SparkBooth Changelog

What's new in SparkBooth 6.1.88

Sep 27, 2022
  • Enable Windows Viewer printing for Windows 10 or later (may require running outside of Program Files folder)

New in SparkBooth 6.1.87 (Sep 27, 2022)

  • Fix start session issue

New in SparkBooth 6.1.85 (Oct 31, 2021)

  • Fix display of EULA and privacy policy

New in SparkBooth 6.1.84 (Oct 31, 2021)

  • Fix cover screen looping video playback

New in SparkBooth 6.1.83 (Jul 11, 2021)

  • Improve performance

New in SparkBooth 6.1.82 (Jul 7, 2021)

  • Initialize hot corner when camera is not connected

New in SparkBooth 6.1.81 (May 14, 2021)

  • Update translations
  • Display static message if animated text is disabled

New in SparkBooth 6.1.80 (May 7, 2021)

  • Fix reprint issue

New in SparkBooth 6.1.79 (Jan 25, 2021)

  • Update minimum size warning
  • Limit camera firmware warning [DSLR]

New in SparkBooth 6.1.78 (Jan 18, 2021)

  • Fix Twilio offline handling

New in SparkBooth 6.1.76 (Jan 18, 2021)

  • Update camera settings dialog

New in SparkBooth 6.1.75 (Dec 29, 2020)

  • Windows Viewer print engine is not available on Windows 10
  • Update layout render and folder monitor workers

New in SparkBooth 6.1.74 (Dec 23, 2020)

  • Fix send to guest about screen status

New in SparkBooth 6.1.73 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • Update Facebook service version

New in SparkBooth 6.1.71 (Dec 7, 2020)

  • Add flat style for on-screen keyboard
  • Updates to About status

New in SparkBooth 6.1.69 (Dec 2, 2020)

  • Add select all photo sizes settings
  • Fix keyboard shortcuts for selection screens
  • Restrict characters for telephone input field

New in SparkBooth 6.1.67 (Nov 25, 2020)

  • Add date text tokens for photo layout text
  • Skip over bad line formats for send photo later import

New in SparkBooth 6.1.65 (Nov 12, 2020)

  • Fix retake last photo
  • Fix for live view start issues [DSLR]
  • Do not restart live view after last photo [DSLR]

New in SparkBooth 6.1.63 (Sep 11, 2020)

  • Fix Facebook page timeline album uploading

New in SparkBooth 6.1.62 (Sep 8, 2020)

  • Update Facebook uploader for latest service version
  • Add export setting for stickers
  • Fix importing of image favorite and hidden settings
  • Fix image set export default filename

New in SparkBooth 6.1.61 (Aug 21, 2020)

  • Update translations

New in SparkBooth 6.1.60 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fix photo size select drop down list

New in SparkBooth 6.1.59 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fix camera display message over settings dialog

New in SparkBooth 6.1.58 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fix drawing screen timeout issue
  • Fix display of classic button with blank label text

New in SparkBooth 6.1.56 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fix drawing screen non-draggable stickers

New in SparkBooth 6.1.55 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fix layout editor property dialog constraints
  • Fix issue where photo proportion may change

New in SparkBooth 6.1.54 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fix blank failure url gateway screen issue
  • Fix gateway display for disabled start screens

New in SparkBooth 6.1.53 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Updated embedded web browser used to a modern version. Sparkbooth is no longer dependent on the version of Internet Explorer installed. Several services like SmugMug, Flickr, and Tumblr, no longer support Internet Explorer, so this fixes sign in for these services.
  • Updated for MacOS 10.15 Catalina. Previous versions of Sparkbooth will not run on MacOS 10.15 or later.
  • Improved webcam quality on MacOS.
  • Guests can select photo layouts of different photo size. For example, on the selection screen - guests can select either a portrait or square photo layout.
  • Added Telnyx and Vonage (formerly Nexmo) texting services to send photos to your guest's mobile devices.
  • Improved sticker drag, scale and rotate controls for the drawing screen
  • For Sparkbooth DSLR Canon, added support for new camera models including EOS RP, EOS Kiss X10 / EOS Rebel SL3 / EOS 250D / EOS 200D II, PowerShot G7X Mark III / PowerShot G5X Mark II, EOS M6 Mark II / EOS 90D, EOS M200.

New in SparkBooth 6.0.156 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Fix photo size select drop down list

New in SparkBooth 6.0.155 (Jul 10, 2020)

  • Fix layout editor property dialog constraints
  • Fix issue where photo proportion may change

New in SparkBooth 6.0.154 (Jun 17, 2020)

  • Fix blank failure url gateway screen issue
  • Fix gateway display for disabled start screens

New in SparkBooth 6.0.153 (Jun 10, 2020)

  • Fix blank failure url gateway screen issue
  • Fix gateway display for disabled start screens

New in SparkBooth 6.0.151 (Mar 30, 2020)

  • Fix false warning for DSLR license

New in SparkBooth 6.0.150 (Mar 27, 2020)

  • Remove slower non-legacy GIF encoder
  • Fix screen overlay, background, video random selection
  • Update licensing component

New in SparkBooth 6.0.149 (Mar 3, 2020)

  • Longer email provider list
  • Fix UI resizing when changing themes
  • Fix importing of telephone numbers into Send Photo Later queue
  • Hide lock mode message in empty photo kiosk

New in SparkBooth 6.0.147 (Dec 19, 2019)

  • Separate gateway screen setting for session and photo album
  • Fix initial tool selection for drawing screen
  • Fix importing of non-supported photo size layouts
  • Counters import will skip if type, action, name, and target are the same as existing
  • By default counters will not be exported

New in SparkBooth 6.0.146 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Fix photo kiosk page up and down shortcut

New in SparkBooth 6.0.145 (Nov 28, 2019)

  • Fix for slow photo layout rendering

New in SparkBooth 6.0.144 (Nov 26, 2019)

  • Disclosure, get ready, and drawing screens log to status file
  • Add controls position to photo kiosk settings
  • Update Twilio invalid login credentials error message

New in SparkBooth 6.0.143 (Nov 20, 2019)

  • Add Send to Account Facebook notification

New in SparkBooth 6.0.142 (Nov 12, 2019)

  • Add missing message font settings to Photo Kiosk mode

New in SparkBooth 6.0.141 (Nov 5, 2019)

  • Increase background transparency of modal dialogs
  • Fix SmugMug and Facebook callback urls
  • Disable toggle selection of starting screens

New in SparkBooth 6.0.140 (Oct 23, 2019)

  • Use external browser to sign into Send to Account Facebook uploaders
  • Remove unused Facebook permission
  • Improve error handling of settings import
  • Add font and animated text settings to kiosk mode
  • Remove Custom Facebook App which is no longer supported

New in SparkBooth 6.0.136 (Oct 15, 2019)

  • Update translations
  • Fix animated text issue with space-only messages
  • Export includes video sets when movie files are enabled
  • Remove unused Facebook permissions
  • Add photo layout reset to startup reset

New in SparkBooth 6.0.134 (Oct 4, 2019)

  • Fix button rendering for None theme

New in SparkBooth 6.0.133 (Sep 25, 2019)

  • Update back icon for album screens and select icon for Send Photo Later queue

New in SparkBooth 6.0.132 (Sep 17, 2019)

  • Fix for blank text labels for start screen buttons

New in SparkBooth 6.0.131 (Sep 12, 2019)

  • Google services authorization always use external browser
  • Change success url for Flickr, SmugMug, and Tumblr

New in SparkBooth 6.0.130 (Sep 4, 2019)

  • Update Facebook success login url
  • Update mobile sending error messaging

New in SparkBooth 6.0.129 (Aug 28, 2019)

  • Update Facebook service version
  • Mailchimp authentication can use external browser
  • Clear session data after Send Photo Later queue upload

New in SparkBooth 6.0.128 (Aug 28, 2019)

  • Show current unfavorited selected on selection screens

New in SparkBooth 6.0.127 (Aug 20, 2019)

  • Display save errors as notifications

New in SparkBooth 6.0.126 (Aug 8, 2019)

  • Change Dropbox login to use external browser
  • Do not render drawing area for layout preview
  • Selection screens should show already selected items first

New in SparkBooth 6.0.125 (Jul 30, 2019)

  • Fix Facebook Post Share uploader
  • Display Facebook access expire date

New in SparkBooth 6.0.124 (Jul 22, 2019)

  • Extend Facebook login duration

New in SparkBooth 6.0.123 (Jul 18, 2019)

  • Fix screen overlay issue on retake
  • Speed up animated text countdown
  • Include photo url in upload log

New in SparkBooth 6.0.122 (Jul 14, 2019)

  • Trim portrait, no rotation correctly for webcam
  • Update legacy GIF encoder

New in SparkBooth 6.0.121 (Jul 11, 2019)

  • Update legacy GIF encoder

New in SparkBooth 6.0.120 (Jun 26, 2019)

  • Fix Facebook login for mobile and hotspot domains

New in SparkBooth 6.0.119 (Jun 21, 2019)

  • Fix layout editor text color picker

New in SparkBooth 6.0.117 (May 30, 2019)

  • Fix mirror booth mode for non-English language

New in SparkBooth 6.0.112 (May 24, 2019)

  • Fix login verification for some uploaders

New in SparkBooth 6.0.111 (May 23, 2019)

  • Fix Facebook login and update service version

New in SparkBooth 6.0.100 (Apr 24, 2019)

  • Option to disable telephone mask
  • Fix SmugMug uploading
  • Other minor updates

New in SparkBooth 6.0.98 (Mar 27, 2019)

