DSLR Remote Pro release history

11 December 2024: v3.30

Added support for physical webcams
Radio buttons have been added as a new survey field type
Input text can now be centered in text fields in surveys
Age gate support to text field survey types
Image Post Processing now uses the processed copy of the image
The size of (digital only versions) of Print Layouts can be set by pixel (without needing to select a printer)
Photo Booth mode can now be automatically started without a camera being connected
Status URL support added for web based control of booth
Added new {time} token that returns 0 or 1 if the time is before or after a specified date and or time
Fixes a bug where print layouts would not save if an image was off the canvas
Fixes a bug with AI Background removal and processed images when shooting portrait
Foundation work for DSLR Remote Pro Plus version
Foundation work for printing via Breeze Hub
Foundation work for Prize Module (not yet released)

26 February 2024: v3.20.1

Maintenance release to fix a problem with the touchscreen editor crashing when an event does not
have a ready overlay screen.

20 February 2024: v3.20

Added the option to post-process photos by sending an HTTP POST to a web server or running a
local command
Print compositing now supports the cropping of images and the option to display the original
unmodified photo
Added an optional ready_overlay_qr.png screen to provide visual feedback when scanning a QR
code
New qrRepeat touchscreen action to repeat the most recently scanned QR code
Added Event Kite gallery and session ids to make it easier to integrate with Event Kite online
galleries and micro-sites

20 November 2023: v3.19.2

“Miami” and “Pop-o-Matic” themes now included in the setup wizard

28 June 2023: v3.19.1

Added support for the Canon EOS R100
Video post processing now supports vertical videos from the Canon EOS M50 Mark II and Canon
EOS R100
Added {lessThan,str1,str2} token for comparing two integer or two string values
Fixed an issue loading settings from the “Photobooth Settings” dialog when print layouts contain
rotated photos

17 May 2023: v3.19

Added support for the Canon EOS R8 and Canon EOS R50
Added print compositing with support for opacity, blur, motion blur, colorizing, blend modes, contrast and saturation
Added outline/sticker effect when shooting green screen or using AI background removal
Added support for timed sessions
Added an option to create user surveys

9 March 2023: v3.18.2.1

Fixed issues in v3.18.2 with touchscreen keyboards converting all input to upper case and crashing
when using Shift+Ctrl+left click to save the keyboard settings

14 February 2023: v3.18.2

Added support for the Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Added the ability to retry failed uploads
Added optional watermark when displaying prints in the print confirmation or sharing screen

8 November 2022: v3.18.1.1

Fixed an issue in v3.18.1 where loading a profile could cause the app to crash

1 November 2022: v3.18.1

Added options to upload the JPEG copy of the printed output and the processed copy of the printed
output to the uploader
Added option to make user survey responses available to other apps by writing them to the
Windows registry
Added event date and event id to provide a way to identify events
Fixed an issue with the ready overlay screen images being cropped when using profiles and
animated GIFs
Fixed an issue with email attachments for processed photos and thumbnails not being sent unless
original photos were also selected.

4 October 2022: v3.18

Added support for the Canon EOS R7 and Canon EOS R10
Added support for secure, single use QR codes
Added the ability to add a video with transparency to a video captured in video booth mode
Added File Uploader to automatically upload photos, videos and GIFs to a website as they are taken
Added payment modes when sharing by email or text
Added export settings option to the Tools menu
Added vertical positioning for default keyboards to make it easier to display email and other keyboards at the top of the screen
Fixed an issue sending emails with cc addresses

23 March 2022: v3.17.1

Simplified the cropping of videos to square in the video post processing settings
Improvements to error checking and validation of video post processing settings
Added the ability to load and save video edit lists to file

16 February 2022: v3.17

Added support for post processing videos including creative effects such as jump cuts, speed
ramping and boomerang playback. Videos can be cropped and resized and an overlay can be
added together with an intro and outro video and a soundtrack
Fixed an issue with the taking.jpg screen not being displayed when an animation is being used for the countdown

12 January 2022: v3.16.1

Fixed an issue adding attachments to emails as file attachments
Fixed an issue with UIDs not being updated in stills photo booth mode when the keyboard shortcut F5 is used to start the shooting sequence

15 December 2021: v3.16

Now sends emails and texts in the background without requiring Breeze Hub and provides full control over attachments for emails
Added the ability to select different print backgrounds/overlays in the confirm printing screen
Added payment mode for printing from the sharing screen and support for the new MDB Payment utility
Added options for digital only and for creating slideshow GIFs when running the photo booth setup wizard
Added reports for photo booth session, survey data and sharing
Added the option to disable line drawing on prints so that users can only add emojis or stickers to prints
Added the option to create events with slideshow GIFs or MP4s and for “digital only” events when running the photo booth setup wizard
Updated URL shortening for SMS+image text messages due to changes made by TinyUrl.com
The processed image now supports a background image named processed_photo_background.jpg. When using the transparent background option when shooting green screen or using AI background removal the optional greenscreen_background.jpg image is added to the photo’s background before it is added to the processed image
The time the reprinting.jpg/processing.jpg screen is displayed when reprinting from the reprint selection screen is now configurable
Added the ability to scan in the event name and event strings when scanning QR codes.
Fixed an issue with the live view 4:3 aspect ratio option not cropping the live vie
Fixed an issue with the sizing of preview images in photo booth mode with some screen sizes and orientations
Removed support for legacy auto print layout which was replaced by the print layout editor in DSLR Remote Pro v3.0

