120FPS Slow motion video with no additional processing
Support for small new mirrorless camera: Canon EOS M50
Support for new DSLR cameras: Canon EOS 2000D/Rebel T7 and EOS 4000D
Touchscreen designer: Set photo , print and sharing preview areas
Process individual images for sharing (includes resizing, sharpening and new overlay)
Limit number of prints per session
Custom messages when print counter reaches limit
More
New keyboard shortcuts to accept, retake and abort previews
New option to save XML copies of emails and texts
Privacy information added to the “Sharing Photos” section
Fixed an issue when using transparent green screen backgrounds with Instagram style filters or B&W styles
Fixed an issue with the full screen live view setting when the camera and screen are in portrait orientation
New cameras
Canon EOS M50
Canon’s new mirrorless M50 camera has great potential for photo booths
Smaller, lighter and slimmer than conventional DSLRs, this is the first model which can capture high quality slow motion video in a photo booth with no addional post processing.
Video is captured at 120 fps without sound and is saved at 30 fps resulting in high quality play back at 1/4 normal speed.
Canon EOS 200D/Rebel T7
Update of the Canon EOS 1300D/Rebel T6 and virtually identical but with a higher resolution 24 mega pixel sensor.
Canon EOS 4000D
Very similar to a Canon EOS 1300D/Rebel T6 with the same 18 mega pixel sensor but with cheaper build quality (plastic lens mount, fewer buttons, no remote release socket and no cable access for external power).
DSLR Remote Pro 3.10 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased a license on or after May 1st, 2017.
Steve explains how to create event specific versions of Breeze DSLR Remote Pro on your desktop (Facebook Live video 24th April 2018)
This video shows Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1
“Inverted commas” aka quotation marks aka double quotes
The path of the settings file should be enclosed in inverted commas e.g. “C:\Program Files (x86)\BreezeSys\DSLR Remote Pro\DSlrRemote.exe” “C:\profiles\settings.xml”
If your path contains spaces and is not contained within inverted commas it won’t work.
We are thrilled to announce that Steve Bliesner is joining Breeze as Brand Ambassador. He has been using Breeze since 2011 . We can’t think of anyone better to spread the word about our software and how to best to use it.
Steve is known to many of you from Facebook groups, his innovative photo booth businesses Wilkes, The Lab and Photobooth Guys; and his presentations at Photo Booth Expo and PBPI. If you haven’t come across him already you are in for a treat…
Breeze have always respected our customers’ privacy and that of guests captured with our software. Our software is sold worldwide; our customers have differing ethical and legal responsibilities about processing and handling data (including photos and other images).
No Breeze photo booth program (ie DSLR Remote Pro, Webcam Photobooth, DSLR Remote Pro for Mac, and PSRemote) shares photos online by default; photos are only shared if the program is explicitly set up to do so.
Breeze Kiosk was developed to enable social sharing. The current release Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4 will only transfer images to/from any social media site if the program is explicitly set up to do so.
Note: Older releases of Breeze Kiosk defaulted to allow images to be uploaded to Facebook. Images are only uploaded to other social media sites or downloaded from Instagram and Twitter if the program is explicitly set up to do so.
Breeze Kiosk privacy mode will only allow images to be displayed, shared or printed if the user enters the correct code.
Breeze Systems have no access to or control over guest images or data generated by our software, with two exceptions documented in the help files:
When animated GIFs are shared on Facebook, Breeze software stores a copy of the GIF on GIPHY
When images are shared by MMS and ‘SMS + Image’ using Twilio, the shared images and file names are stored on Breeze servers for 7 days and then deleted. The mobile number is not stored on Breeze servers. It is possible (although not necessary) for a user to generate image file names which include personal information about the event or guests. The Breeze servers are hosted by an EU based ISP.
The current versions of our photo booth software and Breeze Kiosk allow you to offer ‘opt in’ consent to image sharing.
Where oursoftware enables users to upload, download, and store photos the user controls where and how the images are sent; often using third party services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Dropbox. Don’t forget that it is your responsibility as user to ensure the third-party services you use are appropriate for your events and the jurisdiction you are working in.
This post contains brief notes about the Breeze Booth Event Editor, used to create and modify events for Breeze Booth for iPad.
