Sparkbooth print prompt screen
Just a small fix for the print prompt dialog which does not print for some printers like the Canon Selphy.
Sparkbooth Photo Booth Software News
Send It Later Uploader Settings
With the new "Send It Later" feature, you can now queue up photos to be uploaded at a later time. This is great if you don't have an internet connection available during your event. Photos and prompted information will be automatically saved. Post-event when you do have access to the internet, you can select an uploader and send all the queued photos. Note: "Send It Later" will work with all the uploaders except for the Guest uploaders.
June 31, 2012. Fix updated to use Adobe AIR 3.1 instead of 2.7.1. AIR 3.1 does not have the video distortion issue, and allows you to select from multiple webcams.
Or upgrade to Sparkbooth 3.5 or later which has controls to adjust the distortion.
With Mac computers, the Adobe AIR 3.2 update changes the proportion of the video for Sparkbooth. For this reason, I do not recommend installing Adobe AIR 3.2. If you have already installed the update and are seeing the changed video proportions, here is what you need to do:
- Close Sparkbooth if it is open
- Uninstall Adobe AIR 3.2. Run the Adobe AIR Uninstall in Applications > Utilities folder.
- Install Adobe AIR 3.1.0 runtime from the Adobe AIR archive page
- After Adobe air 3.1.0 is installed, run Sparkbooth and the video will be fixed.
- Do not update Adobe air to 3.2 when prompted. If you want to disable these prompts, see "Disable automatic updates of the runtime"
I need help testing the "Send It Later" feature in Sparkbooth 3.4. This new feature will allows you to queue up photos, and send them later when you have an internet connection.
April 2, 2012: 3.4.2 Update. Tweak photo info text in Send It Later. Check for internet connection with Send All action in Send It Later.
March 30, 2012: 3.4.1 Update. Fixed a couple issues with "Send It Later". Added option to automatically queue failed uploads to "Send It Later". Added online check at start to warn if an uploader is selected while there is no internet connection.
If you find any issues, please send me a message
Running Sparkbooth on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
If you are running the developer preview of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Loin, you may have problems getting Sparkbooth to run on that operating system. It looks like there is an issue with Adobe AIR and the "Automatic Graphics Switching" feature in Lion. Here is what you need to do:
- Go to System Preferences
- Select Energy Saver
- Disable "Automatic Graphics Switching"
- Install Adobe AIR 3.1 or later from http://get.adobe.com/air
- Install Sparkbooth from download page
- And that is it!
Minor maintenance is now available. Changes include:
- Fixed application updater
- Start button will automatically shrink to fit label within video display
- Offline sign in warning text is now customizable
- Online indicator on About tab
This post has been updated for the release of Windows 8 and Sparkbooth 3.5
Windows 8 is currently due to be released on October 2012. If your computer runs Windows 7, it will be able to run Windows 8 since it looks like Microsoft made some operating system improvements in resource usage. I installed Windows 8 and Sparkbooth on a Dell laptop, so I can confirm Sparkbooth will run on Windows 8. Here is how you install Sparkbooth in Windows 8:
- From the Start screen, select the Desktop
- After the Desktop has launched, press the Internet Explorer icon in the taskbar, and go to downloads
- Click the Download button to get the Sparkbooth installer and run it.
- And that is it! You will see a Sparkbooth icon installed on the Start screen, which you can use to start Sparkbooth.
You will want to make sure there are no other applications running in the background. Press alt+TAB to see what applications are running. Tab through each application, and press alt+F4 to close it. This will prevent other applications from using up CPU and network resources while Sparkbooth is running.
Changes include:
- New photo album feature to allow your guests to view, upload, or print previously taken photos. See demo video below.
- Improved handling of offline messaging
- Fixed license permission issue with Mac Snow Leopard and Lion OS
- Fixed handling of corrupted overlay and/or background image files for photo layouts
- Improved error logging
- Other minor bug fixes
Updated to 3.3.2 on 3/17/2012. Changes include clean up of photo album, improved handling of loading corrupted overlay or background images, and improved error logging. Click download button below to update.
Updated to 3.3.1 on 3/16/2012. Changes include optimized photo album loading, improved offline messaging, fixed license issue for Mac (Snow Leopard and Lion). Click download button below to update.
I need help testing the new photo album feature in Sparkbooth 3.3. This new feature will allow your guests to browse through the previous photos taken, and they can print or send them to their Facebook, Twitter, or email accounts. Here is a quick demo.
Download and Try Out Sparkbooth 3.3 Preview
If you find any issues, please send me a message
Sparkbooth 3.2.4 is now available for download. Changes in this maintenance update include:
- Fix low disk space message
- Fix ability to cancel Guest upload chooser screen by pressing ESC key
- Optimize image file sizes