16 March 2021: v3.15.5

Fixed an issue connecting to the Canon EOS M50 Mark II in markets where the camera is identified as Canon EOS M50M2
Now saves the event name and event strings to the photo booth summary file
Fixed an issue with the green screen overlay not being applied to preview photos
Fixed an issue with the green screen background not being added when using the “save copy of processed photos” option with the transparent green screen background option

9 December 2020: v3.15.4

Added support for the Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R6
Added support for the Canon EOS 850D/Rebel T8i/Kiss X10i
Added support for the Canon EOS M50 Mark II/Kiss M2
Added {field2,n,ch,str} token for extracting a field from a string using ch as the separator character
Fixed an issue with AI background removal not working when the mirror output images option isselected
Fixed an issue setting the owner string, artist and copyright information on recent camera models

24 August 2020: v3.15.3

Fixed an issue with multiple texts being sent when scanning a QR code in the sharing screen

3 July 2020: v3.15.2

Contactless operation now has the ability to send texts
Fixed an issue with the live view display for QR code input in the sharing screen not being rotated when the camera is in portrait orientation
Added {contains,str1,str2} token for testing whether str1 contains str2

13 May 2020: v3.15.1

Fixed an issue scanning QR codes in the sharing screen after a boomerang GIF or video session
Fixed an issue with the {uid} and {uid2} tokens not being expanded in QR codes displayed in the sharing screen

7 May 2020: v3.15

Added support for contactless operation for running the photo booth and sending emails using QR codes
Added support for AI background removal services aka green screen without the green screen
Added an optional background/overlay filename suffix in “Output Settings” to allow the backgrounds and overlays for prints, slideshow GIFs and boomerang GIFs to be selected using random numbers or in response to user input in surveys
Added an option to display a dynamically generated QR code in the sharing screen
Now supports the latest secure method for sending emails via GMail
Added the ability to use tokens to define the initial value of text fields in touchscreen keyboards
Added the option to save a copy of the zoom area of the live view display when shooting JPEGs which are saved to the PC
Fixed an issue with positioning MP4 animations in screens with live view enabled
Removed references to sharing via Facebook because it is no longer supported due to the Cambridge Analytica scandal

30 October 2019: v3.14.3

Added support for the Canon EOS M6 Mark II and Canon EOS M200
Added support for the Canon EOS 90D
Fixed an issue with sharing slideshow MP4s that affected v3.14.2

22 October 2019: v3.14.2

Added support for the Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II and Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II
Photo booth printing now automatically bleeds the background.jpg and overlay.png to fill the printable area
Added the option of a gray background for the emoji and frame menus in the drawing and signing screen
Now hides the video playback window until the video starts playing to avoid a blank window appearing when loading a screen animation
Fixed an issue with “load profile X + start” touchscreen actions not starting the shooting sequence if the ready screen has a ready_loop.mp4 animation
Fixed an issue with using filenames to position GIF and MP4 screen animations that affected v3.14 and v3.14.1

31 July 2019: v3.14.1

Fixed issues with playing back videos captured in video booth mode that affected some computers
Fixed an issue which could cause logos not to be displayed in the print layout editor

24 July 2019: v3.14

Added support for the Canon EOS 250D/Rebel SL3/EOS 200D II/EOS Kiss X10
Logos in prints are now placed over overlays
Added counters for the total number of emails, texts and tweets
Added the option to let users select different frames for the print layout in the drawing/signing screen
Fixed a reliability issue with playing videos in photo booth mode that was caused by recent Windows updates

15 April 2019: v3.13

Added support for the Canon EOS RP and Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Logos in print layouts are now saved in the PBLT print template file
Added mirror options to creative filters in photo booth mode
Added total number of prints counter

26 November 2018: v3.12

Added support for the Canon EOS R
PNG logos and JPEG images can now be added to print layouts
Emails can now include CC email addresses
Screens can now display a video in the background and an animated GIF overlay
Live view display in video booth mode now supports optional video_live_view_overlay.png overlay
Much faster uploading of images when sharing by text or Twitter
Fixed an issue with sharing boomerang GIFs when share videos is selected

11 September 2018: v3.11.4

Added emojis/stickers/virtual props to the signing and drawing on prints
The icons in the reprint selection screen can now be placed at the top of the screen to make it easier to use on magic mirror booths
Improved support for the Canon EOS M50 mirrorless camera in photo booth mode
Added a “Reprint screen from video ready” touchscreen action to allow the reprint selection screen to be selected from the video ready screen
Fixed an issue with previously shared prints appearing in the background of the video sharing screen
Fixed an issue that caused a black background to appear in print layouts containing rotated photos (this issue only affected v3.11.3)

15 August 2018: v3.11.3

Added cropping, rotation and improved placement of photos within the background when shooting green screen in photo booth mode
Added the ability to share videos captured in video booth mode
Added an optional delay before playback to allow time for post processing after capturing a video in video booth mode
Fixed an issue with the sizing of live view overlays that affected v3.11.2
Fixed an issue with the Canon EOS 1500D being incorrectly identified as a Canon EOS 500D

9 July 2018: v3.11.2

Added support for the Canon EOS 1500D aka Canon EOS 2000D/Rebel T7/EOS Kiss X90
Added support for the Canon EOS 3000D aka Canon EOS 4000D
Added {isGif}, {isJpeg}, {isMovie} tokens which are available when sharing images
Added an error message if the log file cannot be written when using the email and texting offline options

7 June 2018: v3.11.1

Maintenance release to fix a problem with email offline mode being selected when loading profiles
Added optional information screens that can be displayed from the ready screens

