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How to load a template in LumaBooth

To use your own design in LumaBooth on the iPad, move the PNG or JPG into the Files app, open Print Layout from the start screen, choose Image, and pick the file. A template ZIP imports with Open With LumaBooth.

Last updated . By Cuttyhunk Creative Studio, a division of Cuttyhunk.

What you need

  • An overlay PNG with clear photo windows and, if you use one, a background image (PNG or JPG).
  • The files on the iPad, in the Files app. AirDrop or iCloud Drive both work.
  • Sizes: 4x6 landscape 1800 x 1200, 5x7 landscape 2100 x 1500, 2x6 strip 600 x 1800. See the size table.

The steps

  1. Get the files onto the iPad. Move the image to the iPad's Files app, for example by AirDrop or iCloud Drive.
  2. Open Print Layout. It is at the top of the start screen. Choose Image, then pick the file you moved. Add the background first and the overlay second, so the overlay sits on top.
  3. Set the paper size. In the Printing item, choose a preset or enter the width and height, and set the orientation. For 2x6 prints, turn on Print 2 Per Page, which prints two templates side by side.
  4. Print a test. Print a real test strip and check that each photo shows through its window.

Importing a template ZIP

A template that came as a LumaBooth or dslrBooth ZIP uses a different route. Use Import in Print Layout, send the ZIP to the iPad by email or a file-sharing service, open it in Safari, Google Drive, Dropbox or AirDrop, and choose Open With LumaBooth. To move your own layout out, use Export at the top of the print layout screen.

The LumaBooth Dashboard

LumaBooth's March 2026 Dashboard release notes say photo placeholders are auto-detected when you add a JPG or PNG overlay, that dslrBooth and LumaBooth ZIP templates can be imported to reuse layouts, and that uploaded assets can be up to 15 MB and animated overlays up to 50 MB. The release notes say nothing about exact overlay pixel sizes, so match the print size as in the table above.

Get the files for LumaBooth, first event free

Pick LumaBooth in Your Strip, Free and the zip comes with the overlay, the background and a three-step guide for this app.

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How this page was checked

Checked against LumaBooth's help center and its March 2026 Dashboard release notes on October 13, 2026. We have not yet run these exact steps on a current LumaBooth install with a downloaded set, so menu names may differ on your version: look for the same word. When we have, this box will say which version and what date.

Questions

How do I add my own overlay in LumaBooth?
Put the PNG in the iPad's Files app, open Print Layout at the top of the start screen, choose Image and pick the file. Add the background first and the overlay second so the overlay sits on top.
What file types does LumaBooth accept for a layout?
PNG or JPG for the images in a print layout, and a ZIP for a whole template from LumaBooth or dslrBooth. Use a PNG with transparent windows for the overlay.
How do I print 2x6 strips in LumaBooth?
Design one 2x6 template, 600 x 1800 pixels, and turn on Print 2 Per Page in the Printing item. LumaBooth's help describes it as printing two templates side by side, such as 2x6 prints.
Can LumaBooth find the photo windows in my overlay?
Yes, in the LumaBooth Dashboard: its March 2026 release notes say photo placeholders are auto-detected when you add a JPG or PNG overlay. Check the placement on screen and in a test print before the event.
How do I move a template from my computer to the iPad?
For images, use AirDrop or iCloud Drive to put them in the Files app. For a template ZIP, send it to the iPad by email or a file-sharing service, open it in Safari, Google Drive, Dropbox or AirDrop, and choose Open With LumaBooth.

Sources

Opened October 13, 2026. Pages move, so check the vendor's current help page if a step looks different.

  1. LumaBooth help: how-to overview: Print Layout, the Image item, paper size, Print 2 Per Page, Import and Export.
  2. LumaBooth help: import and export templates: import from a PNG or JPG, import a template ZIP, export.
  3. LumaBooth Dashboard release notes, March 18, 2026: overlay placeholders auto-detected, ZIP import, file limits.

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