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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
There are three main editions of StudioPlus:
■ StudioPlus Lite, aimed chiefly at portrait photographers, with a client database,
scheduling, and marketing functions and some digital workflow.
■ StudioPlus Professional, with additional order tracking, invoicing, analysis and
reporting features, plus a full digital workflow.
■ StudioPlus Enterprise, for portrait studios that have multiple locations, with transfer
data facilities and group reporting.
New features in StudioPlus enable users to create custom multi-image composites for
many purposes, including multi-image wall portraits, album pages, holiday cards, and
sports cards. The photographer can then sit down with the customer and make a selection
of pictures to fill the composites, all without needing to use alternative software.
There is also an add-on module for the Professional and Enterprise editions called
OnLocation, which effectively takes StudioPlus on the road via a laptop. Although
designed to run in a Windows environment, StudioPlus will run on a Mac using Apple’s
Boot Camp, Virtual PC, or Parallels.
Comments
Like one of its main competitors (Photo One from Granite Bear), StudioPlus integrates
with other products to provide a complete range of functionality for photographic
studios. The main strength of both products is the boost they give to marketing a
photographer’s services to an existing client base. The StudioPlus workflow concept
preserves RAW files as “masters,” still a valid approach for many photographers, even
in an age of non-destructive editing. The OnLocation module is a valuable addition,
bringing Wi-Pics integration, bar-coding, hot-folder capture, and digital order-taking
capabilities that many professionals will find essential.
Version: StudioPlus Version 2007 (seventh major upgrade)
OS: Windows 2000, XP, and Vista; Mac OS X
RAM: 256MB
Supported file formats: Major formats
Price level: Single user version Lite $800, Professional version $1,700, Enterprise version $3,700,
OnLocation module $700
Address: StudioPlus Software, LLC., 600 S. Main St., Suite 120, Cambridge, MN 55008, United States
www.studioplussoftware.com
Note
The Wi-Pics system (www.wi-pics.com) connects to a camera via the CompactFlash port and
transmits images to a remote server. Using one of its configurations, event photographers can
use bar-code scanning to link images to preprinted cards for handing out to potential clients.