Projects
Projects define the experience that runs on the photobooth app: flow, filters, frames, payment, and branding. You manage them from Dashboard → Projects (list and detail/editor view).
What a Project Controls
- Flow — Welcome → (optional Checkout/Payment before or after Filter/Frame) → Filter → Frame → Capture → Retake → Select → (optional Edit) → Result. Checkout always before Payment; Result always last.
- Navigation options — Start with Payment moves Checkout and Payment before Filter and Frame. Apply filter after capture moves Filter (and Frame) to after Capture. Configure under Dashboard → Projects → [project] → Navigation.
- Filter and frame assignment — Assign which filters and frames are available. Configure checkout/payment and step-specific options in the project settings.
- Welcome and result UI — Project-level content (text, branding) for welcome and result pages.
- Capture mode — Picks the capture style at the heart of the session: Classic, Frame, or Self-photo. See below.
Capture Modes
Every project picks one of three capture modes. The mode determines what gets captured, how, and what the customer takes home.
Classic vs Frame vs Self-photo
| Classic Mode | Frame Mode | Self-photo Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Output | Multiple still photos | Single composition matching the frame | Video clip (with optional audio) |
| Capture style | Fixed-count countdown shoots (default 6) | Frame chosen first; captures auto-fitted to aperture slots | Continuous video recording, configurable duration (default 600s) |
| Frame handling | Optional — frame applied after capture | Required — frame defines the shot count and layout | Not applicable — output is a video |
| Best for | Classic photobooth strips, free composition, retake-friendly flow | Themed events, branded layouts, newspaper covers | Boomerang / GIF-style outputs, video guestbooks |
| Paper | 4R, strip, 2R | Whatever the frame specifies (4R, A4, A3...) | None — digital delivery only |
Classic Mode
A familiar photobooth flow: a fixed sequence of still photos with countdowns, optionally enhanced with a filter and frame applied after capture. Customers pose, the booth shoots, then the result composes the photos onto your chosen frame. Configurable: shot count, countdown timing, retake behavior, and whether the filter applies live or post-capture.
Frame Mode
The frame leads. Customers pick a frame first, then the booth guides them through one shot per aperture slot — so a four-aperture frame triggers four captures, auto-cropped to fit. Best when the layout is the product (themed events, sponsored frames, newspaper-style covers, dual-angle compositions with two cameras).
Self-photo Mode
Captures a video clip instead of stills, with optional audio. Useful for video guestbooks, boomerang-style outputs, or events where motion matters more than print. Output is digital — Self-photo doesn't print, but the Cloud Gallery delivers it via QR or link.
Create and Edit a Project
- Go to Dashboard → Projects.
- Create a new project or open an existing one.
- Configure name, flow (welcome, checkout, payment, filter, frame, capture, select, result), and any default project for auto-start.
- Save and publish so the photobooth app can load the project.
Activate a Project on the Booth
- Set one project as active (or default for auto-start) so the app on each device loads it. Changes sync to devices when they have internet; the app uses the active project for new sessions.
Best Practices for Multiple Branches/Devices
- Use one active project per booth (or per location) if you need different branding or flow.
- After changing the active project, allow the app to sync; new sessions will use the new project.
- For session credits and subscription, see Account & Subscription.
Troubleshooting
- App does not show the project: check network sync and that the device is signed in with access to that project. See Network Issues.
- Session credits: ensure the project has sufficient credits or subscription.
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