Creating Events

The event editor facilitates the creation of customized events by allowing users to define various parameters such as event name, description, and device compatibility. Users can select from preset themes and adjust settings like photo booth modes, aspect ratios, and sharing methods. After configuring the desired options, users can finalize the event creation process to generate events tailored to their specifications. Additionally, advanced customization options are available for further tailoring events to specific needs, such as editing screens or adjusting settings within the event editor interface.

Creating an Event

Click on the Create Event... button to create a new event using one of the inbuilt themes.

Event Name

Enter the name of the new event and an optional description.

EventKite ID

Enter an optional gallery id to identify the gallery when using Event Kite online galleries and micro-sites. The value can be accessed in print captions, emails and QR codes using the {eventKiteGalleryId} token.

This field can be left empty if you are not using EventKite and can be edited using the edit event dialog.

Screen Size

Next select the device it should run on and the orientation.

See a list of screen sizes for various device types

Breeze Booth for iPad will display resize screens to fit a particular iPad's display resolution if the screen size doesn't match. This means that you can use an event with screens created for an iPad Pro 12.9" on a iPad 10.5" without having to modify the screens. A thin black border will be displayed top and bottom or at the sides if the iPad's display aspect ratio doesn't match the screens e.g. a thin black border will be displayed when displaying screens designed for an iPad Pro 12.9" on an iPad Pro 11".

For best results please select the device type that best matches the iPads that will be used to run the event.

User Interface

Theme

Select the theme to use from the "Theme" dropdown list. Currently only one theme is available, Chameleon. Additional themes may be added in future releases.

Mode

Select whether the have photos only, boomerang GIFs only, videos only or a choice of photos or boomerang GIFs using the "Photo booth mode" dropdown list.

Aspect Ratio

Select the "Photo aspect ratio". The "Normal (4:3)" option will fill the screen on most iPads and uses the full resolution of the iPad's camera. The "Square (1:1)" option will crop the live view and photos to make them square. The "DSLR (3:2)" option will crop the photos to the same aspect ratio as a DSLR camera and is useful if you wish to use print layouts designed for a DSLR photo booth.

GIF/MP4

Use the "GIF/MP4 creation" dropdown list to choose whether to create GIFs only, MP4s only or both when creating boomerang GIFs or slideshow GIFs.

Default Background

Select "Use default background image" to use a single default_background.jpg image as the background for each screen. You can use the default background provided by the theme or choose your own image by clicking on the "Choose image..." button.

Alternatively you can select a solid color for the default background image by unselecting "Use default background image" and then clicking on the "..." button to the right of the background color preview.

Number of Photos

Use the "Number of photos" dropdown list to specify the number of photos to take when using the photo option.

Skin Smoothing

Select "Apply skin smoothing filter" to apply skin smoothing to photos and burst GIFs. Please see General Settings for more information about skin smoothing.

Maximum Number of Prints

The "Maximum number of print copies" setting controls the maximum number of copies the user can select in the print confirmation screen. Set this to 0 to disable printing when using Breeze Hub.

Select "Add options for color, B&W, sepia or comic" if you would like users to be able to select one of these options from the ready screen.

Mirror Options

Select "Add mirroring options" if you would like users to be able to select one of these options from the ready screen.

Menus

Select "Use menus for styles and mirroring options" if you would like to display the options to users in a menu rather than as separate buttons on the ready screen.

Seperate Ready Screens

Select "Separate ready screens for GIFs and photos" to create separate ready screens for photo mode and GIF mode. When this option is selected the photos ready screen will have a start button and a button to switch to GIF mode and the GIF ready screen will have a start button and a button to switch to photo mode. When this option is not selected a single ready screen will be displayed with a "start photos" and a "start GIF" button.

Preview

Select "Preview each photo after it is taken" to display a preview of each photo after it is taken. Give users the option to accept or reject (i.e. re-take that photo) each photo by selecting "Add option to accpet/reject each photo".

Slideshow GIF

Select the "Create slideshow GIF/MP4 of photos" to create a slideshow GIF/MP4 of the photos taken in photo mode.

Print Confirmation

Select "Display print confirmation screen" giving users the option to accept or reject the photos before printing or sharing them. This will also allow users to select the number of copies to print.

GIF Confirmation

Select "Display GIF confirmation screen" to display a playback screen showing the boomerang GIF giving guests the option to reject it before going to the sharing screen.

Video Confirmation

Select "Display video confirmation screen" to display a playback screen showing the video giving guests the option to reject it before going to the sharing screen.

Inactivity Timeout

Set the "Inactivity timeout in secs" to switch to the standby screen after a timeout when the booth is not in use. Select "Display slideshow when inactive" to display a slideshow of photos and GIFs from previous sessions when the booth is inactive.

Set "Inactivity timeout in secs" to 0 to disable the inactivity timeout (and the slideshow).

Select the "Share by email" to give guests the option to share photos, videos and GIFs by email. The event creator will use the simple email settings to generate an email with an optional logo, an image preview, message text and optional links to social media sites. Click on the "Email settings..." button to adjust the email settings. If you need full control over the appearance of emails you can edit the event and select the advanced sharing settings. Please see the Sharing Settings section for more information.

Select "Share by text" to give guests the option to share photos, videos and GIFs by text. Click on the "Text settings...." button to edit the text message. The select the method to specify how the photos and GIFs are shared. The default option is to host the photo or GIF on our media sharing website for 7 days and include a link to it in the SMS message sent to guests. Users in the USA or Canada can also send the photos or GIFs as MMS messages.

Please note that the sending of text messages (SMS or MMS) requires a Twillio account. Twillio charge for each text sent (the cost of sending texts is not included in your Breeze Booth for iPad subscription). Please visit Twilio's website for more information.

AirDrop

Select "Share via AirDrop" to give guests the option to share photos, videos and GIFs by AirDrop.

Gallery

Select "Add gallery for sharing and printing previous session" to add a gallery of photos, videos and GIFs from previous sessions with the option for guests to reprint photos or share photos, videos and GIFs via email, text or AirDrop.

Please see the Gallery and Slideshow Settings section for more information.

Finishing

Click on the "Finish" button to create the event using the selected theme and settings. This will create all the settings and screens needed for the event. Click on the "Save" button in the main "Breeze Booth Event Editor" window to save the newly created event to the list of events.