  • Keep layout editor overlay image layer on top
  • Update QWERTY email keyboard
  • Fix Disclosure screen file selection
  • Update translations
  • Remove notifiers from Send Photo Later uploads

New in SparkBooth 6.0.97 (Mar 25, 2019)

  • Add selection check mark to start screens
  • Add Use EU setting to MailGun notifier
  • Fix photo layout change button
  • Warning for Logitech Capture software

New in SparkBooth 6.0.94 (Mar 12, 2019)

  • Fix custom filename hour placeholder
  • Add support for EOS 5DS, 5DS R, 7D Mark II, 80D, Kiss M / EOS M50, EOS R, 1D C, 1D Mark III, 1D Mark IV, 1D X, 1D X Mark II, 1Ds Mark III, PowerShot SX70 HS [Canon DSLR]

New in SparkBooth 6.0.92 (Feb 25, 2019)

  • Update for new Facebook login

New in SparkBooth 6.0.90 (Feb 12, 2019)

  • Add support for Nikon D850, D5600, D7500, z6, z7 [DSLR Nikon]
  • Fix month and minute tokens for custom file name
  • Optimize album screen memory usage

New in SparkBooth 6.0.87 (Feb 12, 2019)

  • Fix listing Facebook pages
  • Add setting to disable guest upload prompt for 1 uploader
  • Fix Get Ready screen live view display

New in SparkBooth 6.0.84 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • Fix for Gateway screen settings screen

New in SparkBooth 6.0.82 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • UI layout tweaks for long translations

New in SparkBooth 6.0.81 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • Configurable touch and hold corners
  • Update translations
  • Ready screen minimum time is 3 seconds or 0 to disable count

New in SparkBooth 6.0.79 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • Fix overlay selection screen title text

New in SparkBooth 6.0.78 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • Update to new Twitter service
  • Removed MobypictureTwitter, TwitPic, TwitrPix, and YFrog uploaders
  • Fix some keyboard shortcuts for cover screen

New in SparkBooth 6.0.76 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • Add url match types and buying parameter to gateway screen
  • Fix webcam initialization for DSLR

New in SparkBooth 6.0.74 (Nov 2, 2018)

  • Fix background generators

New in SparkBooth 6.0.73 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • Always pre-render layouts
  • Output gateway and upload prompt screen to status file
  • Add setting to change print prompt submit key to F13
  • Fix layout rendering timeout handling

New in SparkBooth 6.0.72 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • Fix custom color selection for drawing region

New in SparkBooth 6.0.71 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • Add gateway payment screen option for photo kiosk
  • Add start times control for video countdown settings
  • Fix default prints for photo kiosk
  • Improve caching for portrait and banner images

New in SparkBooth 6.0.69 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • Fixes and improvements to get ready screen

New in SparkBooth 6.0.68 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • Fix start session when locked
  • Change touch lock color to grey
  • Show more items in Premium settings list
  • Show other live view camera settings for Mirror Booth

New in SparkBooth 6.0.67 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • Add support for Canon T7, T100
  • Fix applying font changes from Messages settings
  • Add no countdown sound option
  • Other minor fixes

New in SparkBooth 6.0.66 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • New modern flat button styles
  • New mirror booth mode. Customize with your own videos.
  • Drawing screen to allow guests to sign or draw on their photos. Can be used for photo booth or mirror booth mode.
  • New stickers to allow guests to apply sticker images. Customize with your own images.
  • New video countdowns. Additional video countdowns.
  • New gateway screen that can be used take payments or display survey before starting photo booth
  • New disclosure screen to display html or image files for privacy policies or other disclosures
  • Configure buttons to be display at top or bottom of screen
  • Display multiple screen overlays and green screens on selection screen
  • Use new Facebook service for uploading photos to business pages
  • Add additional prints to guests selected print copies from print prompt screen. Useful for ensuring you have a print for a photo book in addition to prints for guests.
  • New photo layout background generators
  • New media library for images in photo layout editor
  • New Gmail emailer
  • New Dropbox uploader
  • New Buffer.com uploader
  • New Google Photo uploader
  • New Google Drive uploader
  • Add EU server option for MailGun emailer
  • Improved Nikon component
  • New notifiers to send emails or texts when counters search configured limits
  • Add COUNTDOWN and TRIGGER to status file output when countdown or photo trigger is displayed
  • Export individual screen overlays, green screen backgrounds, and countdowns

New in SparkBooth 5.0.160 (Sep 13, 2018)

  • Fix SmugMug loging
  • Smaller install

New in SparkBooth 5.0.159 (Jul 24, 2018)

  • Support Facebook v3.0 custom app.

New in SparkBooth 5.0.158 (Jul 22, 2018)

  • Fix listing of Facebook pages

New in SparkBooth 5.0.157 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Smaller installer
  • Allow Facebook 2-factor login

New in SparkBooth 5.0.155 (Jun 13, 2018)

  • Update GIF encoding
  • Fix updating start button text
  • Fix photo kiosk prompts showing email and telephone twice
  • Fix cached Twitter name from previous session

New in SparkBooth 5.0.152 (May 27, 2018)

  • Fix updating start button text.

New in SparkBooth 5.0.151 (May 24, 2018)

  • Optimize camera initialization.

New in SparkBooth 5.0.150 (May 16, 2018)

  • Optimize DSLR live view start up
  • Fix resetting of photo effects
  • Fix GIF encoding issues
  • Fix null cover screen settings
  • Add request support link in About screen

New in SparkBooth 5.0.146 (Apr 18, 2018)

  • Add Sparkpost EU
  • Rename Picasa to Google Photos and enable albums
  • Start screen dialog should always be on top of the prompt message
  • Make layout editor background lighter for better contrast
  • Cloning layouts makes copies of images
  • Fix deleting of images when referenced by multiple layouts

New in SparkBooth 6.0.28 Beta (Apr 15, 2018)

  • Mirror booth mode. Tutorial
  • Add your own video clips for mirror booth. Tutorial
  • Allow guests to draw or sign on top of layouts
  • Allow guests to apply image stickers on top of layouts
  • New video countdowns
  • New settings user interface
  • Layout editor includes image library with frames and images to customize layouts
  • Layout background generators to create your own gradient, strips, tiled, images, or other background effects
  • Add dynamic dates to custom filenames

New in SparkBooth 5.0.143 (Mar 22, 2018)

  • Add start session key-press setting

New in SparkBooth 5.0.141 (Mar 22, 2018)

  • Update Facebook service version
  • Adjust settings layout for long text labels

New in SparkBooth 5.0.140 (Mar 22, 2018)

  • Add START event to status file and allow status to be shown in window title bar
  • Show all MailChimp lists sorted by name
  • Fix save settings for photo kiosk mode

New in SparkBooth 5.0.138 (Feb 6, 2018)

  • Enable Facebook 2-factor login
  • Fix Facebook logout

New in SparkBooth 5.0.137 (Jan 26, 2018)

  • Fix cycling of photo effect selection.

New in SparkBooth 5.0.135 (Jan 26, 2018)

  • Fix layout filename text rendering.

New in SparkBooth 5.0.134 (Jan 17, 2018)

  • Improved Canon component
  • Prevent Canon camera from timing out
  • Add cancel session shortcut action
  • Fix retake photo shortcut action
  • Send photo later queue imports photos from same folder as import file
  • Fix preview duration 'None' slider label
  • Update some missing translations

New in SparkBooth 5.0.133 (Jan 5, 2018)

  • Album screen close button should be disabled after selecting a photo

New in SparkBooth 5.0.132 (Jan 5, 2018)

  • Fix photo size setting for portrait photos
  • Revert max photo size setting

New in SparkBooth 5.0.131 (Jan 5, 2018)

  • Fix handling of bad Facebook authorization token.

New in SparkBooth 5.0.130 (Nov 22, 2017)

  • Fix saving of new layout items in editor after changing item settings

New in SparkBooth 5.0.126 (Oct 28, 2017)

  • Fix for json import
  • Fix for importing photo layout with same name as existing

New in SparkBooth 5.0.125 (Oct 21, 2017)

  • Remove dash separators for default filename
  • Consistent single and camera filenames
  • Rename retaken photo filename
  • Fix brighten live view when 'using external flash' setting disabled

New in SparkBooth 5.0.122 (Sep 26, 2017)

  • Fix ordering of photos for layout export
  • Allow brighten live view if use external flash settings is disabled [Canon]
  • Fix reading on modes for new Canon cameas [Canon]

New in SparkBooth 5.0.121 (Sep 14, 2017)

  • Add support for Canon T7i, 77D, 6D Mark II, SL2 [Canon DSLR]
  • Fix photo kiosk handling of split and duplicate layouts
  • Fix print counter for guest copy selection
  • Fix Pinterest posting
  • New photo layout JSON export format
  • Update Facebook service version
  • Fix display of split photo layout for guest selection

New in SparkBooth 5.0.117 (Sep 4, 2017)

  • Fix display split layouts in layout selection screen
  • Fix layout editor print preview for display split and duplicate print layouts

New in SparkBooth 5.0.116 (Aug 9, 2017)

  • Fix settings export for bad images

New in SparkBooth 5.0.115 (Aug 8, 2017)

  • Get all SmugMug albums
  • Add refresh and sort albums for Evernote, Facebook Post Share, Flickr, Imgur, ShootProof, SmugMug and Zenfolio settings
  • Fix Evernote login
  • Fix ShootProof event selection

New in SparkBooth 5.0.112 (Jul 14, 2017)

