Do you dream of taking a booking in your CRM and automatically creating an event on your iPad? Have you ever needed to log your devices in remotely? Breeze Booth (iPad+iPhone) 1.1.2 includes a basketful of goodies for more technical users. Read on …
Automation enhancements
When you run a large operation with booths spread over several locations, efficient workflow is essential. Breeze Booth for iPad is designed for centralized event setup and fast cloud based deployment to devices worldwide.
1.Generate event setup codes in CRMs or your own website
Quick Setup is a fast and simple way to log in and set up Breeze Booth on your own and your customers devices. A single QR code scan signs into the booth, downloads the event and runs it.
Booth (iPad+iPhone) 1.1.2 makes it possible to generate event setup QR codes in CRMs or your own website.
2.New status URL webhook
Control your devices remotely with the new web hook. Includes
Remote log in
Remote device status monitoring
Sending commands to individual devices
3.New {to} token
Use the {to} token to add email address or cell phone number to the text of email and text messages.
Survey data improvements
Survey data collected in touch free operation is now included in image XML files
Checkboxes and radio buttons can be initialised from survey data
Checkboxes and radio buttons can be initialized from QR code data
Radio buttons can be displayed without an initial value
New payment option
Secure single use QR codes offer an attractive alternative to conventional payment booths. Take payments online and provide secure single use QR codes to operate the booth touch free. More details
Choosing the number of prints touch free
Gursts can now select the number of prints without touching the booth using Breeze contactless operation.
Full feature list
Quick setup QR codes can be generated from a CRM or your own website.
Select the number of prints during touchfree operation
QR code strings {qr1} to {qr10} are saved in the XML summary files for images
Intitialize checkboxes and radio buttons using tokens e.g. from information read from the QR code strings or from survey questions
New {to} token allows the ‘to’ email address to be included in email messages or the user’s telephone number to be included in text messages
Thank you for your feedback as you started using QR codes over the last few months. You asked for touch free sharing by text as well as email, and some of you had trouble scanning QR codes in harsh lighting conditions.
We have added touch free texting (SMS+Image, SMS and MMS) to DSLR Remote Pro and Breeze Booth for iPad, and a unique algorithm to DSLR Remote Pro to read QR codes in bright light outdoors. There is also a new online form for contactlessbooth.com to quickly build the custom screens your guests see when they create QR codes.
What’s new in each new release?
New in Booth (iPad+iPhone) 1.1.1
Texting now supports SMS+image and MMS (USA and Canada only) as well as SMS
Contactless sharing by text
Autotexting
More accurate face-tracking for virtual props
New in DSLR Remote Pro 3.15.2 aka Booth (DSLR+Windows)
Contactless sharing by text
Autotexting
Improved ability to read QR codes in bright high contrast lighting
Fixed issue reading QR codes on portait oriented sharing screens
New at contactlessbooth.com
Guest generating a unqiue QR code which start the booth and automatically texts the photo session – touch free
Guest QR codes now auto text images as well as sharing them by email
A new contactless form designer makes creating custom webpages where your guests generate their QR codes faster and simpler.
New in Hub 1.2
Texting now supports SMS+image and MMS (USA and Canada only) as well as SMS
We have added a bunch of great new features in the latest release of Kiosk. Guests can collect and share several images using the new clipboard. You are loving Touch free operation in DSLR Remote Pro and Booth (iPad + iPhone), so we have added touch free sharing to Kiosk.
There’s more – Kiosk 2.0 introduces a QR code based filter you can use so guests see only their own images.
Kiosk 2.0 also adds a new startup screen displayed while Kiosk loads the first images, an improved algorithm for caching thumbnails, support for Gmail’s new authentication requirements, and a few fixes.
Select and share several images
Guests can select several photos, GIFs or videos and share them in a single email with the new Kiosk clipboard
You can choose the look and position of the clipboard, and set a limit to the number of images guests can share.
Kiosk display with clipboard below main image (Breeze Kiosk 2.0)
Emailing photo by scanning the QR code used to power a contactless booth (Breeze Kiosk 2.0)
Guests can also scan to share all the clipboard images in a single email:
Scanning a QR code to share the clipboard images in a single email (Breeze Kiosk 2.0)
Guests see just their own images
At large events and those where GDPR or privacy is a concern, guests scan their unique QR code and display just their own images at the kiosk. Learn more about automatic image filtering.