Note:
This blog post was written for the original release of the Event Editor. An updated version was released on May 28th. This post will be updated as soon as possible. At present please refer to this page for notes about the event Editor.
Introduction
The Breeze Booth Event Editor is a powerful Windows based program which can be used to create and edit events for Breeze Booth for iPad.
The beta version of the editor has a basic user interface, which will be given a friendly front end and further features before the full release.
This beta is provided for Breeze DSLR Remote Pro users with experience using profiles. Please don’t be concerned if you don’t find it accessible at this stage.
The easiest way to get started is to download a copy of the sample events on the Breeze Systems’ servers and save these in the Dropbox folder Apps/Breeze Booth for iPad/events. Then run the event editor and click on “Open…” and load the file Apps/Breeze Booth for iPad/events/events.xml. At present the easiest way to create a new event is to copy an existing event and edit it.
Files stored on the iPad
You can use the iOS 11 Files app to view the files used by Breeze Booth for iPad and to copy event ‘assets’ (screens, print layouts, profiles etc) to an iCloud or DropBox folder.
Tap Browse in the Files app then On my iPad under Locations and you should see a folder named Breeze Booth. Tap on the folder to pen it and there will be two folders: “assets” which is where the event configuration is stored and “photos” where photos, animated GIFs and MP4 movies captured by Breeze Booth are stored. (More details can be found here)
Breeze Booth folders in iOS Files app
You can also upload the events from your iPad to the PC you are using to run Breeze Booth Event Editor.
Download Breeze Booth Event Editor
The Windows based Breeze Booth Event Editor software can be downloaded using the link below. After downloading the software unzip the file and copy it a suitable folder on the computer’s hard disk. (I copied the folder to the desktop on my PC.)
This YouTube video (created for the original beta version of the Event Editor) demonstrates downloading and opening the Event Editor, then takes you on a quick tour. There is more detail in the rest of this post.
Run Breeze Booth Event Editor
Start the Event Editor, and select Open.
Breeze Booth Event Editor main screen
Load the events by selecting events.xml
Loading events.xml into Breeze Booth Event Editor
Select an event to edit, then Edit event
Selecting the ‘GIF only’ event Breeze Booth Event Editor
This brings up a list of profiles for the event you selected. ‘GIF only’ is a simple event with one profile each for landscape and portrait orientations:
List of profiles for sample event ‘GIF only’ Breeze Booth event Editor
To make changes to a profile select Edit
Photo Booth Settings Screens
The Photo Booth Settings Screen is displayed for the profile you selected. This has four tabs : General, Photos, GIFs, Share. There are layout editors for touchscreen actions, print layout and GIF layout. More features will be added to these editors in future releases.
Use the editors to customize events; saving your changes will update settings.xml.
Photo Booth Settings Screen – General
Photo Booth Settings Screen General Tab BBEE
Select Touchscreen actions… to display the Touchscreen actions editor
Sharing settings screen Breeze Booth Event EditorDefault email for sharing animated GIFs from Breeze Booth for iPad (Breeze Booth Event Editor Beta)
Notes
Breeze Booth Event Editor works in a similar way to DSLR Remote Pro and other Windows based Breeze photo booth software.
Settings are stored in XML files
Screens are created using JPEG backgrounds, PNG overlays & animated GIF animations.
Profiles are used to load settings from the XML files and provide a way of selecting different configurations.
Breeze Booth for iPad can run with the iPad in landscape or portrait orientation and uses a separate profile for each orientation.
Screens should match the aspect ratio of the iPad’s display (4:3). The suggested sizes are 2048×1536 pixels for landscape orientation screens and 1536×2048 for portrait orientation screens.
The app uses the following screens:
ready.jpg, ready_overlay.png, ready.gif: The ready screen in photo mode. Append the style (e.g. ready_normal.jpg, ready_monochrome.jpg) to the filename to provide feedback when different styles are selected. The style names are normal,monochrome, sepia, comic, filter1, filter2, filter3, filter4, filter5, filter6
1.jpg, 1.png, 1.gif: Screen displayed during the countdown. Use 1.jpg for the first photo, 2.jpg for the second etc.
