Making a photobook

Can someone explain to me how I can add text over an image when making a photo book. I dont see any option of adding text.

nevermind I figured it out.

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    I am making a photobook through iPhoto for my Guest Book for guests to sign at my wedding.  I was wondering if it's possible to write on the paper used in the book with ink?  With some photopaper this isn't possible

    It certainly woujld depend on the pen used - the paper specs are here
    LN

  • Adding map with places in iphoto 08 in making a photobook

    In the tutoril movie I see that they create a page into a map where you can put places where you went on holiday. This was selected by the option layout, map.
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    Does someone knows how todo this?
    Jan

    If you used the Help file to view the iPhoto tutorials they are online all have been updated to the new iPhoto 09 videos which shows the new map capability.
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  • Making a photobook only with faces

    Hello,
    I want to make a photobook with pictures of a persons. That is working. But I only want to show the face en not the entire photo! In the overview of a person therr is a switch to show only the face or the complete picture. I want that in my book. (only the face. Yes it is possible to crop all teh images but that is a lot of work for 200+ foto's
    greetings
    Michel

    You could do it but the resulting image quality would be very poor.  By the time you cropped the faces or heads and used the cropped version the number of pixels available for printing would be way too few to produce a book whose photos were not pixelated.
    Crop a couple of photos and add them to a book. Preview the book, Previewing an Order in iPhoto, and see how those photos appear.  You could minimize the effect by choosing a theme with a layout that have a large number of photos per page so each frame would be small as possible. Some themes like Picture Book have a layout with 16 photos per page.
    OT

  • Croping in Photobook

    Guys & Girls,
    I am making a Photobook in iPhoto and I am having a problem fitting the pictures within the frames that are provided.
    Is there a preferred cropping size in the iPhoto options that would allow me to size the pictures properly. I.e. 3x4, 4x8, 2048x1152, etc?
    Regards, Phil
    Macintosh B'gosh

    Which iPhoto version are you using, Phil? And which book template?
    It should not be necessary to crop the photos before adding them to the book. You use the zoom slider, to enlarge the photo to fill the frame, and then drag it inside the frame (the cursor should turn into the "hand" shape)  to select part of the photo, that you want to see. 
    Alternately, you can ctrl-click the photo in the photo box and select the option "Fit photo to frame size".  This will change the size of the photo box.

  • Is there anywhere I can download or buy new backgrounds for a photobook

    I am trying to making a photobook for christmas but there are no themes or backgrounds that go with it. Is there anywhere i can get such themes. any ideas?? thanks

    No, there are no 3rd party addons available. However, on most themes there's a background menu button in the lower toolbar where you can choose a different color or add your own photo. That leaves the door open to create your own page background with any texture and color you'd like. Or even an wallpaper type of background, i.e. a reoccurring pattern throughout.
    Do you Twango?
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  • Using Same Photo Twice (iLife 11 Photobook)

    Hi,
    I was making a Photobook using iLife '11. I had the photos selected and used one for the cover picture. I went to use the photo again later in the book but was unable to. Has anyone else experienced this and if so, any solutions ??
    Thanks

    No - I have done it in previous versions and it works just fine
    And I just did it in '11 with no problem - how are you trying to do it and what happens?
    I picked a blank page and double clicked on it to open it and drug the cover photo form the photos sidebar to a spot on that page and now the cover and that page have the same photo on it.
    LN

  • New To Photobook

    Greetings,
    I'm a beginner to the Photobook process, so I apologize if these have been answered elsewhere:
    1. Do I understand correctly that when it comes to making Apple Photobooks, people using iLife 09 will have more options available to them than those with older versions of iLife? And if so...
    2. I have a house full of Macs of varying ages, with different versions of iLife that came on them. If I want to make a Photobook, should I move the photo library in question to the newest Mac to benefit from the most recent version of iLife that we have?
    3. I want to make a hardcover book of our trip to Africa, and I have -tons- of photos from that trip. Is there one (or more) styles/templates of Photobook that will contain the most possible pictures?
    I guess that's enough to start with. I'd very much appreciate your assistance with this; thanks!!
    -Mark

    1. Do I understand correctly that when it comes to making Apple Photobooks, people using iLife 09 will have more options available to them than those with older versions of iLife? And if so...
    Not necessarily. Each version has different templates.
    2. I have a house full of Macs of varying ages, with different versions of iLife that came on them. If I want to make a Photobook, should I move the photo library in question to the newest Mac to benefit from the most recent version of iLife that we have?
    Yes.
    3. I want to make a hardcover book of our trip to Africa, and I have -tons- of photos from that trip. Is there one (or more) styles/templates of Photobook that will contain the most possible pictures?
    Have a look at Liz Castro's site here:
    http://www.iphotobookthemes.com/
    she has the best guide to the various templates.
    Regards
    TD

  • Photoshop CS5, Photoshop CS5 ex, Photoshop Elements 9, iPhoto, Aperture????

