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 guestsW planach

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 eventsW planach

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 searchW planach

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 queueW planach

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 notificationsW planach

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 codeW planach

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 preferencesW planach

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 wishesW planach

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 tasksW planach

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 votingW planach

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

Live reactionsW planach

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 modeW planach

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 WhatsAppW planach

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 eventW planach

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 salesW planach

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 terminalW planach

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 couponsW planach

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

Print lab connectionW planach

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 packagesW planach

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

Sales reportW planach

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

Kiosk modeW planach

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 printW planach

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

Booth modeW planach

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 saleW planach

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

Desktop uploaderW planach

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 cameraW planach

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

Mobile appsW planach

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 pluginW planach

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

Bib number searchW planach

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 colourW planach

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

Group searchW planach

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

Sub-eventsW planach

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 copyingW planach

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

Custom consent screenW planach

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 moderationW planach

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.

HighlightsW planach

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

Voice wish transcriptionW planach

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

Table QR codesW planach

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

Privacy reportW planach

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 domainW planach

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

Studio mini siteW planach

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

Full white labelW planach

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 areasW planach

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

Guest list with contact permissionW planach

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 panelW planach

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 webhooksW planach

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 packageW planach

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 packageW planach

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