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Getting users to take photos and then record a video

28/7/2016

When you create a RightBooth event you can design it so that your users have a choice of either recording a video or taking some photos, but what if you want to force your users to do both without giving them a choice? This article explains how.

RightBooth 5 introduced the idea of event flow. Event flow allows you to design multiple event files that have different functions and then make them run in a particular sequence, giving your users the impression that they are running a single event. And in this article we will use RightBooth's event flow features to solve the problem posed above by using two event files and linking them together.

Create two event files

- Run RightBooth
- From the main screen, click the New button to create a new event
- Then click Save As to save this event file with the name photos
- Now click the New button to create a second new event
- Click Save As again and save this event file with the name videos

Design the photos event file

Open the photos event file and set the following event design properties...

Event Design --> Event Type --> Tick Photo(s) and untick Video
Event Design --> Event structure --> Untick the Thankyou screen
Event Design --> Event flow --> On completion, start... Select next event then click Browse and choose your videos event file.

Save the photos event file.

Design the video event file

Now open the videos event file and set the following...

Event Design --> Event Type --> Tick Video and untick Photo(s)
Event Design --> Event structure --> Untick the Start screen
Event Design --> Event flow --> On completion, start... Select next event then click Browse and choose your photos event file.
Event Design --> Event flow --> On cancel, start... Select next event then click Browse and choose your photos event file.
Event Design --> Event flow --> On timeout, start... Select next event then click Browse and choose the photos event file.

Save the videos event file.

How it works

You are now ready to test the event flow. Open the photos event file again and start the event.
Here is what will happen...

The user will be presented with the Start screen
The user will then be asked to take a photo (or photos).
After the photos have been taken, RightBooth will automatically open the videos event file
The user will then be asked to record a video
When the video recording is complete, the Thank you screen will be displayed
RightBooth will then automatically open the photos event file again (at the Start screen) ready to repeat this process for the next user.

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Using the Drawing Tools

12/7/2016

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The Drawing Tools allow you to draw and write directly over the on-screen live video window (displayed by the webcam item). You can also use the tools to draw on photos taken during the event. This feature is useful if you want your users to be able to write their name, a message or a drawing onto the video recordings and photos.

Adding the Drawing Tools to an Event

The Drawing Tools can be added to any screen in the event, but they are only relevant on screens that contain one or more webcam items or a recently taken photo, such as the Start screen, the Record Video screen or the Show Photo screen.

If drawing tools are added to screens that appear prior to the Record Video screen (such as the Start screen or the Choices screen) then you can draw over the live video window before you start a video recording. The drawings will then remain over the video during the actual recording and they will be captured into the video file.
If drawing tools are added to screens that appear prior to the Take Photo screen (such as the Start screen or the Choices screen) then you can draw over the live window before you capture photos. The drawings will then be captured into the photo files.
If the drawing tools are added to the Record Video screen then you can draw over the live video window while a video recording is being made. The drawings will then be captured to the video file in real time throughout the recording.
If the drawing tools are added to the Show Photo screen then you can draw on the most recently taken photo. The drawings will then be added and saved into the photo image.

To add the drawing tools:

Visit the Screen Editor and select a screen from the Screen List. Then show the Add Items toolbox and click the Drawing Tools button to add the tools to your chosen screen.
Please note that when the drawing tools are added to a screen, the Flip X and Y properties of the webcam item(s) are automatically turned off and cannot be turned on.
You can use the Drawing Tool properties to alter the layout of the tools and their colour.

Using the Drawing Tools

When the event is running, the drawing tools will appear on each screen you have added them. The user can then select a tool, a width and a colour to draw on the webcam item. Users can also undo and clear the drawings they make.

All drawings added to the webcam item will then be saved into the recorded video files or the captured photo files.
Drawings added to the photo image will also be saved in the image file.

At the end of each video recording or photo capture, any drawings will be automatically removed from the webcam item, allowing the next user to start drawing on the clear webcam item(s).

The drawing tools are only active while the event is running. When you are designing your screens you can move and size the tools to the required place on the screen design but you cannot draw over the webcam item until you actually run the live event.

The Drawing Pad Item

RightBooth version 6 introduces the Drawing Pad item, which can be added to any of your event screens.
This item can also be used along with the Drawing Tools in order to write and draw on.
The Drawing Pad item will save it's contents to the current event folder.
You can also include the Drawing Pad Item in your Photo Print layout design, allowing you to print out any drawings entered by each user.

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Getting users to take photos and then record a video

Create two event files

Design the photos event file

Design the video event file

How it works

Using the Drawing Tools

Adding the Drawing Tools to an Event

Using the Drawing Tools

The Drawing Pad Item

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