  • Resized uploaded images should save with jpg extension
  • Send to Guest upload status should use selected uploader rather than 'Your Service'
  • Fix skipping GIF generation if print is cancelled from prompt screen
  • Fade out overlapping animated text prompts
  • Only upload errors are displayed as notifications

New in SparkBooth 5.0.110 (Jul 11, 2017)

  • Add Spanish, German, French, or Brazilian Portuguese language support
  • DSLR supports Nikon cameras
  • Portrait mode for tall/vertical screens including camera rotation
  • Animationed text prompts
  • Animated text countdown
  • Photo trigger with no countdown option
  • Retake photos in session
  • Add bevel, glow, drop shadow effects to photo layout editor
  • Add layout editor view zooming
  • Settable photo layout background color
  • Photo layout pre-rendering to speed up layout generation
  • Display duplicate layout as single strip
  • Print layout as doubled strip
  • Allow upside down configuration of camera
  • Setting for camera flash color and transparency
  • Custom countdown audio so you can add voice clips for 1, 2, 3…
  • Custom countdown images so you can use your own images
  • Use screensaver instead of cover screen
  • Video and animated text screensaver and cover screens
  • Post animated GIFs to Facebook
  • Use animated GIFs for screen overlays or green screen backgrounds
  • Add rewind / boomerang gif animation option
  • Add subfolder options for saving singles, originals, and GIFs
  • Add create subfolder options for startup only or hours after midnight
  • Add popup animation to selected layout on selection screen
  • Add option to show multiple layouts on selection screen
  • Add ‘None’ theme for no background or frames around video and thumbnail previews

New in SparkBooth 5.0.110 Beta (Jul 8, 2017)

  • Fix animated text display for some messages
  • Move gif generation after printing
  • Fix SmugMug uploads

New in SparkBooth 5.0.108 Beta (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Add layout checker to remove bad images
  • UI tweaks

New in SparkBooth 5.0.106 Beta (Jun 20, 2017)

  • Update Canon component in main DSLR version. B version no longer needed [DSLR Canon]
  • Add bevel, outline, drop shadow effects to photo layout editor
  • Add layout editor view zooming
  • Add photo layout pre-rendering to speed up layout generation
  • Update STMP emailer to ignore certificate warnings

New in SparkBooth 4.3.92 (May 19, 2017)

  • Fix STMP emailing to ignore certificate warnings
  • Fix crashes when adding images to green screen background sets

New in SparkBooth 4.3.91 (May 2, 2017)

  • Fix request support for photo kiosk
  • Fix erroneous Mailchimp check in photo kiosk
  • Other minor fixes

New in SparkBooth 5.0.96 Beta (Apr 28, 2017)

  • Allow upside down configuration of camera
  • Setting for camera flash color and transparency
  • ESC press exits photo kiosk screens
  • Fix request support for photo kiosk
  • Fix erroneous Mailchimp check in photo kiosk
  • Other minor fixes

New in SparkBooth 5.0.94 Beta (Apr 25, 2017)

  • Update Canon component to improve performance and fix take photo delay [Canon b]
  • Email and mobile senders will prompt for information if uninitialized and save into queue
  • Uploaders will be reinitialized when internet status changes
  • Corrections for German translations

New in SparkBooth 4.3.90 (Apr 25, 2017)

  • Update Canon component to improve performance and fix take photo delay [Canon b]
  • Fix in-application reset settings

New in SparkBooth 4.3.89 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Add in-application reset settings

New in SparkBooth 5.0.93 Beta (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Photo effect selection screen disables selection buttons for less than 2 selectable effects
  • Add in-application settings reset

New in SparkBooth 4.3.88 (Apr 12, 2017)

  • Fix camera select dialog
  • Fix closing application when camera uninitialized
  • Fix full-screen exiting in lock mode

New in SparkBooth 5.0.92 Beta (Apr 12, 2017)

  • Enter key press on prompt screens will submit
  • Fix camera select dialog
  • Fix closing application when camera uninitialized
  • Fix fullscreen exiting in lock mode

New in SparkBooth 5.0.90 Beta (Apr 12, 2017)

  • Add subfolder options for saving singles, originals, and GIFs
  • Add create subfolder options for startup only or hours after midnight
  • Fix freezing when switching themes

New in SparkBooth 4.3.85 (Apr 8, 2017)

  • Fix freezing when changing themes
  • Canceled uploads should not be queued
  • Print prompt screen remaining time label should only be 1 line

New in SparkBooth 5.0.89 Beta (Apr 5, 2017)

  • Add rewind / boomerang gif animation option
  • Add animated text prompt color setting
  • Add popup animation to selected layout on selection screen
  • Timed out uploads should be queued in send photo later

New in SparkBooth 5.0.88 Beta (Mar 29, 2017)

  • Add option to show more than one layout on selection screen
  • Fixes to separate prompts from guest emailing and mobile texting

New in SparkBooth 5.0.86 Beta (Mar 28, 2017)

  • Add button option for photo trigger and photo retake
  • Removed screen click for photo trigger (use button option instead)
  • Separate email prompt from guest emailing screen
  • Update Portuguese translations
  • Canceled or timeout uploads are no longer queued

New in SparkBooth 5.0.84 Beta (Mar 18, 2017)

  • Update German, French and Spanish translations
  • Add 'None' theme
  • Opening links with web browser, exits full-screen
  • Fix live view error message [DSLR]

New in SparkBooth 4.3.84 (Mar 18, 2017)

  • Opening links with web browser, exits fullscreen
  • Fix live view error message
  • Fix default theme selection

New in SparkBooth 4.3.83 (Mar 18, 2017)

  • Canon component reverted to older version from 4.2 [Windows DSLR]. If you need support for EOS Rebel T6, EOS 1300D, EOS Kiss X80, EOS-1D X Mark II, or EOS 80D, download DSLR.b
  • Add ability to restart camera on lock up [Windows DSLR.b]
  • Fix camera firmware update message

New in SparkBooth 5.0.83 Beta (Mar 15, 2017)

  • Canon component reverted to older version from 4.2. [Windows DSLR Canon] If you need support for EOS Rebel T6, EOS 1300D, EOS Kiss X80, EOS-1D X Mark II, or EOS 80D, download Canon DSLR.b
  • Add ability to restart camera on lock up [Windows DSLR Canon.b]

New in SparkBooth 5.0.82 Beta (Mar 15, 2017)

  • Rename Sparkbooth DSLR Canon and Nikon, so they install in separate folders and fix shortcut installer error .

New in SparkBooth 4.3.79 (Mar 14, 2017)

  • Fix Send To Guest status on About screen.

New in SparkBooth 5.0.81 Beta (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Fix keyboard issue with retake photo enabled
  • Update VIvial Connect setting text for non-English languages

New in SparkBooth 5.0.80 Beta (Mar 9, 2017)

  • Add Vivial Connect as mobile sending option

New in SparkBooth 5.0.79 Beta (Mar 9, 2017)

  • Fix hiding of trigger photo display text
  • Fix Send To Guest status on About screen

New in SparkBooth 5.0.78 Beta (Mar 7, 2017)

  • Display text prompts with animation
  • Change trigger photo text and display as notification or prompt
  • Update Facebook photo urls
  • Fix display of OK button for Facebook like dialog
  • Fix delay is loading status display when importing settings
  • Fix centering of 'Developing Photos' message
  • Fix scale width control for Mac webcam
  • Other minor optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.3.78 (Mar 7, 2017)

  • Add firmware version checker
  • Update error logging
  • Update Facebook photo URLs
  • Fix display of OK button for Facebook like dialog
  • Fix delay is loading status display when importing settings
  • Fix centering of 'Developing Photos' message
  • Other minor optimizations

New in SparkBooth 5.0.76 Beta (Mar 2, 2017)

  • Enable click or touch photo trigger for no countdown setting
  • Fix animated text screen saver and cover
  • Add Canon firmware version checker [Canon DSLR]

New in SparkBooth 5.0.75 Beta (Feb 26, 2017)

  • Fix split prints only printing 1 copy
  • Optimization to message prompts

New in SparkBooth 5.0.74 Beta (Feb 24, 2017)

  • Fix adding image to green screen set

New in SparkBooth 5.0.72 Beta (Feb 23, 2017)

  • Add setting to display photo progress bar [DSLR]
  • Add settable photo layout background color
  • Add before photo messages
  • Optimizations for on-screen message display
  • Fix error when dragging file with no extension into photo layout settings
  • Fix layout editor undo
  • Minor UI fixes and tweaks

New in SparkBooth 5.0.70 Beta (Feb 15, 2017)

  • Change language to Spanish, German, French, or Brazilian Portuguese
  • DSLR supports Nikon cameras
  • Take photos by trigger without countdown
  • Retake photos in session
  • Animated text countdown
  • Custom countdown audio so you can add voice clips for 1, 2, 3...
  • Custom countdown images so you can use your own images
  • Portrait mode for tall screens including camera rotation
  • Display layout as split strip
  • Print layout as doubled strip
  • Use screensaver instead of cover screen
  • Video and animated text screensaver and cover screens
  • Post animated GIFs to Facebook using new "Facebook Post Share" uploader to posted GIF on photo sharing services and then share photo on Facebook
  • Use animated GIFs for screen overlays or green screen backgrounds

New in SparkBooth 4.3.68 (Feb 14, 2017)

  • Clear up image loading memory sooner
  • Fix photo layout settings keyboard handling

New in SparkBooth 4.3.67 (Feb 6, 2017)

  • Fix Twitter @reply uploader.

