Live photo wall

A live photo wall for your event, on any TV

Event photo slideshow. No app, no extra hardware.

Pick the photos, open a page on the venue’s screen, type a PIN, and the event plays back on a live photo display. Add photos while it runs and they join the show. Guests can scan a QR code on the wall to find their own photos.

How to put event photos on a TV in three steps

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Choose the photos

In the event’s Live wall tab, add photos from the gallery: single photos, a folder, a person or an album. Up to 200 photos can be on the wall at once. Photos you take off the wall stay in the gallery.

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Open the TV page

On the venue’s TV or any screen with a browser, open the /tv page on the app address and type the 8-character PIN shown in the Live wall tab. The screen needs no account and no app, and the same PIN works on as many screens as you like.

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Let it play

The wall starts at once, full screen. Photos you add while it plays join the show within about 15 seconds, so the screen keeps up with the event without anyone touching the TV.

How it looks

Photo wall layouts, effects and overlays

Layout

One photo at a time, a 2×2 grid, a 3×3 grid or a mosaic with a larger hero tile.

Photo size

Fill the screen, or show the whole photo without cropping.

Timing and change effect

Choose how long each photo stays, and whether photos fade, slide or simply swap.

Order

Your own order, newest first, or a shuffle that stays stable when photos are added mid-event.

Background

Dark, light or your brand colour.

Overlays

Your logo, the event name, a QR code to the gallery, a clock and the photo name. Each is switched on or off separately.

Every setting saves as you change it, and the Live wall tab previews the result before you take it to the venue. The wall asks the browser to keep the screen awake, can go full screen, and respects reduced-motion settings.

Setting up the screen at the venue

  • Use a TV or monitor with a current browser. A laptop on HDMI, a smart TV browser or a streaming stick with a browser all work.
  • Keep the screen on a stable internet connection. If the connection drops the wall keeps playing the photos it already has and catches up when it returns.
  • Switch on the QR overlay so guests looking at the wall can scan straight to the gallery and find their own photos.
  • Try the wall at the venue before doors open. The Live wall tab shows a preview, but the TV is the real test of distance and brightness.

Guest photos on the wall, on your terms

  • Photos are only ever shown on the wall because someone with edit access chose them, or because auto-add is switched on for guest uploads.
  • With guest uploads on Review first, pending photos stay off the gallery and off the wall until you approve them.
  • Photos that auto-add to the wall join the end of the rotation, so an unexpected upload is not put on screen the second it is ready. A photo you add by hand jumps to the front.

Anyone with the PIN can open the wall, so share it with the people running the venue screens rather than posting it. Generating a new PIN signs every screen out.

Wall and gallery together

The wall is the shop window; the gallery is where guests get their photos

A photo wall shows everyone the highlights. It does not hand anyone their own pictures. Turn on the QR overlay and the wall points guests to the event gallery, where a selfie returns only the photos they appear in. No app and no account.

Both come from the same event, so the photos you upload once serve the wall, the gallery and the printable poster. See how QR code photo sharing works.

FAQ

Live photo wall: common questions

What is a live photo wall?

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A screen at an event that plays the event’s photos as a slideshow while the event is still happening. With FotoMe AI the wall is a web page you open on any TV or monitor, fed by photos you choose from the event gallery.

Do I need special hardware or an app for the TV?

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No. Any screen with a modern web browser works. You open the TV page, type the 8-character PIN shown in the Live wall tab, and the wall starts. Nothing is installed and the TV does not sign in to an account.

How fast do new photos appear on the wall?

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The wall checks for changes every 15 seconds, so a photo you add appears within about that time once it has finished processing. It is a live slideshow, not an instant feed.

Can I show guests’ own photos on the wall?

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Yes, if you switch on guest uploads for the event and auto-add to the wall. By default guest photos are held for your approval and do not appear until you approve them. Auto-added photos join the end of the rotation.

Can I run the wall on more than one screen?

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Yes. The same PIN works on any number of screens. If you generate a new PIN, every connected screen drops back to the PIN screen within one refresh and needs the new one.

How many photos can the wall hold?

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Up to 200 photos at a time. Photos taken off the wall do not count towards the limit, and they stay in the gallery.

Is the live wall included in the free plan?

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No. The live wall is included on the paid plans, not on the free plan. See the pricing page for the current plans and what each includes.

Can guests find their own photos from the wall?

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Yes. Turn on the QR overlay and the wall shows a code for the event’s gallery. Guests scan it, take a selfie and see only the photos they appear in, with no app or account.

Put your event on the big screen

Create the event, choose your photos and connect a TV with a PIN. The live wall is part of the paid plans.

Create your event