
The quickest way to get started is to setup your printer and then use the photobooth setup wizard to set everything else up for you. This is useful if you want to take portrait orientation images by turning the webcam. The rotation setting can be used to rotate the images for stills pictures only. For video booth shooting you need to select both the video resolution and the audio source. If the live view display is sluggish you may need to select a lower resolution or use a more powerful computer. Please note that not all media types will work but most webcams should support RGB24, YUYV or MJPG.

The media type is shown in brackets in the resolution drop down list.

Use the camera drop down list to select your webcam and the resolution drop down list to select the resolution for still photos and video. Start here When Webcam Photobooth is run the main window shown below is displayed. These webcams give good quality results even in poor lighting conditions and have autofocus and a wide angle lens making it easier to take pictures of groups of people in the photobooth. For best results use a high quality webcam such as the Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD, Microsoft LifeCam Studio, Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 HD or Logitech C910 HD Webcam. Suitable Cameras Any Windows compatible USB webcam should work with Webcam Photobooth. Please see this series of articles on photobooth shooting for lots of useful information about setting up the software, selecting a suitable printer and designing the print layouts. The software works in a similar way to our other photobooth software (DSLR Remote Pro for Windows for Canon DSLRs, PSRemote for Canon PowerShot cameras and NKRemote for Nikon DSLRs). In operation the booth and switch between stills photo booth mode and video booth mode. Webcam Photobooth also supports video booth shooting to record short video clips, complete with sound, and save it as a standard AVI file. Webcam Photobooth is suitable for a wide range of professional and semi-professional photo booths from simple setups printing a traditional 4 photo strip right through to more sophisticated photo booths with green screen shooting and touchscreen controls.

The software displays live images on the screen and runs an automated picture taking sequence before formatting and printing out the results. Webcam Photobooth Introduction Webcam Photobooth is fully featured software for using a standard USB webcam on a Windows PC to run a photobooth. Part XIX Uploading to social networking and photo sharing sites Part XIII Using external buttons to control the photobooth Part VIII Modifying Photos Before Printing Part VII Saving settings for future reference and using profiles Part II Installing and Registering Webcam Photobooth Table of Contents Part I Webcam Photobooth
