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# Configuring AI Effect Behavior

These settings control how AI effects work for your guests — how many photos get transformed, whether effects apply automatically, and how many tries guests get.

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## Max AI Photos per Session

When a guest takes multiple photos, this setting determines how many of them get the AI treatment.

* **Default:** 1
* **What it means:** Only the first photo gets the AI effect. The rest stay as originals.

### How to Configure

1. Go to **Settings** → **AI**
2. Find **Max AI Photos**
3. Adjust the value (1–3)
4. Save

### How It Works

Say a guest takes 4 photos with the Anime effect selected:

* **Max AI Photos = 1** → Photo 1 becomes Anime, Photos 2–4 stay original
* **Max AI Photos = 2** → Photos 1–2 become Anime, Photos 3–4 stay original
* **Max AI Photos = 4** → All 4 photos become Anime

### Why Limit This?

* **Cost savings** — Each photo processed costs credits. Processing 1 vs 4 is a 4x cost difference
* **Speed** — Fewer photos = faster results
* **Artistic choice** — A mix of AI-styled and original photos can look great in a template

| 1 photo is usually enough. It creates a nice contrast in multi-photo templates: one stylized hero shot + natural photos.

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## Auto-Apply AI Effect

Controls whether the AI effect applies automatically on the share screen or waits for the guest to press a button.

### Auto-Apply ON (Automatic)

After the photo is taken, the AI effect applies **immediately** — no extra tap. The guest sees the transformed result appear automatically.

### Auto-Apply OFF (Manual)

The guest sees their original photo first and must **press a button** to generate the AI effect. This gives them a moment to review before using credits.

* **Default:** Off (manual mode)

### How to Configure

1. Go to **Settings** → **AI**
2. Find **Auto Apply AI**
3. Toggle it on or off

### Which Should You Choose?

| Scenario | Recommended |
| --- | --- |
| Unattended booth, single effect | Auto-apply ON |
| High-volume event, fast turnover | Auto-apply ON |
| Multiple effects, guest choice matters | Auto-apply OFF |
| Cost-conscious, want to avoid wasted credits | Auto-apply OFF |
| Guests may want to retake photos | Auto-apply OFF |

| Auto-apply ON is perfect for hands-off setups. Auto-apply OFF is better when you want to save credits or give guests more control.

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## Max AI Tries per Session

||| **Coming Soon** — This feature is not yet available. Currently, each guest gets **1 AI effect application per session** (fixed).

Once this launches, you'll be able to set a custom limit per event:

* **1 try** — Guests pick one effect and move on (fastest flow)
* **3–5 tries** — Guests can experiment with a few options
* **Unlimited** — Let guests try every effect (best for smaller events)

### Why Limit Tries?

* **Cost control** — Every application uses credits
* **Faster guest flow** — Fewer tries = faster decisions
* **Line management** — At busy events, you don't want one guest spending 5 minutes trying everything

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## Tips

* **Budget accordingly** — If you set Max AI Photos to 4 and your template has 4 slots, credit costs per session quadruple
* **Match your template** — If your template has one large featured photo slot, that's the one that gets the effect
* **Test both auto-apply modes** — Try each at an event and see which your guests prefer
* **Brief your attendant** — If running manual mode, have your operator encourage guests to tap the generate button

| These settings work together. Think of it as: how many photos get the effect (Max Photos), whether it happens automatically (Auto-Apply), and how many times a guest can try (Max Tries — coming soon).