Start a session

Two ways to get there:

• From an existing session's page: a Viewing tab is available. Click "Start viewing" (or "Open viewing screen" if a session is already in progress).

• From the module settings page: "Start a session" button, which lets you choose the relevant session from a list.

The Viewing tab on the session page also shows you, in read-only mode, a summary of what has already been done (rated photos, carts in progress, quote generated, composed collections, lists) — handy for picking up where you left off without reopening the full-screen view.

Import your photos

On the first screen, several ways to load your photos:

• Choose a folder: select an entire folder (and its subfolders), automatically sorted in natural order (e.g. IMG_2 before IMG_10).
• Choose specific photos: to select exactly the files you want, without sorting them into a separate folder beforehand.
• "+ Add photos" (once the session has already started): to add to your current selection during the session without reloading everything.

No photo is ever sent to Fotostudio servers: they are read directly from your computer. As long as no photo is loaded, the other screens remain locked.

Start the slideshow

The slideshow plays automatically (adjustable speed), with a cross-fade between photos and a slight random zoom/pan effect per photo.

• Music: one or more tracks defined in your default settings or chosen for this session — multiple tracks play one after another rather than looping on a single one.
• Opening and closing cards: display the client's name, the label and date of the session, then a customizable thank-you message — background and logo taken from your visual identity.
• Fixed total duration (if set in the settings): each photo displays for the time needed to fit within this duration, rather than at a fixed speed.
• Live favorite: click the heart (or press "1") to rate the displayed photo "love it" without leaving the slideshow.
• Full-screen mode: dedicated button or "f" key. A black "door" appears first, so the client never sees the slideshow already running while you connect the video projector.
• Filtered slideshow: from the Viewing screen, launch a slideshow that only shows the photos currently visible according to your filters (e.g. only the "love it" ones).

The Viewing screen: rate, sort and filter

The central screen: a contact sheet on the left or bottom (adjustable), the photo in large format, and a rating panel on the right.

• Rating: Love it / Like it / No (buttons or keys 1/2/3), with automatic advance to the next photo.
• Filter the display: combine the 4 states (Love it/Like it/No/Not yet rated) to show only what interests you.
• Multiple selection: Ctrl/Cmd + click on several thumbnails to send them directly to Comparison.
• Drag and drop: rearrange the order of photos with the mouse, or drag a photo directly onto one of your lists to add it there.
• My lists: in addition to rating, classify a photo into one or more custom lists according to its use (e.g. "Album selection", "Free prints") — unlike Love it/Like it/No, a photo can belong to several lists at once, and you can reorder them independently of the general order.
• Black and white preview: button at the top right of the photo, to judge a framing or an emotion without being influenced by color.

• Copy file names: handy for finding the same photos in Lightroom.
• Delete a photo: dedicated button or Delete/Backspace key.

Compare photos

Select 2 or more photos (Ctrl/Cmd + click from Viewing): the switch to this screen is automatic as soon as the 2nd photo is selected. Each displayed photo carries a visible number, handy for the client to point out "number 3" verbally.

Inspection tools:

• Zoom adjustable with a clickable focus point
• Magnifier synchronized on all photos at the same spot
• Blink: automatically switches between the selected photos, in the same frame, to compare a specific detail

Each photo keeps its own rating buttons, and a "Keep this one" button rates the clicked photo "love it" and all the others "no" in one click.

The client screen (2nd screen)

For a video projector or TV connected to the same computer: open the client screen (the "..." menu in the top bar) in a new window to position on this 2nd screen. It only displays the photos (no control buttons) and syncs in real time with what you're showing. The slideshow music plays only on this screen, never on yours.

Everything is saved automatically

Ratings, lists and cart are saved continuously, without a "Save" button. You can close the tab and pick up later exactly where you left off.
To start over on a session already begun (e.g. after a test), use "Reset session" (the "..." menu). Already generated quotes are never deleted.

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Updated on: 31/08/2026