From the moment you choose Start Flipbook, the screen belongs to the guests. The guest shoots a short video and, if they like it, moves to the sharing screen; meanwhile the pages of the booklet are prepared in the background and printed either by the operator or automatically. The screens are the screens of AI Photo Booth; what is specific to Flipbook is the Print Flipbook button on the sharing screen and the page production in the background. This article describes the flow in order.
- The guest starts from the welcome screen and only shoots video; there is no photo option.
- The booklet starts being prepared after the guest approves the video. No booklet is made from a video that was retaken.
- When the pages are ready, the Print Flipbook button appears on the sharing screen; if Print automatically is on, printing starts by itself.
- The pages to be printed are not shown to the guest; on the sharing screen the guest sees their video and receives it by QR, email or SMS.
The screens in order
Screen 1 · Welcome
When the app opens, the welcome screen appears. The guest touches the start button. The only capture type in this app is video; photo, GIF and boomerang options are not offered. The design of the screen is done in the Screen Design → Welcome tab.
Screen 2 · Steps before the capture
The steps below appear only if the related setting is on, and they come in this order:
| Step | When it appears |
|---|---|
| Consent text | If Session → Disclaimer is on |
| Information form | If Session → Survey is on and set to be asked before the capture |
| Payment | If the payment settings on the Session page are on |
| Template selection | If the event has more than one template; for Video Print Templates the choice is asked after the video is approved, a single template is selected automatically |
If none of them is on, the guest goes from the welcome screen straight to the capture.
Screen 3 · Capture
The countdown ends and the video recording starts. The video lasts as long as the length in the Session → 360 / Video → Video Duration field and stops by itself. After the recording the guest sees their video; if they like it they approve it, if not they shoot it again. If Auto Approve is on, this review step is skipped.
The preparation of the booklet starts with the approval. No frames are taken and nothing is printed from a video the guest did not like and retook; this way paper is not wasted.
Screen 4 · Sharing
The guest sees their video and receives it by QR, email or SMS; which ways are open is decided by the Sharing Settings page. If the event has a template from Video Print Templates, the one-page templated output made from the video also appears here.
The pages of the booklet are not shown to the guest; the uncut card pages go only to the printer. The only thing on the screen related to the booklet is this button:
| Button | When it appears | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Preparing… | While the frames are being extracted and the pages laid out | Cannot be touched; it is a waiting indicator |
| Print Flipbook | When the pages are ready | Sends the pages to the printer queue |
| Try flipbook again | If the preparation failed | Extracts the frames again and produces the pages again |
If Flipbook Output → Print automatically is on, printing starts by itself as soon as the pages are ready; there is no need to press the button. A booklet that has been printed can be printed again with Print Flipbook.
Screen 5 · Gallery
When an old session is opened from the gallery on the welcome screen, the same sharing screen opens, and the Print Flipbook button prints the booklet of that session. If a guest loses their booklet in the middle of the event, you can print it again from here.
What happens in the background
How the booklet is produced
- The guest approves the video.
- From the video, as many frames as Total frames are taken at equal intervals from start to end.
- The frames are laid out on pages according to the Cards per sheet layout; a sequence number is printed on the edge of each card.
- The pages are ready; the Print Flipbook button appears or automatic printing starts.
- Each copy goes to the printer as a separate print job.
The settings are written to the record as they are at that moment; changing the Flipbook Output settings later does not change booklets that were already prepared. Only Try flipbook again produces them again with the current settings.
Expecting a print as soon as the capture ends: the booklet is prepared after the guest approves the video.
Thinking the button is broken when you press Print Flipbook and no paper comes out: the button puts the job in the queue; if the printer is busy, out of paper or not selected, the job waits in the queue.
Looking for the booklet pages on the sharing screen: the pages are not shown to the guest, they are only printed.
Pressing the button repeatedly: every press means a new print job.
