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Version 7.31.3 contains the following new features and fixes: New Features Add options to 'File Copy' the Original photos and Original videos There are now 2 extra columns available in the File Copy table for Original photos and Original videos. In this example the Photos and the Original photos are both being copied to a Sharing station folder and being uploaded to an FTP folder:  Note: For this to work correctly, you must ensure that you tick 'Keep original files' for your chosen camera photos in Settings -> Cameras. Add File copy option: After photo AI processing In the above example screenshot, the files are being copied After Photo AI processing has completed. This means that the copied photos will be the AI modified photos and the Original photos will be the unmodified photos as captured by the camera. Add QR code options for original photos and original video When defining a QR code you can now choose to reference any of the original photos and/or original video. Here the QR code is being set to Text + Current original photo:  Add an optional 'Country code' text box on the 'Phone number' event screen when using Twilio SMS This option is available in Settings -> Social media -> Phone SMS -> Twilio SMS:  The text variable {AIYOURTEXT} can now be used in AI modify image text prompts If you include the text variable {AIYOURTEXT} in AI modify text prompts, this will cause the 'Your text' text box to automatically appear on the Modify image AI event screen whenever the user chooses a text prompt that contains the text variable. For more details, see the PDF document here Add the 'AI background processing' feature There is now an option to have all AI background processing happen 'behind the scenes'. This is in Event Designer -> Event structure -> Photo AI. When not selected, the event will display the Busy screen while each photo AI process is occurring (the default). When selected, each photo AI process will occur as a background task and the event will continue, allowing further photos to be immediately taken. In this mode, various features are not available in the event flow, such as photo enhancements, photo printing and photo emailing. Use this option to provide an increased throughput of users. Completed AI photos will then appear at a later time in the event folder. You can also use the File copy actions to copy completed AI photos to other folders (see File copy actions above). Add the AI setting: HttpClient
By default, photo AI processing occurs using Curl commands. You can set this option to switch to using HttpClient commands. You may find that this is a more reliable option. Add the Security setting: 'Cancel swipe up gesture' By default, the Windows Swipe Up gesture cannot be prevented, which allows the user to access the Taskbar when the event is playing full screen. Tick this option to cancel the Swipe Up gesture, hence preventing the user from interacting with the Taskbar. Note: All other touch swipe gestures can be turned off in Windows Settings -> Blue tooth & devices -> Touch. Other
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RightBooth version 7.31 is now released and includes support for both Nano Banana and Nano Banana Pro APIs. Download here: www.rightbooth.com/try.html This version also allows you to choose between 2 service providers of the Nano Banana APIs: - https://nanobananaapi.ai or - https://kie.ai/nano-banana For full details on how to use Nano Banana and Nano Banana Pro in RightBooth can be found here: https://www.rightbooth.com/photoai.html This video compares results using each API from each provider: RightBooth version 7.30.0 is now released. Download here This version contains the following new features and fixes: Optimised for Windows 11 Microsoft officially dropped support for Windows 10 at the end of October 2025. As a result, RightBooth has now been updated to use the latest Microsoft development tools and updated system DLLs. This provides more compatibility with Windows 11. Note: RightBooth will also continue to be supported on Windows 10 until further notice. Add support for Nano Banana AI Image Modification See here for full details Rich Text Terms and Conditions and Check Boxes Watch this video for details: Add the Twilio SMS feature User's videos and photos can now be sent to mobile phones using Twilio. Details Allow users to choose an AI photo effect Details Add the Signature Feature to the Terms and Conditions Screen Watch the video: Add 'Show QR codes' options to the Media view item QR codes can now be shown on all thumbnails in the Media browser event screen:  Webcam mask area feature: Blur and pixelation It is now possible to add a blur or pixelation area over a video recording. Reset photo action
A new Reset photo action is provided to allow you to reset a photo back to its original state (as obtained from the camera). This is useful if the current photo has been altered during the workflow (e.g. using AI modifications) and the user wishes to remove the modification and try different effects. Touch swipe manipulation RightBooth grid items now respond to touch swipe manipulations in Play mode if they contain more items than can be displayed in the grid. This allows you to use the 'finger swipe' gesture to browse items in the grid. Auto run Package files Double clicking a package file (.rbep) in Windows Explorer will now cause RightBooth to open and automatically install the event package. Fast App Restart The App Restart feature has been improved. App restart no longer requires the Watchdog to be running and the restart time typically now takes under 3 seconds to complete. Note: When running RightBooth for long sessions, it is recommended to periodically restart the app in order to recover from potentially incremental memory leaks. Webcam Connection Detect When playing an event, RightBooth will now detect when the main webcam is plugged into the PC and will automatically restart in order to get the webcam working in the event. Convert MP4 file assets to WMV file format A new setting is available that will automatically convert MP4 video files to the WMV file format. This can happen in the Screen Editor at the time an MP4 video file is chosen to be included as an asset on an event screen. Note: On some systems, prolonged use of MP4 video files can lead to reduced performance of RightBooth over time. Using WMV video files negates this issue. Miscellaneous Features
