Fiesta Modes
Get to know all of the different ways that guests can capture moments and make memories using your photo booth – from classic photos to fun boomerangs and more!
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Explainer
Features
What To Know
Explainer
What are Capture Modes?
Capture Modes are the different options you can provide your guests to choose from while using the photo booth. You can select any combination to give your clients exactly what they are looking for.
Within Fiesta, there are five Capture Modes: Photo, Boomerang, Video, GIF, 360 Video, and Slo-Mo.
This is also where you can adjust the settings for each type of capture, add photo templates, overlays, and access the advanced settings to change the default aspect ratio or turn mirroring on and off.
Note: Slo-Mo Mode is only available on Guac Booth running a DSLR event, and 360 Video Mode is only available on a 360 booth running a 360 event.
Explainer
What Are Other Modes?
Other Modes are modes that Fiesta can activate that do not actively capture any type of media.
These modes include Gallery and Sharing Station which allow guests to view previous captures of the event directly from the photo booth, or from a dedicated iPad set up as a Sharing Station.
When Gallery is turned on, guests will see an option for this alongside the enabled capture modes to view previous captures.
Note: Gallery is not available on Virtual or 360 event types.
When Sharing Station is turned on, you will have the option to start the event as a sharing station which will only allow guests to view and share captures from that event, including any captures that are added to a Dropbox folder when Dropbox Watch Folder is also turned on.
Note: Sharing Station is not available on Virtual events. 360 Events require an iPad to use the Sharing Station.
Features
Photo
Photo Mode is the classic photo booth capture option.
Photos can be captured in various shapes and sizes and can be either a standalone image or a collection of up to four photos in a single Photo Template.
Note: Photo Templates are not available for Virtual Booth events and all captures will be taken as 1:1 square photos.
Learn more about Photo Templates
Photo captures can also be printed using a compatible AirPrint printer or with Guac and Chips photo booth and printer.
Note: AirPrint may require additional hardware.
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GIF
GIF Mode takes a series of still photos and combines them to create a short animated video capture.
You can adjust how many photos are taken, how fast the animation plays, and how much time guests have between each photo.
GIFs are exported as MP4 videos so that they’re compatible across all devices and social media platforms.
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Boomerang
Boomerangs are short, 1 to 4 second video clips that repeatedly play forwards and backwards in a loop.
You can adjust the length of the video recording to provide guests with more time to get in all of their best moves.
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Video
Video allows for longer form captures, up to 120 seconds in length (or up to 15 seconds for Fiesta Plus subscribers).
Video captures also support audio recordings to allow guests to leave a message, like birthday wishes, wedding greetings, or testimonials – depending on the event.
For the best experience when capturing videos with audio, it is recommended to use a supported microphone for in-person events run on the Fiesta iOS App.
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Slo-Mo
Slo-Mo is a Capture Mode exclusive to the Guac Booth that records a short video at 120 frames per second, and slows it down to create a slow motion effect.
Enabling Slo-Mo Mode requires specific camera settings to work correctly.
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Sharing Station
The Sharing Station allows guests to share their captures from a separate iPad. This enables a smoother flow when there are a large number of guests attending an event who would like to utilize the booth.
With the Sharing Station, guests can be guided away from the booth once captures are taken to print, email, or text their captures. That way, there is never a bottleneck or delay for customers at an event!
What To Know
Capture Modes for Virtual Booth Events
Virtual Booth supports four capture modes – Photo, GIF, Boomerang, and Video.
All Virtual Booth capture modes use a 1:1 square aspect ratio, so it is important to make sure that any overlays added to the event are the same size.
Photo Templates are not available for photo captures in Virtual Booth events.
What To Know
Creating Photo Templates And Overlays In Design Studio
The Design Studio is your hub for creating and editing Photo Templates and Overlays that you can add to your different capture modes.
To get started, simply select + Add Design and choose Create new design. From here, you can choose a design from the Fiesta Library that contains hundreds of fully designed photo templates and overlays, or create your own from scratch.
What To Know
Setting A Default Aspect Ratio
The Aspect Ratio determines the shape and size of your captures and how much is captured in each shot.
The default aspect ratios are 3:4 portrait (iPad events) and 4:3 landscape (DSLR events).
If the aspect ratio is changed, the original capture will be cropped to fit the selected aspect ratio.
If you’ve added a Photo Template or Overlay to your capture, the aspect ratio will be automatically adjusted to fit the size of the individual photos within the Photo Template or Overlay.
However, if you’re not using a Photo Template or Overlay for one or more capture modes, you can manually set the aspect ratio from the Advanced Settings.
Note: All Virtual Booth event captures are in a 1:1 square aspect ratio and cannot be changed.
What To Know
Turning On Mirroring For Captures
By default, captures are automatically flipped once the capture has completed.
IMPORTANT: When mirroring is turned on, it will not be applied until the capture is completed.
What To Know
Turning On The Sharing Station
The Sharing Station will be disabled at first, however it is easy to enable.
To enable the Sharing Station:
Log in to Fiesta
Select the event you wish to activate the sharing station or create a new event
Select Configure Event
Select the Modes tab
Under Other Modes, toggle on the Sharing Station
The Sharing Station will use the Sharing methods set up under the Sharing tab.
