Foto SF V1.0 Productivity Software - New Features in V2
Contacts
Facility for inputting names of Bride & Groom. New Grouping' field allows easy searching for a list of contacts, say from a trade show or a wedding fair. Google map allows you to quickly check the location of your contact before your travels with just a single click. Google map pinpoints the address using the Post code of the contact. Print directions before your travel. Print Dymo address labels or 21-up address labels for mass mailings.
iPhone / PDA module - See minimum system requirements. Module is an add-on and charged extra.
Want to stay in touch with your office while out and about, now you can. Designed for photographers on the move to stay in touch with your office!
Events
Auto-calculator for working out your profit % and margins on the fly. No need for a calculator ever again! Personalise your quotations by typing in a message with each proposal you send out. Market yourself & build prosperous relationships with other vendors who can now be linked to any event / wedding / commercial job.
Workflow & Timeline
One of the most powerful features of Foto SF. Workflow module allows you to set up a workflow for individual types of jobs whether be it commercial, weddings or portrait. Set up your workflow only once, import the workflow as you get bookings / jobs and see how Foto SF reminds you each and every task associated with that job on time every time. Whether you work from home or have a high street studio, you create your own workflow to suit your business. Print out the workflow report and youll see the status of each and every job in an instant.
Pricing Tier
Set up to 3 different pricing tableaux and never make the mistake of inputing the wrong price for a product.
Forecast v Actual
A snapshot of your companys performance. Plan and forecast your figures and then see how you perform each month on month, year on year. No need to pay expensive fees to the accountant!
Users
Set privileges for users to allow / deny access to your database.
Features from V1 Onwards
Filemaker Pro
Filemaker Pro 9
Foto SF comes with a full version of Filemaker Pro 9 worth £219. The #1 selling database for Windows & MAC. It's easy to install, learn and use.
Get started quickly
No need to read heavy manuals and go through long training sessions. Foto SF is quick and easy to set up and get started. Import existing data or start from scratch. You can be up and running in no time.
Customise & personalise
Whether you operate in London, Paris, New York or Sydney, setting your own currency & taxes is a breeze. Set any currency you want, whether your local tax is VAT, State Tax or Sales Tax, you set the tax label and your current Tax Rate. It couldn't be simpler!
Your Office, anywhere, anytime...
With Foto SF your office can be with you wherever you are 24/7. Away from your office at a shoot, stay connected or access your data over a network or the internet. Its simple...
Task / Reminders
Never forget any task or things to do anymore. Manage and assign tasks to individuals in your business. Keep track of all the things you need to do by date and priority.
Marketing
Target your marketing with graphic oriented HTML emails and newsletter. Write letters & print labels instantly. Create your direct mail or email campaigns for your existing clients or reach out for new ones. Its never been so easy & before.
Contacts
Communicate and stay in touch with your contacts. These could be your customers, suppliers, or prospects. Attach an image to a contact, track sales invoices, assign ratings to your clients, you've got all you want to keep all the information about your contact in one place. With virtually unlimited ways to search and view your contacts, there's never been an quicker way to find that contact!
Events
Quote, book & track events. Send professionally laid out quotations & confirmation PDFs in seconds. Keep track of your on-line and on-site sales. Every minute detail of an event is logged and recorded. Look instantly which photographer is booked for an event, how much is his/her day rate & commission, raise sales invoice for that event with just a click, quickly see where the images of a particular event have been backed up i.e whether on a DVD, CD, a server or at parent's home.
Sales Orders
Creating and tracking a sales order is simple and easy thanks to Foto SF. Create sales invoices complete with any discounts, tax and P&P. Each sales invoice is designed with an integrated label. No need to spend money on expensive labels or wasting time on creating mailing labels. Check delivery status of orders, enter payments received against the invoice, impress your clients with delivery advise sent via emails so they know their order has been despatched. Your complete and comprehensive sales order processing is here to help you keep things tidy.
Diary
Allows you to keep track of your bookings and appointments with easy to view day, week and month calendar views of your data.
Weddings
Stay ahead of the game at a wedding. The wedding module is specifically designed with wedding photographers in mind. Have a complete snapshot of the day in your pocket. Just print 'The Wedding Sheet' and you'll have everything you need. Address of venues, emergency contact numbers, bridal party details, shot lists & schedule of the day. Armed with all this info printed on a easy to read layout sheet, you'll concentrate more on your shooting rather than sweating on what's gonna happen next!
Products
Know your best selling products & packages from the slow movers. Generate reports by day, month or year.
Inventory
Ever wondered how much camera gear, computer equipment & software you have. Do you know where you have all their serial numbers, warranty certificates, proof of purchase and value of equipment ? Don't worry, now you have all this info organised in one place and to hand whenever you need. See how much your kit, equipment & software is worth at any one time. A must have list for insurance purposes. Never insure yourself for less by guesswork. Keep all your serial numbers, proof of purchase, warranty numbers and much more in one place.
Internal
Log each and every car journey you make for your work, enter all expenses like petrol, food, hotel bills, magazines, etc quickly. Remember the panic at every end of VAT quarter, no need for that with powerful reporting facilities. Just press print!
Reports
Easy to read & understand reports gives you a complete snapshot of your business. New reports now include aged debtors / creditors and a workflow report giving you more powerful tools to have a birds eye view of your business. See who is spending the most with you, negotiate better discounts & terms from your suppliers on the basis of knowing your spending with them, view and track how many enquiries and leads you receive, print your VAT return, view sales of each event, track each photographer's sales at any event and much much more...
System requirements of Foto SF V1.0 Productivity Software
- Mac OS X 10.4.8 *
- PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel-based Mac
- 256 MB of RAM
- Windows XP Professional, Home Edition (Service Pack 2) *
- Pentium III 500MHz or higher
- 256MB of RAM
- SVGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and display
- Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, Home *
- 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or higher
- 512 MB of RAM
- SVGA (800x600) or higher resolution video adapter and display
* Version stated is the minimum requirement. The software may also work with later versions certified by FileMaker, Inc.
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