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The Complete Guide to LOTULIS: Every Feature Explained

Everything you need to run your real estate photography business, organized and explained.

Carlos Marques

Architectural Photographer & Founder, Marcott Studios

January 23, 2026

12 min read

Media Management

Supported Media Types

Everything you need for complete property documentation

Photos - JPG, PNG, RAW with EXIF preservation

Videos - MP4 streaming with optimized delivery

Floor Plans - 2D and 3D floor plan support

3D Tours - Matterport and iGUIDE integration

Documents - PDFs, contracts, disclosures

Watermarks - Customizable branding overlays

Media Features

Powerful tools for organizing and delivering your work

Unlimited uploads - No limits per gallery

Drag & drop reordering - Intuitive gallery organization

Bulk operations - Upload, delete, download multiple files

ZIP downloads - Streaming delivery for large galleries

Auto optimization - WebP conversion and thumbnails

Public download page - Share without requiring login

File versioning - Track changes and revisions

AI Photo Editing

AI Providers & Pricing

Feature	Price/Image	Best For
Autoenhance.ai	$0.30-0.58	HDR, sky replacement, perspective
Clipdrop	$0.003	Object & background removal
REimagine Home	Enterprise	Twilight, grass enhancement
AI HomeDesign	Enterprise	30+ twilight sky styles

Available AI Operations

Professional enhancements at the click of a button

HDR Enhancement - Color correction and exposure balancing

Sky Replacement - Replace cloudy skies with blue skies

Object Removal - Remove unwanted items with masking

Twilight Conversion - Transform day shots to dusk

Grass Enhancement - Turn brown grass green

Window Correction - Fix overexposed windows

Perspective Fix - Straighten vertical lines

Workflow Features

Streamlined editing at scale

Before/after preview - Review and approve changes

Cost tracking - Estimate costs before processing

Bulk editing - Process multiple images at once

Real-time progress - Live status via webhooks

Queue management - Inngest-powered job processing

CopyPro - Copyright Protection

Detection Technology

Advanced fingerprinting finds your images anywhere on the web

No image duplication - Uses your existing gallery images

Multiple fingerprints - pHash, dHash, CLIP embeddings

Vector search - pgvector similarity matching

Google Vision - 1,000 free web searches/month

Confidence scoring - 0-100% match accuracy

Case Management

From detection to resolution

Auto DMCA generation - One-click takedown requests

Case workflow - Draft → Sent → Confirmed → Resolved

Email templates - Customizable notification messages

Full history - Complete match and action log

Scheduled searches - Daily, weekly, or monthly scans

Business Tools

Job Management

Create orders from galleries
Status workflow tracking
Automatic email notifications
Calendar integration
Threaded comments
Service & price association

Invoicing

Professional invoices from orders
Automatic tax calculation
Partial payments & deposits
PDF download & email
Custom payment terms
Sequential numbering

Calendar

Month, week, day, list views
Drag & drop scheduling
Availability blocking
iCal/Google export
Recurring jobs
Team scheduling

Client Management

Complete client profiles
Agent photo management
Gallery associations
Search & filtering
Multi-admin support
Interaction history

Advanced Pricing Engine

6 Pricing Strategies

Feature	Use Case
Flat Price	Fixed price regardless of variables
Tiered Pricing	Price tiers by sqft (e.g., 0-2000, 2001-3000)
Formula Pricing	Custom calculations: base + (sqft × 0.05)
Matrix Pricing	Two-variable grid lookup
Markup Pricing	Percentage added to base cost
Lookup Pricing	Price tables by category

Pre-Built Modifiers

Feature	Example
Rush Fee	+50% for 24-hour delivery
Travel Fee	+$25 per 30km beyond 50km
Volume Discount	-10% for 10+ properties
Loyalty Discount	-5% after 5 jobs
Weekend Fee	+25% for Sat/Sun
After-Hours Fee	+$50 after 6pm

Payment Gateways

Feature	Features
Stripe Connect	Cards, ACH, 0.25% platform fee, PCI compliant
PayPal	PayPal, Venmo, Pay Later support
Square	Card payments, simple setup

Client Portal

Client Experience

A branded portal your clients will love

Unified dashboard - Single login across all photographers

All-in-one access - Galleries, orders, invoices in one place

Multi-format downloads - Originals, web-optimized, or ZIP

Inline comments - Request revisions with threaded feedback

Real-time tracking - Live order status updates

Online payments - Pay invoices via Stripe or PayPal

Mobile-optimized - Responsive design for any device

Branded experience - Your logo and colors

Direct messaging - Communicate without email

Integrations

Cloud Storage

Feature	Status
Google Drive	Available
Dropbox	Available
OneDrive	Coming Soon
Box	Planned

Platform Migration

Feature	Status
HDPhotoHub	API Ready
Aryeo	API Ready
CSV Import	Available
Rela	Coming Soon

Migration Features

Switch platforms without losing your data

One-click migration - Simple import process

Time-based selection - 30, 60, 180 days, or full history

Transparent pricing - $1/gallery, preview costs upfront

Trial import - 3 complimentary galleries to start

Integrity verification - Ensure all media transfers correctly

Property Websites

Auto-Generated Property Pages

Professional websites for every gallery

Two URLs per gallery - Branded + unbranded (MLS compliant)

Custom subdomain - yourname.lotulis.com

Mobile-first design - Looks great on any device

Photo lightbox - Keyboard navigation included

Video streaming - Optimized playback

3D tour embedding - Matterport & iGUIDE support

Lead capture - Contact form for inquiries

Social sharing - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn buttons

SSL included - HTTPS everywhere

SEO optimized - Meta tags, Open Graph, schema markup

Security & Compliance

Security Features

Feature	Implementation
Row-Level Security	199 RLS policies, complete data isolation
Encryption	AES-256-GCM at rest and in transit
Authentication	OAuth 2.0, JWT sessions
Password Security	bcrypt with salt hashing
API Protection	Rate limiting, CSRF tokens
Audit Logging	Complete action trail with timestamps
Transport	TLS 1.3, HTTPS everywhere

LOTULIS by the Numbers

20+

Core Features

Integrations

Pricing Strategies

199

Security Policies

Carlos Marques

Architectural Photographer & Founder, Marcott Studios

Carlos Marques is the founder of Marcott Studios and creator of the LOTULIS platform. With 15 years of experience in real estate and architectural photography, he builds tools designed to solve the problems photographers actually face.

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