RightBooth 6 Release Notes

6.5.5 to 7 - 09/02/19
  • Improve performance and reduce memory usage when switching between multiple event files in Play mode
  • Bug fix: Altered the RightBooth web browser initialisation process to help reduce load times
6.5.1 to 4 - 29/11/18
  • Added the ability to use RightBooth as a Printing and Emailing station on a second computer, while the first computer is playing the RightBooth event.  See here for Details
6.5.0 - 20/11/186.4.6 - 19/11/18
  • Added the ability to optionally copy videos, photos and message files to a maximum of 10 other folders while playing the event
  • Provided an optional photo capture delay for the 'Take photo' screen to allow synchronising the actual photo capture (and camera sound) to a position within a playing video (or animated gif) if included on the screen.
  • Added support for large animated GIF files, as they are often used within mirror booth setups (e.g. 1080 x 1920)
  • Added the new screen Timeout option 'On animated GIF'.  When applied, the screen will timeout when the first animated gif on the screen has completed one full loop of its animation.  Note: Only applies if the screen contains an animated gif.
  • Allow command line parameters to be included in any of the 'Run program' actions by surrounding the command path with double quotes, followed by parameters, e.g. "c:\myfolder\myapp.exe" p1 p2
  • Reduced the default 'Take photo' capture delay to 0.2 secs and the default 'Show photo' screen timeout to 1.5 secs
  • Added the option: 'folder' 'to the File Sequence selector panel. Allows you to choose your own folder as the source of files for any label, image or video sequence item
  • Added the option: 'text list' 'to the Label Sequence selector panel. Allows you to enter a list of text to be used in a label sequence item
  • Added the options: 'Reset list start point' and 'Show only 1' to the File Sequence selector panel
  • The 'Play time' error message window now includes details of the error
6.4.5 - Not released
6.4.4 - 05/11/18
  • Prevent main window appearing on second monitor when playing a multi-monitor event.
  • Bug fix: Prevent app crash when taking photos in an event designed for multiple monitors
6.4.3 - 01/11/18
  • RightBooth now alters its main window title to show the current event screen name during play mode, to allow third party window monitor applications to trigger external functions based on event screen names.  See this article for details
  • Allow any Sequence item Pause value to be anything up to 999 seconds (approx 17 minutes).  This allows for most video items to completely finish playing before proceeding to the next item in the sequence
  • An event screen will now timeout if the screen contains a Video Sequence item AND the first video in the sequence has completed playing AND the screen Timeout is set to: 'On video item'
  • Bug fix: Allow the 'Redo photo' and 'Redo video' feature to work if there is a user defined screen immediately after the 'Show photo/video' screen
  • Bug fix: Allow 'To Front' and 'To Back' buttons (on the Properties toolbox) to immediately change an item's layer in the Screen Editor
  • Bug fix: Prevent app crash if the most recently browsed Windows folder has been subsequently moved, removed or renamed​
6.4.2 - 15/10/18
  • Bug fix: Countdown voice sounds now play when chosen
6.4.1 - 24/09/18
  • Bug fix: Prevent problems caused by missing dependency files required by latest integrated web browser
6.4.0 - 23/09/18 6.3.15, 16 - 09/09/18
  • Bug fix: Prevent crash when trying to access the Event Tasks screen
6.3.12, 13, 14 - 13/08/18
  • In Event Tasks, added the option to browse Print Layout files using image thumbnails
  • Bug fix: Allow the 'Take photo' screen to obey the screen 'Display time' property when using a DSLR camera to take photos
  • Bug fix: Allow access to greenscreen settings in all situations
6.3.11 - 18/07/18
  • Bug fix: Altered the default start location of all screen editor toolboxes so they don't initially overlap
6.3.10 - 01/07/18
  • Added a newer, updated video recording engine
  • Improvements made to the Event Wizard when shown on hi-DPI displays
  • Improvements made to the speed of window navigation within the app's user interface
6.3.9 - 29/06/18 6.3.8 - 24/06/18
  • The on-screen camera flash effect is now more in sync with the photo capture
  • Bug fix: The Disagree button on the Terms and conditions screen did not always prevent usage of the event
  • Bug fix: On the User details screen it was possible to by-pass non-optional text fields by rapidly clicking the OK button
6.3.7 - 04/06/18
  • Increased the 'photo capture delay' maximum value setting to 5 seconds
6.3.6 - 30/05/18
  • Added the 'Remote changes' feature.  See this article
  • Added the 'Exit' action
  • Added the setting: 'Auto recover files'
  • Bug fix:  The actions: 'Stop', 'Play event' and 'Show screen' now work correctly​
6.3.2 - 6.3.5
  • Not released
6.3.1 - 11/05/18
  • Ensure camera flash affect covers the entire photo screen​
6.3.0 - 09/05/18

See this Blog article for more details
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  • Added support for the Denkovi USB 4 (and 8) Relay Output Modules Version 1.
