“Where are the images from my event? I am sure I saved them and have looked everywhere on the computer …..”
DSLR Remote Pro holds the key
Start DSLR Remote Pro, click on File then Preferences
Select File then Prefernces to show the DSLR Remote Pro prefernces screen (DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3
This brings up the Preferences window, which tells you which folder images are saved in:
The DSLR Remote Pro Preferences screen shows the folder where images are stored, and displays an example image name
In this example the original photos are stored in a folder called C:\Users\sue\Documents\PhotoBoothImages\2018-09-06
PhotoBoothImages folder showing sub folder 2018-09-06 containing images taken on 6th September, 2018
Where are copies of prints, slideshow GIFs, green screen and other processed photos stored?
Usually you will find these in a sub folder of the main image folder, eg C:\Users\sue\Documents\PhotoBoothImages\2018-08-27\prints
DSLR Remote Pro gives you a huge amount of control over what and where you save images. Advanced users often use tokens as part of their file naming.
Use the Output Settings window to check where to find still images and slideshow GIFs.
Output Settings
Click on Advanced Settings, then the Output OptionsSettings… button to reach this window:
DSLR Remote Pro Output Settings screen (Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3)
(1) Copies of each print are saved in a subfolder called Prints if Output is set to Save and print JPEG copy or JPEG copy only
(2) Copies of processed photos are saved in a subfolder called Processed. This includes images which have been rotated, cropped, digitally zoomed, green screened, converted to B&W, toned, had Instagram style filter applied or are post processed using Photoshop.
(3) If you select deletion of images which guests choose not to print, DSLR Remote Pro does delete them!
(4) Slideshow GIFs are either (a) stored in a sub folder called GIF or (b) in the prints sub folder
(4a) Folder showing images taken on 2018-08-27. Original images (IMG_0001.JPG etc) are in the main folder, slideshow GIFs in sub folder GIF, MP4 copies of the GIFs in sub folder MP4, print layouts in sub folder prints(4b) Here the slideshow GIFs are stored in the prints sub folder with the JPG print layouts (DLSR Remote Pro 3.11.3
Boomerang GIFs are created from video, and are usually stored in either in (a)sub folder GIF or (b) sub folder prints
(a) Folder showing images taken on 2018-08-27. Boomerang GIFs in sub folder GIF, MP4 copies of the GIFs in sub folder MP4. (DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3)(b) Here boomerang GIFs are stored in the prints sub folder (DLSR Remote Pro 3.11.3)
Look in the Animated GIF Settings (Video Booth Mode) window to check where to find your boomerang GIFs. Click on File, then Video Booth Settings, then select the Animated GIF settings button to access this window:-
The Animated GIF Animated GIF Settings (Video Booth Mode) window shows where boomerang GIFs are stored. Select File, then Video Booth Settings, then Animated GIF settings to reach this window (DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3)
(6) Check to save PNG copies of live view image frames used to construct GIFS will be stored in sub-folder GIF_frames,
(7) Check to save boomerang GIFs in the prints sub folder
(8) Checked to create MP4 copies of boomerang GIFs
(9) MP4 copies of GIFs can be stored in sub folder MP4, subfolder prints or the same folder as the GIFs
Guests can email photos, animated GIFs and Canon M50 slowmo videos and other videos* they create in DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3. If Internet access during the event is poor, you can send the emails later.
This post explains how to email images from a touchscreen photo booth running DSLR Remote Pro. You will also learn how to tell the program about your email server settings, brand and customize the emails you send.
Let’s run through this in more detail, starting with the setup wizard:
Run the Photobooth Setup Wizard
Start DSLR Remote Pro and run the Photobooth Setup Wizard (1). Choose which options to offer guests at Step 2 (2). In this example guests can choose between still photos and boomerang (aka burst) GIFs (3). You can offer video (or photos and video) instead at this point.
Check the option Email photos (4) .
