Help with a workflow question...

Hi all,
I have been the designated backstage photographer for my son's school play. I have a bunch of photos that I shot from various evenings, and I've put them all in an album.
The person who is going to be preparing a DVD for the kids would like me to give them the photos on a disk, but mentioned keeping the photo size to 2-3 megapixels (did she mean MB?).
So, what I want to do is take all the photos in the specified album and change them to the desired size. Is there a quick, efficient way to do this?
Thanks,
Boris

Boris:
If you're exporting from iPhoto to resize you can save back into iPhoto. Besides you want to burn the photos to disk from the Finder and not from iPhoto via the Share->Burn menu option. Export to a folder on the desktop and burn that folder to disk vis the Finder.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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