New in SparkBooth 4.3.63 (Jan 30, 2017)

  • Fix screen overlay mirroring
  • Fix photo layout settings keyboard handling
  • Fix camera sound effect for webcam photos [DSLR]
  • Fix webcam photos warning to show once [DSLR]

New in SparkBooth 4.3.61 (Jan 25, 2017)

  • Sparkbooth DSLR now supports Canon T6 / 1300D
  • Faster and improved settings import and export. Including smaller file size, less memory usage, and fix for encoding large and corrupt images.
  • Add limited GIF uploading
  • Display GIF animations in previews and prompts
  • Disable printing temporarily setting 0 prints via shortcut
  • Add password confirmation for lock mode
  • Add setting to toggle lock mode with close mode short cut

New in SparkBooth 4.3.61 Beta (Jan 25, 2017)

  • Add password to lock setting
  • Other minor UI tweaks

New in SparkBooth 4.3.60 Beta (Jan 23, 2017)

  • Fix to not display blank messages

New in SparkBooth 4.3.59 Beta (Jan 17, 2017)

  • Other optimizations .

New in SparkBooth 4.3.55 Beta (Jan 6, 2017)

  • Disable live view when viewing settings and photo album
  • Other optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.3.54 Beta (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Clean up settings import
  • More memory optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.2.129 (Jan 3, 2017)

  • Clean up settings import

New in SparkBooth 4.2.128 (Jan 3, 2017)

  • Update Santa voice

New in SparkBooth 4.3.53 Beta (Dec 30, 2016)

  • Fix for large settings export

New in SparkBooth 4.3.52 Beta (Dec 29, 2016)

  • Fix saving of cover and theme settings
  • More memory usage optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.3.51 Beta (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Update Santa voice
  • Fix Postmark zero size error
  • Fix guest Twitter upload
  • More memory usage optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.2.127 (Dec 12, 2016)

  • Optimizations to camera settings dialog.

New in SparkBooth 4.3.49 Beta (Dec 11, 2016)

  • Convert to current Documents folder when importing save paths
  • Fix Windows Viewer print setup
  • Fix start-up screen initialization
  • More memory usage optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.2.126 (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Fix for animated GIF color palette

New in SparkBooth 4.2.125 (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Fix Send to Account Facebook login
  • Remove Facebook non-native browser option

New in SparkBooth 4.3.47 Beta (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Fix for animated GIF color palette

New in SparkBooth 4.3.44 Beta (Nov 23, 2016)

  • Improved import export file format
  • Fix animated GIF delay setting
  • Save as dialog checks for existing files
  • More memory usage optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.3.43 Beta (Nov 9, 2016)

  • Fix camera shut down when changing themes or toggling preview only setting

New in SparkBooth 4.3.42 Beta (Nov 5, 2016)

  • Fix Send to Account Facebook login
  • Remove Facebook non-native browser option
  • Fix about screen status

New in SparkBooth 4.3.40 Beta (Nov 4, 2016)

  • [DSLR] Add support for Canon T6
  • Optimize memory usage of locks, counters, printing, layout editor, trials, layouts, layout editor and voices

New in SparkBooth 4.2.123 (Oct 28, 2016)

  • Revert fix for MailChimp displaying email prompt
  • Change Mobile settings layout
  • Adjust DSLR photo time out
  • Fix disabled Set Password button for Lock mode

New in SparkBooth 4.3.38 Beta (Oct 26, 2016)

  • Revert fix for MailChimp displaying email prompt
  • Optimize themes memory usage

New in SparkBooth 4.3.37 Beta (Oct 19, 2016)

  • Adjust DSLR photo time out
  • Change Mobile settings layout
  • Add password confirmation for lock mode
  • Add setting to toggle lock mode with close mode short cut
  • Fix disabled Set Password button for Lock mode

New in SparkBooth 4.2.120 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • Fix prompt screen for mailing list email

New in SparkBooth 4.2.119 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • Update request support short system information
  • Use MailChimp v3.0 service
  • Mailchimp settings should prompt for email

New in SparkBooth 4.3.35 Beta (Oct 5, 2016)

  • Update request support short system information
  • Use MailChimp v3.0 service
  • Start screen memory optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.3.34 Beta (Sep 28, 2016)

  • Add request support short cut to send log and system information
  • Auto reboot after importing settings
  • Add setting to sound effect time out
  • Fix SMTP verify button for unauthenticated server
  • Other minor fixes and optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.2.118 (Sep 28, 2016)

  • Add request support shortcut to send log and system information
  • Fix SMTP verify button for unauthenticated server

New in SparkBooth 4.2.116 (Sep 19, 2016)

  • Facebook event upload fix.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.115 (Sep 7, 2016)

  • Update Facebook service version
  • Faster Facebook sign out
  • Fix Facebook upload for mobile hotspot domain (web.facebook.com)
  • Save single photos is enabled by default
  • Upload resize cache saved locally instead on remote folder for kiosk mode

New in SparkBooth 4.2.106 (Aug 10, 2016)

  • Switch back to regular mobile services
  • Fix Facebook 1 x 4 strip upload error

New in SparkBooth 4.2.105 (Jul 24, 2016)

  • Update Mobile services
  • Fix banner sizing

New in SparkBooth 4.2.104 (Jul 12, 2016)

  • Fix Surface 4 webcam issue
  • Fix Mac SMTP permissions error
  • Fix exporting of unsaved settings
  • Fix misspellings

New in SparkBooth 4.2.103 (Jun 7, 2016)

  • Fix close mode custom action
  • Other minor fixes

New in SparkBooth 4.2.101 (May 13, 2016)

  • Remove TwitPic (no longer exists) which causes Send To Guest settings to hang if selected.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.100 (May 11, 2016)

  • Add SMTP email to Email Account
  • Fix Send Photo Later delete queue after sending
  • Fix Send Photo Later undo delete
  • Fix layout editor drag drop import

New in SparkBooth 4.2.98 (Apr 28, 2016)

  • Change Mandrill to use api key
  • Fix custom SMTP settings
  • Fix SMTP 'CPU lacks feature' error

New in SparkBooth 4.2.96 (Apr 26, 2016)

  • Fix photo layout delete and hide

New in SparkBooth 4.2.94 (Apr 20, 2016)

  • Add printer error retry setting
  • Other minor fixes

New in SparkBooth 4.2.92 (Apr 16, 2016)

  • Add QWERTZ South Slavic Latin keyboard layout
  • Fix negative positions for items in layout editor
  • Fix Facebook Post to Account then Share logout
  • Fix some minor errors

New in SparkBooth 4.2.91 (Apr 6, 2016)

  • Fix Facebook login
  • Fix SMTP on Mac

New in SparkBooth 4.2.89 (Mar 29, 2016)

  • Add STMP emailer [beta]
  • Add MailGun email service

New in SparkBooth 4.2.88 (Mar 21, 2016)

  • Add Sparkpost email service
  • "Before" Photo screen overlays
  • Do not display on screen buttons in close mode
  • Select camera dialog include DSLR options
  • Fix on screen keyboard for small displays

New in SparkBooth 4.2.85 (Mar 8, 2016)

  • Add keyboard shortcut to toggle Close Mode
  • Add toolip help for Settings > Messages fields
  • Fix Windows Viewer Setup display
  • Fix Facebook help links\n- Guest upload screen uses less memory
  • Do not initialize Mailchimp for Personal license

New in SparkBooth 4.2.83 (Mar 1, 2016)

  • Hide green screen controls if disabled

New in SparkBooth 4.2.81 (Feb 23, 2016)

  • Save camera photo option for webcams
  • Workaround for Windows 10 SmugMug and tumblr sign in
  • Update 'take photo from screenshot' option
  • Fix Windows Viewer print option
  • Only display uploader error notifications

New in SparkBooth 4.2.80 (Feb 9, 2016)

  • [DSLR] Add support for Canon T6s and T6i cameras
  • [DSLR] Shutter speed setting to handle dark live view
  • [Premium, DSLR] Green screen to dynamically replace backgrounds with your own images.
  • [Premium, DSLR] Add green screen background selection keyboard shortcut, button and screen
  • [Premium, DSLR] Add keyboard shortcut to toggle green screen feature
  • [Premium, DSLR] Add button maker layouts and screen overlay
  • [Premium, DSLR] Add keyboard shortcut to temporally change print copies for session
  • [Premium, DSLR] Customize actions for up and down arrow keyboard shortcuts
  • Faster animated GIF generation
  • Add animated GIF delay setting
  • Improved support for using wireless presentation remotes to start sessions, and configurable actions for the next and previous buttons.
  • Automatically create new Facebook photo album when photo limit setting is reached
  • Add Facebook 'Post to Account Page then Share' upload option.
  • Post photos to Facebook event pages
  • Updates to SmugMug, Facebook, and Picassa service
  • [Premium, DSLR] Faster Photo Kiosk file cache reloading
  • [Premium, DSLR] Add button toolbar to Photo Kiosk
  • New Twitter upload option to @reply guest’s Twitter account
  • Send Photo Later for Guest Twitter uploads
  • [Premium, DSLR] Add prompts to Photo Kiosk mode
  • [Premium, DSLR] Submit email addresses to MailChimp mailing lists in Photo Kiosk mode
  • [Premium, DSLR] Add counters to Photo Kiosk mode to track prints and uploads
  • Add data import and export Send Photo Later queue
  • Add Santa Claus voice
  • Add image folder setting to slideshow cover screen
  • [Premium, DSLR] Add new print prompt options for guest selectable copies.
  • No focus icon is displayed in lower right corner when Sparkbooth loses focus
  • Other changes and improvements. See beta release notes for details.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.77 Beta (Feb 2, 2016)