  • Event screens can now be given a 'Show' action. The Show action will occur each time a screen is shown when the event is playing.
  • Added the following new event actions:
    1. Previous.  This will show the previous set of options in an event Grid.
    2. Switch relays.  This will set the switches on a connected Denkovi relay module.  See RightBooth User Manual for more details.
    3. Run program.  This will issue a command to Windows to run a program, script or batch file.
    4. Run program maximised. As 'Run program', but runs the program in maximised mode.
    5. Run Program Hidden. As 'Run program', but runs the program without showing it.
  1. RightBooth is now DPI aware.  This allows RightBooth windows and dialogs to be displayed accurately at high screen resolutions with large font scaling 
  • Bug fix: Retain the 'Hide at end' video screen background property
  • Bug fix: Allow access to the 'On countdown' timeout property
  • Bug fix: The event wizard is now displayed correctly on hi dpi displays
  • Bug fix: Event item positions and sizes are now correctly applied on hi dpi displays
6.2.20 - 03/05/18
  • Modifications to the Color Picker Tool in the Screen Editor:
    1. The tool now remains open until closed by the user
    2. The tool can be moved around the screen
    3. The tool position is saved and restored between edit sessions
  • Bug fix: The 'Stop recording sooner' label item could become hidden when editing the 'Record video' screen
6.2.19 - 23/04/18 6.2.16,  17, 18 - 20/04/18
  • Added a newer video recording engine
  • Ensure the 'Get Ready' and 'Countdown' event screens are not shown when they are not required
  • Allow screen backgrounds to be altered in Bronze Edition
  • Bug fix: Program could crash when adding new questions in the Event Designer
  • Bug fix: Prevent TrackBar out of range errors
6.2.15 - 25/03/18
  • Added the new event action: Reprint photos. See this article for details
  • Bug fix. The Minimize and Stop actions appear correctly in the Action list
6.2.13 & 14 - 22/03/18
  • Allow application to handle UNC paths to the event file storage folder
  • Prevent application crash when progressing past a screen that contains a required but empty user input text box​
6.2.12 - 09/03/18
  • Bug fix. Prevent app crash when modifying the contents of a label sequence item
6.2.10 & 11- 05/03/18
Added 2 new event actions: These actions can be added to items such as buttons on any event screen
6.2.8 & 9 - 12/02/18
Event Tasks:
  • File lists are now sorted by file creation date
  • Added a 'Remove' button to the Email files section
  • Bug fix: Prevent program crash when trying to view the 'To do emails'
6.2.7 - 10/02/18
  • An event can now be designed to (automatically or optionally) send user's event files (videos,photos,messages) to a defined recipient list without requiring the Email Address screen to be presented to each user.  See this article for details
  • On the first time use, RightBooth will now ask the user to select their preferred application language, either English or Spanish
  • Bug fix: The 'Ask the user' count is now decremented at the point where the user chooses an option on the Event Options screen
  • Bug fix: The initial text input focus is now set correctly on all event screens that contain one or more text boxes
6.2.4 to 6.2.6 - 07/02/18
  • Bug fix: The 'Escape Code'security setting was not working on some systems 
  • Bug fix: A 'ShowDialog' error was happening on some systems when trying to exit the program
6.2.3 - 02/02/18 6.2.2 - 01/02/18
  • All toolboxes in the Screen Editor are now displayed in the same locations they were left in from the previous editing session
  • Bug fix: Prevent blink and fade animations happening to the screen when editing screen animations
  • Bug fix: The Background Angle property is now applied correctly​
6.2.1 - 29/01/18
  • Added new setting 'Photo thumbnails' when copying photos to the cloud storage folder.  This allows JPG thumbnail images of the event photos to be created and saved in your chosen cloud storage folder.  The maximum thumbnail size is 160x120 pixels.