Image filtering using a unique identifier ssuch as email address (Breeze Kiosk 2.0)
Note: When filtering images include email address* or another unique identifer in both QR code and DSLR Remote Pro or Booth (iPad + iPhone) image filenames.
New startup screen
startup.jpg is a new screen displayed while images are being loaded into Kiosk each time it starts.
Usually only the operator sees this screen. To replace it with your own version add a jpg called startup.jpg to the Kiosk screen images folder. Like other screens startup.jpg should be the same size in pixels as the screen on the device.
Gmail authentication
Google changed the requirements for authenticating Gmail emails this year.
To send Gmail emails from a PC running Kiosk you will need to ‘authenticate’ ie approve third party applications which send emails from their gmail accounts. Go to the Kiosk 2.0 Email Server Settings screen and enter gmail in the Host field. You can find step by step instructions for DSLR Remote Pro here. Authentication for Kiosk works in the same way.
Try Kiosk 2.0 for yourself
Breeze Kiosk 2.0 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased Kiosk after 5th June 2019. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.15.1 is a maintenance release fixing a couple of issues in v3.15. This release
fixes an issue scanning QR codes in the sharing screen after a boomerang GIF or video session
fixes an issue with the {uid} and {uid2} tokens not being expanded in QR codes displayed in the sharing screen
Learn more about the game changing features to DSLR Remote Pro in v3.15
DSLR Remote Pro 3.15.1 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased DSLR Remote Pro after 13th May 2019. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.15 is a game changing release providing touchless booth operation and pre-registration support.
There’s much more. DSLR Remote Pro 3.15 also supports AI background removal for photos and slideshow GIFs with minimal fuss, and adds a new dimension to your print and GIF overlays.
What do I get from DSLR Remote Pro 3.15?
Better guest experience
Hands free operation
Faster, touch free sharing
Less waiting in line
Contactless data collection
Pre registration and data collection support
Easy to use background removal* for prints and slideshow GIFs
Random print overlays and backgrounds (not a profile in sight)
Gmail authentication
*Background removal requires third party services
Touch free booth control
Offer your clients totally hands free operation and a better guest experience with contactless data collection, touchless start, and fast hygenic sharing.
For total control have guests enter data into your own webpage, generating a unique QR code they can use to power virtually every aspect of the booth. Feel free to start from this sample PHP script
Touch free sharing
Improve guest experience, encourage repeated sharing and reduce queuing. Guests enter their email addresses once using their smart phone, and scan their unique QR code each time they want to share an image.
Fantastic for festivals, theme parks and other large venues with multiple booths. Great for groups – everyone quickly scans their details into the sharing screen to receive a copy of the image.
Fast, simple and hygenic scanning – touch free QR code scanning replaces typing out email addresses (Image courtesy of The Photo Booth Guys)
Turning the QR code concept on it’s head, you can also display a QR code on your sharing screen for guests to scan with their smart phone. Use this to direct guests to your online gallery for immediate social sharing.
Add a QR code on your sharing screens to direct guests to their images on your microsite (Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.15)
Pre-registration
Pre-register your guests as they wait in line. Each guest receives a unique QR code they use to control your booths and kiosks. Make this a fun and efficient way to collect valuable data.
Use Breeze Booth for iPad registration stations for engaging surveys and printed badges with the QR code, or design your own webpages to collect the same data and generate the code without guests touching a booth.
Pre-registation with background removal on the Breeze stand at Photo Booth Expo 2020. Visitors used the QR code printed on their badge to power photo booths.
AI Background removal
AI based Background removal is a great alternative to green screen. The quality is awesome, there’s no cumbersome backdrop, and lighting is much simpler.
Corporate clients will love the ability to shoot against a busy background..
We’ve made it much easier to incorporate background removal into DSLR Remote Pro. At the time of writing, we support third party background removal services from Photobooth Deluxe, Gadbooth and removebg.
Gmail authentication
Google changed the requirements for authenticating Gmail emails this year. As a result many Gmail users found they could no longer send emails from third party apps.
Gmail users now need to ‘authenticate’ ie approve third party applications which send emails from their gmail accounts.
