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.
You can also use Kiosk with still (JPEG) and animated (GIF, MP4 or MOV) images captured by third party software.
What’s new in Kiosk 1.5.1?
Social sharing counters
Collect stats on emails, texts and tweets sent from each Kiosk as well as the number of prints.
Breeze Kiosk 1.5.1 includes new counters for the number of emails, texts, tweets and prints from the kiosk at an event
Flexible printing
Print up to 3 different print sizes
Control several printers
Print up to 3 different sizes of print on the same or different printers with Breeze Kiosk 1.5.1
Choose up to 3 different printer settings. In the screenshot above the default printer (1) is a Mitsubishi CP70D printing 4″ x 6″ layouts. Prints prefixed square (2) are printed square on the same CP70D printer. Single 2″x 6″ strips are displayed in Kiosk as single strips, but printed (3) as double strips on 4″x6″media.
This feature can also be used to print to 3 different printers.
Slideshow plays full video before advancing
New option to play videos at least once when running a slideshow i.e. don’t advance the slideshow until the video has played from start to finish at least once.
Performance improvements
Performance improvements for swiping images when running on Microsoft Surface Go
Fixes
Fixed glitch with the selected thumbnail changing when new images are added with the “Display newest images first” option selected
Fixed issue which caused the wrong photo to being printed if a new photo was added while the print confirmation screen was displayed
Fixed issue setting the initial values of check boxes in keyboards
This release is a free upgrade for all registered users who bought a Kiosk license on or after 30th May, 2018.
Customers with older Kiosk licenses need to buy an upgrade to use this release.
This post explains how to create and edit your own events for Breeze Booth for iPad using the Breeze Booth Event Editor 1.1 on a Windows PC, and covers
what’s new in this release
first steps : how to download, install and run the Event Editor on your PC
loading events into the event editor
cloning an event as a start point for a custom design
Easier editing – you will find it much simpler to load events into the Editor, copy them and save your work.
Simpler cloning of events
Ability to import events from elsewhere
Improved event format
Simpler manifest regeneration
Chris has also added the ability to set up both initial and default profiles for an event, & load profiles from menu 1 or menu 2
Download and install Breeze Booth Event Editor & sample events
Event Editor runs on a Windows 10, 8 or 7 computer. Download it from here.
You will also automatically download Breeze Hub and the designs for nine sample events. When you install the event editor, these events will automatically be saved in your Documents folder C:\Users\…\Documents\Breeze Booth for iPad\events
The Breeze Booth Event Editor installer has created this folder of sample events. C:\Users\sue\Documents\Breeze Booth for iPad\events
There is a sub-folder for each sample event, and a file called events.xml which you need to open in the Event Editor:
Run Breeze Booth Event Editor
Start the Event Editor, and select Open.
Starting Breeze Booth Event Editor 1.1 for the first time
Load the list of existing events by selecting events.xml in C:\Users\…\Documents\Breeze Booth for iPad\events
Select events.xml to load the list of events into Breeze Booth Event Editor
Initial list of sample events displayed in BBEE
List of sample events loaded into Breeze Booth Event Editor 1.1(This list was created from the events.xml file we opened)
The first event is called Designer and showcases many of the features included with Breeze Booth for iPad. You are welcome to use this design (or parts of it) with Breeze Booth for iPad at your own events.
The remaining 8 events are much simpler. They are intended to help you create your own designs.
This post will show you how to copy one of these simple events (Photos with virtual props) and edit it for your own use.
Photos with virtual props takes one photo and shares it on a custom background. Guests choose between 3 virtual props. They can also choose whether to shoot in color, B&W, sepia, comic effect or using a filter. The photo can be shared by email .
Cloning ‘Photos with virtual props’
Right click on Photos with virtual props and select Clone Event…
Right click on an event to clone it
You can change the name, description and folder name of the new event:
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Editing an event
Portrait, landscape or both?
Breeze Booth for iPad lets guests switch between portrait and landscape orientation on the fly (great for roaming booths like the Ring Roamer). My virtual props event can be used in both portrait and landscape orientation, so has designs for both.
If you will always run an event in the same orientation, you don’t need to create both designs.