Checking the box Email photos at Step 2 of the setup wizard ( DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3)
Select any other options you need before clicking on <Next> and completing Step 3 of the wizard.
You can set up your own booth with this sharing screen using just the 3 step wizard:
Email sharing screen created by the Photobooth Setup Wizard (DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3)
Setup the email server settings
The first time you email from DSLR Remote Pro you need to set up the email server settings:
Select File (5) then Photobooth Settings(6) to access these settings
This will display the Photobooth Settings screen.
Go to the Output Settings(8) and check Email (9). You can then select Email Server Settings screen at (10)
To send an email you need to specify the host name and port number of your email server. Most email servers also require a username and a password. For additional security check Use SSL for secure email.
The values of Host, Username, Password, Email and Port(11) you enter on the Email Server Settings screen are specific to the email provider you are using.
Before you move on, check everything works by sending a test email to your own email address(12). DSLR Remote Pro displays Email sent successfully(13) when this message has been sent. Check that you receive the test email.
Remember to click OK(14) to save your settings as you leave this screen.
Including your name with the email address
To include the name of the sender with the email address enter the name followed by the email address enclosed in angle brackets e.g. Sue’s Blog <demo@breezesys.com>.
Here the sender name is ‘Sue’s Blog’ and the email address demo@breezesys.com (DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3)
Logging guest email addresses & sending them after the event
You can keep a log of email addresses used by guests, providing valuable data for your own or corporate client’s use.
If an event Internet connection is flaky or non-existent you can save the email details and send them later.
The port number is usually 587 when using SSL secure email or 25 otherwise (but check the port numbers used by your ISP).
Emails look more professional when sent from your own domain.
Most free email services require the sender’s email address to the be the same as the email account specified by the username and password.
Gmail users should set access for less secure apps to Turn on in your Google account settings otherwise GMail will refuse to send the email.
Customize and brand your email messages
Use the standard email message
You do not have to customize the message sent with your photos and animated GIFS. If you use the standard settings in DSLR Remote Pro all emails will include the image(s) captured in the booth and the text Your photo booth photos taken on 14 August 2018 (or whatever date the images were taken).
Customizing the email subject and message
The emails guests send can be a powerful marketing tool for your business. Make them work for you by customizing the message sent with your image(s). Use Breeze tokens, your own text, images and html in the Email Settingsscreen.
Select File, then Output Settings, then Email settings to reach this screen:
Select File, then Output Settings, then Email settings to customize emails sent from DSLR Remote Pro
The first time you see the email settings screen it contains the default message DSLR Remote Pro sends with your emails. Edit this to meet your needs.
Default Email Settings screen in Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3
You can change the both the subject and content of the emails sent with guest images.
Reduce the time and bandwidth taken to send and receive emails by choosing a suitable maximum image size.
Creating a standard email template using the {eventName} token
{eventName} is a special Breeze token which can be shared between Breeze programs. You can use {eventName} in your emails and print layouts to save time customizing your booth for each event.
Here I have both changed the text and used {eventName} to customize the email subject (17), plain text (18) and html (19) versions of the content. I also changed the message seen by guests if they type an invalid email address (20).
When the email is sent Images from {eventName} will be replaced by Images from Sue & Chris’s Big Party. The text sent with the email will also say Having a great time at Sue & Chris’s Big Party. These are my images from the Breeze Booth on 14 August 2018.
{eventName} can also be used in print captions, and as part of folder and file names. For my next event I just need to change {eventName} to John & Jane’s Wedding ….
Note: %L is another Breeze token, which will be replaced by the date the images were taken.
How do I enter and change {eventName} for each event?
Start DSLR Remote Pro, click on File then Photobooth event info… to reach the Photo Booth Event Info screenPhoto Booth Event Info screen with {eventname} set to Sue & Chris’s big Party (DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3)
You may have spotted Event Strings on this screen. You can use {eventString1} to {eventString5} in the same way as {eventName} .
