The event day
One or two days before#
- Event created and loaded, name and period correct
- Layouts checked: are they the right ones, and do logo and date fit?
- Complete rehearsal: capture, layout, print, scan the QR code, open the web album
- Consumables counted: paper and ribbon for the expected number of prints
- Event exported as a package to a USB stick (without pictures) — the fallback if the booth has to be swapped
- Quick settings PIN set and written down
- Free disk space checked
- Software update: either done in good time or deliberately postponed
Setting up on site#
- Booth placed, camera aligned, lighting checked
- Camera on M, mains adapter or a full battery, auto power-off disabled
- Printer connected, paper loaded, test print done
- Wi-Fi connected if cloud, mail or web album are used
- One real test session run and the result checked on paper
- Test pictures deleted, counters reset
- Full screen active, admin area closed
Handing over to the host#
Show briefly and leave on a sheet of paper:
- How a session starts and what happens on screen.
- Where the quick settings menu is and what the PIN is.
- What to do when the paper runs out.
- A phone number for emergencies.
Which switches the host gets at all is described under Quick settings for the host.
During the party#
| Observation | Reaction |
|---|---|
| The queue gets long | Switch off GIF and boomerang, shorten the countdown |
| Printer out of paper | Change the paper; the queue continues afterwards |
| Network gone | Switch to offline mode; uploads and mails are caught up later |
| Pictures too dark | Do not touch the exposure, check the lighting — changing settings mid-event is risky |
| Booth unresponsive | Restart the software. The loaded event comes back automatically if a period is set |
Teardown#
- Last uploads finished: is the outbox empty?
- Pictures secured — for example by exporting the event including its pictures
- If a web photo album is running: give the customer the link and the access code
- Unplug camera and printer, pack the booth
- Archive the event once the customer has everything