Add random backgrounds and overlays to prints, slideshow and burst/boomerang GIFs (without using profiles)
Select print, slideshow and burst GIF overlays and backgrounds in repsonse to survey questions (again no profiles)
tokens can define initial value of text fields in touchscreen keyboards
Fix for issue positioning MP4 animations in screens with live view enabled
Upgrade to DSLR Remote Pro 3.15 today
DSLR Remote Pro 3.15 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased DSLR Remote Pro after 7th May 2019. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
The ability to upload to and download from third party applications such as Photobooth Deluxe, Gadbooth and removebg is subject to each third party concerned continuing to allow such interactions. These features are tested before they are released but may cease to function or be removed without notice if the third party concerned no longer allows such interaction, or changes the method/protocol required.
New command line options to auto run and to load XML settings from file when running BreezeGallery Uploader
New command line options to auto login and to load XML settings from file when running the SmugMug Uploader
Breeze Viewer support for displaying adverts in mosaic modes with animated GIFs
Improved error reporting if a hashtag is not found when running the Hashtag Monitor
Fixes for issues uploading MP4 videos using Breeze Gallery Uploader and printing (when copies set to 0 and output set to print only inHotfolder Prints)
Hotfolder Prints 1.8.1 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased Hotfolder after 4th December 2018. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
Option to send emails and texts in the background via Breeze Hub
Option to see Webcam statistics in Breeze Hub
Fix for issue printing logos
Webcam Photobooth 2.5.1 introduces an option to create xml copies of emails and texts so they can be sent in the background using Hub.
Webcam Photobooth 2.5.1 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased Webcam Photobooth after 4th December 2018. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
Hub is a free utility provided by Breeze which can run on the same PC as Webcam Photobooth. You can run Hub with Breeze Booth for iPad and DSLR Remote Pro as well as Webcam Photobooth.
Share images in the background
Hub sends and shares your images in the background of other tasks, via email and SMS. No more waiting for images to upload before the next session starts.
View event statistics
Hub can also display statistics of sessions and shares from your booth.
Breeze Hub statistics
Run Hub with Webcam Photobooth to see
Total number of sessions
Breakdown of sessions by photo, GIF and video
Total shares
Shares by email and text
Busiest hour and day
Summary data for last 30 days
Rapid export to Excel and other spreadsheets
Copy and paste data from the Hub statistics page into spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Excel) to create graphs for corporate clients.
Copy and paste event data from Breeze Hub into your spreadsheet
Note: Hub is currently downloaded with the Breeze Booth for iPad Event Editor. Ignore or uninstall the Event Editor if you are not a Breeze Booth for iPad user.
This release adds support for three new Canon cameras; two mirror-less models and the EOS 90D.
EOS 90D
EOS M6 Mark II
EOS M200
This release also fixes an issue with sharing slideshow MP4s which affected v3.14.2.
Support for new cameras
The EOS 90D and M6 Mark II both offer higher resolution slow motion than the M50. The M200 is essentially a cut down version of the M50. Key features of these cameras for photo booth use include
EOS 90D
120 frames/second slow motion at 1080p
Center hotshoe contact allowing external flash to be triggered
EOS M6 Mark II
120 frames/second slow motion at 1080p
Center hotshoe contact allowing external flash to be triggered
EOS M200
120 frames/second slow motion at 720p
No center hotshoe contact so difficult to trigger external flash
No exposure mode dial
No viewfinder
Note: DSLR Remote Pro 3.14.2, released earlier this week, added support for two new Canon PowerShot cameras, the G5 X Mark II and G7 X Mark III
Watch out for more details about the pros and cons of recent camera models for photo booth use soon.
Upgrade to DSLR Remote Pro 3.14.3 today
DSLR Remote Pro 3.14.3 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased DSLR Remote Pro after 30th October 2018. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
Support for two new Canon PowerShot cameras G5 X Mark II and G7 X Mark III
Photo booth printing now automatically bleeds both the background and overlay to fill the printable area
Optional gray background to frames and emoji/stamps on the drawing/signing screen
New monochrome icon set on the signing and drawing screen
Video playback window is hidden until the video starts playing
Support for new PowerShot cameras
Many long time photo boothers loved the simplicity, compact size and automatic zoom of Canon PowerShot cameras. Sadly Canon stopped making suitable PowerShot models for over 10 years. We are delighted to add support for the new PowerShot G5 X Mark II and G7 X Mark III to DSLR Remote Pro.