28 May 2018: v3.11

live_view_overlay.png is now updated with the color, B&W and filters e.g. live_view_overlay_c.png for color, live_view_overlay_b.png for B&W
Added {printQuotaUsed}, {printCounterEvent} and {printCounterLocal} tokens
Added 4:3 aspect ratio option for live view, print layouts and the photo booth setup wizard
Added the option to delete the photos if they are rejected in the confirm printing screen
Added optional info screen when displaying touchscreen keyboards
Timeouts for the success, offline and error screens when sharing are now configurable using the Configure utility
Fixed an issue with prints still being output when the printer counter reaches 0
Fixed an issue in photo booth mode when shooting raw+JPEG with the Canon EOS M50

2 May 2018: v3.10

Added support for the Canon EOS M50/EOS Kiss M
Added support for the Canon EOS 2000D/Rebel T7/EOS Kiss X90
Added support for the Canon EOS 4000D
The photo preview, print preview and share preview areas can now be edited using the touchscreen editor
Added the ability to resize, sharpen and add an overlay to the saved copy of the processed photos
Added the option to display an error message and disable printing when the print counters reach zero
Added the following keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+A for “Preview: accept”, Ctrl+R for “Preview: retake”, Ctrl+X for “Preview: abort”
Added the option to save XML copies of emails and texts
Privacy information added to the “Sharing Photos” section
Fixed an issue when using transparent green screen backgrounds with Instagram style filters or B∓W styles
Fixed an issue with the full screen live view setting when the camera and screen are in portrait orientation

19 February 2018: v3.9.1

Maintenance release to fix a problem with the MIME type of emails sent with MP4 attachments
Fixed an error with the positioning of previews in the share screen when using the “sides” button placement option in the photo booth setup wizard

14 February 2018: v3.9

Photo booth setup wizard enhanced to support square or full screen live view and screens with animated GIFs, filters and manual control over the size and placement of PNG button images
MP4 copies of animated GIFs can now have an optional soundtrack
Animated GIFs can now have an additional overlay for adding logos or branding
Faster and better quality green screen processing
Fixed a possible performance issue when sending complex HTML emails

11 December 2017: v3.8.1

Maintenance release to fix a problem running Photoshop droplets in photo booth mode
Updated the HideWindowsTaskbar utility to work with the latest version of Photoshop

28 November 2017: v3.8

Added support for the Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Enhanced the photo booth setup wizard to support themes with different button styles, screen backgrounds and caption text
Boomerang GIFs can now be created with animated animated backgrounds when shooting green screen
Added a print counter to the event info shared via the Windows registry
Added the option to send emails without including the image as an attachment
Added {urlencode,str} token to allow arbitrary strings to be passed as parameters in a URL e.g. when providing a link to a microsite
Added optional “tap for 3 sec countdown” in countdown screen if remaining countdown is 15 seconds or more
Now supports GIF animations in the screens used for sharing photos by email, text, Facebook and Twitter
Fixed a problem with double the number of reprints being made when the number of copies is set to 2
Fixed a problem with camera settings in photo booth mode when switching from a photo booth profile with live view enabled to one without
Fixed errors in filenames of animated GIFs captured in video booth mode
Fixed a problem with thumbnails not being displayed in the reprint selection screen when pathnames of the images are long

5 September 2017: v3.7.3

Added support for the Canon PZ-E1 power zoom adapter
User survey data can now be used to specify the download folder
Added the option to disable or enable user survey data (in the “Touchscreen Settings” dialog)
Added {random,x,y} token
Added touchscreen actions to run a script with or without password protection
Fixed a problem identifying the Kiss X9 (aka Rebel SL2/EOS 200D)
Fixed a problem with animated GIFs not being saved in video booth mode if the PhotoboothSuppressXml option is selected

7 August 2017: v3.7.2

Added support for the Canon EOS 200D/Rebel SL2
Added event info shared via the Windows registry
Add touchscreen actions to load randomly selected profiles
Animated GIFs can now be displayed in the confirm_printing.jpg and share.jpg screens
Fixed a problem cropping copies of processed photos
Fixed a problem saving copies of green screen images when the transparent option is selected and B&W tinted mode is selected

28 June 2017: v3.7.1.2

Added the option to save a copy of processed photos (e.g. after being rotated, cropped, digitally zoomed, converted to B&W etc.)
Fixed a problem with animated GIFs hanging in video booth mode if the GIF is rejected too soon after capture
Fixed a problem with the last frame of an animated GIF captured in stills photo booth mode being displayed for only 1/25 sec
Fixed a problem with the playback speed of MP4 copies of animated GIFs captured in photo booth mode when the number of backgrounds/overlays is set to more than 1

15 June 2017: v3.7.1.1

Maintenance release to remove a debug message which was accidentally left in v3.7.1

12 June 2017: v3.7.1

Added support for the Canon EOS 77D and Canon EOS 800D/Rebel T7i
Added a user survey option to capture text and checkbox responses from users in photo booth mode
Speeded up MP4 and animated GIF processing when creating animated GIFs in video booth mode
{filename} and {filenameNoExt} tokens can now be used in email, text and Twitter messages
Improved handling of display scaling on high DPI screens
Added “Save Photobooth Settings” option to the File menu to save all the photo booth related settings to file
Animated GIF capture in video booth mode now supports “stop video capture” to create shorter clips
Updated Facebook uploader to fix problems caused by the way Facebook handles cookies that affected Facebook uploads on some computers
Fixed a problem when using PNG overlay images that are too small which could cause the software to crash
Fixed a problem with the optional ready overlay appearing in the reprint selection screen

