Betterposterv2

% main.tex
% Compile with LuaLaTeX (recommended) or XeLaTeX
\documentclass[%
    colorscheme=default,   % Options: default, green, blue, red, purple
    fontsize=42pt,        % Options: 36pt, 42pt, 48pt, ...
    papersize=a0paper,    % Options: a0paper, a1paper, a2paper, a3paper, a4paper, letterpaper, ...
    orientation=portrait, % Options: portrait, landscape
    debug=false           % Options: true, false
]{betterposterv2}

% --- Poster Layout (optional overrides) ---
% Customize poster geometry (defaults shown):
% \SetHeaderHeight{20cm}
% \SetFooterHeight{10cm}
% \SetSideMargin{3cm}

% --- Color Customization (optional) ---
% Override individual colors (defaults use colorscheme option):
% \SetPageColor{bpLightGrey}
% \SetHeaderColor{bpDark}
% \SetFooterColor{bpDark}
% \SetLightBoxColor{bpWhite}
% \SetDarkBoxColor{bpMediumGrey}
% \SetHeaderTextColor{white}
% \SetFooterTextColor{white}

% --- Font Size Customization (optional) ---
% Customize font sizes (defaults shown):
% \SetMainFindingSize{\Huge}
% \SetTitleSize{\Large}
% \SetBoxTitleSize{\large}
% \SetSectionSize{\Large}

% --- Poster Content Configuration ---
% Your main finding - This is the most important message of your poster
\mainfinding{Teach people what you learned in 5 seconds (main takeaway/findings, not the title)}

% Your poster title
\title{Your Poster Title: Investigating the dynamics of X on Y}

% --- Footer Configuration ---
% QR code to your project/website (optional - comment out if not needed)
\qrcode{example-image}
% QR code label/subtitle (optional - appears below QR code)
\qrcodelabel{\href{https://example.org}{example.org}}  % Or a simple: Scan me!
% Authors - use \textsuperscript{} for affiliation markers if needed
\authors{First Author, Second Author}
% Affiliations - can use line breaks with \\
\affiliations{Department of Example Studies, University of Example}
% Institution logo (optional)
\logo{example-image}
% Publication year
\publicationyear{2026}
% Author portrait/photo (optional - comment out if not needed)
\portrait{example-image}

\begin{document}

\maketitle

% --- BLOCK 1: BACKGROUND (Wide Grey Box) ---
% Use bpcolor=grey for darker background, bpstyle=wide for full-width
% Use bptitle=transparent to make title background blend with page
\begin{bpbox}[bpcolor=grey, bpstyle=wide, title={Background}]
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\end{bpbox}

% --- BLOCK 2: TWO-COLUMN SECTION ---
% Section headers align with box titles
% \bpsection{Results}
% Use bpcolumns[2] for 2 columns, bpcolumns[3] for 3 columns, etc.
\begin{bpcolumns}[2]
    % Left column box
    \begin{bpbox}[title={Result 1}, bptitlebg=transparent]  % Titlebg can be made transparent
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        % Example of including a figure with caption
        \begin{center}
            \includegraphics[width=\linewidth, height=8cm, keepaspectratio]{example-image-a}%
            \captionof{figure}{Example figure caption describing the content}
        \end{center}
    \end{bpbox}
    % Right column box, make sure theres no empty line between boxes! 
    \begin{bpbox}[bptitlebg=transparent, title={Result 2}]  % Titlebg can be made transparent
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        % Example of code block
        \textbf{Example Code:}
        \begin{verbatim}
def example_function(input_data):
    # Process the data
    result = input_data * 2
    return result
        \end{verbatim}
    \end{bpbox}
\end{bpcolumns}

% --- BLOCK 3: Methods ---
\bpsection{Methods}
% Standard white box (default)
\begin{bpbox}[title={}]  % Title can be omitted as well, which removes the title bar
    % Example of side-by-side content using minipages
    \begin{minipage}{0.45\textwidth}
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        % Example of using siunitx for units
        The measured value was \SI{42.5}{\milli\meter} with an uncertainty of \SI{0.5}{\milli\meter}.
    \end{minipage}%
    \hfill
    \begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
        \centering
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=6cm, keepaspectratio]{example-image-b}%
        \captionof{figure}{Results visualization}
    \end{minipage}
\end{bpbox}

% --- BLOCK 4: LIMITATIONS (Wide Grey Box) ---
% The title can be put outside the box, by making the title background transparent
\begin{bpbox}[bpcolor=grey, bpstyle=wide, title={Limitations}]
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\end{bpbox}

\end{document}