  • Support Canon EOS T6s and T6i [DSLR]
  • Toggle green screen mode with ctlr-G shortcut
  • Fix crash when changing brighten live view setting with disconnected camera
  • Warn if live view Tv is faster than photo Tv

New in SparkBooth 4.2.74 Beta (Dec 29, 2015)

  • Do not monitor DSLR connection if only using webcam
  • Prompts for photo booth are logged to prompts.txt in layout save folder
  • Prompts for photo kiosk are logged to sparkbooth-prompts.txt in Documents folder

New in SparkBooth 4.2.73 Beta (Dec 14, 2015)

  • Fix printer counters when temp copies changed
  • Fix auto print copies step setting

New in SparkBooth 4.2.72 Beta (Dec 10, 2015)

  • Fix disabled green screen backgrounds.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.71 Beta (Dec 9, 2015)

  • Display print copies at bottom when changed by shorcut
  • Photo indexs are changable for non-user created screen overlays and green screen sets
  • TwitrPix is back!
  • Add Sparkbooth link to trial upload captions

New in SparkBooth 4.1.105 (Dec 2, 2015)

  • TwitrPix is back
  • Add Sparkbooth link to trial upload captions

New in SparkBooth 4.2.69 Beta (Nov 19, 2015)

  • Add new green screen backgrounds
  • Add button maker layouts and screen overlay
  • Fix screen overlay and green screen background dialog sorting
  • Fix listing of Facebook page albums
  • Fix changing green screen background crash

New in SparkBooth 4.1.104 (Nov 18, 2015)

  • Disable native browser login for unsupported operating systems
  • Fix MailChimp initialization on start up

New in SparkBooth 4.2.67 Beta (Nov 10, 2015)

  • Update to Facebook 2.5 service
  • Disable native browser login for unsupported operating systems
  • Add print copies options in Photo Album settings
  • Move webcam screenshot setting into camera settings
  • Fix MailChimp initialization on start up

New in SparkBooth 4.2.66 Beta (Nov 5, 2015)

  • Customizable on-screen keyboard text
  • Disable on-screen keyboard next button for single field forms
  • Fix start up photo layout preview generation

New in SparkBooth 4.1.103 (Nov 5, 2015)

  • Fix start up photo layout preview generation.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.65 Beta (Oct 28, 2015)

  • Add Santa Claus voice
  • DSLR license key can activate Sparkbooth Premium
  • Add print prompt 'Even Numbered Copies Only' option
  • Fix export of Green Screen backgrounds

New in SparkBooth 4.2.62 Beta (Oct 19, 2015)

  • Add Send Photo Later import and export
  • Add Send Photo Later delete undo

New in SparkBooth 4.2.61 Beta (Oct 13, 2015)

  • Update Send Photo Later UI
  • Update Mandrill login validation
  • Only run Photo Kiosk upload checker online
  • Disable settings UI when validating emailers
  • Fix saving of photo size setting
  • Fix editor layout selection

New in SparkBooth 4.2.59 Beta (Oct 9, 2015)

  • Prompt guest again screen should display for prompts too
  • Fix Photo Kiosk messages setting
  • Fix pixelated photo preview [DSLR]

New in SparkBooth 4.2.56 Beta (Sep 29, 2015)

  • Update to SmugMug 2.0 service
  • Customize account and guest upload status messages
  • Update test print
  • Fix on-screen change photo layout button
  • Fix custom Facebook app validation
  • Fix Mac updater

New in SparkBooth 4.2.55 Beta (Sep 17, 2015)

  • Add print engine drop down
  • Print direct to Windows option renamed to Windows Photo Viewer engine
  • Fix freezing layout generating from corrupt image files
  • Update to Facebook 2.4 service
  • Enable Facebook Group uploads for custom app
  • Add Facebook photo album limit setting
  • Fix MailChimp list control

New in SparkBooth 4.1.102 (Sep 9, 2015)

  • Print direct to Windows setting is no longer beta
  • Fix freezing layout generating from corrupt image files

New in SparkBooth 4.1.101 (Sep 5, 2015)

  • Fix background and overlay size warning
  • Fix custom voice freeze

New in SparkBooth 4.1.100 (Aug 25, 2015)

  • Fix background and overlay size warning.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.53 Beta (Aug 25, 2015)

  • Fix background and overlay size warning
  • Update brighten live view for cameras without bulb tv
  • Integrate camera lock fix
  • Fix browser warning for Windows 10
  • Change print copies shortcut to left and right arrow keys
  • Handle up and down arrow shortcut keys for presentation remotes
  • Default Twitter photo host is 'Twitter'
  • Remove TwitrPix service

New in SparkBooth 4.1.99 (Aug 7, 2015)

  • Removed TwitrPix service (appears to be shutdown)

New in SparkBooth 4.1.98 (Aug 5, 2015)

  • Fix Picasa uploader.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.51 Beta (Jul 30, 2015)

  • Update green screen for blues and yellows
  • Add tolerance setting for green screen
  • Fix for Picasa uploader

New in SparkBooth 4.2.48 Beta (Jul 23, 2015)

  • Add up arrow keyboard shortcut to temp change auto print copies
  • Add configure page up and down shortcut actions
  • Add photo kiosk keyboard settings
  • Add option to display toolbar in photo kiosk
  • Add option to display doubled copies in print prompt
  • Prevent photo layout import from overwriting layouts with same name
  • Increase Twitter caption to 140 characters

New in SparkBooth 4.1.97 (Jul 23, 2015)

  • Prevent photo layout import from overwriting layouts with same name
  • Increase Twitter caption to 140 characters

New in SparkBooth 4.1.95 (Jul 23, 2015)

  • Always show mouse for setting dialogs
  • Fix flashing controls on cover screen
  • [DSLR] Do not access webcam by default

New in SparkBooth 4.2.45 Beta (Jul 9, 2015)

  • Fix exiting prompt screens

New in SparkBooth 4.2.44 Beta (Jul 9, 2015)

  • Always show mouse for setting dialogs
  • Fix flashing controls on cover screen
  • Improved layout editor keyboard move to increment by 1 (default) or 10 (hold down ctrl or shift) pixels
  • Optimize photo layout editor
  • Add new status file states
  • [DSLR] No longer access webcam by default

New in SparkBooth 4.1.93 (Jun 26, 2015)

  • Enable 'Print directly to Windows' for regular Sparkbooth
  • [DSLR] Update DSLR component runtime

New in SparkBooth 4.2.42 Beta (Jun 25, 2015)

  • Enable 'Print directly to Windows' for regular Sparkbooth
  • Faster animated GIF encoding
  • [DSLR] Update DSLR component runtime

New in SparkBooth 4.2.40 Beta (Jun 16, 2015)

  • New Facebook “Post to Account Page then Share” guest upload option. Posts the photo to the configured Facebook account or page, then your guests can share the post from their Facebook account. Using this option does not require Facebook app review for custom Facebook apps.
  • Automatically create new Facebook photo albums if the 100 photo limit has been reached
  • Use new Facebook like dialog for pages. Facebook has retired the previous like dialog.
  • Fix chroma keying issue for green-ish blue and yellow colors
  • [DSLR] Add Canon EOS 7D Mark II support
  • [DSLR] Add Live View bulb mode setting for dark preview using external flash. This option requires enabling “Use external flash or AF”, and camera set to M or Tv mode.
  • Other fixes and improvements:
  • New Facebook "Post to Account Page then Share" guest uploader
  • Fix Facebook logout
  • Use new Facebook like dialog
  • Update to Facebook 2.3 service
  • Auto create new Facebook photo albums if full
  • Show deactivate window icon when application loses keyboard focus
  • [DSLR] Add Canon EOS 7D Mark II support
  • [DSLR] Add Live View bulb mode setting for dark preview using external flash
  • Fix uploader test from Send Photo Later for emailing and mobile
  • Fix animated GIF end of file error when opening with Photoshop
  • Fix chroma key issue with blue and yellow colors
  • Fix some printing issues and notifications

New in SparkBooth 4.1.91 (Jun 10, 2015)

  • [DSLR] Add Canon EOS 7D mark II support
  • Use new Facebook like dialog
  • Update to Facebook 2.3 service
  • Fix uploader test from Send Photo Later for emailing and mobile
  • Fix animated GIF end of file error when opening with Photoshop
  • Fix some printing issues
  • Fix Facebook logout issues

New in SparkBooth 4.1.82 (Apr 24, 2015)

  • Improved test print with better scale
  • Fix photo kiosk page updating when changing folders
  • Fix resizing of photo kiosk page

New in SparkBooth 4.2.27 Beta (Apr 24, 2015)

  • Add chroma key background selection shortcut, button, and screen
  • Add slideshow cover settings to select image folder
  • Add animated GIF delay setting
  • Improved webcam hue correction for green screen
  • Optimize photo layout rendering
  • Fix green screen crash with no background
  • Other minor optimizations

New in SparkBooth 4.2.10 Beta (Mar 5, 2015)

  • Enables user surveys in photo kiosk mode so you can collect names, emails, telephone, or comments before printing or uploading photos. You can enable this new feature under Photo Kiosk Settings, then select Prompts.
  • Also includes the new green screen feature, photo kiosk counters, and photo kiosk mailing lists.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.8 Beta (Feb 24, 2015)

  • New beta update 4.2.8 enables email subscriptions with MailChimp in photo kiosk mode. You can enable MailChimp subscriptions under the Email settings, or from the Send Photo Later queue.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.6 Beta (Feb 24, 2015)

  • New beta update 4.2.6 enables counters in photo kiosk mode. You can use counters to track uploads and prints, and actions like notifications, disabling printing, or closing the kiosk when counter limits are reached. Counters can be viewed under Settings > Counters, or by pressing ctrl-4 from the main screen. To learn more about counters watch our short tutorial.