21 February 2017: v3.7

Added support for displaying an animated GIF in photo booth screens
Animated countdowns can now use an animated GIF which can be displayed over the live view display
Ready screen can now display an optional overlay (ready_overlay.png)
Added new Instagram style filters in photo booth mode
Camera settings dialog now has the option to take test photos using the current settings for each bank and can be displayed using a photo booth shortcut button
Photo booth setup wizard enhanced to support choosing the number of copies to print in the print confirmation screen and the creation of ‘boomerang’ animated GIFs
Optional tags added to the XML settings format to allow advanced users to create location independent settings files to make it easier to share settings on different photo booths
Capturing animated GIFs in video booth mode now has the option to use the camera in photo mode or video mode and to crop the live view display and display a live_view_overlay.png overlay
Added the option whether to mirror the preview images displayed after each photo is taken
Added the option to mirror photos before printing or adding to animated GIFs
The default profile now has the option to randomly select a profile
Fixed a problem with Facebook users not being logged out after uploading photos
Fixed a problem with animating the GIF_processing.jpg screen

10 November 2016: v3.6.1

Added support for the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Improved control over camera settings in video booth and photo booth modes
Added support for drawing on or signing the print layout before printing or sharing
Improved support for modifying photos before printing e.g. using Adobe Photoshop droplets
Live view cropping now supports vertical “letter box” style cropping in addition to horizontal cropping
Now prints photos before displaying the sharing screen
New touchscreen actions added for increasing or decreasing the number of copies to print in the print confirmation screen. The print confirmation screen now uses different backgrounds according to the number of copies .e.g confirm_printing_1.jpg, confirm_printing_2.jpg etc.
Added the option to send the MP4 copy of animated GIFs when sending SMS or MMS texts
Fixed a problem with the “Use MP4 copy of animated GIF if available” setting when emailing photos
Fixed a problem with the playback timeout option when capturing animated GIFs in video booth mode

10 October 2016: v3.6

Improved green screen setup in photo booth mode
Added photobooth shortcut buttons for loading and saving the default profile. The “print layout” shortcut now asks whether to save the settings to the default profile, if defined, after editing the print layout
Added the option to automatically load the default profile when DSLR Remote Pro is run and the ability to specify a profile file to load in the command line
Added the ability to share animated GIFs by email, text, Facebook and Twitter. Animated GIFs shared on Facebook are hosted on giphy.com
Animated GIFs captured in video mode can now be placed within a frame
Animated GIFs can be created using indexed color (to give more detail) or dithered color (to give better colors)
MP4 copies of animated GIFs can be created automatically and shared via Facebook or email
Added {uid2} token which generates a unique id in the form ABCDE123 and is guaranteed not to repeat for 776 days
Added the option to crop the print preview display in photobooth mode
Optional live view version of green screen overlay and background in photo booth mode
Added simulated camera option to allow testing photo booth mode without a camera
Reprint selection screen now allows multiple files to be selected and the number of copies to be printed to be specified
Added lockdown mode to limit access to advanced photo booth settings
Added timeout in video playback screen with the option to automatically accept or reject the video
Added an option to show the mouse cursor to give full control of the photo booth when using a mouse
The camera’s preset white balance settings can now be used for live view to give more consistent results when capturing animated GIFs in video booth mode
Fixed a problem with timeouts when uploading to Facebook or Twitter

13 July 2016: v3.5.3.1

Maintenance release to fix a problem with uploading to Facebook and Twitter which affected v3.5.3

11 July 2016: v3.5.3

Enhanced the animated GIF support in stills photo booth mode and video booth mode to allow multiple title pages so that short animations can be displayed in addition to the photos
Fixed a problem which caused video playback to break up on some computers

22 June 2016: v3.5.2

Enhanced the animated GIF support in stills photo booth mode to work when the camera is in portrait orientation and added the ability to position photos within the GIF
Fixed a problem with external flash mode which affected v3.5.1
Added a workaround for a camera firmware issue which causes occasional AF errors when the camera is set to manual focus

15 June 2016: v3.5.1

Added the option to create an animated GIF slideshow of the stills photo booth shooting sequence
Added the option to create an animated GIF of the video clip when using the “Capture clip as a series of still frames” in video booth mode
Added the option to only display live view in the ready screen and to hide it during the countdown
Added the ability to overlap touchscreen actions to allow one touch to perform multiple actions
Fixed a problem with the playback breaking up when animating photo booth screens using some types of MP4 video file

10 May 2016: v3.5

Added support for Canon EOS 1300D/Rebel T6, Canon EOS 80D and Canon EOS-1DX Mark II
Added additional photo booth shortcut buttons for taking a test photo and loading profiles
Added the option to hide the camera controls normally displayed on the left side of the main window to provide a simplified interface for photo booth operators
Simplified the method of specifying the playback speed when using the fast stills capture option for creating animated GIFs
Now supports MP4 or MOV files for animated screens and countdowns in photo booth mode
Movie file display no longer uses Apple’s QuickTime libraries
Minor changes to the way checkboxes are displayed in touchscreen keyboards
Added a “Close” action for touchscreen keyboards to allow a terms and conditions page to be displayed at the start of the shooting sequence
Fixed problems uploading to Facebook caused by changes to Facebook’s login requirements
Fixed problems uploading to Twitter caused by changes to Twitter’s login requirements

