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Database application FileMaker Pro has long been popular with creatives for building the back-end bits of their businesses that keep everything running smoothly so we can concentrate on doing what we do best: being creative. From contacts databases to project management, FileMaker's simple set-up makes it accessible to even the least techie artists and designers, while it's powerful toolset gives you lots of options for when you've mastered the basics.
To FileMaker, Bento is more than just an option for individual users who need the organizational power of a database application but might otherwise be overwhelmed by the features in the company's flagship FileMaker Pro offering. It's also a valuable application for small studios and freelancers when it comes to organizing data on existing customers and would-be clients. So it stands to reason that FileMaker might offer something to make Bento more enticing to small businesses and professional users.
FileMaker continued its rapid pace of updates for Bento by releasing a new version of its personal database application, which has found favour with freelance designers, illustrators and artists looking for a low-cost way to manage info about their businesses.
FileMaker has announced the FileMaker Graphics Pack is now available free with the purchase and registration of FileMaker Pro 10 for a limited time.
The first thing that struck me about the new version of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced released Monday is that the file format hasn't changed. In its first dozen years, FileMaker got a new file format every other version. But this new release uses the same format (.fp7) that FileMaker has had for nearly five years now, since the release of FileMaker Pro 7.
With the release of Mac OS X Leopard just 24 hours away, one company is bucking the trend of announcing compatibility with the new operating system. Apple owned FileMaker said its products are not compatible with Leopard.
Serious FileMaker developers, database and network admins, and managers who worry about tying different piles of company data together are going to be the big beneficiaries of major improvements in the latest update to the FileMaker family of products.
FileMaker has been the standard database development tool for some time, at least for people in business markets. It’s also become more user-friendly over the course of its version history, making it a viable solution for creative industries, and those needing a powerful asset management platform.
Footage and video effects producer Reelhouse FX has released the Film Makers FX Suite for Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro.
FileMaker seems to be aiming straight at the content creation market with version 7 of this database solution. There is a new field type called a Container that can be used to store digital pictures, movies, music, and other digital media – up to 4GB per field. It’s not only for the creative side of the business though, as the Container field can handle Word documents, full Excel spreadsheets, PDF files, PowerPoint presentation files, OLE objects, and more.
