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Capture — Screen Designer

The Designer tab controls the appearance of the screen guests use at a PixCrowd Capture Station. Open Hub → select an event → Capture → Designer.

Screen layout

The Designer has three main areas:

  1. Design canvas (left) — Arrange the event artwork, text, decorative shapes, and capture controls. The canvas represents the station screen guests will use.
  2. Layers, Properties and Background — Select and organize screen elements, adjust an element's settings, or change the screen background.
  3. Preview — See how the design looks on a Capture device before using it at the event.

Work with the design canvas

The canvas in the example shows a botanical wedding theme with a photo, event name, date, location, subtitle, and three guest-facing capture choices: Photo, Video, and Boomerang.

Use the element toolbar above the canvas to work with the available element types. The screenshot shows Hero, Name, Subtitle, Date, Location, Buttons, Shape, and Artwork. Some controls appear disabled in this example; availability depends on the current designer state.

Select an element on the canvas or in the Layers list to work on it.

Layers

Open Layers to see the elements that make up the Capture screen. The example shows decorative Line and Heart shapes, Location, and Date layers.

  • Select a layer to work on that element.
  • Use the drag handles to change layer order where supported.
  • Use the three-dot menu for available layer actions.

Layer order matters when elements overlap. Keep important text and capture controls visible above decorative artwork.

Properties

Open Properties after selecting a layer to edit its available settings. Options depend on the selected element. For example, text elements may offer alignment, size, and text styling, while shapes and artwork may expose different controls.

Background

Open Background to adjust the image or texture behind the screen elements. Keep enough contrast for the event details and the capture buttons to remain readable.

Preview on an iPad

The Preview panel shows the Capture screen in a device frame. Use the device selector to check supported screen sizes; the example is iPad Standard/Air (11) — 1.44:1. Select Full size to inspect the layout more closely.

Check that the event name, photo, and Photo / Video / Boomerang choices are visible and easy for guests to use.