New in SparkBooth 4.2.3 Beta (Jan 14, 2015)

  • Added a green screen (chroma key) feature (for Premium license users only).

New in SparkBooth 4.1.50 (Oct 10, 2014)

  • Start screens. Option to replace on-screen button with separate screens to select photo layouts, photo effects, and screen overlays
  • Cover screen options to display a start image or slideshow of photos. Use this for Sparkbooth DSLR to turn off LiveView in between session
  • Update Facebook log in screen and uploader to Facebook’s 2.0 service
  • Post to Facebook event page
  • Photo layout search in photo layout settings to quickly find the layout you want to use
  • Photo layout reset options to select next or random layout for next guest
  • Twilio SMS can now send photo links uploaded to you Facebook, SmugMug, or Flickr accounts
  • New Mogreet MMS and SMS uploader
  • New ZenFolio uploader
  • Send Photo Later can throttle uploads due for services with rate limits
  • Send all photos to an account email. Great for websites with “post by email” photo galleries like SquareSpace or WordPress
  • Reset Layout Editor customizations for a photo layout – removing any images and text objects
  • Doubled limit of image and text customizations for Personal license users
  • Added counters for Facebook, Twitter, emailing, SMS
  • Submit emails to MailChimp from Send Photo Later queue
  • Keyboard enabled prints count on print prompt screen using arrow keys
  • Hide photo layouts
  • Workaround for Twitter login service changes
  • Click to update from notification
  • Name and re-order counter by dragging and dropping in list
  • Fix Mac Developer ID for Mac installs
  • Other optimizations and fixes

New in SparkBooth 4.1.4 Beta (Jun 13, 2014)

  • Many fixes, optimizations, and some new features including:
  • Option to replace on-screen button with separate screens to select photo layouts, photo effects, and screen overlays
  • Cover screen options to display a start image or slideshow of photos. Use this for Sparkbooth DSLR to turn off LiveView in between session
  • Update Facebook log in screen and uploader to Facebook’s 2.0 service
  • Photo layout search in photo layout settings to quickly find the layout you want to use
  • Photo layout reset options to select next or random layout for next guest
  • Twilio SMS can now send photo links uploaded to you Facebook, SmugMug, or Flickr accounts
  • Send Photo Later can throttle uploads due for services with rate limits
  • Send all photos to an account email. Great for websites with “post by email” photo galleries like SquareSpace or WordPress
  • Option in Layout Editor to reset customizations for a photo layout – removing any images and text objects
  • Doubled limit of image and text customizations for Personal license users
  • Added counters for Facebook, Twitter, emailing, SMS
  • Change number of prints on print prompt screen with keyboard using arrow keys
  • Other optimizations and fixes

New in SparkBooth 4.0.149 (Mar 28, 2014)

  • The new Counters feature is allows you to tracks the number of prints, sessions, and uploads, and can be used to trigger some actions when those counters hit a set limit like to closing the photo booth or disabling printing.
  • There are also a couple new photo effects
  • Pop Art Photo Effect
  • Comic Book Photo Effect
  • A new stand in screen overlay
  • Complete list of changes in this update:
  • Print, session, upload counters with actions
  • Add pop art and comic book photo effect
  • Start session with presentation remote
  • Send It Later queue filters based on selected uploader
  • Sent It Later now separate tab in Photo Kiosk
  • Send It Later SMS more accessible in Photo Kiosk
  • Submit emails to mailing list (MailChimp) from Send It Later
  • Added new stand in screen overlays
  • Ding sound plays on reprint
  • Sort screen overlays by favorites
  • About status includes Send to Account, Send to Guest, and Send Photo Later
  • Hide buttons if no text is set
  • Fix on screen keyboard issues with Pinterest
  • Fix camera setting import
  • Fix session freezing due to camera error
  • Add enable mailing list setting so you can disable mailing list submission without logging out of MailChimp
  • Facebook uploader should check for Create Content permission for page
  • [DSLR] Detect DSLR settings for better warnings
  • [DSLR] Fix disabling sound effect when shooting with DSLR

New in SparkBooth 4.0.148 (Mar 19, 2014)

  • Print, session, upload counters with actions
  • Add pop art and comic book photo effect
  • Start session with presentation remote
  • Send It Later queue filters based on selected uploader
  • Sent It Later now separate tab in Photo Kiosk
  • Send It Later SMS more accessible in Photo Kiosk
  • Submit emails to mailing list (MailChimp) from Send It Later
  • Added new stand in screen overlays
  • Ding sound plays on reprint
  • Sort screen overlays by favorites
  • About status includes Send to Account, Send to Guest, and Send Photo Later
  • Hide buttons if no text is set
  • Fix on screen keyboard issues with Pinterest
  • Fix camera setting import
  • Fix session freezing due to camera error
  • Add enable mailing list setting so you can disable mailing list submission without logging out of MailChimp
  • Facebook uploader should check for Create Content permission for page
  • [DSLR] Detect DSLR settings for better warnings
  • [DSLR] Fix disabling sound effect when shooting with DSLR

New in SparkBooth 4.0.114 (Dec 10, 2013)

  • Add “Beach Ocean Scenes” screen overlays (see video above)
  • Add on screen button labels
  • Improved printer settings for clarity
  • Improved prompt setting for clarity
  • Fix on screen keyboard display for portrait screens
  • Add Send to Twilio from Send It Later
  • Prevent queueing of same data into Send It Later
  • Fix telephone format mask prompt
  • Unified prompts to prevent multiple prompts for same information
  • Fix saving of telephone prompt to log
  • Fix Send It Later queueing
  • Fix max font size of Layout Creator text
  • Select file dialogs opens from last folder
  • Fix copy and paste ordering in Layout Creator
  • Fix numeric stepper control to show integer values
  • Fix widescreen photo layout rendering
  • Other improvements and minor bugs squashed

New in SparkBooth 4.0.101 (Nov 12, 2013)

  • Easy layout customization with graphics and text objects
  • Integrated Layout Editor to create your own layouts [requires Premium license]
  • Integrated Photo Kiosk mode
  • Start screen settings (ctrl-2)
  • Send photos to guest and your account or page in the same session
  • Twilio SMS and MMS uploader in photo booth and album view [requires Premium license]
  • Pinterest uploader in photo booth and album view
  • New screen overlays to display images over video and composite on photos
  • Custom theme to use your own images in screen background.
  • New themes like Fire, Pirate, Football
  • New themed layouts for Pirate and Football
  • Custom filenames
  • Change start and prompt text font
  • New countdown styles
  • Count downs are positionable top, center, or bottom
  • Make animated gifs [requires Premium license]
  • Unfavorite all layouts by ctrl + Favorite button (cmd on Mac)
  • In Photo Layout settings. Page Up and Down to select. Delete to delete selected
  • In Layout Creator. Page Up and Down to select.
  • Import and export handles layouts and screen overlays
  • Change screen overlay shortcut to ctrl-O or with on-screen button
  • All themes changed to use less memory
  • Larger on screen keyboard

New in SparkBooth 3.8.30 (Oct 22, 2013)

  • Fixes for Facebook sign in changes.

New in SparkBooth 3.8.13 (Jun 5, 2013)

  • New graduation theme and layouts are now available in Sparkbooth 3.8.13. Other changes with this release:
  • Cancelable count down
  • Update callback URL for Facebook, Twitter, and others
  • Optimize printing
  • Optimize previews

New in SparkBooth 3.8.9 (May 1, 2013)

  • This update allows you always send photos into the Send It Later queue regardless of the selected uploader. So you can select the one of the “Guest” uploaders to allow guests to post photos to their own Facebook or Twitter accounts. Then later after the event, you can upload all the queued photos to your Facebook page or other location.
  • To use this feature:
  • Go to Sparkbooth Settings
  • Go to Uploading and select “Guest Upload Chooser”, “Guest Facebook”, or “Guest Twitter”
  • Check the option at the bottom of to “Queue into Send It Later”
  • Now as photos are taken, guests will be given the option to upload to their Facebook or Twitter account, and the photo will be queued in “Send It Later”. After the event, you can go to the “Send It Later” upload settings and upload photo to a Facebook page or other upload location.

