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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:
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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.
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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: This article explains how you can add the name of each user onto the photos and videos taken by the user. Step 1 - Include the User Details screen in your event
 This will add the 'User details' event screen to your workflow and will cause each user to enter their first and last name before they take photos or record videos Step 2 - Add the User name onto the photo
 If you are using a webcam to record videos, you can also repeat Step 2 on the Record video screen to have the user's name added onto the user's video recordings.
If you are running RightBooth (version 7.14.24 or later) on Windows 11, you can replace the backgrounds in your photos using the Photo Background Remover app (PBR). PBR works completely locally and makes use of the Microsoft Paint app (included on Windows 11) in order to remove photo backgrounds,. So PBR does not require the Internet and it does not require you to pay for usage credits or ongoing subscriptions. This article shows you how... Step 1 - Download and install the Photo Background Remover App (PBR) Is it free to use? Yes... When you are using PBR from within RightBooth (as described in this article), you will not need to purchase a product code for PBR. PBR can remain in Evaluation mode and it will not apply a watermark to the output files when being used in RightBooth. If you want to use PBR outside of RightBooth, then you will need to buy a PBR product code (details at the above link). Step 2 - Set up RightBooth to use PBR
 Step 3 - Add photo background AI into your RightBooth photo capture event
 This will cause RightBooth to add the 'Background Image AI' event screen into the event workflow. You can then use the Screen Editor to view and edit the screen:  Job done !
Play the event. Now after each photo is taken, RightBooth will let you choose a background image and it will then automatically use the Photo Background Remover to replace the photo background with your chosen image. RightBooth version 7.14.22 introduces the 'Print layout override' feature. This allows users to choose a print layout, which then determines how many photos will be taken to fully populate the layout. Watch the video demo for an explanation: Video, demonstrating using 2 instances of RightBooth to record 2 videos at the same time: Here is the specification of the equipment I used to record this video: HP Envy Laptop 17-ae1xx, i7-8550U, CPU @ 1.8Ghz, 250Gb SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX150, (4 years old), Win 10 Home, Webcam 1 integrated in the laptop, Webcam 2 Logitech C270 connected to a spare USB 3 port. The video demo was recorded with both webcams set at 640x480x25fps. In terms of memory and CPU usage, here are some results when the webcams are both set to record videos at 1280x720x25fps. Resource usage when both RightBooth instances are sat idle:  Resource usage when both RightBooth instances are recording videos:  Another example using the following newer computer: hp laptop: Model: ENVY 17-cw0xxx. CPU: i7-13700H, 2.4Ghz, 16Gb RAM, 500Mb SSD HD. Windows 11. Using webcams: Logitech C920 and Logitech C270. Recording videos at 1920 x 1080 x 25fps and 1280 x 720 x 25 fps respectively. In this test you can see that there is a much reduced CPU and memory usage. There is also an improved recording capability, which goes to show that newer is better...  |
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