12 January 2016: v3.4

Added fast stills capture option in video booth mode for creating fun animated GIFs
Added support for posting photos to Twitter
Added support for sending photos by MMS (US and Canada only) or SMS via Twilio.com
Now supports up to 12 captions in the print layout, options to change the caption display order and the option to right justify the caption text
The printing option in the sharing screen now has the option to limit the number of prints
Fixed a problem with the alpha channel being lost when saving a transparent PNG copy of greenscreened photos when the camera orientation is set to portrait
Replaced %1, %2, %3, %4, %5, %6 tokens with {yearNow}, {monthNow}, {dayNow}, {yearLess8h}, {monthLess8h}, {dayLess8h} to avoid problems with unwanted substitutions in emails
Fixed a typo in the default text for HTML emails: correcting <image src=”{image}”> to <img src=”{image}”>
Fixed a problem with image attachments not displaying in emails sent to Outlook.com
Changed the keyboard shortcuts for digital zoom in photo booth mode from cursor left/right to Ctrl+Alt+cursor left/right to reduce the chances of selecting this accidentally

9 September 2015: v3.3.3

Maintenance release fixing a problem when photos overlap the left or top borders of the print layout which could cause the software to crash
Adjusted the green screen processing algorithm to give better results and added the option to chose which green screen algorithm to use
Added keyboard shortcuts for selecting a profile and starting the shooting sequence (profiles 1 to 8 only)
Added the option to log Facebook uploads to file
Fixed a problem with non-ASCII characters in the email subject and with email log files when the image pathname contains non-ASCII characters

15 July 2015: v3.3.2

Added support for the Canon EOS 5DS R and Canon EOS 5DS
Fixed a problem overriding the email_address attribute when using the touchscreen keyboard “email input at start” option

24 June 2015: v3.3.1

Maintenance release fixing a problem with File->Send emails not reading information from the email log file
Added mandatory option to <prompt> tag in touchscreen keyboard XML definition to indicate that an input field must contain text
Fixed a problem with the green screen zoom/position settings not being saved to file for use with profiles

16 June 2015: v3.3

Added support for the Canon EOS 750D/Rebel T6i and Canon EOS 760D/Rebel T6s
Added unicode support for handling characters in most languages
Added the ability to shoot raw+JPEG in photobooth mode
Improved green screen processing
Added the ability to position the photo within the background when shooting greenscreen in photobooth mode
Added optional password to protect “exit photobooth mode” touchscreen action
Added touchscreen actions to select a profile and start the shooting sequence (profiles 1 to 8 only)
Added new touchscreen action editor
Added “Message input at end of sequence” touchscreen keyboard option to allow users to enter a message which can be added to the printed output (using the {message} token)
Added an option to print photos from the sharing screen (this can also be selected when running the photobooth setup wizard)
The default touchscreen keyboard for entering the user’s Facebook login name and password now displays punctuation characters when the shift key is pressed (US keyboard layout)
Email message text can now be specified in HTML format and plain text format
Inactivity timer now loads default profile, if defined, before switching to standby mode

24 November 2014: v3.2

Added support for Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Now supports hashtags when uploading photos to Facebook
Added offline email mode and the ability to send unsent emails later
Added reprint selection screen available from the photobooth ready screen
Added auto standby option in photobooth mode

9 October 2014: v3.1

Added the option to crop the photo before uploading to Facebook or sending by email
Added “Single strip of 2” preset layout option
Fixed a possible problem where uninstalling a printer driver could cause the program to crash
The body text for emails now allows return characters

18 July 2014: v3.0.1

Added support for sharing 300 DPI photobooth templates when using HiTi printers
Fixed a problem with lines appearing on the last screen created by the photobooth setup wizard
Added additional photobooth shortcut buttons and the ability to choose which ones are displayed

22 June 2014: v3.0

Added support for Canon EOS 1200D/Rebel T5
Added interactive editor for photobooth print layouts
Added the importing and exporting of photobooth print layouts
Added the ability to print QR codes on photobooth prints
Added ” Pop art” creative filter in photobooth mode
Added optional thumbnail display in photobooth mode
Added new photobooth dashboard to provide quick access to the main photobooth settings
Increased the number of photobooth profiles from 8 to 18
Increased the number of photobooth captions from 2 to 8
Improved error reporting when testing and sending emails and improved support for services such as free email services such as yahoo.com

20 February 2014: v2.7.2

Added “From” email address setting when sending emails
Fixed a problem with the touchscreen handling which could result in the touchscreen keyboard detecting an unwanted key press at startup

6 February 2014: v2.7.1.1

Maintenance release to fix a problem with the software crashing on some systems when sending emails

28 January 2014: v2.7.1

Added “Confirm printing (no JPEG copy)” print option in photobooth mode
Improved Facebook upload option to support different Facebook login screens and disable touchscreen edge gestures on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Fixed a problem with video booth touchscreen actions
Fixed a problem with screen flicker in video booth mode
Fixed a problem with the share screen being displayed when selecting reprint in photobooth mode

21 January 2014: v2.7

Added the ability to upload photos to a user’s Facebook page in photobooth mode
Added the ability to email photos in photobooth mode
Added auto white balance option for live view in photobooth mode

6 December 2013: v2.6.2

Added support for Canon EOS-1D C
Added a single photo layout option in the photobooth setup wizard and preset layouts tool
Improved the performance of printing custom layouts in photobooth mode when images are printed multiple times e.g. the double strip of four layout
Now disables touchscreen edge gestures when running in full screen photobooth mode on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 systems
Save green screen copy of photos now rotates the photos to match the orientation setting

12 September 2013: v2.6.1

Added support for the Canon EOS 70D (including WiFi operation)
Added inactivity timer option in the photobooth settings dialog and photobooth setup wizard

30 August 2013: v2.6

Added new photobooth creative filter option which can apply a variety of different effects to both the live view and the final photos
Added the option to rotate as well as crop and resize the additional JPEG copy of the printed output
Added optional validation of email addresses entered using the touchscreen keyboard
Added focus point display in live view with status display during live view auto focus
Fixed a problem displaying green screen overlay in video booth mode
Lighter/darker exposure keyboard shortcuts in photobooth mode (PageUp/PageDn) now require Ctrl to be pressed to reduce problems with accidental adjustments due to touchscreen gestures