When playing video on screen backgrounds you can sometimes see a brief colour flash during the time it takes for the video to load and start playing. Here is how to fix the problem: New features:
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You can design your photo capture event to modify the original photo in many ways, including: applying various photo filters, changing the background, converting the photo to cartoon style, swapping faces or applying numerous AI modifications. Then after the photo has been modified, the modified photo will replace the original, unmodified photo and it will be used in the rest of the workflow, for example, when showing it to the user and also when printing it on the print layout. But what if you also want to include the original unmodified photo AND the modified photo side by side on the print layout? This article explains how. 1 - Instruct RightBooth to keep the original, unmodified photos
2 - Add a second image item on the Print layout screen In this example, we have a photo capture event that is designed to take 1 photo, then modify the image in some way and print it. Here is the simple Print layout screen containing a single image item for Photo 1:  This Photo 1 image item will contain the modified image, not the original photo. You can now add a second image placeholder item on the Print layout screen as follows:
 3 - Make the second image item show the original photo You now need to alter this new image item so that it references the original photo as follows:
 Now when the event is played, each time the Print layout is displayed and/or printed, RightBooth will include the original photo in the second image item, alongside the modified photo. Note that it is possible to repeat this process when you have a multi-photo capture event. In this example, the event is taking 2 photos. The Print layout screen has been altered to include 2 additional image placeholder items that will show the 2 original photos using the text variables {ORIGINALPATHPHOTOFILENAME1} and {ORIGINALPATHPHOTOFILENAME2}:  For more information about using Text variables in RightBooth, see the RightBooth user manual.
RightBooth version 7.20.3 was released on June 12th 2025.
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RightBooth version 7.17.8 is released. Details:
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Version 7.17.0 is now released and contains the following new features and fixes: Newer RightBooth web browser The RightBooth web browser item has been upgraded to use the latest version of the Chromium Embedded Framework. This provides more compatibility with a wider range of websites. The Media controller can now control audio files A Media controller can be added to any event screen and by default it will control videos that are on the same screen. If you want a Media controller to control a specific video, first add a name to the required video item (or video sequence item) using the Name property, then specify this same name in the Media controller’s ‘Media’ property. Additionally a Media controller can also control the currently playing audio file (either the screen audio or an audio file that is started with the ‘Play audio’ action). If you want a Media controller to control the currently playing audio file, tick the Speaker icon, located at the top of the Controller Properties panel in the Screen editor...  Event specific printer There is a new option in the section: Event design --> Event camera/printer to allow you to choose a specific printer that will be used to print photo layouts in a specific event. Doing this will override the use of the default printer specified in RB settings. Save WhatsApp numbers The new option: Save numbers is available in Event design --> Event structure --> Files to WhatsApp. This allows you to optionally record client WhatsApp phone numbers into the file: WhatsApp.txt, located within the event's output folder. Fixes to the Media controller Various issues have been resolved with the Media controller, including showing the correct icons for Play/Pause and Mute/Unmute states. I was recently contacted by a RightBooth user who had conducted a successful photo capture event for their client, allowing guests to print their captured photos on the event's print layout design. The following day, after the event had finished, the client wanted to receive the individual event photos, but they also wanted all the photo print layouts as images. Photo print layout image files can be automatically generated by RightBooth as long as you tick this option in the Event designer:  Unfortunately, this option had not been ticked and no photo print layout images had been created during the event. So the RightBooth user contacted me asking if there was any way to subsequently create these images. This video demonstrates how to manually create photo print layouts after the event has finished... Version 7.16.8 is now released and contains the following new features and fixes.
