Here you can download a demo version of our software for video booth and photo booth use.  It requires a computer running Windows 7, and a web cam, and/or a Canon S5 IS or S3 IS  Powershot camera. Click the link below and save the file to you desktop.  Right click the file demo.zip, and choose EXTRACT ALL to unzip it to your desktop.  open the new demo folder and double click the installer inside.  Follow the onscreen instructions for installing Fortune Photo Booth.

Click here to download the demo version of our software.

Click here to download the NEWEST  version 2 of our software. There is a little less documentation on this version. The main changes are an always on preview window, and a more customizable home screen.

So…  Version 1 instructions below….

1.  Click the fortune photo booth icon on your desktop. Make sure you have your web cam plugged in.  On the first screen the first thing you do is push f4.

2. Then your mouse appears. hit the settings button and choose SCG WEBCAM PHOTOBOOTH and SCG VIDEOBOOTH by the check boxes.

3. Choose a QUOTE in the Quote box, or choose the blank line above where it says “Birthday Party”

4. Choose a font size, say 30…

5. Choose OK.

6. You should see two pictures of the web cam. one saying photo booth the other videobooth.

7. If f4 is still active, then press the admin check box.

8. Click on the picture of the webcam photo booth and you will get to the settings screen. this is important because you have to choose a web cam before the program will work.

9. First in the box labeled WEB CAMERA, choose your camera that is already connected to the computer.

10. Hit the CONNECT button. You should see a live preview now. and it should say DEFAULTPROP in the webcam config box. 8 in the Num. Pic box and 4 in the Delay box.

11. Go to the extra settings tab and make sure there is a good PHOTO LOCATION place to save the photos.

12. Go to the Print Settings Tab and make sure” Custom Layout” is unchecked! later you can learn to use that but for now…

13. Print automatically should be checked if you have a default printer ready. It only prints to the default printer. That printer should be set to 4×6 paper and usually portrait orientation in the printer preferences for that printer.

14. Go back to the Main tab and click SAVE, then click DISCONNECT, then click EXIT

15.  You should be back at the main screen now, press f7 or on a touch screen press the picture of the webcam photo booth, and it will take and print photos.

16. Once set up the program will work just by starting it, you don’t have to do the settings again unless you want to change something.

17. Email me if that doesn’t work.

Cheers!

Soren

phone (503) 230-1181

soren@fortunephotobooth.com