21 May 2013: v2.5.3

Added support for Canon EOS 100D/Rebel SL1 and Canon EOS 700D/Rebel T5i
Improved support for angled multi-line captions in photobooth mode
Added focus peaking option in live view display
Fixed a problem with selecting the option to save pictures to the camera’s memory card when using a Canon EOS 30D

15 February 2013: v2.5.2.2

Fixed a problem in v2.5.2.1 which caused an error when selecting cancel from the print confirmation screen in photobooth mode

12 February 2013: v2.5.2.1

Fixed a problem with cropping and resizing the JPEG copy of the printed output in photobooth mode
Added Ctrl+A keyboard shortcut and touchscreen action to auto focus in photobooth mode. Also added the ability to adjust focus by pressing the Ctrl key and using the mouse wheel.

3 January 2013: v2.5.2

Added support for the Canon EOS 6D (including WiFi operation)
Added electronic level display in live view for the Canon EOS 6D, Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Canon EOS-1D X
Added controls for adjusting the sound recording settings in live view video mode for the Canon EOS-1D X, 5D Mark III, 6D and 650D/Rebel T4i
Added optional keyboard.wav sound when displaying the touchscreen keyboard in photobooth mode
Added the ability to specify the position of the movies in animated photobooth screens

26 November 2012: v2.5.1

Fixed a problem with the ready.mov animated photobooth screen overlapping the live view display when switching from standby mode
Fixed a problem starting the photobooth shooting sequence when a ready.mov animated screen is defined and the delay before taking the first photo is set to 0
Added optional manual positioning and looping of the video played in the animated photobooth screens
Added double strip of three and single strip of three layout options to the photobooth preset layouts and setup wizard

25 October 2012: v2.5

Added support for the Canon EOS-1D X
Added the ability to use movies to animate photobooth screens
Added post processing options in photo booth mode for easier website and social networking site uploads
Added fast resize option in photobooth mode – provides faster print processing with minimal reduction in image quality
Added options to reprint photo booth photos after an event

27 August 2012: v2.4.2.1

Fixed a problem shooting video in normal live view and in photobooth mode
Added the option to display the touchscreen keyboard immediately after taking the photos in photobooth mode

6 July 2012: v2.4.2

Added support for the Canon EOS Rebel T4i/EOS 650D/Kiss X6i
Added digital zoom option to stills photobooth shooting
Fixed a problem which affected the display of histogram data in live view in v2.4.1
Fixed a problem using multiple green screen backgrounds in photobooth mode in v2.4.1

31 May 2012: v2.4.1

Added support for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Added the option to green screen live view images in video booth mode (video playback and movies downloaded from the camera are not green screened)
Minor changes and bug fixes to the photobooth setup wizard

16 April 2012: v2.4

Added Photobooth Setup Wizard which automatically creates all the screens and the print layout for common photobooth configurations
Added “clicker mode ” where the photographer or users choose when to take the photos in photobooth mode
Added an option to include the current printer settings when saving the photobooth settings to file
Added a quick reprint option (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+R) when the output option is set to “Print and save JPEG copy”
Added {uid} token which generates a unique id for filenames and captions when shooting in photobooth mode
Fixed problems using a default profile to switch from video to stills photobooth mode when rejecting a video
Added a timed shutter release option to the remote interface

3 February 2012: v2.3.2

Added <caption1> and <caption2> tags to the XML photobooth summary file
Added an option to the touchscreen keyboard to hide text when entering a password
Fixed problems using a default profile to switch from video to stills photobooth mode
Fixed a problem with selecting photobooth profiles 7 and 8

12 January 2012: v2.3.1.1

Fixed a crash in v2.3.1.1 when not shooting in photo booth mode

11 January 2012: v2.3.1

Added timeouts in photobooth mode for print confirmation, touchscreen keyboard input and video confirmation
Displays optional reprinting,jpg screen image and skips the print confirmation screen when reprinting photobooth images
Added optional checkboxes to the touchscreen keyboard in photobooth mode
Added monochrome tint/toning option to support printing in sepia and other tints in photobooth mode
Improved noise reduction in photobooth live preview when displaying black and white images

30 September 2011: v2.3

Added the ability to specify the size and position of the playback window in video booth mode
Now displays the video_playback_finished.jpg screen image, if defined, after video playback
Added the ability to specify a horizontal offset for the live view display in photobooth mode
Added the option to use {photoboothSubDir} or {photoboothDir} tokens when specifying the profile pathname to allow the use of more than 8 photobooth profiles
Added a separate delay for the first photo in the stills photobooth shooting sequence
Added optional color management of printed images
Fixed a problem with photobooth shooting using external flash mode when “Only display live view images for the first shot” is selected
Fixed a problem with incomplete screen refreshes when switching photobooth profiles

3 August 2011: v2.2.3.1

Increased the number of photobooth profiles that can be loaded via keyboard shortcuts/touchscreen actions from 6 to 8
Fixed a problem selecting B&W mode in DSLR Remote Pro for Windows v2.2.3

26 July 2011: v2.2.3

Added preset layouts when using the custom layout option to help design popular layouts using four photos
Added the ability to set the exposure mode from the PC with the following camera models: EOS 500D/Rebel T1i, EOS 550D/Rebel T2i, EOS 1000D/Rebel XS, EOS 40D, EOS 50D, EOS 7D, EOS 5D Mark II
Fixed a problem with the default photobooth profile not being applied when shooting in video booth mode

