Photo Capture

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Capture Basics

• How Photo Capture Works

  The capture flow is what your guests experience when they step up to the booth. It's designed to be dead simple — tap, smile, done. Here's what happens behind the scenes.Some readers

• Require Tap to Start vs Auto-Start

  Should guests tap the screen to begin, or should the booth start capturing automatically? ALIVE gives you both options.Few readers

• Selecting a Camera & Adjusting Camera Controls

  Your device has cameras and ALIVE lets you choose which one to use — plus fine-tune image quality with manual controls for zoom, exposure, white balance, and more.Few readers

Capture Settings

• Configuring Countdown Timers

  Timing is everything — especially in a photo booth. Too fast and guests look like deer in headlights. Too slow and the line starts to back up. ALIVE lets you dial in the perfect pace.Few readers

• Mirroring / Flipping the Image

  When guests look at themselves on screen, they expect to see a mirror image — raise your right hand, the "you" on screen raises the right hand too. But the actual captured photo might need to be flippFew readers

• Adjusting Aspect Ratio

  The aspect ratio controls the shape of your captured photos. Getting this right ensures your photos look great in your template and print without awkward cropping.Few readers

Advanced & Coming Soon

• Roaming Mode

  Not every event happens inside a booth. With Roaming mode, an attendant can walk around the venue, snap guests on the fly, and still run them through your normal templates, effects, and sharing flow.Few readers

• 360 Capture Mode

  Want to offer something extra? ALIVE's 360 capture mode creates spinning, 360-degree video experiences — the kind that go viral on social media.Few readers

Video & Motion

• Boomerang Mode

  Boomerang mode captures a short video clip and plays it forward and backward in a loop — the kind of fun, shareable content guests love.Few readers

• GIF Creation

  Turn a sequence of photos into an animated GIF — a lightweight, looping image that's easy to share and always fun.Few readers

• Live Photos

  Capture a still photo with a few seconds of motion — giving guests a photo that comes to life when they view it on their device.Few readers

Camera & 360

• DSLR & External Camera Integration

  Want sharper photos with that unmistakable professional look? ALIVE supports connecting external DSLR and mirrorless cameras on both iPad and Windows — giving you full control over image quality straiSome readers