Why do I need to send both plain text and html?
The emails DSLR Remote Pro sends from your booth may be viewed on lots of different devices including Apple and Android smart phones, tablets and PCs. Most modern devices can read html emails; we also send a plain text version in case the html version cannot be read.
Thank you for reading this post. I have covered how to send emails from DSLR Remote Pro, outlined how to brand and customize the emails, create your own standard template which is automatically updated for different events, and tell the program about your email service provider.
If you are ready for more, Steve’s video is a great introduction to using tokens. You can also learn more about customizing emails in the program help files.
If this post is helpful to you, please share it with others in our industry.
* DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3 was released today 15 August 2018, and is a free upgrade for anyone whose license was issued in the last year. This release introduces the ability to share videos captured in video booth mode, including Canon M50 slow mo videos. Please note that emailing large attachments during events will slow the booth down.
Update 16 August: You can run this new script alongside DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.3to rotate and resize videos and add an optional overlay and soundtrack before videos are shared. We expect to include these features into DSLR Remote Pro in a future release.
Support for new cameras: Canon EOS 6D Mark II, 200D, Rebel SL2,1500D, 2000D, Rebel T7, 3000D, 4000D
What is Flipbook Photobooth?
Breeze Flipbook Photobooth is Windows based event software for creating flip books using a Canon DSLR camera. Guests capture a short animation and play it back by flicking through the pages of a printed flip book.
Run Flipbook Photobooth as a standalone app shooting the animation, creating and printing flip books
Print flip books from from boomerang GIFs created in DSLR Remote Pro
Most the equipment is the same as you need for a DSLR based photo booth. Books are usually printed on a dye sublimation printer capable of printing 6×2 strips.
Branding and customisation – front cover, individual flip book pages, and screens can all be branded and customised
Breeze flexibility as standard! Offer guests a choice of green screen backgrounds or book covers. Add an extra dimension by changing the background or overlay as the book progresses. Upsell larger books or more pages. Use multiple printers at large corporate events. Breeze Flipbook Photobooth supports dye sub media, laser and inkjet printers.
See Flipbook Phootbooth in action
Thanks to Nick Andrews of Open Air Photobooth for allowing us to show this demo of Flipbook Photobooth at Osheaga 2014
Nick runs events and sells photo booth/flip book station packages using Breeze event software.
Printing flip books from boomerang GIFs created in DSLR Remote Pro
Flipbook photobooth 1.8 comes with two scripts which create flip books when guests make boomerang GIFs in DSLR Remote Pro. One script creates a flip book for every boomerang GIF, the other asks the guest whether to print the flip book.
You can find these scripts in the Flipbook Photobooth installation folder. This is usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Breezesys\Flip Book Photobooth (1) as as shown here:
Breeze Flipbook Photobooth 1.8 includes 2 scripts you can use to create flip books from DSLR Remote Pro boomerang GIFs
Note: These scripts use the free Windows scripting tool, AutoHotKey. You need to download and install AutoHotKey before you run them.
auto_print.ahk(2) prints the flip book automatically when the animated GIF is accepted in DSLR Remote Pro.
auto_print_with_prompt.ahk(3) ask the guests whether to print the flip book.
Breeze also provide a free script which creates a GIF animation of each flip book sequence. This script uses the free Windows scripting tool, AutoHotKey and the ImageMagick convert command line tool. AutoHotKey must be downloaded and installed before you run the script.
Download the script and unzip all the files in the ZIP file to a single folder
Double click on flipbook2GIF.ahk to run the script.
Open the script in a text editor such as Notepad for detailed instructions.
Please note that this script is provided free of charge and comes without any warranty or support.
