Running the slideshow at your venue

PixVenu includes a full-screen slideshow you can project onto a screen at your event in real time. Every approved photo and video cycles automatically, and new uploads appear in the rotation as guests share — the slideshow refreshes itself without you having to do anything mid-event.

Open the slideshow from your host dashboard via the "Project" affordance on the gallery detail page. The page opens in your browser at full-screen size; from there you can connect the laptop to a projector via HDMI, cast to a TV via Chromecast, or screen-mirror from a tablet. The slideshow runs the same way regardless of how you reach the screen — it's just a webpage.

A few options to know about, all passed in the URL so you can paste a specific configuration into a venue tablet's bookmark:

• ?album=<slug> narrows the slideshow to a single album, useful for phase-specific moments (Ceremony on one screen, Reception on another).
• ?shuffle=1 randomises the order instead of newest-first.
• ?pinned=1 shows only photos you've pinned, useful for a curated highlights reel.
• ?proOnly=1 shows only photos the host has flagged as professional uploads — for projecting the photographer's finals.
• ?photosOnly=1 skips videos in the cycle (some venue projectors stutter on heavy video files).
• ?qr=0 hides the persistent QR overlay in the bottom-right corner. The overlay is on by default — opt out if it would feel out of place for your event.
• ?qrCardEvery=<n> interrupts the photo cycle every N media slides with a full-screen QR reminder card (clamped to 3–50; 0 or unset disables). At big venues, a periodic full-screen prompt recruits more uploads than the small corner overlay alone.
• ?seconds=<n> controls how long each slide stays up — accepts 3 to 30, default 5 seconds.
• ?welcomeSeconds=<n> controls the welcome title card hold — accepts 3 to 20, default 5 seconds.
• ?welcome=0 skips the welcome title card entirely and drops straight into the photo cycle. Useful for re-runs in the same projection session.
• ?caption=0 suppresses the bottom caption overlay — for ceremonies or quiet exhibits where the text feels distracting.
• ?uploader=0 suppresses the "— Sarah" guest-name byline under the caption while leaving the caption itself visible.

You don't need to remember any of these — the Slideshow options dialog on the gallery detail page builds the URL for you. Paste the result into a venue tablet bookmark for a one-tap projector setup.

While the slideshow is running, press ? to see the full keyboard shortcut cheatsheet (pause, skip, jump to first/last, fullscreen, hide QR, mute, help, exit).

The slideshow has its own quiet music option if you've uploaded a track to the gallery — it loops underneath the photo cycle. The first user-gesture starts the music (browsers require this); you'll see a play affordance on first load.

For events with no Wi-Fi at the venue, the slideshow still works — pre-load it once on a hot Wi-Fi connection before the event, and the browser caches the photos already in the gallery. New uploads during the event need internet to refresh, but the existing reel keeps cycling regardless.