QR Code Generator Tutorial

With the ability to scan QR/barcodes directly through the lens or via a scanner, Smart Shooter streamlines the process of capturing and organizing large quantities of photos. By automatically saving barcode information to filenames or metadata, photographers can easily track and manage their images. This feature eliminates the need for manual data entry and significantly reduces the risk of errors or misplacement. This feature is especially useful for school, sports, and portrait photographers, or any type of high-volume photographer where organizing a large quantity of shots is important.
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[@tarakerwin6804]

Extremely helpful. I've been trying to narrow down my software needs to do my first school project - I think this might do trick.

[@fcoker73]

Great video. But how were you able to move the image of the QR code from the generator to smart shooter 5 without printing?

[@Tethertools]

Great question!
In this video, a camera was used to capture an image of the QR code. The camera was tethered into Smart Shooter 5 and the camera was pointed at the screen and made an image of the QR code displayed on the screen. Smart Shooter 5 would use this same method to capture and scan a QR code displayed on screen, directly from an exported PDF. This way, the QR code doesn’t need to be printed. With the “Auto Scan Barcodes” option in the Barcode window turned on, all you need to do is make a picture of the barcode / QR code, and Smart Shooter 5 will recognize the barcode / QR code and decode it automatically.
Hope this helps to clarify the process a bit further.

[@fcoker73]

@Tethertools Thank you for replying right away!!! That helps a lot. I tried it and works like a charm!!!!

[@Tethertools]

@@fcoker73 - Excellent! Glad to hear it is working! Please always feel free to reach out if anything else comes up: [e-mail]

[@VilhelmEdgren]

the video doesn't explain whether or not the barcode data rolls over to the next shots you take without the barcode. I don't want all my images to have barcodes in them. I'll take one with a barcode when i change subject and then shoot without barcode until the next subject change?

[@Tethertools]

Thanks for the question.
Yes, you are correct. Only the first image will need to have a barcode / QR code in it, the rest do not.
The scanned QR code will populate the scanned text in the "Barcode" field in the Session window in Smart Shooter 5. This scanned text will remain in place for all subsequent images, despite not having a barcodes / QR code.s This text can be used to rename the files and will also be written to the metadata (if that option is selected). Again, that will affect all images that are created after the initial scanned barcode / QR code, even when no barcode / QR code is in the frame.
So, as you have described, you would make the first image with the barcode / QR code and the scanned text will remain in place for all the subsequent images you make (images without barcodes / QR codes in them). This will continue until a new barcode / QR code is scanned and the text is replaced with new text.
Hopefully that helps to clarify how this will work.