23 May 2011: v2.2.2.1

Fixed a problem caused by the latest Canon SDK which resulted in some cameras getting stuck in manual focus mode
Fixed an error when auto-bracketing with Canon EOS 400D and saving images to the camera only
In fullscreen photobooth mode preview images will now show the image_overlay.png overlay image (if defined) not live_view_overlay.png
Added extra checks for touchscreen actions to make sure they are not applied at the wrong time in photobooth mode

4 May 2011: v2.2.2

Added blue screen shooting
Added default profile option to reset the photobooth to a known state after each shooting sequence
Enhanced touchscreen keyboard in photobooth mode to allow multiple input fields and the use of a normal keyboard

31 March 2011: v2.2.1

Added support for the Canon Rebel T3i (aka Canon EOS 600D) and Canon Rebel T3 (aka Canon EOS 1100D)
“External flash mode” option in photobooth mode now adjusts live view brightness automatically when used with Rebel series cameras
Video booth record/playback progress bar now has user definable foreground and background colors
Users can now stop the video recording by pressing the ‘End’ key instead of waiting for the preset time
Now displays a warning instead of an error if touchscreen areas overlap e.g. to allow video booth related touchscreen buttons to be put in the same place as stills related buttons
Added the ability to run external commands when the photobooth screen changes and when the XML summary file is written at the end of the photobooth shooting sequence

8 February 2011: v2.2

Added confirm_printing.jpg and printing_confirmed.jpg screens when using the print confirmation option in photo booth mode
Added an “external flash” mode when photo booth shooting to allow the studio strobes and external flash guns that are not E-TTL compatible to be used with Rebel series cameras
Added optional touchscreen keyboard in photo booth mode
Green screen shooting in full screen photo booth mode now has the ability to use different backgrounds and overlays for each shot and to save a green screened copy of each photo
Fixed a problem with time lapse shooting using raw+JPEG mode and the latest camera models

1 December 2010: v2.1.1

Fixed a problem with keyboard input focus in video booth mode
Fixed a problem switching between video booth mode and photobooth mode with the Canon EOS 60D
Added photobooth keyboard shortcuts and touchscreen actions for selecting camera PictureStyles

10 November 2010: v2.1

Added support for the Canon EOS 60D
Added video booth mode
Photobooth mode now has the option to specify the vertical positioning of the live view display and countdown text
Photobooth mode now has the option to disable live view during printing
Photobooth previews are now green screened and look like the final output when green screen shooting
The camera battery status is now displayed in the main window title bar
Added an option in preferences to use lower case file extensions for images saved to the PC

27 August 2010: v2.0

Live view is now automatically restarted if it is canceled by the camera
Added support for motion detection using Webcam Zone Trigger (available separately from http://www.zonetrigger.com )
Added green screen shooting overlay in main live view window and in photobooth mode
Added optional overlay image for live view display in photobooth mode
Photobooth timings changed so that countdown text now counts down to 1 instead of stopping at 2

24 May 2010: v1.9.1

Fixed a problem with B&W images being printed in color in the custom photobooth layout
Improved handling of external button presses in photobooth mode to prevent a new shooting sequence from being started before the current one has finished printing
Added the ability to turn off the AF area rectangle in live view (by typing Ctrl+TAB)

11 May 2010: v1.9

Added the following enhancements to photobooth shooting:

New, more flexible custom layout of prints including image rotation. Please note that custom layouts from previous versions of DSLR Remote Pro for Windows will need to be updated if they use the “Copy left half of page to right to create a double strip” option
Captions can now be rotated
Live view is hidden when displaying the release.jpg image to avoid confusion caused by the live view freezing just before the picture is taken
Added an optional minimum duration before closing the processing.jpg screen to allow a ‘Please leave the booth now’ message to be displayed for several seconds at the end of the sequence
The default behavior of the live view inactivity timer now disables and immediately re-enables live view after 25 minutes to avoid the camera cancelling live view after 30 minutes

31 March 2010: v1.8.3

Added preliminary support for video capture with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EOS 500D/Rebel T1i and Canon EOS 550D/Rebel T2i
Fixed a problem which caused live view images to be displayed on top of preview images in fullscreen photobooth mode.
Fixed a problem shooting to the camera’s memory card only when using the Canon EOS 550D/Rebel T2i and Canon EOS 5D Mark II

5 March 2010: v1.8.2

Added support for Canon EOS 550D/Rebel T2i
Full +/-5 EV exposure compensation range now available with cameras that support it
Added “Remote Manual” AF option for taking photos from the PC without using auto-focus
Added an inactivity timer for live view in fullscreen photobooth mode
The camera’s LCD can now be turned on and off remotely from the PC when live view is active (recent cameras with HDMI outputs only)
Fixed a problem selecting 30 sec shutter speed when auto-bracketing with cameras that have a separate bulb setting on the exposure mode dial

27 January 2010: v1.8.1

Added support for the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Added workaround for Canon EOS 50D firmware bug which causes camera controls to be locked with “busy” displayed on the camera LCD after using live view
Added the ability to specify the number of digits in filenames
Added optional live view overlay image
Fixed problems with bulb shooting from the PC when using the Canon EOS 7D
Fixed a reliability problem when shooting long continuous sequences at high frame rates

11 December 2009: v1.8

Added support for the Canon EOS 7D
Added an option to automatically edit JPEGs and raw files, raw files only or JPEGs only in the editor setup dialog
Added “Use camera filenames” option so that images saved to the camera’s memory card and to the PC have the same filenames
Added more flexible touchscreen options to photobooth mode and the ability to switch between different sets of photobooth settings
Added optional release.jpg screen which is displayed immediately before taking a picture in full screen photobooth mode
Added support for the Kensington Wireless Presenter in full screen photobooth mode
Fixed problems with saving images to the camera only when using recent cameras