You can share these GIFs using Breeze Kiosk or third party sharing software
Each Flipbook Photobooth license costs just US $250 (excluding any tax) and includes one year’s free upgrades. Buy your license online from the Breeze website
New photo booth mode where guests see themselves pose live, start the action and view the animated GIF/movie on screen
Ability to brand and customise the screens seen by guests
Integrated control for Esper Trigger boxes
Point and click camera alignment
Ability to add soundtrack to videos
Support for new cameras.
New cameras
DLSR Remote Pro Multi-Camera 2.0 adds support for Canon EOS 2000D/Rebel T7 (aka Canon EOS 1500D and Canon EOS Kiss X90), Canon EOS 4000D (aka Canon EOS 3000D) and Canon EOS M50 (aka Canon EOS Kiss M).
Note: the Canon EOS M50 and Canon EOS 3000D/Canon EOS 4000D are not recommended for event rigs where all the cameras need to be triggered at the same time because the cameras don’t have remote release sockets. The Canon EOS 3000D/Canon EOS 4000D also does not have support for external power.
DLSR Remote Pro Multi-Camera 2.0 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased a license on or after 25th July 2017. Customers with older Breeze Multi-Camera licenses can buy an upgrade license to use this release.
It’s great to hear that many more of you are using profiles. One common problem we come across runs something like this
I have been using profiles to do [… wonderful things I could never offer before]. Today I am running a different event, but whenever I start the program/each group of guests finish their session it goes back to the old settings. What is wrong?
When you use profiles you may have checked the boxes to load default profiles at start up/ after each session / when the program starts. You need to uncheck these boxes when you no longer want to use these proflies.
When you don’t want to use profiles for an event follow these steps:
The following notes are intended as a quick reference to some of the details in the video.
Some of the Breeze DSLR Remote Pro tokens used in this tutorial
Event tokens are special tokens which can be shared between different Breeze programs running on the same PC. They include the event name {eventName} , and several print counters.
Note: Tokens are case sensitive.
Print layouts
Tokens can be used to print information like today’s date less 8 hours {dateLess8h}) without editing the print layout each time it is used.
Why ‘date less 8 hours’? Use when events run past midnight, but you don’t want the images created after midnight to be stored under a different date. If your booths are always fast asleep before midnight you can use %d or %L token instead
{survey1_text1} stores the text a guest enters in response to the first question on the first survey screen
Information screens containing detailed information such as a Privacy Statement ot Terms and Conditions can also be added in DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.1 and later releases.
Tokens for check box surveys
Example of a checkbox survey used to obtained consent to specific uses of images taken in a booth. Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.1
In this example {survey1_chkbox1} will contain the value 1 if the first box (live feed) is checked, or 0 if it is not checked.
{survey1_chkbox2} will contain the value 1 if the second box (use for advertising) is checked, or 0 if it is not checked.
Check box surveys can also have multiple questions over several screens.
Friendly names for folders and images based on check box surveys
Example of separating images into two folders – one for images where guests have agreed that they are shared in a live feed, the other for images where guests have declined this.Tokens can be included in the pathname for the follder where images are stored during an event. In this example images are separated into two download folders based on the guest’s answer to the live feed question in the survey. (DSLR Remote Pro 3.11.1)DSLR Remote Pro creates the folders and stores images in appropriate folders as they are created
Print counters : DSLR Remote Pro 3.11 introduces tokens for accessing the print counters : {printQuotaUsed},{printCounterEvent} and {printCounterLocal}. Print counters can be used to automate a photo booth with a fixed print quota e.g. by loading a “share only” profile when the print quota has been used.. They can also be displayed in print captions.
Breeze software is veryefficient. DSLR Remote Pro and Webcam Photobooth both run on low powered Windows computers running Windows 10, 8 or 7. The programs may run more quickly and print faster on a more powerful machine.
Breeze software is incredibly flexible. You can use it in many ways to produce and share photos, animated GIFs, slow motion and other videos. Some operators demand lightening fast results, others offer a more leisurely service. This short post is intended to help you choose the right computer to power your photo booth.