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By default, a RightBooth sharing station event is designed to allow guests to browse, access and download photos and videos from your local computer using WampServer and a router to create a local private WiFi network. But what if you want the files to be uploaded to your own website and for the Sharing Station to be used to access the files directly off your site over the Internet? This video explains how to modify a photo capture event and a sharing station event to allow this to happen The Media Controller item is available in RightBooth version 7.16.8 (or newer) Note: This feature is available with RightBooth version 7.16.7 or newer. The situation You have provided a booth to a client's venue in the early evening of 5th October 2024 and you have set it up and running. You have then left the venue, allowing the client to use it for the evening. You have agreed with the client that the booth can only be used for 4 hours, starting at 8 PM. This article explains how you can restrict the use of your booth to the hours 8PM to 12PM. 1 - Set the Start and Stop times
 2 - The Locked event screen Go to the Screen editor. You will notice there is a Locked screen in the Screen list which defaults to showing: 'This event is currently locked':  You are free to edit this screen to suit your requirements. For example you might decide to add information about the Start time onto this screen. Now, when you play the event, if the current time is before the event Start time, the Locked event screen will be shown and RightBooth will prevent any use of the system. If anyone attempts to interact with the booth, RightBooth will display a brief 'Locked' popup message. The Locked event screen will then continue to be shown until the event Start time is reached, at which point RightBooth will automatically unlock the event and show the event's Start screen, allowing guests to use it. 3 - The Finished event screen In the Screen editor you will also notice the Finished screen which defaults to showing: 'This event has now finished':  Again, you can edit this screen accordingly.
When the event is playing, once the Stop time is reached, the Finished event screen will be shown and RightBooth will prevent any further use of the event. New features:
The Situation You have been playing a RightBooth video recording event and during the event it has failed to add video enhancements to one or more of the videos that are recorded during the event. At the end of the event you now have a set of videos, some of which still require video enhancements to be added. This article explains how to do this. 1 - Move unprocessed videos into a folder Take all the videos that require enhancement processing and move them into a new folder on your computer. In this example we create the folder: C:\videos and place the unprocessed videos into this folder. 2 - In RightBooth, open the recording event that you have been using for recording the videos and adding the enhancements Here we have an example event file named VideoEvent. In Event Designer --> Event type you can see that the event is set as a Recording event:  In Event Designer --> Event structure, you can see that the event is set to add various enhancements to the recorded videos:  3 - Set the Recording event as a Watch folder event In Event type, select the Watch folder option. This stops the event from being a Recording event and now sets it as a Watch folder event. Then, select the folder you want the event to watch. Here we are watching the folder C:\Videos. Note that the event continues to be named VideoEvent...  Notice that, as a Watch folder event, while some of the event features are no longer available, the video enhancements are still included:  4 - Play the event Now when you play the event, it will:
When the job is complete, you can switch the event back to being a Recording event. IMPORTANT - A Watch folder event automatically deletes the files from the watch folder and places the processed files in the output folder. For this reason you might want to make a backup copy of your source files before you put them through the watch folder process. Doing this will allow you to repeat the watch folder process (for whatever reason) if required at a later date. There is now a new section on Training Video webpage that provides WalkThru videos explaining various aspects of the RightBooth event creation and design process. The aim will be to keep adding to this with more walkthrus as and when they are requested.
A new Outline property has been added to label items, label sequence items and countdown items. Available in Version 7.16.5 (or later): New features in this release
RightBooth version 7.16.0 is now released. Here are the main new features.
Other Features
See the Release notes for the complete list of new features and bug fixes in RightBooth v7.16.0. Examples of face swapping in RightBooth. Work in progress: This feature requires RightBooth version 7.15.5 (or newer). The Situation You want to make two video recordings of the same subject at the same time from two different points of view. You need to set up two instances of RightBooth, with each instance using a different camera. Additionally, you only want to show the user the interactive video recording workflow for the first instance of RightBooth and the first camera. Also, every time you use the first instance of RightBooth to record a video with the first camera you want the second instance of RightBooth to automatically record the second video using the second camera. This article explains how to achieve this set up. Preparation Make sure you either have two webcams or two Canon DSLR cameras connected to the computer. Switch the cameras on and make sure they are recognized by Windows. Set up RightBooth Instance 1 and the First Video Recording Event
Set up RightBooth Instance 2 and the Second Video Recording Event
Configuring Both Instances to Start Playing Automatically
Playing the Events
Note: You could also use this setup with RightBooth instances 3 and 4, where RB3 and RB4 are set up with their own recording event files that are configured in the same way as RB2 (above). Doing this, you can effectively record up to 4 videos simultaneously from 4 cameras using 4 instances of RightBooth, all being controlled by the first instance of RightBooth. Video demonstration: |
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