Quick reference
Look up keyboard shortcuts, Q-Booth file types, folder structure, output ratios and resolutions, and the glossary of terms.
Everything you may need to look up while working: keyboard shortcuts, what each Q-Booth file type is, where files are stored, the standard output sizes, and a glossary of the terms used in the app and in this documentation.
Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
| Shortcut | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | Event list / Event Editor | Launch the event full screen. |
| F5 | Inside a studio | Process the template on the test photo. |
| F9 | Page Designer (every page) | Preview the page you are designing. |
| F10 | Page Designer › Camera Page | Simulate a capture session with sample photos. |
| Esc or click | Preview window | Close the preview. |
| Shift + F4 | Running event | Exit kiosk mode (asks for the PIN if one is set). Esc does not work here on purpose. |
| Double-click top-right corner | Running event | Exit kiosk mode (unless Shortcut Only (Shift+F4 Only) is chosen). |
| Shift + F2 | Running event | Open the event gallery, when gallery access is allowed. |
| Double-click top-left corner | Running event | Open the event gallery, when gallery access is allowed. |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Anywhere | Open the Job Monitor (background uploads and processing). During an event only when the event allows it. |
| Ctrl + V | Image source set to Clipboard | Paste an image. |
File formats
Event and settings files
| Extension | What it is |
|---|---|
.qevent | Event design package (pages, templates, categories) — no statistics, no photos. Made with Export Event; opened with Import Event. |
.qeventbak | Complete event backup: design, database, captured shots, results and logs. Made with Backup. |
.qtheme | Ready-made event theme (the look of the runtime pages). |
.qbset | Backup of all app settings. Made with Export Settings…, restored with Import Settings… in Settings › Other. |
Template files (one per studio)
| Extension | Studio |
|---|---|
.qsd | AI Offline Studio, including Face Swap templates. |
.qso | AI Online Studio. |
.qsp | Photo Studio. |
.qsc | Collage Studio. |
.qsm | Motion Studio. Music and assets are stored inside, so the file is self-contained. |
.qsl | Lenticular Studio. |
.qsf | Flipbook Studio. |
.qsg | Augmented Reality (AR) Studio. |
Other files
| Extension | What it is |
|---|---|
.cube | LUT colour filter, used by the camera filter presets. |
.png | Overlay frames, guide images and other images with transparency. |
.webm | Transparent video clip (for example an effect or AR character), made with the Transparent WebM Converter in Settings › Other. |
.zip | Log archive made with Export Logs, to send to support. |
Folder structure
Inside the Q-Booth installation folder:
| Folder | Contents |
|---|---|
assets\ | Built-in assets: event themes, LUT filters, textures, videos, shared media and AI templates. |
events\ | One subfolder per event, named after the Event ID. Holds the design, the database, the result and camera folders, and exported reports (reports\). |
images\ | Global folders for results, camera shots and clipboard images. |
settings\ | App configuration, interface state and the job database. |
log\ | Log files for diagnostics. |
backup\, exported_event\ | Event backups and exported events. |
Note
The Event ID is fixed when the event is created and becomes its folder name, so it cannot be changed later. You can change where results and camera shots are saved in Settings › General, and add an EXTERNAL RESULT FOLDER per event for an extra copy.
Output ratios and resolutions
The event ratio should match the booth monitor's orientation. It sets the canvas of every design page and decides which overlay frame is used.
| Ratio | Resolution (px) | Orientation |
|---|---|---|
| 16:9 | 1920 × 1080 | Landscape |
| 4:3 | 1920 × 1440 | Landscape |
| 3:2 | 1920 × 1280 | Landscape |
| 1:1 | 1920 × 1920 | Square |
| 9:16 | 1080 × 1920 | Portrait |
| 3:4 | 1440 × 1920 | Portrait |
| 2:3 | 1280 × 1920 | Portrait |
| Custom | Free size | — |
Tip
Make overlay PNGs at the same size as the ratio's resolution, with a transparent area where the photo shows through.
Guest flow at the booth
The pages a guest sees in a running event, in order:
- Welcome — the guest presses start.
- Survey — only if a survey is live.
- Category Picker — only when categories are shown As Standalone Page.
- Template Picker — the guest picks a style.
- Camera — countdown (if placed), capture and review.
- Input — only if the template asks for input.
- Processing — the result is being made.
- Result — print, email, QR or try again.
Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Event | The container for one occasion: templates, categories, screen design, sharing, statistics. What you launch at the venue. |
| Event ID | An event's fixed internal name, used as its folder name. |
| Studio | A workspace where you build one kind of template (AI Offline, AI Online, Photo, Collage, Motion, Lenticular, Flipbook, AR, Automation). |
| Template | One style a guest can choose, saved as a template file from a studio. |
| Category | A group of templates, shown as a filter or as its own page. |
| Template Gallery | A built-in library of ready-made templates you can add to an event. |
| Page Designer | The editor for the runtime pages guests see (Welcome, Template Picker, Camera, Result…). |
| Runtime / kiosk mode | The full-screen event running at the booth after Launch. |
| Preview / Simulate / Launch | Test one page / test the capture flow with sample photos / run the real event. See the FAQ. |
| Overlay | A frame image laid over the finished result, set per template, per event or globally. |
| Camera filter / LUT | A colour look (from a .cube file) or texture guests can apply on the Camera Page. |
| Guide Image | A transparent PNG shown over the live view to help guests pose. |
| AI Offline | AI processing on the booth computer itself; needs an NVIDIA RTX card and a Pro licence. |
| AI Offline Server | The local AI engine. Its status (Loading / Online) shows at the bottom of the main menu. |
| AI Online | AI processing through an online service, paid with Built-in tokens or your own provider account. |
| Built-in / 3rd Party | The two AI Online payment choices: Q-Booth tokens, or your own API key. |
| API key | The secret code from your own AI provider account, entered in Settings › General › AI Online Service. |
| GPU Pack | An extra download that lets Face Swap, Face Restore and background change run on an NVIDIA graphics card. |
| Face Swap | Puts the guest's face onto the faces in a scene picture. |
| Face Restore | Sharpens and cleans up faces in the result. |
| Imagine / Re-Imagine / Composite | AI Offline template types: create from text / transform the guest's photo with a prompt / combine the guest's photo with guide and background images. |
| Dynamic prompt | A prompt that changes with the guest's answers. See Dynamic prompt. |
| Boomerang | A short clip that plays forward and then backward. |
| Lenticular | A print behind a ridged lens that changes image when tilted. |
| Pitch Test / LPI | A calibration print that finds the lens pitch (lines per inch) for your printer, paper and lens. |
| Flipbook | A printed booklet made from a video, flipped to see the motion. |
| Web QR | Sharing by upload: the QR opens the result on the web. |
| Local QR | Sharing over the booth's own Wi-Fi, with no internet. |
| Result delivery | How guests receive results: Direct, Email a link, Manual pickup. |
| Job Monitor | The list of background jobs (uploads, logs, processing), opened with Ctrl + Shift + J. |
| Easy mode / Expert mode | A simplified guided interface, or the full interface with every editor. |
| Kiosk mode (payment) | Running the booth with voucher codes or payment before a session. See Kiosk & payment. |
| Automation | Applies one template to every photo dropped into a watched folder, without an operator. |
Next steps
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