  • Bug fix: The setting 'Use file sharing settings for photos' is now applied correctly
6.2.0 - 27/01/18
  • The new setting: 'Application language' allows the full application interface to be shown in either the English or Spanish languages  
  • The new setting: 'Minimum recording time' allows video recordings to be no less than the specified time period
6.1.47 - 17/01/18
  • RightBooth now supports sending multiple emails simultaneously. This caters for the situation where emailing very large files (> 10Mb) can cause new emails to be sent before previous emails have completed
  • Added the new setting: 'Email timeout'. This defaults to 30 minutes for each email delivery. Previously this was 5 minutes
  • Bug fix:  Each user's name and/or email address is now saved prior to emailing their files, which prevents possible user email data loss
6.1.45 & 46 - 10/01/18
​The following changes have been made to the DSLR camera photo and video capture features:
  • RightBooth now accepts both MP4 and MOV video file formats when recorded by DSLR cameras
  • Improved the reliability of video recording and transfer to PC when using Canon cameras
  • DSLR camera settings are now available for modification within the digiCamControl app:  
    • ISO
    • Shutter speed
    • Aperture
    • White balance
    • Exposure compensation
    • Image format
    • Metering mode
    • Battery status
    • File Transfer option
  • Added a new RightBooth DSLR setting: 'Stop digiCamControl with RightBooth'.  This will close the digicamControl app each time RightBooth is closed
  • Improved the synchronisation between the DSLR camera snapshot sound and the RightBooth camera shapshot sound
  • Improved the DSLR camera response text in DSLR settings
  • Published a 'How to' article explaining DSLR camera set up and usage within RightBooth
  • Bug fix: Stopped each photo being captured twice when using certain DSLR cameras
6.1.43 & 44 - 18/12/17
  • Image and video placeholder files now generated by the app and no longer included in the installer
  • Bug fix: Remove popup message when photos are copied from a DSLR camera
6.1.36 to 6.1.42 - 07/12/17
  • Added the new setting 'Play only' for the Karaoke recording type. With this set, the karaoke event will not record any videos and users simply sing along to their chosen track
  • Added the new setting 'Capture delay' for Photo captures.  This allows a short delay to be added before each photo is taken on the 'Take photo' screen.  This helps to synchronise the photo capture time with the 'Smile' prompt and camera shutter sound
  • Added the option to 'Keep originals' in the DSLR settings
  • Modifications made to the DSLR photo capture timings
  • RightBooth has been rebuilt using the latest Microsoft development tools (v15.5) released Dec 2017
  • Bug fix: Text answers are now saved when the user is given the choice of answering a question with either a video recording or a text message
  • Bug fix: Green screen options now work correctly when the 'Alpha channel' video setting is turned off
  • Bug fix: OK button is now available for adding to screens when the event was previously created in version 5
  • Bug fix: Can now rename screens on the Monitor 3 and 4 screen lists
  • Bug fix: The 'Print B/W' setting is now working correctly in Event Tasks
6.1.35 - 13/11/17
  • Added the new video setting Alpha channel. This can improve the quality of some images when they are overlaid on videos and photos. This setting must be used with caution as it can stop the video feed from appearing onscreen (black square) when the event is running
  • Bug fix: Show a default button image if button images are removed from the computer
6.1.34 - 23/10/17 6.1.33 - 22/10/17 6.1.32 - 11/10/17 6.1.30 & 31 - 02/10/17 6.1.29 - 22/09/17 6.1.28 - 20/09/17
  • Added the option to use a Handbrake Preset configuration in Video Conversion settings for converting files to MP4 format