New in SparkBooth 3.7 (Feb 6, 2013)

  • Includes some new themes and matching layouts.
  • New Sparkbooth layouts
  • Valentine’s Day theme and photo layouts
  • Wedding theme and photo layouts
  • Birthday theme and photo layouts
  • Photo Album mode buttons are now labeled (Print, Facebook, Twitter, and Email)
  • Other minor fixes and optizations

New in SparkBooth 3.6 (Jan 15, 2013)

  • Chinese New Year theme and photo layouts
  • Hypnotic animated loading messages
  • Cycle through different Twitter tweet texts. Under Captions setting for Twitter uploaders, separate tweet text by using “;”. This will help with Twitter preventing tweets of the same value
  • [Commercial] Guest Facebook upload can display Like dialog for your Facebook Page. After guests post the photo to their Facebook account, they can “Like” your Facebook Page. Increase fans for your Facebook page! This is a Commercial feature you can enable under Setting > Commercial. Do not forget there is already an automatic Twitter Follow option under Commercial settings!
  • [Commercial] Import Sparkbooth Layout files created using Layout Creator. Try out the Sparkbooth Layout Creator now.
  • Other minor fixes and optizations

New in SparkBooth 3.5.51 (Dec 11, 2012)

  • New Years Eve theme
  • Optimize Winter Holiday theme
  • New photo layouts with backgrounds (New Years Eve, Winter Holiday, Thanksgiving, Halloween)
  • [Commercial Only] Automatically follow Twitter account for Guest Twitter uploader
  • New upload image

New in SparkBooth 3.5.50 (Nov 29, 2012)

  • New Holiday Winter theme
  • Send It Later is now an email option for Guest Upload Chooser and Photo Album. Great for sending emails later if you do not have an internet connection during the event.
  • Import/export settings. Go to Settings > Commercial > scroll download to Import/Export Configurations. Use this to copy your Sparkbooth settings between computers. Note: Does not export save locations, layout backgrounds, layout overlays, camera selection, printer selection, custom voice mp3s.
  • Auto create save subfolders. Go to Settings > Saving > check ‘Create new subfolder per day’. Useful for automatically clearing photo album of previous day’s photos.
  • Enable printer setup on start up. Go to Settings > Printing > check ‘Printer setup dialog on start’. Use this if you need to configure your printer using Sparkbooth’s printer Setup and Test
  • Add configuration links in Photo Album settings
  • Do not disable email in Guest Upload Chooser if emailer is not ready

New in SparkBooth 3.5.44 (Oct 30, 2012)

  • Album button show thumbnail of last photo
  • Resized layout preview to fit inbetween buttons
  • MailChimp subscribe results logged to sparkbooth-mailchimp.txt
  • Photo upload results logged to sparkbooth-upload.txt
  • Fix display ‘spacebar to begin’ message on start up
  • Fix virtual keyboard focus at end of text input
  • Notifications can be formatted
  • Will automatically initialize online services when computer goes online

New in SparkBooth 3.5.43 (Oct 23, 2012)

  • Fix Album kiosk mode getting stuck loading on start up
  • Fix window is not clearing on start up for Mac
  • Cancel during upload
  • Add upload timeout setting for slow internet connections
  • Add print margin padding settings
  • Initialize MailChimp on start up

New in SparkBooth 3.5.41 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Add Andy (up beat) and Bert (serious) voices
  • Add automatic update
  • Add help for layout setting
  • Fix issue of printer settings behind Settings dialog
  • Minor bug fixes

New in SparkBooth 3.5.37 (Oct 1, 2012)

  • Today Facebook will be enforcing breaking changes to their authentication process. This affects the Commercial custom Facebook app sign in. Facebook has also started showing a scary the security warning text on their sign in success page. This update fixes the custom Facebook app for these changes, and you will no longer see the security warning. If you have previously setup a custom Facebook app, you will need to add an application domain at http://developer.facebook.com/apps for your app and add a callback url in Sparkbooth. The video tutorial for creating and setting up your custom Facebook app has been updated for this.
  • New prompt setting to allow photo to be sent to multiple accounts (by emails, guest Facebook, guest Twitter, or Send It Later prompts). Go to Settings > Prompts > check “Upload photo to another account”. This is useful for sending the same photo to multiple guests.
  • “Send It Later” uploader has option to not clear uploaded photos. This option is useful if you want to upload photos to more than one destination. For example, if you had prompted for email address – you can now email guests their photos, and then upload to your Facebook page
  • Remove delay between count down and photo being taken. Previously there was a half second delay from the end of the count down to photo being taken.
  • Auto enable Show banner when selecting banner image.

New in SparkBooth 3.5.33 (Sep 21, 2012)

  • Hide toolbar on app lock
  • Re-display start message after changing photo effect
  • Re-enable click/touch to start setting
  • Re-enable reprint keyboard shortcut
  • Optimize layout selection button and keyboard shortcut
  • Photo layout list sorted by favorites, paper size, and name
  • Change ‘Video’ tab to ‘Photo Effects’ to avoid confusion
  • View save folders in Saving options
  • View log.txt in Prompts options
  • Layout button should show same preview layout
  • Preview layout should update when background or overlay is changed
  • Prompted data correctly saves to log.txt
  • Mandrill logout clears access key – preventing logging back into Mandrill
  • Settings dialog now displays in small window
  • Add background to photo album page label for readability
  • Fix ‘Guest Uploader Chooser’ uploader

New in SparkBooth 3.5.29 (Sep 18, 2012)

  • New animations for countdown and previews
  • Added new Retro theme
  • Added Photobucket uploader
  • Added Google+ / Picasa uploader
  • Added more 4 x 8 layouts
  • No longer need to pre-install Adobe AIR runtime
  • Commercial only features:
  • Photo album kiosk mode
  • Take 4 x 6 photos
  • Customize Facebook uploader share link
  • Customize Twitter uploader share link

New in SparkBooth 3.4.28 (Aug 22, 2012)

  • Clear previous Facebook session for “Guest Facebook” uploader. So the previous guest’s email is no longer displayed on the sign in screen.
  • Fix “Malformed access token” error when signing into Facebook.
  • Fix saving of max guest print setting
  • Prevent application minimize when locked

New in SparkBooth 3.4.26 (Aug 13, 2012)

  • Print button in Photo Album/Gallery screen now displays “Printing” message
  • Skipping share in Photo Album/Gallery screen no longer displays “Not Uploaded” message
  • Guest Twitter uploader has caption setting
  • Fixed authentication error message for Flickr and SmugMug, so you can see why the sign in failed
  • Fixed Flickr uploader to allow sign in via Google or Facebook
  • Improved handling of photo saving so if folder path does not exist, it will be created

New in SparkBooth 3.4.25 (Aug 13, 2012)

  • Print button in Photo Album/Gallery screen now displays “Printing” message
  • Skipping share in Photo Album/Gallery screen no longer displays “Not Uploaded” message
  • Guest Twitter uploader has caption setting
  • Fixed authentication error message for Flickr and SmugMug, so you can see why the sign in failed
  • Fixed Flickr uploader to allow sign in via Google or Facebook
  • Improved handling of photo saving so if folder path does not exist, it will be created

New in SparkBooth 3.4.22 (Jul 17, 2012)

  • Improved Guest Selector uploader
  • Improved Flickr authorization
  • Improved SmugMug authorization

New in SparkBooth 3.4.21 (Jul 10, 2012)

  • Adds emailing via Mandrill, and easier MailChimp setup.

New in SparkBooth 3.4.20 (Jun 30, 2012)

  • Provides some changes to the Facebook and Guest Facebook uploaders to handle changes to Facebook apps.
  • Facebook provides apps 2 weeks before expiring access.
  • So you will need to re-authenticate your access periodically.
  • The Facebook uploader now shows this expire date. Please update if you use the Facebook uploader.

New in SparkBooth 3.4.17 (Jun 27, 2012)

  • Adds Evernote as an upload option. Connect your Evernote account to Sparkbooth, and photos will be added to your Evernote notebook as notes. The best thing is you can share your notebook online, so your guests and friends can view the photos.

New in SparkBooth 3.4.14 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Provides a workaround for the distorted video issue on Macs with Adobe AIR 3.2 and 3.3. It is still recommended to use Adobe AIR 3.1 on Macs for better video.

New in SparkBooth 3.4.13 (Jun 23, 2012)

  • Fixed tumblr uploader on Macs
  • Removed F key shortcut for toggling fullscreen mode. Please use F7 instead.
  • Fix Facebook uploader prompted sign in on start up. Facebook recently removed offline permissions which caused this issue.
  • Remove apps from Facebook uploader. Facebook no longer allows photo uploads to an app, please use an app page instead.

New in SparkBooth 3.4.11 (Jun 6, 2012)

  • Fix hidden mouse cursor in Guest Chooser Uploader. If guest presses either Facebook, Twitter, or Email, the mouse cursor remains hidden on the next screen.
  • Default Camera setting is no longer turned on by default for Macs. Please update to Adobe AIR 3.1 to enable multi-webcam selection. Do not update to Adobe AIR 3.2, because of video distortion issue.
  • Added “Always hide buttons/toolbar” warning

New in SparkBooth 3.4.9 (May 18, 2012)

  • Notification is displayed on start up with instructions to display settings dialog if you have the buttons/toolbar hidden/ bug
  • Fix exiting of fullscreen when Sparkbooth is locked and pressing ESC in a prompt
  • Fix canceling when dialog is displayed

New in SparkBooth 3.4.7 (May 4, 2012)

  • A notification will be displayed if you have Adobe AIR 3.2 or later installed. This will result in the stretched webcam video.

New in SparkBooth 3.4.6 (Apr 26, 2012)

  • Fix Flickr uploader
  • Prevent resizing of fullscreen window

New in SparkBooth 3.3.4 (Mar 22, 2012)

  • 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

New in SparkBooth 3.2.4 (Mar 12, 2012)

  • Fix low disk space message
  • Fix ability to cancel Guest upload chooser screen by pressing ESC key
  • Optimize image file sizes

New in SparkBooth 3.2.2 (Mar 3, 2012)

  • More controls converted for better display
  • Fixed email input field to accept “_” characters
  • Fixed shift key toggle of virtual keyboard

New in SparkBooth 3.2.1 (Mar 2, 2012)

  • Small maintenance update to improve the drawing of the touch screen controls on smaller screens.
  • With this update the touch screen controls are no longer look pixelated when shrink down.

