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Share is the main delivery page that operators and guests use to distribute captured outputs. It shows recent datasets as cards and offers delivery actions depending on the active sharing configuration.

Who Uses This

Photobooth operators delivering results to guests during an event
Photographers sharing tethered captures with clients on-site
Teachers distributing session results to students
Studio operators sending processed outputs to production teams

What You See

The Share page displays a grid of dataset cards. Each card shows a thumbnail of the captured session.

Depending on the share configuration, cards can show:

a QR code overlay or sidecar for instant mobile access
action buttons for email, print, or download
a tap action that triggers the primary sharing method directly

The number of columns and the card layout adapt to the screen size. On tablets and phones, the grid collapses to fewer columns for touch-friendly operation.

Sharing Actions

Action	How it works
QR Code	Displays a QR code that the guest scans with their phone to view or download the output
Email	Opens an email form where the guest enters their address and receives the output by email
Print	Sends the output to the configured printer
Download	Provides a direct download link for the output files

Not all actions are visible at the same time. The active sharing preset in Share Settings determines which actions appear and how they behave.

QR Code Options

QR codes can appear in several positions depending on the configuration:

Overlay: The QR code is rendered on top of the card thumbnail
Sidecar: The QR code appears beside the card
None: QR codes are not shown on the Share page

QR Delivery Modes

Share supports two QR workflows.

Mode	What the guest scans	What happens
Online relay	One QR code	Opens a hosted share page where the guest can view or download the media
Offline QR	Two QR codes in the share modal	The first joins local Wi-Fi. The second opens the local download page

When normal online QR sharing is active, the QR code links to a hosted page.

When offline QR sharing is enabled, the cloud relay is bypassed and the QR flow becomes local.

Offline QR Mode

When Offline QR Sharing is enabled in Share Settings:

the app ensures the local sharing hotspot is running before generating QR codes
the share modal changes into a two-step flow
the first QR code joins the guest to the local Wi-Fi network
the second QR code opens a local download URL for the selected dataset or batch
the modal also offers a copy-link action for the local download URL

On single-dataset actions, the modal shows:

Join Wi-Fi
Open Download

On bulk actions, the download QR can point to more than one selected dataset.

Multi-Select

When bulk selection is enabled in the share configuration, operators can select multiple datasets and trigger a single sharing action for the batch. This is useful when a guest wants all datasets from their session delivered at once.

Email Form

The email sharing flow can include:

recipient email address (single or multiple, depending on configuration)
custom fields defined in share settings
terms and conditions that must be accepted before sending
a branded email template with the output attached or linked

Tap Actions

The share configuration can assign a default tap action to card interactions:

tapping a card can trigger QR display, email form, or download directly
this streamlines the guest experience during high-volume events

Connection

The Share page requires a running share service on the server. If the service is not connected, a status indicator shows the connection state. Connectivity settings are managed in Share Settings.

Important behavior:

normal QR delivery depends on internet access plus the relay connection
offline QR mode bypasses the cloud relay for QR delivery
relay status can still be shown while offline QR is active, but it becomes informational rather than required for the QR flow

Used By

Virtual.ink
Sharing Server