  • Added the option to use either the Handbrake H.264 or the MPEG-4 video encoder in Video Conversion settings
  • The Video recording tester now converts the test videos to MP4 or MOV if selected in Video Settings
  • The Video recording tester now saves and applies all selected RightBooth video recording settings
6.1.27 - 17/09/17 6.1.26 - 05/09/17
  • When playing the event the mouse cursor now changes to a Hand when hovering over any screen item that has an action
6.1.25 - 28/08/17
  • Add an optional 'screen flash' effect when taking photos
  • Bug fix: Ensure the properties toolbox is updated correctly after changing the screen audio file​
6.1.22 to 24 - 20/08/17
  • Text messages are now saved in both RTF and JPG formats
  • Text messages are now emailed as JPG files to allow any emojis to be included
  • The on-screen keyboard is now reset to the ABC layout each time it is shown on any event screen
  • Emojis are now inserted into text messages with space between them
  • Bug fix: Ensure the event flow works correctly when using Menu events
  • Bug fix: Various changes made to the handling of rich text messages
  • Bug fix: Allow specific emails to be correctly processed when re-sending them from the Tasks panel
  • Bug fix: Ensure user details are reset when the first event is restarted in all event flow conditions
6.1.21 - 16/08/17
  • Bug fix: Screen backgrounds not always being shown correctly after altering the Screen Background property​
6.1.19 & 20 - 10/08/17
  • Allow a 'More button' to page through a Face Props grid that contains more props than grid spaces
  • Ensure screen buttons are redrawn un-highlighted after clicking or touching them
  • Bug fix: Email notification Subject and Body text must now be altered in the Event Instructions panel to ensure the changes are saved
6.1.18 & 18 - 31/07/17
  • Set the keyboard focus to the text box that is nearest to the top of each event screen
  • Add the 'mobile layout' on-screen keyboard option
  • Include emojis on the 'mobile layout' on-screen keyboard
  • Add emoji images to the Media Library
  • Message files now saved in rich text format (RTF)
  • Bug fix: Allow the first screen touch and/or mouse click to reliably stop the video recording on the 'Record video' screen.
  • Bug fix: Prevent crash when trying to preview any user defined print layouts
6.1.16 - 25/07/17
  • Bug fix: Show 'Get ready' and Countdown screens before recording each Video answer
6.1.15 - 22/07/17
  • Bug fix: Ensure the on-screen keyboard works with all screen designs and layouts
6.1.13 & 14 - 21/07/17
  • Add settings to crop DSLR photos
  • Bug fix: Apply the JPEG quality setting to DSLR photos
6.1.12 - 19/07/17
  • Add support for authorised distribution partners
6.1.11 - 17/07/17
  • Add the Polish event language
6.1.10 - 11/07/17
  • Retain the chosen photo filter when adding face props to the current photo
  • The email notification: 'After each user' is now sent after the 'Thank you' screen is shown
  • Bug fix: The Drawing Pad is now cleared for each event user
6.1.8 & 6.1.9 - 10/07/17
  • Add the option to include a Bin icon on the Face Props grid.  This will remove all selected props from the current video or photo
  • Bug fix. Allow face props to be retained when adding them to each recently taken photo
  • Bug fix. Multi-line text entries were showing the first line multiple times
6.1.7 - 07/07/17
  • Add the Italian event language
  • Add the option to email only the photo print layout to users
  • Bug fix: Stop the app crashing when trying to open the Help file
  • Bug fix: Using the Drawing tools to draw on the Photo print layout image was overwriting the most recently captured photo file
6.1.5 & 6.1.6 - 26/06/17
  • Add the Portuguese event language
6.1.4 - 24/06/17
  • Add the Arabic event language
6.1.3 - 22/06/17
