Selection Screen: OverviewUpdated 3 hours ago

The Selection Screen turns a single image or video into an interactive menu.
Guests tap different areas on the screen to choose what happens next – a style, layout, video template, or even a completely different experience.

What Is a Selection Screen?

A Selection Screen is a visual choice screen inside your workflow.

It shows a branded background (image or video) and places invisible “hotspots” on top of it.
Each hotspot represents a choice. When a guest taps that area, the workflow responds according to how you configured the screen. For example, it can:

• Go to another step in the flow
  

• Load a photo layout or video template
  

• Select a prompt to be used later
  

• Load a different workflow
  

When Should You Use a Selection Screen?

Use a Selection Screen when you want guests to:

• Navigate to different paths in your workflow
  

• Load different experiences from the same starting point
  

• Change a layout or video template to match their preference
  

• Select a prompt that will be used later in AI or layout steps
  
  

Selection Screens work especially well for:

• The start of the journey (choose a mode or experience type)
  

• Presenting sharing options (Print / Email / Text / QR Code / Done)
  

How Selection Screens Fit in the Workflow

Selection Screens are regular steps in your FMX workflows:

• You add them to the workflow like any other step
  

• They can sit between other steps, for example:
   Welcome → Selection Screen → Capture → AI → Preview → Print
  

From one Selection Screen, you can branch to:

• Different steps (different effects or paths)
  

• Different workflows (different full experiences)
  
  

When you link several Selection Screens together with Next/Back navigation, they behave like a multi-page menu, while the rest of the workflow stays simple and clear.

In practice, a Selection Screen is your decision point: the moment where guests tell you what kind of journey they want.

Typical Use Cases (With Examples)

1. Multi-Experience Start Screen

Purpose
Offer several experiences from a single starting point.

Example
Your main welcome screen is a Selection Screen with three large options:

• Photo Booth
  

• Video Booth
  

• AI Headshot Station
  
  

Each option is a hotspot on the background artwork.
When a guest taps Photo Booth, the workflow continues into a classic photo flow.
When they tap AI Headshot Station, it routes into a workflow optimized for AI portraits.

2. Layout Chooser Before Printing

Purpose
Let guests choose how their final photos will be printed.

Example
Right before printing, you show a Selection Screen with layout previews as the background:

• Single large photo
  

• 4-photo collage
  

• Photo strip
  
  

Each preview has a hotspot on top of it.
The guest taps the layout they like, and the workflow continues to print using that format.

3. Style or Theme Picker

Purpose
Allow guests to choose the look and feel of their photos.

Example
Before processing, you display a Selection Screen with:

• Classic Color
  

• Black & White
  

• Glam Look
  

• Fun Cartoon / AI Style
  
  

Each area leads to a step with a different effect or AI style.
The guest sees all options as visuals and simply taps the one they prefer.

4. Sharing Screen

Purpose
Let guests choose how they want to receive or complete their photo.

Example
After the Preview step, you show a Selection Screen with clear sharing options on the background, such as:

• Print
  

• Email
  

• Text / SMS
  

• QR Code
  

• Done / Finish
  
  

Each option is a hotspot on the artwork.
When a guest taps Print, the workflow continues to the print step.
When they tap Email or Text, it moves to the relevant sharing step.
Tapping Done can end the session without additional actions.

By using Selection Screens, you can offer more choice and variety while keeping the experience simple, visual, and fully on-brand for every event.