Setting Up Photo Kiosk

Sparkbooth Photo Kiosk lets your guests browse, print and share photos on a second computer—no more holding up your photo-booth line for extra prints. It’s included in Sparkbooth Commercial Suite: use one of your activation keys to unlock it.

SETUP OVERVIEW

• Host computer: runs Sparkbooth (your photo booth)
• Kiosk computer: runs Sparkbooth Photo Kiosk
• Network link and shared folder between them

SWITCHING INTO PHOTO KIOSK MODE

a. On your kiosk computer, open Sparkbooth and press F1 (fn+F1) → Advanced Settings → App Mode. b. Select “Photo Kiosk” and click “Switch.”

NETWORK & FOLDER SHARING

1. Sparkbooth doesn’t provide network setup support. So you need to create a network connection:
   • Ad-hoc Wi-Fi (macOS, Windows)
   • Wi-Fi router/home network
   • Ethernet (wired LAN) Consult your OS/router manual
2. On the host (photo-booth) computer, share your Sparkbooth “Photo Folder”:
   • macOS: System Preferences → Sharing → File Sharing → + (add folder)
   • Windows: Right-click folder → Properties → Sharing → Advanced Sharing Confirm from the kiosk computer you can browse into this shared folder.

CONFIGURE SPARKBOOTH PHOTO KIOSK

1. Launch Photo Kiosk, press F1 → General.
2. Photo Folder → Change → point to the shared folder on the host computer.
3. Enable “Cache Photos Locally” (improves performance over network).
4. In Settings tabs enable:
   1. Printing (set default copies, prompts, Printer Setup…)
   2. Facebook, Twitter, Email, Pinterest sharing
   3. QR Code hosting (choose provider & Configure…) to share using QR code
5. Click Close. Photo Kiosk will scan and cache existing images. New photos land automatically.

KIOSK INTERFACE BASICS

• Browse thumbnails by page: – ‹ and › arrows to go back/forward one page – Home icon to return to first page
• Tap or click a thumbnail to view full-screen.
• Full-screen view: – Print button (top-left) – QR Code toggle (top-left) – Back arrow (top-right) returns to thumbnails
  • Thumbnails view with Previous/Next arrows and Home icon
  • Full-screen view with Print, QR Code, Back button]
• Countdown timer shows seconds remaining before auto-advance.

TROUBLESHOOTING & ALTERNATIVE SYNC

You can also use Dropbox (or any cloud-sync) as an alternative to networked folder sharing:

1. Install Dropbox on both machines, sign in to same account.
2. On host, set Sparkbooth’s output folder to a subfolder of Dropbox.
3. On kiosk, point Photo Folder to that local Dropbox subfolder.
4. Disable “Cache Photos Locally” (files already local). 5. Dropbox will mirror each new photo instantly.

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TIPS & BEST PRACTICES

• Prefer private wired or Wi-Fi router to prevent guest internet usage from interfering with setup.
• Prior to event, use clear kiosk cache via Settings → General if disk space runs low.
• For large events, archive old photos to free space.
• Always test the entire workflow (booth → network → kiosk) before your event.

With this setup and these on-screen controls, your guests can instantly browse, print and share photos without tying up your photo-booth—enjoy smooth, high-performance photo kiosking!