  • Add the Dutch event language
6.1.1 & 6.1.2 - 21/06/17
  • Add event language functionality.  Refer to documentation
  • Provide the following event languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and Japanese
  • Turn off the Clip property on all text labels in newly created event files
  • Allow access to the Rightbooth Media Library download page on the RightBooth website. This will be made available if the library download process fails during the Event Wizard
  • Bug fix: The 'F1 Key - Keep action' now added to the key list in User Input settings. This requires the list to be reset using the Reset button
​6.0.43 - 10/06/17
  • Bug fix: Buttons on the Menu event were sometimes showing a grey screen when clicked
6.0.41 & 42 - 08/07/17
  • Bug fix: Stop the Event Wizard incorrectly showing a warning about the chosen webcam
  • Bug fix: Prevent problems on some non-English OS's when trying to use a printer
  • Include an 'Ignore alignments' setting to resolve problems on Surface Pro models when applying video alignments to overlay images
6.0.40 - 26/05/17
  • Add an event screen background cache to improve editing performance and reduce memory requirements
  • Add a Minimise button to the Main, Settings and Event Structure windows
  • Added codebase optimisations
  • App compiled with the latest Microsoft .Net compiler
6.0.38 & 39 - 10/05/17
  • Updated the webcam interface software
6.0.37 - 08/05/17
  • Add the 'Mirror Y' video setting.
This is to cater for situations where certain webcams (typically on Asus laptops) are incorrectly showing an upside down video feed. 
6.0.36 - 06/05/17
  • Provide the option to visit Settings if no microphone is selected when starting an event
  • Prevent the event screens from temporarily freezing when sending commands to the DSLR camera
  • Remove redundant code
6.0.35 - 02/05/17
  • Alter sizes of certain UI elements in the Event Designer to cater for large font mode settings on some PCs
6.0.34 - 25/04/17
  • Remove redundant files from the installer
6.0.33 - 21/04/17
  • Face props now positioned correctly on photos taken with DSLR camera
6.0.31 & 32 - 20/04/17
  • Remove all face props between user sessions
  • Allow the Media Library download process to be cancelled correctly
6.0.30 - 19/04/17
  • Bug fix: Prevent app crash after progressing past the photo filter screen without choosing a filter
6.0.29 - 15/04/17
  • Improvements made to use of face props, including when capturing photos with a DSLR camera
  • Face props now align correctly when photo capture size is different to video recording size
  • Prevent random crash caused by photo filter thumbnail creation
  • Use the MP4 conversion frame rate setting
6.0.28 - 14/04/17
  • Speed improvements made when using photo filters on large photos
  • Improvements made to the file transfer process from DSLR cameras
  • Bug fix: Allow photo print layout to show on the Event Photo options screen in all circumstances
  • Bug fix: Ensure all Screen editor toolboxes are always positioned on-screen
  • Bug fix: The DSLR temporary transfer folder may now be altered in Settings
6.0.27 - 13/04/17
  • Allow the Event Publisher to work for all Gold Edition product codes
6.0.26 - 12/04/17
  • Added the option to include the print layout when emailing event photos to users
  • Prevent Face Props and Button items from being included on the Photo Layout screen
6.0.25 - 11/04/17
  • Include the latest Web Browser item application files
6.0.24 - 07/04/17
  • Introduced the Distribution Edition for authorised partners
6.0.23 - 06/04/17
  • Improvements made to the File Publisher
6.0.22 - 05/04/17
  • Bug fix. Prevent crash when trying to send multiple emails concurrently
6.0.21 - 04/04/17
  • The Help file now opens at the correct sections when called from the Settings window
  • Add a progress message to the Email Files Tasks panel.
