This post is only relevant to users sending emails from older releases of Breeze DSLR Remote Pro, Hub, Kiosk and Webcam Photobooth.
Some long time users recently reported that their photo booth apps stopped sending emails, and could not understand what might be wrong. This post explains two possible reasons, and what to do about them.
Transport Layer Security (TLS): A growing number of ISPs require TLS version 1.2, which is not supported in older versions of some Breeze apps
GMAIL Authentication: Google changed the requirements for authenticating Gmail emails in 2020. As a result many Gmail users found they could no longer send emails from third party apps.
What is Transport Layer Security and how might it affect me?
You may be familiar with Gmail authentication, but it’s quite likely you never heard of Transport Layer Security (TLS) before.
TLS is a protocol used to send communications securely over computer networks [Ref Wikipedia]. Many ISPs send emails using simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), and SMTP emails use transport layer security (TLS).
Don’t worry if this sounds like gobbledegook.
What you need to understand is that a growing number of ISPs require third partys apps to use the new TLS version 1.2, instead of the older TLS 1.1 or TLS 1.0.
Older versions of Breeze photo booth apps support SMTP emails using TLS version 1.0 or TLS version 1.1.
These releases can no longer use ISPs who require TLS to send emails.
Which Breeze programs support TLS 1.2?
The following Breeze programs and later versions already support TLS 1.2. These releases will not be affected if your ISP decides to require TLS 1.2.
DSLR Remote Pro v3.9
Breeze Kiosk v1.4.4
Webcam Photobooth v2.6
Breeze Hub – all versions
Older versions of DSLR Remote Pro, Kiosk and Webcam Photobooth support TLS 1.1 and 1.0. These programs won’t be able to send SMTP emails from servers requiring TLS 1.2.
Customers who do not share by email from their photo booth app are not affected, and don’t need to do anything.
What can I do if the ISP I use to send emails from Breeze apps now requires TLS 1.2?
or switch to a different ISP which sends SMTP emails using TLS1.1 or TLS 1.0.
What is Gmail Authentication and how can it affect me?
Google changed the requirements for authenticating Gmail emails in 2020. Gmail users now need to ‘authenticate’ ie approve third party applications which send emails from their gmail accounts.
If you are running older versions of these apps and want to use Gmail to send emails from your booth, you need to upgrade to DSLR Remote Pro v3.15, Kiosk v2, Webcam Photobooth 2.6, Hub v1.2.3 or more recent releases and authenticate your Gmail account
Chris has crammed so much into this release that it’s difficult to know where to begin.
What’s new?
Booth (iPad+iPhone) 3.1 brings you built-in background removal, 240fps slo mo, and powerful video effects.
locally processed AI background removal and live view for photos, GIFs and videos
awesome slow motion video
fabulous new video booth effects
There is also a lightening fast local sync service which updates devices without using Dropbox or Internet, and two new video events in the App download.
Local background removal
AI Background removal for photos, GIFs and video is processed locally on iPads and iPhones, and includes live preview. No 3rd Party Services. No green background.
Blur or replace video backgrounds
Breeze built-in background removal (BIBG) offers far more than the web based version, and is cheaper to run.
BIBG works with live view
BIBG supports videos and burst GIFs as well as still photos
BIBG comes as standard with your subscription. There are no extra charges from Breeze or third party services.
BIBG delivers at speed. No more waiting for images to be uploaded and downloaded to third party services,
BIBG is built into the app and runs without internet
BIBG can be used to alter a background, or remove it completely.
Try for yourself, download the background removal sample event here
Awesome slow motion
Booth now captures 240fps slow motion with rear cameras
Slo mo
Fabulous video effects
Create totally custom auto edits with the Edit List. Key framing (zoom, pan and rotate), jump cuts, forward / reverse and much more.
Or choose from our set of pre-programmed effects like 3*3 grid with fade out
3*3 grid with fade out
Booth 3.1 new video booth features include
240 fps slow motion
Industry’s most powerful video timeline editor
Key framing: pan, zoom and rotate
Grid effects
Video overlay
Video background
Background blur and colorwash
Background saturation and contrast control
Glitch overlay
More powerful video timeline editor
Create totally custom auto edits. Key framing (zoom and pan), jump cuts, forward / reverse boomerangs and much more.
Pan and zoom with the powerful video timeline editor
Photos and GIFs
Make guests stand out in photos and GIFs while keeping a sense of location – combine background removal with background effects.
Click the images below for examples of the effects you can achieve
Original
Monochrome (desaturated)
Low contrast
Blue color wash
Color wash + desaturation
Blurred
Varied background effects
Local Sync
Update Breeze for iPad Events without DropBox or cloud access using the Event Editor’s simple new Local Sync service.
Local sync is astonishingly fast. It’s also simple to use.
Devices must be connected to the same network as the Event Editor PC while using Local Sync. Switch the App to Dropbox or website based syncing for remote updates. More
Try for yourself
Which iPad/iPhone models can I use?
Breeze Booth runs on all iPads and iPhones running iPadiOS15 and iOS 15.
Videos,slow motion and background removal requiring live view
Videos,slow motion and background removal requiring live view run much better on powerful devices. We strongly recommend using fast recent iPads or iPhones for these applications.
At the time of writing (May 2022) recommended devices include the 2021 iPad Pro, 2022 iPad Air or 2022 iPhone SE.
The A11 processor (2019 or more recent models) is the minimum which can be used.
New to Booth for iPad?
Try Breeze for iPad completely free of charge. You will find help to get you started, fabulous free events and tutorials here
Trial version/While logged out: There’s no need to use a subscription while you test Breeze for iPad or work on new events. Watermarks are added after the first 10 images each day.