A budget laptop with an i3 processor and at least 4GB RAM should be fine for still photos. If you are planning to capture and playback boomerang GIFs, HD video or use green screen you may need a more powerful computer.
Touchscreens are flexible and an easy way to offer guests choices, share images and collect data. Laptops with built in touchscreens are popular, but not essential. Other ways to control the booth include buttons, coin operation, a wireless presenter and remote sensors.
Most photo booths need two USB 2.0 or 3.0 ports to connect the camera and printer. You can use a USB hub to increase the number of ports.
Green screen and boomerang GIFS
A more powerful PC will process green screen images and animated GIFs more quickly. A low powered PC is likely to take longer to produce the same result. Processing speed is affected by many other factors including the size of the image, background, overlay and print. Individual operators have different views about how fast their booth needs to work.
Try before you buy
If possible try the software either on the computer you plan to use, or a machine with a similar spec. You can download and try out DSLR Remote Pro and Webcam Photobooth for up to two weeks before buying the licenses.
What’s new in Breeze Booth for iPad beta (build 14)
This beta release introduces printing using Windows print server, Dropbox support, digital zoom and camera controls.
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Introduction
Breeze Booth for iPad is Breeze System’s new iPad-based photo booth software. It is supported by two Windows based programs, the Event Editor and Synch Server. The Event Editor is used to design custom events, the Synch Server controls printing and monitors local iPads.
Breeze Booth for iPad is currently available as a free beta release. More features will be provided in the full version of this App.
This is the booth program which runs on an iPad and takes photos & animated GIFs of guests.
Events are created using the Breeze Booth Event Editor and can be downloaded to iPads as required. Individual iPads can be kept up to date with the most recent version of an event by synching via Dropbox or with a web server.
New in Breeze Booth for iPad Beta Build 14
Digital zoom
Control of camera settings
Event synching from Dropbox (previously only from server)
Automated copying of images & xml to Dropbox
Automated copying of images & xml to local Windows computer for printing and/or sharing
Exit password protection
Photo sharpening before printing/ in print layouts
Image rotation in print layouts
Breeze Booth Event Editor
IPads are great at events. When you want to make the most of Breeze’ famed flexibility to awe your customers with custom screens, GIFs and print layouts, you need precise control and often access to powerful image editors such as Photoshop. The Breeze Booth Event Editor is a powerful Windows program used to design photo booth Events for your iPad.
Animated GIF design using the friendly & powerful GIF Layout Editor in Breeze Booth Event Editor
Each event defines the screens, print layouts, profiles & choices available to guests. A single office-based copy of the Event Editor can be used to setup events for unlimited numbers of iPads.
Your events can be shared via Dropbox or a secure Web server.
New in Breeze Booth Event Editor
Supports normal (4:3), Square and DSLR compatible (3:2) live view, photos and boomerang GIFs
Print layout supports image rotation
Specify sharpening required
Bug fixes
Note: Print captions will be added soon. For now you can use overlays and/or backgrounds to caption prints. Alternatively use Hotfolder Prints (purchased separately) to add dynamic captions before printing from Windows computer.
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” After editing the events they can be synced to your iPad using via the Breeze Booth for iPad’s events screen.
Dashboard displays real time log of images downloaded from each IPad, with printing and other status information
Can save images to Dropbox (or other cloud-based file sharing system) where they can be viewed remotely over internet. NB If Internet goes down images can be stored on PC and synched later. [Synching with cloud services from a PC can be more reliable & flexible than synching directly from an iPad]
The Synch Server displays the status of connected iPads and a log of images downloaded from each iPad
The Synch Server requires a local network to connect to the iPads it supports. This network does not need to be connected to the Internet.
The introduction of GDPR has focussed interest on the ability to obtain specific, granular consent from guests. Breeze Kiosk is ready to help.
Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4 allows you to present up to 10 consent boxes to guests when they email, or text images, upload them to Facebook or Twitter. Each check box can be opt-in or pre-checked, optional or mandatory.
(2)Select the folder you want Breeze Kiosk to watch for images
(3) Check the appropriate boxes to say whether you want to display still images(JPEG), animated GIFs and/or MP4and movies
(4) You will need to select a folder where the screen images used by Breeze Kiosk are stored.
(5) Check boxes to tell the program which print and sharing options you want to offer guests.
In this post I will show you how to add a consent check boxes when guests email photos.
(6) Go to the email server settings screen
Set Breeze Kiosk to log email addresses entered in a csv file
(If this is the first time you have sent emails from Breeze Kiosk on this computer, you will need to set up the settings for your email server)
(7)Check the box to log email addresses to a file, and tell the program what this file is called/where to find it.
If you need to send emails offline check the offline mode box at (8) before pressing OK.
Now we need to copy (or create your own) XML file and put in into the folder which holds your screen images. Don’t panic if you have never seen XML before! There are some examples you can copy in the program help files . All we need to do is make a few simple tweaks.
Defining the guest consent text and checkbox for emailed images. Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4 (a_
(9) This checkbox has value 0 (zero) for opt-in consent. For pre-checked consent change the value to 1
(10) The text for this check box has been highlighted in green. Change this to the wording you need.
(11) When you finish your changes, select File to save them. You need to call the file email_keyboard.xml and save it in the folderyou chose for your screen images. [As (4) above]
email_keyboard.xml is saved in the screens folder
While I am here, how do I change the background color of the email screen?
XML for email screen with white background and custom pre-checked consent box Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4
(12) To change the color of the background screen and of the text of your prompts (13), you need to add the text highlighted in green to your XML.
0xFFFFFF is the HEX notation for RGB white. 0x000000 is the HEX notation for RGB black. Hint: If you haven’t come across HEX notation for RGB colors before, use Photoshop or google RGB color checker to identify the color you want to use.
Now when my guest selects the email icon they see this white screen:
Email keyboard with custom consent Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4
How to I add two or more check boxes?
You need to add these three lines for the second check box
Example xml for email keyboard with two check boxes Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4
The second check box is opt-in, so the prompt value is 0 (zero). I have also changed the Y coordinate of the check box to place it below the first box. The final result is here:
This Email screen has two check boxes Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4
Shared images can have different format to those displayed
Privacy mode – access limited to own images
Custom messages
Breeze Kiosk email entry screen with check box for guest consent. Consent can be recorded in a csv file against the image and email address entered.
Printing
Guests browse and print images
Print friendly versions of animated GIFs
Print options include
Pay to print
Email collection
Opt-in checkbox for agreement to terms & conditions before sharing/printing
Privacy mode – access limited to own images
Print counter
Slideshow
Supports still images, animated GIFs and movies
Automatically updated with new images
Branding and customization
Slideshow options include
Operator controlled removal of unwanted images
Choice of transitions
Still adverts
Animated GIF and movie-based adverts
A selection of adverts may be displayed during the slideshow. These can be still images, movies or animated GIFs. Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4
What’s new in Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4?
Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4 introduced the following enhancements:
New “auto bleed” option when printing
Animated GIF and movie (MP4) adverts displayed in slideshow mode as well as JPEG still images
New option to save XML copies of emails and texts
What will Breeze Kiosk cost?
Each Breeze Kiosk license costs just US $150 for a lifetime license & one year’s free upgrades. For this great price you can run one kiosk and have a second backup/office copy of the program.
Breeze Kiosk 1.4.4 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased a license on or after 15th April 2017. Customers with an older Breeze Kiosk license can buy an upgrade license for just US $75 to use this release.
Prices quoted are correct at 25th May 2018, and are valid for online sales from our website. They exclude any tax due.
How to get your hands on it
Download Breeze Kiosk and try it for yourself for up to 14 days before buying a license.
