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  1. November 1st, 2008 08:10 AM #1
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    Default Photobooth issues w/PS Remote

    I'm having some problems with the photobooth in PS Remote, and can't find any similar issues on the website - wondering if anyone has suggestions to fix this (I have an event next weekend, and need to get my booth running!).

    1. Countdown is jumbled: Before the photos take, it counts down from 5. My problem is that when the '4' comes up, the '5' dosen't dissapear - the new # simply appears on top of the old one. So, by the time '1' comes around, you have no idea the photo is going to take, because the countdown is just a jumbled mess.

    2. 'Look at the Camera' timing off: The screen telling people to look at the camera only appears *after* the picture is taken, not before. This makes it very useless + annoying, and when combined with my above issue, leads to lots of photos of people looking away from the camera. Can I change the timing on this so it shows before the photo is taken?

    3. Font / Colour changes have no effect: If I try to change the font away from the default bright green in the photobooth properites part of the menu, it has no effect at all.

    If anyone has any ideas, I look forward to hearing back from you. I'd love to get this fixed!

    For the record, I'm running the trial version of PS Remote, with the latest updates, on a MacBook Pro. I have Win XP installed through Boot Camp, and haven't had any problems with my other programs. I'm shooting on a Power Shot G2.

    I also have some customization questions, but I'll hold off on them until I get the software working, I guess!
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  2. November 1st, 2008 06:59 PM #2
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    Wish I could help, but I can't say that I've ever encountered any of those issues.

    On the countdown, did you change the default text ("taking picture 1 of 4 in 5 seconds"), or is it the default text that is messed up?

    You may want to reinstall and see if that fixes some of your problems.
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  3. November 4th, 2008 07:33 AM #3
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    It sounds like there might be a problem with the graphics driver setup for XP under bootcamp on your MacBook Pro. If it isn't setup correctly you may find that graphics are too slow to keep up with the live viewfinder images and screen updates. I run XP Pro on a MacBook Pro using bootcamp and it runs fine and is indistinguishable from a native Windows PC running XP.
    Also, the G2 is quite old now and only supports USB 1.1 which means it will be much slower to download images than the latest USB 2.0 PowerShot cameras.
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  4. November 4th, 2008 07:20 PM #4
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    Default partially fixed!

    Thanks for your replies.

    Turns out that 1 problem was easily fixed, another wasn't actually a problem at all, and the last one I can live with:

    I was using a second display to run the photobooth software, and when I switched the displays to run in 'mirrored' mode, the jumbled countdown text fixed itself (don't ask me why).

    My problem with the text was just confusion - I hadn't changed the background images, and of course the green text is on the backgrounds, so when I put new images in, those should dissapear.

    Finally, the 'look at the camera' screen still appears after the photo is taken. This is too bad, but I think I've discovered a creative workaround (I'll let you know if it works)... I'm going to lay my monitor flat inside the photo booth, with a two-way spy mirror at a 45 degree angle above it. People won't be looking at the monitor to read text, but at the mirror instead. The camera will be behind the mirror, so you won't have to look away when the picture takes - the picture will be taken through the mirror/screen instead! Any thoughts on whether this will work? I'm ordering the mirror today...

    Thanks again for your help.
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  5. November 27th, 2008 12:15 PM #5
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    Default countdown problems

    Hi Chris
    Im having the same problrms with the countdown - I have a G7 (2.1 usb speed) prints before the last countdown is done
    were do i change the graphic drivers??
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  6. November 28th, 2008 07:25 AM #6
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    You can usually download the latest drivers for graphics cards from the manufacturer's website.
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  7. November 28th, 2008 08:17 AM #7
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    Chris
    Im not a computer guy-is there anyway to change the settings on the graphic card ? If so I have no clue -
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  8. November 28th, 2008 09:14 AM #8
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    Chris -Is this the computer setup you use?
    XP Pro on a MacBook Pro using bootcamp-
    I've had it with windows- Is there a older mac I can pickup to just run the photobooth program?
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    Jay1-

    If the problem you are experiencing is the jumbled countdown screen, I found out that it may have to do something with your screen resolution. PSremote has a folder with a few different countdown screens in it, and they have different resolutions ie 1280x1024 and such. Try to see if you can match your resolution to the background that you are using. Once I did that it fixed my problem.

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  10. December 10th, 2008 09:00 AM #10
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    I using the same resolutions-doesn't fix it for me!
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