Capture flow
The menu item "Capture flow" lists the chain from the start button to the last capture — in the order the guest experiences it. Everything in this chapter belongs to the event and travels with an event switch.
Info screen before the first capture#
An overlay on the live image just before things start — "Smile and look at the camera!". You can set the text, a timer and whether the "Start now" and "Cancel" buttons are visible. With the buttons hidden, only the timer moves things on; the duration then has to be at least one second.
Info screen before further captures#
The same between the captures of a multi-shot layout. Here a separate text can be stored per capture: the first text appears before the second capture, the second before the third and so on.
If the layout has more captures than there are texts, either the last text keeps showing or the list repeats from the start.
Countdowns#
| Setting | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Countdown before capture | Duration in seconds; 0 hides the display |
| Position | Where the number appears over the live image - relative to the image area: with "Dim the surrounding area" the bright section, with "Whole layout to scale" the entire layout. Also applies on the photo mirror |
| Design | The look of the display, with a preview |
| Size of the number | Small, medium, large or extra large; also applies to the number above the live view |
| Colour of the number | Without an own colour the design's colour stays; glow and ring follow along |
| Sound | Countdown sound, selectable and playable; with "Own sound" an own file is uploaded right below |
| Custom animation | A custom video or animated image in place of the number, on the image area or over the whole screen; its end falls on the moment of capture; its size can be set from 20 to 100 % |
A custom animation pays off when the countdown should match the look of the celebration - for example with digits in the style of the invitation. Ready-made countdown animations for Windows photo booths usually come as WebM with an alpha channel and fit directly; their length does not need to match the duration of the countdown. Animations without digits of their own, such as a frame or a light effect, run next to the usual number with "Also show the number".
Three seconds is a good starting value: enough to get sorted, short enough not to lose the smile.
Interstitial clips#
An interstitial clip is a short video with sound that slides into the flow: it plays full screen and continues on its own afterwards. Available are the clip after the start screen, a list of clips before the shot, a list of clips after the shot and the clip after the last shot.
The clip after the start screen plays immediately on the start - whether by start button, by tapping the screen or via the buzzer. Business hours, limits and a due payment are checked first: if the start is refused, no clip plays either.
The clips before the shot play right before the countdown of a picture, the clips after the shot right after the picture, before the picture preview. For each list the playback can be chosen: in order, the first clip belongs to picture 1, the second to picture 2 and so on; without an entry for a picture none plays there. Random gives each picture a clip from the list, no matter how many pictures the layout has - optionally so that each clip has played once before one repeats, or completely free.
For each clip it can be set whether it plays at all, whether a tap may skip it, how loud it is and after which maximum duration the flow continues at the latest. A sponsor clip runs through without skipping; an instruction may be cut short.
Picture preview#
Shows the picture just taken for a moment after each capture.
| Setting | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Display duration | In seconds; 0 means it stays until the guest confirms |
| Show countdown | Off when the number on the photo is distracting; the preview still moves on after the display duration |
| Show the “Continue” button | Off when guests should not skip ahead; only takes effect with a display duration of at least 1 second |
| Also for single-image layouts | With it off, the preview only appears for multi-shot layouts |
| Show in “Photo” mode | Turns the preview on or off for the photo mode alone |
| Show in “AI portrait” mode | The same for the AI portrait; for GIF and boomerang the preview never appears |
| Show the heading | Hides the line “Your photo” above the picture |
| Custom heading | Leave empty for the supplied text in the guest's language; a custom text is used unchanged in every language |
| Show the line “Photo 1 of 3” | Hides the progress separately from the heading |
Retaking captures#
The guest may repeat a failed capture - right after the capture, at the end of the session or both.
After every capture#
Requires the picture preview to be switched on: that is where the button sits. With the preview off this option is locked and says why.
| Setting | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Offer a retake after every capture | Guests may repeat a failed picture right away |
| Maximum retakes per photo | 0 means unlimited |
On the final screen#
Instead of right after each capture, the guest may also decide at the very end. They see the finished picture and tap the "Retake" button; then they choose single pictures or the whole session. The old result is replaced.
| Setting | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Offer a retake on the final screen | Shows the button below the finished picture |
| Button label | Leave empty for the supplied text "Retake" |
| Offer single pictures for selection | Only for layouts with several pictures |
| Offer the whole session for selection | Every capture once more |
| Maximum retakes per session | 0 means unlimited |
| Time for the choice | When it runs out the finished picture returns; 0 means no limit |
| Offer it for AI portraits as well | Every retake uses up quota again |
| Show the info screens for a retake as well | Shows the same notice as between two regular captures |
The button can be placed freely in the screen editor of the final screen.
Pick the best shot#
Each photo slot gets a short series of several photos, then the guest taps the best one. Only this photo goes on to background removal, AI, filter and layout and is printed and shared.
The usual countdown runs before the first photo of the series, the other photos follow at the set interval. Afterwards all photos of the series appear side by side, the first one is marked. For layouts with several pictures this repeats for every photo slot.
| Setting | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Guest picks the best photo from a series | Switches the selection on |
| Photos per series | Two to six |
| Interval between photos | In seconds; 0 triggers without a pause |
| In “Photo”, “AI portrait”, “Photo challenge” mode | Can be switched off per mode; GIF and Boomerang have no selection |
| Custom heading | Replaces “Which photo do you like best?”; empty keeps the supplied, translated text |
| Time for the selection | When it runs out, the marked photo counts; 0 means: no time limit |
| New series per photo slot | How often the guest may discard the series and start again; 0 hides the button |
| Keep photos not chosen on the photo booth | Off: the other photos are deleted right after the selection, including RAW |
Kept photos are stored in the session folder under “kandidaten”. They appear neither in the gallery nor in prints, the cloud or the export.
Cancel session#
Whether guests may cancel a running session and how the cancel looks: as a button in the row below the picture or as a round "X" in the top right corner.
With cancelling off, guests can no longer leave info screens, countdown, picture preview and processing on their own - the booth runs the sequence to its end.