6.0.19 & 20 - 03/04/17
  • Bug fix. The Help button now shows in Settings
  • Bug fix. Can now email files after the event
  • Bug fix. Prevent ability to add more than one Face Prop item to any screen
6.0.18 - 01/04/17
  • New product release

​Additional New Features in V6
  • Improved Event Wizard
  • Improved and reorganised Main Window with event preview
  • Improvements made to the user interface
  • Improvements made to the Event Designer layout
  • Web browser item. Can be set to be interactive or passive.  Apply optional restrictions on browsing: whitelist and blacklist
  • Button item for adding screen navigation 
  • Add actions to screens
  • Face detection features
  • Face tracking and image prop overlay features
  • Add/remove image props to the live video feed prior to video recording starting. Props will then track faces during the video recording
  • Add/remove image props to video during a recording.  Props will then track faces during the video recording
  • Add/remove image props to the photos prior to being taken. Props will then appear on photos
  • Add/remove image props to photos after taking. Only works correctly if props have not already been added prior to taking photo
  • DSLR camera support.  Use DSLR to take photos and/or record videos
  • Allow webcam for live view and DSLR for photo capture and/or video recording
  • Use webcam or DSLR for photo capture/video recording
  • Drawing Pad item. Allow user to scribble and draw.  Saved as a PNG file
  • The drawing pad image can be included on the Photo Print Layout design
  • Play videos as greenscreen background replacement
  • Photo filters.  Allow users to choose an image filter to apply to photos
  • More image filters: Red channel, Green channel, Blue channel, Swap RGB 1, Swap RGB 2, Swap RB, Swap BG, Swap RG, Thin edge color, Thick edge color, Soft edge color, Soft edge b/w, Emboss, Oil painting, Cartoon
  • Support for 4 monitors
  • Make the User Details text fields optional
  • Allow video files to be emailed
  • Video overlay alignment option for overlay images
  • Overlay Alignments Settings
  • Event Publisher and Event Viewer
  • Event screen library for saving and re-loading individual event screens and photo print layout designs
  • Photo print copies screen.  Lets users choose how many copies of the photo layout will be printed
  • Batch event emailer.  Email videos and photos to users after the event
  • Photo signing.  Drawing tools can be used to add drawings to the most recent photo on the 'Show Photo' screen
  • Photo print layout signing.  Drawing tools can be used to add drawings to the most recent photo print layout on the 'Photo options' screen
  • Drawing toolbox can now be set to hide various tools, e.g. it can be set to show only the Bin tool (useful when including the photo signing feature)
  • Drawing toolbox can now be designed to start with a specific pre-selected tool, line width and color
  • Can now rename user defined screens. Right click on the name in the screen list to rename it
  • Add random screens that can appear at various places throughout the event flow
  • Add the delimiter line to the screen editor list. Screens above the line are part of the event flow.  Screens below the line will only appear if certain conditions are met, such as randomization or busy periods
  • Added 'Same screen sizes' button to the Formatter panel.  Allows all screens to be resized consistently
  • Add the 'Keyboard' item to the 'Add items' toolbox.  Keyboard can now be added to/removed from any screen
  • Keyboard can be set to be fixed or moveable on each screen
  • Support for showing PDF documents via the Web Browser item
  • Allow the Cancel button to be added to all screens
  • Added an optional 'Next' button to the following screens:  'Get ready', 'Countdown'.  Allows user to add drawing tools, then clicking Next to continue before the screen timeout completes  (Requires starting a new event file)
  • Allow an OK button to be added to all screens
  • Automatically add a 'More button' to allow paging through Grid items that contain more entries than the 'Row x Column' total
  • Additional files included in the Media Library
  • Switched to 32 bit image processing for video overlays. Provides smoother alpha blending
  • Compiled and tested using the latest development software - Visual Studio 2017. Provides further compatibility with Windows 10

Bug fixes found since version 5
  • Allow user defined screens to be correctly inserted into the screen flow after the 'Show video' screen onwards
  • Prevent crash when trying to select an item from the grid
  • Stop memory loss problems when using grids
  • Ensure file details are only written into the UserDetails.txt file on the first attempt for each new video/photo or message
  • Don't write the user details on any file redo
  • Screen formatter now works correctly on Monitor 2 screens

6.0.0 - 6.0.17
  • Beta test versions
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Release notes for version 5

Notes for earlier versions
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