taking.jpg, taking.png, taking.gif: displayed when taking a photo
preview.jpg, preview.png, preview.gif: displayed when previewing each photo after it has been taken
processing.jpg, procesing.png, processing.gif: displayed while the print layout is being prepared
confirm_printing.jpg, confirm_printing.png, confirm_printing.gif: displays the print preview when the user is asked whether to accept or reject the photos
share,jpg, share.png, share.gif: displayed when asking the user whether to share the photos
standby.jpg, standby.png, standby.gif: standby screen displayed when the booth is inactive. Live view is disabled in standby mode to save power.
gif_ready.jpg, gif_ready_overlay.png, gif_ready.gif: The ready screen in animated GIF mode. Append the style (e.g. gif_ready_normal.jpg, gif_ready_monochrome.jpg) to the filename to provide feedback when different styles are selected.
gif_countdown.jpg, gif_countdown.png, gif_countdown.gif: displayed during the countdown before capturing an animated GIF
gif_capture.jpg, gif_capture.png, gif_capture.gif: displayed when capturing the animated GIF
gif_processing.jpg, gif_processing.png, gif_processing.gif: display while preparing the animated GIF for display
gif_playback.jpg, gif_playback.png, gif_playback.gif: playback screen displayed when the user is asked whether to accept the animated GIF
gif_share,jpg, gif_share.png, gif_share.gif: displayed when asking the user whether to share the animated GIF or MP4 movie
Animated GIF options
append _loop to the filename (e.g. ready_loop.gif) to play the animated GIF in a continuous loop.
By default the GIF will be displayed in the center of the screen. The size and position of the GIF can be modified by appending modifiers enclosed in curly brackets. The h and w modifiers specify the size as a percentage of the screen width or heighta and the l, r, t, b modifiers specify the position relative to the left, right, top or height of the screen respectively. If conflicting modifiers are present (e.g. l and r) the last one will used.
Example: to place a ready.gif animated GIF which is half the width of the screen and 1/4 the way down the screen set the filename to ready_{w50%t25%}.gif (or ready_loop_{w50%t25%}.gif to play it in a continuous loop).
Copying events to the iPad
Don’t forget to save the changes you have made. When you are ready to transfer them to your iPads running Breeze Booth for iPad, you can either
Method 1: Copy the files to a folder on iCloud or Dropbox that is visible on the iPad. Then use the Files app to copy the files to Breeze Booth for iPad’s assets folder.
Method 2: Upload the files to a folder on a web server then go the to the settings screen in Breeze Booth for iPad and edit the URL for the sync server to point to the folder on the web server. Then use the events screen in Breeze Booth for iPad to sync the events. Important: This method can only be used with secure servers that have https e.g. https://breezesys.com. It will not work with http URLs.
It’s your feedback which makes Breeze products stand out – please email comments to techsupport:@breezesys.com .
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Breeze are delighted to announce the new Breeze Booth for iPad beta release, build 14. If you haven’t signed up yet join here
Note: This post was updated on May 31st with details of Breeze Booth for iPad beta build 14.
New in build 14
Windows based server for printing photos and for syncing output from the iPad
Dropbox support: sync events from Dropbox and copyoutput to Dropbox
Digital zoom
Control of camera settings
Support for normal, square and DSLR compatible (3:2) live view, photos and boomerang GIFs
Photos can be rotated and optionally sharpened in the print layout
Optional exit password protection
Your invitation
When you are accepted onto the program you will receive an invitation email from Apple TestFlight
Invitation email for Breeze Booth for iPad
Getting started
Your iPad needs to be running iOS 11. To email photos and GIFs from the booth you will also need to have a mail account set up with iOS Mail.
Installation
Download TestFlight from the Apple App Store and click on Redeem to show the apps you’re able to beta test. Select Breeze Booth for iPad and install.
TestFlight screen displaying the B icon for Breeze Booth for iPad
Running Breeze Booth for iPad for the first time
Start the App
Tap the Breeze icon to start the App, then Events
Breeze Booth for iPad home screen
Download the list of events from a server
The first time you run Breeze Booth for iPad the event list will be empty. You need to download events from a server to get started. We have set up a server with several demonstration events for you to download and try out.
Breeze Booth for iPad Events list is empty the first time the App is run
Tap on “Update” in the top right corner to download a list of events from Breeze Systems server.
