Automatically Open & Close the Booth
What is it?
Timed sessions allow you to automatically Open and Close the photo booth based on a Start and End time. This is helpful for Drop Off photo booths, or simply to ensure guests can't use the booth before or after their hire period.
How it Works
Timed sessions have a start time and an end time. A "before session" screen is displayed before the start time. When the start time is reached the app automatically switches to the normal ready screen. When the end time is reached the app displays the "after session" screen.
Enabling Timed Sessions
To enable a timed session open the App Settings screen in the Breeze Booth app and select "Timed session" and then set the times by tapping on the start time and end time:
Screen Names
All screens can be .jpg .png .gif .mov .mp4 unless otherwise stated
| Screen Name | Description |
|---|---|
| before_session | Screen displayed before the Photo Booth is open |
| after_session | Screen displayed after the Photo Booth is closed |
Message
An optional message can be displayed in the before_session.jpg screen by entering the text in the "Msg" field in the App Settings. This can be used to display information such as when the photo booth opens or a countdown timer showing when it opens. The message is centered on the screen and uses the same color as the photo countdown text (see Photo Settings).
The message can be made up of more than one line of text by adding \n to start a new line. The following tokens can be used in the message.
Tokens
| Token | Description |
|---|---|
{startTime} |
this is replaced with the start time e.g. 19:00 |
{endTime} |
this is replaced with the end time e.g. 22:30 |
{timeToStart} |
this is replaced with the time until the photo booth opens e.g. 2:34:52 |
Example Text
Example: to display the photo booth opening time with a countdown, you could set the message to:
Photo booth is open from {startTime} to {endTime}\nOpens in {timeToStart}...
Touchscreen Actions
Touchscreen actions can be defined to start a session early when the before_session.jpg screen is displayed or to open the photo booth for another 10 minutes when the after_session.jpg screen is displayed. The exit or exitFromBeforeAfterSession touchscreen actions can also be used to exit photo booth mode. All of these touchscreen actions can be password protected using the exit password which can be set in the app's settings screen.