pay for an order by card on the guest page. In this model the studio is the seller and the party collecting the payment. Today the guest pays the studio by bank transfer or in person and the payment is marked by hand in the panel.

Campaigns and couponsGeplant

Sales campaigns such as an early order discount, package prices and coupon codes are planned.

Print lab connectionGeplant

Passing an order directly to the print lab the studio works with is planned. Today the studio downloads the print files as a ZIP and has them printed by its own means.

Photo and print packagesGeplant

Selling prints and digital photos together in one package is planned. This module depends on digital sales.

Sales reportGeplant

A sales report showing revenue per event and the best-selling products is planned. Today orders are listed and filtered by payment status.

Kiosk modeGeplant

A kiosk running full screen on a tablet or touch screen at the venue is planned: the guest will take a selfie, see their photos and take them to their phone or place an order.

Instant printGeplant

Sending orders to a printer at the event venue through a print queue is planned. This module depends on the desktop application.

Booth modeGeplant

A capture mode with a tablet or webcam is planned, in which shots are uploaded to the event automatically with a frame and appear on the slideshow.

On-site point of saleGeplant

A cashier screen is planned for venues such as hotels and leisure parks, working at the till with payment taken on the spot.

Desktop uploaderGeplant

An uploader for Windows and Mac that watches a folder is planned: shots arriving from the camera or from an export will be uploaded to the event automatically and will wait in a queue while offline. Today professional upload is done from the panel in the browser.

FTP upload from the cameraGeplant

An FTP login specific to each event is planned so that cameras with FTP support can send shots straight to the event.

Mobile appsGeplant

Mobile apps for guests and photographers are planned; the photographer app will also cover uploading from the phone. The product will keep working in the browser and using an app will be optional.

Lightroom Classic pluginGeplant

Publishing selected shots from inside Lightroom Classic straight to a CollectAsist event is planned.

Bib number searchGeplant

For sports events, reading bib numbers in photos and letting participants search by number, by selfie or by both is planned.

Search by clothing and colourGeplant

Searching by a description of clothing or colour is planned for shots in which the face is not visible.

Group searchGeplant

Finding the shots in which two or three selected people appear together is planned. Today search is for one person.

Sub-eventsGeplant

Gathering the parts of one occasion, such as a henna night, a civil ceremony and a wedding, as tabs under a single QR code is planned. Today each is opened as a separate event.

Event templates and copyingGeplant

Ready-made setting templates by event type, and opening a new event with the settings of an earlier one, are planned.

Custom consent screenGeplant

For corporate events, the studio will be able to define terms specific to the event that the guest accepts on entry, with a record of the acceptance.

Automatic content moderationGeplant

Automatically scanning uploaded content for inappropriate images and sending suspicious content for approval is planned. Today moderation relies on the studio's approval setting and on guests reporting content.

HighlightsGeplant

Automatically picking the best shots of the event into a selection ready for the slideshow and for sharing is planned.

Voice wish transcriptionGeplant

Voice wishes are planned to be transcribed automatically, so that the wish book carries the text alongside the recording.

Table QR codesGeplant

Giving each table its own code and grouping uploads by table is planned. Today an event has a single QR code.

Privacy reportGeplant

At the end of the event, a document showing the date on which face data was deleted is planned for the studio and the event owner.

Custom domainGeplant

Opening the guest page on the studio's own domain, with the QR codes carrying that address, is planned.

Studio mini siteGeplant

A presentation page with a showcase of events the studio selects and its contact details is planned.

Full white labelGeplant

An option for agencies is planned in which the Asist family footer on the guest page is also removed. Today the logo, brand colour and share watermark are the studio's, and the footer is shown.

Sponsor areasGeplant

For corporate and sports events, room for a sponsor logo in the photo frame and in the gallery is planned.

Guest list with contact permissionGeplant

Letting the studio export the list of guests who gave contact permission is planned. Today the guest gives or withdraws this permission in the profile, but there is no list in the studio panel.

DesignAsist editor from the panelGeplant

Opening the DesignAsist editor from the event page and saving designs such as QR cards, posters, covers and slideshow themes straight to the event is planned. Today the panel only shows designs that were saved earlier; see DesignAsist designs.

Open API and webhooksGeplant

An API that works with an account key for opening events, uploading and importing participant lists, and webhooks for match and order events, are planned.

School packageGeplant

For school and graduation shoots, codes per student or class, a parent account and parental consent for people under 18 are planned. This package depends on the family search module.

Sports events packageGeplant

For marathons and similar events, tools for importing participant lists, searching by bib number and working with several photographers are planned.