New in SparkBooth 3.1.1 (Feb 24, 2012)

  • Updated to Adobe AIR 2.7 runtime. Please install the latest Adobe AIR runtime 2.7 or later.
  • Submit emails to MailChimp mailing lists. To turn on this option, go to Settings, select Option tab, select Saving from list and check the “Submit email to MailChimp mailing list” option. You will need to also select the Prompt for email option.
  • SendGrid uploader to email photos to guests. Select this option in Uploaders settings.
  • Postmarkapp.com uploader to email photos to guests. Select this option in Uploaders settings.
  • Touch screen controls. To enable, go to Settings > Options tab > User Controls. Great when used with touch screen computers such as the HP TouchSmart
  • On-screen keyboard used for user prompts.
  • On-screen photo layout selection and layout preview, so your users can now select the layout to use. Only layouts marked as “Favorite” will be displayed.
  • On-screen color button so guests can change video filters.
  • On-screen start button as an alternative to the “Click to start” option.
  • Guest photo layout selection with touch screen or keyboard (ctrl-J or cmd-J). Limit available photo layouts by tagging as “favorite” (heart button) under Photo Layouts tab.
  • Change the portrait photo used in the layout selection preview
  • On-screen control for guest to select number of print copies. Also works with keyboard (ctrl-P or cmd-P, or minus/plus keys).
  • On-screen cancel button
  • Switch off click/touch to start, if start button is displayed
  • Limit available guest selectable video colors by color button or keyboard (ctrl-K or cmd-K) and option to reset to default color.
  • Hide distracting photos and video during user name/email prompts
  • Improved user prompts – bigger and cleaner
  • Option to always hide mouse cursor. Useful for touch screen users.
  • Enable Facebook fan page albums selection.
  • Upload photos to your guest’s Facebook account or Twitter stream.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

New in SparkBooth 2.5.6 (Jan 17, 2011)

  • The Test button in the printer settings will now always display the print dialog. This should allow you to setup any printer specific settings that are not available on the regular printer setup dialog.
  • When Sparkbooth starts with printing enabled, you can now setup printing or disable printing. If you choose printer setup, you can also display the print dialog after setup.

New in SparkBooth 2.4.2 (Nov 25, 2010)

  • More changes related to name change. Update the test image and fixed Posterous upload.

New in SparkBooth 2.4.2 (Nov 25, 2010)

  • More changes related to name change. Update the test image and fixed Posterous upload.

New in SparkBooth 2.4.1 (Nov 16, 2010)

  • This release updates the application to its new name. Also includes several uploader changes related to the new name.

New in SparkBooth 2.4.0 (Nov 10, 2010)

  • New preview animations. Select from 7 additional previews or set to random. Adjustable preview proof duration.
  • On screen messages will now display non-Latin unicode characters like Chinese, Japanese, and others.
  • Added option to disable update checks

New in SparkBooth 2.3.4 (Nov 2, 2010)

  • Adds a Facebook uploader using the new Facebook Graph API. The old Facebook uploader in Party Booth still exists, but will eventually be deprecated and replaced by the Facebook Graph version. Fixes were also made to the Flickr uploader.

New in SparkBooth 2.3.3 (Oct 19, 2010)

  • This is a minor maintenance release to fix hot key issues with reprint, change color, and locking/unlocking.

New in SparkBooth 2.3.2 (Oct 6, 2010)

  • Switch ScreenTweet uploader to new OAuth API
  • TweetPhoto is now Plixi. Updated service urls for new domain
  • Use control-K or command-K to switch video/image color on “Press space bar to begin” screen
  • Print prompt dialog now shows print preview

New in SparkBooth 2.3.1 (Sep 29, 2010)

  • Minor maintenance release to sort layout list by image size and title.

New in SparkBooth 2.3 (Sep 9, 2010)

  • Convert Twitter service uploaders to new OAuth authentication. On August 31th, Twitter turned off basic authentication which is used by all the Twitter upload services in Party Booth 2.2, so these upload services stopped working on that date. The conversion to OAuth will allow those upload services to continue to work.
  • Add yfrog uploader
  • Removed ScreenTweet, TwitDoc, and TwitSnaps uploaders since they do not support Twitter OAuth authentication requirement
  • New re-print feature. Press control-P or command-P to reprint the last photo during the “Press Spacebar to Begin” screen.
  • New application lock feature. When locked, users cannot quit the application, exit full screen, access settings or camera dialogs. Press control-L or command-L to toggle lock mode. Unlocking can be protected with a password.
  • Added 3-photo and 1-photo layouts. Party Booth can now handle less than 4 photo sessions.
  • Added video display-only theme. This is useful if you are using a 1-photo layout.
  • Added usage statistics to Settings > Options > Other
  • Fixed issue with clicking on “Press Spacebar to Begin” message to start photo session.
  • Add missing “2 x 2 Top, Portrait” layout
  • New 1 + 3 layouts
  • New 4 x 1 duplicate strip with logo layout
  • New 2” x 4” strip layout

New in SparkBooth 2.3 Beta 2 (Sep 1, 2010)

  • Added 3-photo and 1-photo layouts. Party Booth can now handle less than 4 photo sessions.
  • Added video display-only theme. This is useful if you are using a 1-photo layout.
  • Added usage statistics to Settings > Options > Other
  • Removed ScreenTweet, TwitDoc, and TwitSnaps uploaders since they do not support Twitter OAuth authentication requirement

New in SparkBooth 2.3 Beta 1 (Sep 1, 2010)

  • Convert Twitter service uploaders to new OAuth authentication. On August 31th, Twitter will be turning off basic authentication which is used by all the Twitter upload services in Party Booth 2.2. So these upload services will stop working on that date. Please use Party Booth 2.3 if you wish to continue using Twitter for uploads.
  • Add yfrog uploader
  • New re-print feature. Press control-P or command-P to reprint the last photo during the “Press Spacebar to Begin” screen.
  • New application lock feature. When locked, users cannot quit the application, exit full screen, access settings or camera dialogs. Press control+L or command+L to toggle lock mode. Unlocking can be protected with a password.
  • Fixed issue with clicking on “Press Spacebar to Begin” message to start photo session.
  • Add missing “2 x 2 Top, Portrait” layout
  • New 1 + 3 layouts
  • New 4 x 1 duplicate strip with logo layout
  • New 2” x 4” strip layout

New in SparkBooth 2.2 (Jul 24, 2010)

  • New landscape layouts
  • Fix layout preview in layout settings
  • Add option to enable click to start
  • Fix centering of message display
  • Add option to automatically set print orientation
  • New photo layout rendering engine

New in SparkBooth 2.1.1 (Jul 3, 2010)

  • Generates upload log. Some photo sharing services may not be reliable, so each photo’s upload status will be logged in the file “partybooth-upload.log” in your Documents folder. You can use this file to manually upload failed photos later.
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in SparkBooth 2.1.0 (Jul 1, 2010)

  • Add custom voice settings. Use your own mp3 audio files
  • Add customizable upload messages
  • Fixed TwitrPix and TweetPhoto uploads. Sorry about that!
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in SparkBooth 2.0.11 (Jun 26, 2010)

  • Add print margin controls. If your system’s print dialog does not have configurable margins, use these settings instead.
  • Fixed Flickr authorization
  • Re-enable click to start on Party Booth 1.0 theme
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in SparkBooth 2.0.6 Beta (Jun 10, 2010)

  • New camera settings controls
  • Fixed count down background transparency

New in SparkBooth 2.0.5 Beta (Jun 8, 2010)

  • Print automatically without the print setup dialog displayed
  • New user interface and animated timer
  • New skin themes
  • New voice prompts
  • Customize all photo layouts with overlay and background
  • SmugMug uploads
  • Flickr uploads
  • Fix Facebook extended permissions
  • Minimum screen size is now 600 px by 400 px
  • More count down and timing options
  • Save individual photos
  • Customizable logo
  • Option to upload and print
  • Fix Flickr error handling
  • Fix SmugMug error handling
  • Scale settings dialog if screen is too small
  • Change button bar vertical and increase video display
  • Printer setup adjustments
  • Configure preview to display first or last
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in SparkBooth 1.10 (Feb 23, 2010)

  • Add test button for output and uploaders
  • Count down timer goes 3, 2, 1
  • Set wait time for user prompts
  • Fixed photo filenaming issue
  • New EULA

New in SparkBooth 1.9 (Feb 9, 2010)

  • New photo preview
  • Option for black & white, or sepia photos
  • Fix for photo layout rendering issues

New in SparkBooth 1.8 (Feb 3, 2010)

  • Adjustable delay between snapshots
  • Option to show count down in between snapshots
  • New 2 x 4 photo layout. 1 x 4 photo with duplicate. Great for getting 2 copies in one printing.

New in SparkBooth 1.7 (Jan 22, 2010)

  • Change start, processing, and thank you messages. Great for customizing Party Booth for your event or localization to your language
  • Option to ask user for name and/or email for “Save to disk only”. Information is saved to delimited text file along with photo filename. Useful for sending photos to guest after the event.
  • Improved Facebook Connect sign-in process
  • Attempt to retry Facebook uploads if Facebook service is having problems
  • More user-interface refinements and improvements

New in SparkBooth 1.6 (Jan 5, 2010)

  • Improved memory usage
  • Sharper fonts and other user-interface improvements
  • Fixed issue where photos may not save with logo/background image
  • Updated to Adobe AIR 1.5.3

New in SparkBooth 1.5 (Dec 11, 2009)

  • New photo layouts
  • Add custom image or logo to photos
  • Photos saved with higher resolution
  • Added ability to upload to Facebook and tumblr
  • Minor bug fixes

New in SparkBooth 1.3 (Dec 2, 2009)

  • Fixes purchasing and activation issues

New in SparkBooth 1.2 (Nov 18, 2009)

  • Minor bug fixes