DSLR Remote Pro 3.17.1 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased DSLR Remote Pro after 22 March 2021. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
This page replaces one of our most popular blog posts and includes advice about hardware requirements for processing videos quickly. This is probably the most demanding task for a photo booth computer.
We are delighted to announce the release of Breeze Booth (iPad+iPhone) 3.0. Jam packed with new features, this release takes the app to a whole new level.
Guests check the effect of switching betwen different backgrounds before printing and sharing their photos (Breeze Booth for iPad with AI background removal)
You can also offer a choice of up to six print templates after the photos are taken:
Switching between print overlays (White, Navy & Black Gilded Garden overlays courtesy of Cherie Irwin Photo Booth Talk)
Video capture and special effects
Breeze for iPad’s fabulous new video tool works with both iPads and iPhones. Features include video capture, post processing, guest preview, 360 spinner support, 360 autostart, and video guest book.
Breeze 360 autostart – works with all spinners
No switches or coding required.
Attach an iPhone or iPad running Booth (iPad+iPhone) 3.0 to any 360 spinner. Once the spinner starts to rotate, video capture starts automatically.
Video creative effects
Breeze for iPad video effects include
Jump cuts
Speed ramping
Slow motion
Fast forward
Reverse direction
Creative combinations of effects
Video intro and outro
Add MP4 soundtrack
Overlay
Control number of loops
Crop and resize videos
Add glitchy boomerangs and jump cuts to Breeze (iPad+iPhone) videos (Courtesy of Steve Bliesner Photo Booth Guys)
Video preview
Guests playback the final video before sharing it.
Video guest book
Guests record video messages for their hosts.
Power Saving
New power saving feature keeps the booth running longer and diaplays a warning when mains power is lost or the battery runs low.
New Crop Photo to Bounding Box option in the GIF layout Editor. More
Minor changes to the naming of temporary files for attachments when sending emails via Hub
Fix for recent issue logging into and out of Dropbox.
Photo Booth Expo 2022
Chris and I are so disappointed not to meet you in person at Photo Booth Expo this year, and thrilled that Steve Bliesner has made it to Vegas from Australia.
Have a a fantastic time, we look forward to catching up with you all at PBX 23.
Free Breeze Master Class
If you are lucky enough to be in Vegas for PBX, make sure you catch Steve’s Free Breeze Master Class on Thursday morning and see Booth (iPad+iPhone) 3.0 in action.
Industry leader, serial entrepreneur and popular speaker at PBX, Steve Bliesner is head honcho at Photo Booth Guys & I’m Steve.
Steve works with some of the biggest names at some of the biggest events all over the world. His business interests include running complex photobooth events, training, consultancy, and professional photography.
Breeze users also know him for his creative, organisational and technical expertise running Breeze apps. Come to Steve’s class to learn about the latest Breeze features at 10am on Thursday 24th.
Photo Booth Talk at PBX
Do drop by Photo Booth Talk and meet Cherie Irwin at the tradeshow – her booth is next to Yo Props. Cherie kindly allowed us to use her lovely designs to bring the new background swapping feature alive. You can find Gilded Garden and the rest of Cherie’s design library at Photo Booth Talk.
Getting started
New to Breeze for iPad?
Try Breeze for iPad completely free of charge. You will find help to get you started, fabulous free events and tutorials here
Video capture is supported for iPad and iPhone built in cameras.
Trial version/While logged out: There’s no need to use a subscription while you test Breeze for iPad or work on new events. Watermarks are added after the first 10 images each day.
We have built three sample video events for you all to try. Ready to run, you don’t need a subscription to try them out.
To download the events, run Breeze Quick Setup .
To run these events you need to run Breeze Booth 3.0 or future releases.
Quick Setup
QR code based Quick Setup is a fast and simple way to log in and set up Breeze Booth on your own and your customers devices. This is a great tool for white label, drop off and unattended booths. More
There’s a a unique QR code with the description of each event below. To load this event into your booth using Quick Start;
Open Breeze Booth and select the QR code button on the home screen
Show Breeze Booth the unique QR code for the event
Allow Breeze Booth access to your camera (only needed once)
If you are logged in the event starts straight away
If you running a free trial, or not logged in for any reason touch the start arrow to run the event.
These events switch to a slideshow if left idle. Touch the screen to go back to the Ready screen for the next session.
Trial version/While logged out: There’s no need to use a subscription while you test Breeze for iPad or work on new events. Watermarks are added after the first 10 images each day.
Finally
Thanks to Steve Bliesner, Cherie Irwin and the fantastic community of Breeze users whose suggestions, encouragement and support make running this business such fun.
Industry leader, serial entrepreneur and popular speaker at PBX, Steve is head honcho at Photo Booth Guys & I’m Steve.
Steve works with some of the biggest names at some of the biggest events all over the world. His business interests include running complex photobooth events, training, consultancy, and professional photography.
Breeze users also know him for his creative, organisational and technical expertise running Breeze apps. Come to Steve’s class to learn about the latest Breeze features at 10am on Thursday 24th.
Upgrade to DSLR Remote Pro 3.17 today
DSLR Remote Pro 3.17 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased DSLR Remote Pro after 16th February 2021. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
Breeze apps offer unparalled creative control over what guests see and experience at your booth. The power and flexibility of touch screen actions are key to this experience.
When Breeze Booth apps are powered by touch screens, touch screen actions control what happens when a guest touches the screen.
I have added a new tutorial to the website to help DSLR Remote Pro, Multi-Camera, Webcam Photobooth & Flipbook Photobooth users use these actions to take control of the guest interface. Find Customizing Breeze Screenshere
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