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# Impression de photos à effet ALIVE

The ALIVE Effect creates both a video and a still photo. When it comes to printing, there are a few things to know about how ALIVE handles the output.

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## What Gets Printed?

Printers can't print videos (yet — give it a few years). When a guest prints an ALIVE session, the **still photo** is what gets printed using your selected template layout.

The animated video is for **digital sharing only** — QR code, SMS, email, and native share.

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## Print Layout for ALIVE

ALIVE has a special print configuration for the ALIVE Effect. The printed output uses the same template as your regular photos, but the photo used is the still capture from the ALIVE session.

[screenshot: ALIVE print output example]

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## Tips for ALIVE Printing

* **Make sure your template looks good with a single photo** — ALIVE sessions typically produce one hero shot, so templates with a single large photo slot work best
* **Preview before the event** — Take a test ALIVE capture and print it to make sure the output looks right
* **Combine with multi-photo templates** — If your template has multiple slots, the regular photos fill the slots and the ALIVE video is available as a separate digital-only output

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## The Best of Both Worlds

With ALIVE, guests get:

* A **physical print** to take home from the event
* A **digital animated video** to share on social media

That combo is powerful. The print lives on someone's fridge. The video lives on their Instagram story. You win either way.

| If printing is your priority and you don't need the video, you can skip the ALIVE Effect entirely and stick with standard photo capture. But honestly — why would you?