These compact cameras both offer 120 frames/second slow motion capture at 720p and 1080p, as well as a power zoom.
Note: The PowerShot G5 X Mark II, G7 X Mark III and SX70 HS have no hot shoe so it is difficult to trigger flash. Watch out for more details about their pros and cons for photo booth use soon.
Automatic bleed for print background and overlay
You no longer need to oversize print layouts to allow for printer positioning. DSLR Remote Pro 3.14.2 will automatically bleed print background and overlay (background.jpg and overlay.jpg) to fill the printable area.
For example classic dye sub. 6″ by 4″ prints at 300 dpi can now be sized 1800 by 1200 pixels.
‘Old style’ oversized print layouts eg 1844 by 1240 pixels will still work.
Optional gray background to frames and emoji/stamps on the drawing/signing screen
To display white frames and emoji, switch to a new mid gray background on the signing and drawing screen. The icons to the left of this screen are now monochrome on a white background.
Frames and emoji can be shown on a gray or white background in Breeze DSLR Remote Pro 3.14.2
Note: You can also use your own icons on this screen or keep using the original colored set if you prefer.
DSLR Remote Pro 3.14.2 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased DSLR Remote Pro after 22th October 2018. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
Display virtual prop text correctly both in live view and outputs
Improved AirPrint support
Support for iPadOS and iOS 13
Vary the props in your GIFs and photos
Use several digital props in one photo or GIF
You can find a tutorial outlining how to add virtual props here, and more details in the online manual.
Display virtual text correctly in both live view and outputs
Photo booth live view is usually mirrored so that guests see themselves as they would in a mirror. This causes problems with text in virtual props because the text is also mirrored. Breeze Booth 1.0.4 solves this problem.
Download the Windows based companion apps Event Editor and Hub here
Can I try this for free?
Yes! Download and try Breeze Booth from the App Store, and companion Apps Event Editor and Breeze Hub from our website. There’s no charge for this. You don’t even need to buy a license to create your own events. Just download and install Breeze Booth Event Editor 1.3.1 onto a Windows PC.
* Devices must run iPadOS, iOS 13 or iOS 12.
How to buy a Breeze Booth subscription
Breeze Booth subscriptions cost just US $49 /month or US $440 /per year. Open an account at breezebooth.net before you buy a subscription.
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Guests choose from a selection of print frames on the signing/drawing screen (DSLR Remote Pro 3.14)
Social sharing totals
Display Sharing totals by selecting Preferences then Photo Booth Event Info ( DSLR Remote Pro 3.14)
DSLR Remote Pro now counts the total number of emails, texts and tweets sent from the booth.
You can reset these counters between events. More details
Print logos placed over the print overlay
You have been able to add logos to your printswithoutusing Photoshop® or other image editors since v3.12. Many of you asked us to place these logos over the print overlay – so we have made this change in v3.14
png and jpg logos added in the Print Layout Editor are now displayed in front of the print overlay (DSLR Remote Pro 3.14)
Support for new camera
DSLR Remote Pro supports almost all Canon DSLR cameras, plus the mirrorless M50 and EOS RP.
DSLR Remote Pro 3.14 adds support for the new EOS 250D/Rebel SL3/EOS 200D II/EOS Kiss X10.
*Enabling guest print frames
Enable signing and drawing on prints in the usual way. (Select Advanced Settings, then Output Options Settings. Check the box marked Sign or draw on photos before printing, and OK as you leave.)
Enabling the signing/drawing on prints screen. Guests can choose a frame as well as drawing on the print and adding custom stamps/emoji (DSLR Remote Pro 3.14)
Your frames should be png images the same size in pixels as the print layout. Place them in the PhotoBoothImages folder for the event. The name of each frame must start frame_ as below:
I also customised the icons to the left of this screen by placing my own images in the PhotoBoothImages folder. You can customise all these icons in the same way. Make this screen your own.
Try DSLR Remote Pro 3.14 for yourself
DSLR Remote Pro 3.14 is a free upgrade for all registered users who purchased DSLR Remote Pro after 24th July 2018. Customers with older licenses need to buy an upgrade license to use this release.