Open My virtual props
Select My virtual props… and check Edit event…
We will just edit the portrait version of My virtual props event today. Click on the portrait Edit button:
This brings us to the Photo Booth Settings screen, where you can start to customize your design
Tabs on Photo Booth Settings screen (Breeze Both for iPad build 20)
The original Photos with virtual props takes one photo and shares it on a colored background with a custom logo. Guests choose between 3 virtual props. They can also choose whether to shoot in color, B&W, sepia, comic effect or using a filter. The photo can be shared by email .
We are going to change My virtual props event to
take 2 square photos
remove the branded background print layout
add a new background color, 2 logos* and a caption to the print layout
create a slideshow GIF from the 2 photos
customize the wording of the email
share the slideshow GIF instead of the print layout
*You can add up to 5 different png or jpg logos to each print layout in addition to the background and overlay. This is a simple way of branding a design for a particular event, and can also be used as a quick way to add an image of the bride and groom (taken earlier in the day) to wedding photo booths.
Photo Booth Settings Screen
The Photo Booth Settings Screen is displayed for the profile you selected. It has 5 tabs : General, Photos, Slideshow GIFs, Burst GIFs, and Share. You can access powerful editors to design your screens, prints and GIFs from these settings.
Photo Booth Settings – General tab
11) Change the aspect ratio of the photos to square
Changing the photo aspect ratio to square (Breeze booth Event Editor)
You can find a full list of Breeze Booth for iPad screens here
Photo Booth Settings – Photos tab
12) Change the number of photos to 2
13) Change the countdown text color to black
14) Open the Print Layout Editor
Changing the number of photos, color of countdown text and opening the Print Layout editor in Breeze Booth Event Editor
Print Layout Editor
Use the Print layout editor to customize your prints. In the slideshow below I will:
15) Remove the branded background
16) Add a new background color to the print
17) Change the printed photo to a square
18) Right click on the background to add the second photo
19) Resize and reposition the two photos
20) Add the two logos
21) Right click on the background to add a caption, then right click again to edit it
22) Save my changes
Note: You can add up to 5 different JPG or PNG logos to a print
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Photo Booth Settings – Slideshow GIFs tab
Check Create animated GIF,... to create an animated GIF from the two photos
Creating a slideshow GIF from the photos
Photo Booth Settings – Share tab
23) Check Share slideshow first to share the GIF instead of a print layout
24) Open the slideshow email editor to customize the message
Telling Breeze Booth for iPad to share the slideshow GIF
Breeze Booth Event Editor email editor for slideshow GIFs
Change the subject and email text. You can use Breeze tokens (25) in emails
Before you leave the event editor….
When you have finished editing the event, check OK to save all your changes.
Add an extra countdown GIF and sharing screen to the asset folder
The new event includes has two photos instead of one so we need a second countdown GIF 2.gif . We also need a screen called share_slideshow.jpg to share the new slideshow GIF.
I have copied the existing 1.gif and share.jpg screens to 2.gif and share_slideshow.jpg in C:\Users\sue\Documents\Breeze Booth for iPad\events\My virtual props event\portrait
C:\Users\sue\Documents\Breeze Booth for iPad\events\My virtual props event\portrait showing 2.gif and share_slideshow.jpg
When you make any changes to this folder you must also go back to the Breeze Booth Event Editor, open the event and regenerate the manifests
Closing the Event Editor
If you make any changes to your events, the Event Editor will prompt you to save changes to your events.xml folder. It is important that you select Yes to save the changes you have made and update the manifest.
Copying events from a PC to your iPads
There are currently 3 ways to copy events from your PC to an iPad:
Upload the events folder 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 this folder. 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. Sample events are available by setting the sync server to https://bb4ipad.com/sync in the iPad’s app settings.
Method 3: Copy the files via iCloud
Copy the event folder to a folder on iCloud that is visible on the iPad. Then use the Files app to copy the files to Breeze Booth for iPad’s assets folder.
Using AirPrint to print directly from Breeze Booth for iPad
25) To print directly from the iPad connect up your printer ( which must support AirPrint) and choose Print using Airprint on the Breeze Booth for iPad Settings screen
26) To print using a Windows PC you need Breeze Hub. Choose Connect to Breeze Hub on the Breeze Booth or iPad Settings screen
Summary
This post has taken you through downloading and installing both the Breeze Booth Event Editor and a set of sample events onto a Windows PC. I have also shown how to create your own event based on one of the samples provided by Breeze, and outlined ways to transfer new and updated events to your iPads. Finally there are short notes about printing using Airprint and a Windows PC.
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