5 August 2009: v1.7.6

Added custom layout option for photobooth prints and the ability to load and save photobooth settings
Improved the responsiveness of live view controls on low spec PCs or when using slow USB connections
Minor improvements to the focus_stacking script to show progress on screen and extra checks to detect the camera connection being lost or the live view window being closed

12 May 2009: v1.7.5

Added support for the Canon EOS 500D/Rebel T1i
Added the ability to rotate the live view display
Added an option in full screen photobooth mode to only display live view images before the first shot in the sequence

11 March 2009: v1.7.4

Fixed a problem shooting sRaw with the Canon EOS 40D
Added the ability to play .wav sound files when displaying photobooth prompt screens
Added the ability to specify the number of copies of photobooth prints
Added additional start options for fullscreen photobooth mode to facilitate the use of touchscreens
Added support for the StealthSwitch in fullscreen photobooth mode

9 December 2008: v1.7.3

Camera can now be turned off when not in use during fullscreen photobooth shooting
Now includes information on how to use external buttons in photobooth mode
Fullscreen photobooth shooting now includes an option to use the mouse for triggering the photobooth sequence and for switching between B&W or color photos
Fixed a problem connecting to the Canon EOS Rebel XS

21 November 2008: v1.7.2

Added support for the Canon EOS 50D and Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Added left.jpg, middle.jpg and right.jpg options for more flexible layout of images in photobooth mode.

5 August 2008: v1.7.1

Added support for the Canon EOS 1000D/Rebel XS/Kiss Digital F
Photobooth live view images can now be displayed in portrait orientation
Added preview display option to photobooth mode and optional captions on images
Live view images can now be optionally upscaled to fill the live view window

24 April 2008: v1.7

Added support for the Canon EOS 450D/Rebel XSi/Kiss Digital X2
Added live view, the saving of printed images and optional overlay image to photobooth shooting mode
Added camera settings dialog which allows the camera’s clock to be synchronized with the PC’s clock and the camera owner string to be set
Error and warning messages now cancel automatically after 10 secs when camera auto-reconnect is selected

6 February 2008: v1.6.1

Fixed a problem downloading large raw files from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and saving them to the PC’s hard disk

4 December 2007: v1.6

Added support for the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
New photobooth mode added
Live view now supports horizontal and vertical flipping and 180 degree rotation

2 October 2007: v1.5

Added support for the Canon EOS-1D Mark III and Canon EOS 40D
Added live view display for Canon EOS-1D Mark III and Canon EOS 40D. Live view supports manual focus and contrast detection autofocus and also has optional onion skinning and grid overlay
Long bulb exposures can now be controlled from the PC when using the Canon EOS-1D Mark III or Canon EOS 40D
Added “Arrange Windows” option (Ctrl+A) to help arrange the live and main windows

25 June 2007: v1.4

Full support Windows Vista support for Canon EOS 350D/Rebel XT, 400D/Rebel XTi, 20D, 30D, 5D, 1D Mark II, 1D Mark IIN and 1Ds Mark II
Fixed problems with Av and Tv dropdown menus following recent Windows updates

16 April 2006: v1.3.2

Added test for correct Canon libraries when running on Windows Vista
(please see the Vista support page for information on running DSLR Remote Pro for Windows on Windows Vista)
Updated DSLRRemoteLib.dll interface library

22 December 2006: v1.3.1

Improved reliability with Canon EOS 20D, 350D, 1D Mark II, 1D Mark IIN and 1Ds Mark II cameras.
Fixed LP5 error at startup on some systems

20 October 2006: v1.3

Added support for the Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X
Added an option to name auto-bracketed sequences with a letter suffix to make it easier to identify sets of bracketed images e.g. IMG_0123a.JPG, IMG_0123b.JPG, IMG_0123c.JPG
Added option to execute a command after completing an auto bracket sequence
Added BBProDirDisplay.exe utility to allow DSLR Remote Pro for Windows to display images in BreezeBrowser Pro
Improved warning message display when PC’s disk is full
Spacebar can now be used to release the shutter (unless keyboard focus is in the comment edit window)

19 May 2006: v1.2

Added support for the new Canon EOS 30D
Added the option to use the new or old Canon libraries to control the Canon EOS 20D, 350D, 5D, 1D2 and 1DS2
Fixed autobracketing of images when saving images to the camera’s memory card only
Spot metering mode and picture style can now be selected from the PC when using the Canon EOS 5D

29 December 2005: v1.1.1

Fixed problem with “H/W error 0x000002” when taking long exposures
Extended auto bracket interval to 2 stops
Added “Ignore camera update events” option to Camera menu for more reliable operation when taking pictures using the camera’s controls
Fixed memory leak when using auto reconnect
Fixed problem when shooting auto bracket sequences and saving raw+JPEG images to the PC
Fixed a problem with Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT only downloading thumbnails when shooting raw images

20 October 2005: v1.1

Added support for Canon EOS 20D, 350D/Digital Rebel XT, 5D, 1D Mark II and 1Ds Mark II
Added HQ display option
Added color management
Added auto-bracketing
Added image renaming plus the ability to name the image using the image comment
Improved reliability when shooting continuous sequences

26 January 2004: v1.0

First public release with support for Canon EOS D30, D60, 10D, 300D/Digital Rebel, 1D and 1DS

Breeze Booth (DSLR + Windows) aka DSLR Remote Pro Release history

Breeze Booth (DSLR + Windows)
aka DSLR Remote Pro

Release history