Breeze Booth for iPad event list has been successfully synched with the version on the server
After downloading the event list tap on < Events to return to the events screen. You should see a list of events:
Breeze Booth for iPad list of events
Download all the settings for a single event
Swipe right to left on an event and select Sync to download the files from the server to your iPad. (Sync is also used to ensure that you have the latest version of files for an event.)
Be patient, and wait until you see Sync. completed successfully.
Tap < Events to return to the events screen after syncing the files.
Run the event
Now swipe right to left on the event and tap “Run” to run the event.
breeze Booth for iPad : tapping Run to start the booth for an event
In this example you will see the ready screen for an event called Simple ‘photos only’ photo booth
Breeze Booth for iPad ready screen with live view, animated GIF ‘Start’ and branded overlay
Take your first photos and explore the other events we have set up for you to try. (You will need to Exit the event, return to the Events screen, choose a new event and Sync to download the settings fron the server before you can run it.)
You can shoot and share photos and boomerang GIFs by email, play with virtual props and see semi-transparent overlays. Download photos to a Windows computer with the new Breeze Booth Synch Server for printing.
Adjust camera settings
The new camera controls and digital zoom are accessed from the home page:
Zoom, adjust exposure compensation, white balance, and tint images
You will be able to install Breeze Booth for iPad when you receive an email invitation to the email address for your Apple ID.
Breeze Booth for iPad events are defined in a powerful Windows based program called Breeze Booth Event Editor. This post uses a set of predefined ‘events’ that we have set up for you.
We have seen how to sync your iPad with a server containing sample events. First you download a list of events from the server, then all the detailed information you need to run an event.
Once you have taken some photos and animated GIFs on your iPad, download the Breeze Booth Synch Server to a Windows PC so that you can synch your images to print and share them.
View and share the folders stored on the iPad
The iOS 11 Files app can be used to view the files used by Breeze Booth for iPad. You can share events and their associated photos by copying them to an iCloud or DropBox folder.
Tap the Files App icon to see the Breeze Booth for iPad folders
Tap Browse in the Files app, then On my iPad . You should see a folder named Breeze Booth.
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Tap on the folder to open it and there will be two folders: assets which is where the event configuration is stored and photos where photos, animated GIFs and MP4 movies captured by Breeze Booth are stored.
Breeze Booth folders viewed in Files App
Viewing images from an event on the iPad
By default Breeze Booth for iPad stores images in folders named by date.
iPad Files App showing photos taken and sub folders for animated GIFs and Print layouts on 2018-05-30
Your feedback matters!
Please let us know what you think. You can either use the TestFlight feedback link below or ping an email to techsupport@breezesys.com
TestFlight feedback link
New beta versions
When a new beta is available you should receive a notification email and can install it by running TestFlight, selecting Breeze Booth for iPad and tapping “update”.
The first beta version of the editor has a basic user interface, which will be given a friendly front end and further features before the full release.
This beta is provided for Breeze DSLR Remote Pro users with experience using profiles. Please don’t be concerned if you don’t find it accessible at this stage.
Thank you!
Chris and I are overwhlemed by your enthusiam and appreciate the time loads of you are willing to spend testing this new product. We hope you will enjoy using it for many years.
2018 is quickly becoming a whirlwind for Breeze, but one that we’re very excited about.
With new products in the pipeline and enhancements being made to existing products, we can’t wait to share our 2018 updates with you.
For now, we just wanted to mention that we’re currently going through a full visual rebrand with Dan, Glen & Spadge; the awesome team at Simple as Milk
What does this mean for our customers?
This rebrand means that you will soon start to see pieces of our new identity pop up here and there throughout our website, social media and at Photo Booth Expo.
Sneak preview of the new Breeze logo on our Photo Booth Expo backdrop – can’t wait to see it on the booth (923)
It will bring a much needed update to our visual brand, one which better reflects our identity as a company, our products, our technology and our future vision.
Check a single box in the Photobooth Setup Wizard to shoot and print square photos using Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.
Usually photo booth images are shot in ‘landscape’ mode; so that you can comfortably include several people in the shot. Sometimes we want to vary this.
Run the Photobooth Setup Wizard
Start DSLR Remote Pro and run the Photobooth Setup Wizard (1) to set up a basic booth, selecting a square live view (2) at Step 2. DSLR Remote Pro allows you to customize your booth setup without connecting the camera.
Selecting square live view using the Photobooth setup Wizard: DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1
In this example I have chosen a single photo (3) at Step 3.
Photoboth Setup Wizard: selecting a single photo DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1
Customize the print layout
Opening the Print Layout Editor DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1
When you open the Print Layout Editor you will see that the print layout is square. Customize your print as usual.
Square Photo layout in Print Layout Editor DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1
Start the photo booth
Select Start Photobooth to run the booth DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1
The Photobooth Setup Wizard has cropped both the live view and print layout for you.
Default ready screen for square photo DSLR Remote Pro 391.jpg
Square photos can be combined with filters to give a pop art effect, or used singly for a ‘polaroid’ look.
Ready for more? You can also create round (or any other shape) photos using a live view overlay and print overlay. You will need to create these overlays in an image editor such as Photoshop. The DSLR Remote Pro help files explain how to customize screens and prints in more detail.
There are two main ways to import layouts into DSLR Remote Pro.
Drag and drop the template directly into DSLR Remote Pro (best for single templates).
Copy the templates into your template folder, then import each template into DSLR Remote Pro using the Print Layout Editor when you need it (more effective for collections of templates).
First set up your printer
If necessary, download and install the printer drivers to your computer.
This example will import a 6” x 4” (15cm x 10cm) print layout. Before you start you need to load the printer with 6” by 4“media and set it to 300dpi.
Put the print template(s) into an accessible folder
Whether you download print layouts from a third-party website or copy them from another computer they need to be kept in folder(s) accessible to your booth computer.
In this post I will copy the template into the template folder on my PC. You may prefer to store templates in Dropbox or another cloud-based system accessible to multiple booths.
Download the photo booth layout and open zipped files
In this example I am using a 6” x4” template with a 1 +3 layout.
Copy the zipped file to another folder to unzip it. I have copied the file to my templates folder Sue Photobooth Print Templates which is in the same directory as my PhotoboothImages Folder.
Start DSLR Remote Pro and run the Photobooth Setup Wizard
At Step 3
1. Check the printer is set correctly.
2. Choose the print layout closest to the template you are using
3. Click on <Finish>
If you look at the Print Layout Editor now you will see the default 1 + 3 print layout. (Cancel to leave the Layout Editor).
Drag and drop into DSLR Remote Pro
DSLR Remote Pro allows you to drag and drop a print layout into the main screen or into the Print Layout Editor
Drag and drop a print layout template into Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1 main screenDrag and drop a print layout template into Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1 Print Layout Editor (also works for Webcam Photbooth 2.4)
You will be asked to confirm whether you want to import the template:
Print Template import confirmation window DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1
Select Yes and the Print Layout Editor will display the template you imported.
Customize and save the revised template
First save a backup copy of the original layout using Export Layout, then customize the layout to meet your needs.This post does not explain how to use the Print Layout Editor; you can find detailed instructions here. In this example I will change the caption.
Editing a caption in the Print Layout Editor DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1
The changes are shown immediately in the Print Layout Editor.
When you have finished customising the print layout, export the template to save it.
Alternative: Use the Print Layout Editor to import templates
There is an alternative to dragging and dropping templates into DSLR Remote Pro. You can copy templates into a folder accessible to your booth, then import the template you need using the Import Layout (1) button in the Print Layout Editor.
Importing a layout into the Print Layout Editor DSLR Remote Pro 3.9.1 (also works with Webcam Photobooth 2.4)
(2) Select the folder containing your layout(s), and then the layout you want to import. (3) Click on OK to import the layout into the Print Layout Editor. You can edit and save the customized template as before.
Notes
Webcam Photobooth users need to select the “DSLR template compatibility” option at Step 3 of the Photobooth Setup Wizard to use templates designed for DSLR Remote Pro.
Selecting DSLR template compatiblity mode using the Setup Wizard in Webcam Photobooth 2.4 S
Zipped files: many templates are downloaded or copied as zipped (compressed) files, which need to be unzipped before they can be used. The example here uses a zipped file downloaded from the Breeze website.
Printer drivers: you may need to download and install drivers for your printer to the computer you are using.
Using a second computer to edit print layouts. You do not need to create and edit print layouts on the booth computer. Keep a copy of DSLR Remote Pro on an office computer to design, customize and edit your print layouts; export them from the program and either store them somewhere accessible to your booths, or copy the complete layouts to each booth computer.