    Okay.... so I am a bit overwhelmed with trying to decide if I should be upgrading from iPhoto or not.
    iPhoto has been great for making my photobooks. But, on occasion, it has been a bit frustrating trying to get the right number of vertical vs. horizontal photos on a page. Sometimes when adding, if you add in the right order, configurations can change, usually in size (not necessarily orientation unless it is the fewer photos per page layouts 2-3 or 4). But, it makes it go really quickly to do albums as there isn't much engineering going on as you go from page to page (on occasion, I make a separate dummy album that has a different theme that I think manages my horizontal v. vertical issue or perhaps the number of photos allowed on a page (as some themes only have up to 4 or 6 photos per page and on occasion, I like to have more 9, for example)).
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    As it is right now, I have used iPhoto to work on the highlights, shadows, etc, which for me right now, is by trial and error.... I don't really know what I am doing and iPhoto doesn't seem to care. Fortunately, whatever I do, I can go back to the original, which I think is true in Aperture as well... However, I think I might have heard differently with Photoshop (CS5 or Elements)?
    I have not installed any plug-ins for the other printer services in iPhoto (eg. Leather Craftsmen), but, I know it is possible a client may want a 12x12 album or some of those other shapes, sizes, cover options out there.... e.g. Shutterfly, even.
    One other bit of information is that I am not just a candid completely amateur photographer either. I do take quite a bit of photos with my Canon Rebel Xsi. Not top of the line.... but, although I can should in raw, have chose to always just go with jpeg as this is a hobby of mine and I really don't have loads of time to just adjust all my photos... nor necessarily the space on my computer to put everything at raw. But, I could be persuaded otherwise, if I really knew how to use and really know what the benefits of it are (again, I know I should take classes or something, just don't know where to focus my attention).
    So, what am I asking? Well, a few things:
    1. If my primary goal is to make Photobooks, which program(s) should I have?
    2. I understand you could have iPhoto or Aperture and then edit photos in PhotoShop.... Does that save the file back to Aperture/iPhoto or does it make a separate file in Photoshop?
    3. Which books, classes, etc would you suggest to learn the uses of such program(s)?
    4. Does the program you mention in #1 strong enough to handle typical adjustments on jpegs-aging, color casts, lack of proper lighting, red-eye (iPhoto seems to do okay on this even in the auto function, but on occasion, it sometimes replaces with too dark of a correction, or not fully complete.)
    5. Does Shutterfly have a print plug-in so I could make photobooks on either Aperture or iPhoto and have Shutterfly print? Or is that just available on Photoshop (unless I print to jpegs and then upload to Shutterfly using the Shutterfly uploader)?
    6. Is it really beneficial to shoot in raw over jpeg?
    7. If Photoshop is even part of your answer in #1, is it worth it to have CS5 or CS5 Extended with the 3D option?

    1. If my primary goal is to make Photobooks, which program(s) should I have?
    iPhoto is entirely template driven, Aperture's books are very customisable and there are losts of online options too. Google a bit and see what's out there.
    2. I understand you could have iPhoto or Aperture and then edit photos in PhotoShop.... Does that save the file back to Aperture/iPhoto or does it make a separate file in Photoshop?
    Yes and Yes. In iPhoto: You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
    Note that iPhoto sends a copy+ of the file to Photoshop, so when you save be sure to use the Save command, not Save As... If you use Save As then you're creating a new file and iPhoto has no way of knowing about this new file. iPhoto is preserving your original anyway.
    In Aperture, Preferences _. Export and set your external editor there. WHen you send a pic to PS with Aperture it makes a tiif or psd and sends it over. Saving in Photoshop brings it back.
    4. Does the program you mention in #1 strong enough to handle typical adjustments on jpegs-aging, color casts, lack of proper lighting, red-eye (iPhoto seems to do okay on this even in the auto function, but on occasion, it sometimes replaces with too dark of a correction, or not fully complete.)
    Photoshop Elements is a good compromise between the cost of full photoshop and the features you'll need.
    5. Does Shutterfly have a print plug-in so I could make photobooks on either Aperture or iPhoto and have Shutterfly print? Or is that just available on Photoshop (unless I print to jpegs and then upload to Shutterfly using the Shutterfly uploader)?
    You could look that one up at Shutterfly yourself, no?
    6. Is it really beneficial to shoot in raw over jpeg?
    Depends on what you want to do... Really that's a massively basic question. I would check out some o the online Photo forums and see what advice you can find there tom get you started. You could do worse than look here
    http://www.digital-photography-school.com/
    7. If Photoshop is even part of your answer in #1, is it worth it to have CS5 or CS5 Extended with the 3D option?
    Given the amount of your experience, rather than diving in and spending a whole lot of money, start with iPhoto and Photoshop Elements. Explore. IF you want to upgrade, when you're ready, migrate to Aperture and Elements. I think you're a good way from facing CS5 yet.
    Regards
    TD

  • IPhoto - mismatch in pictures when trying to insert two-page panoramas.

    Hey all,
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    Quelake
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    Message was edited by: LarryHN

  • I am using Mac OS X 10.6.8, and I need to download Adobe Digital Editions. Is there any way to download an earlier version so I don't have to upgrade my system?

    I am using Mac OS X 10.6.8, and I need to download Adobe Digital Editions. Is there any way to download an earlier version so I don't have to upgrade my system?

    OT,
    I have the exact same question as heathy32 (I just want to get a photobook ordered, but I'm currently running iPhoto 7.1.5 with OS X 10.6.8 and discovered right at the end of the process of making this photobook that it's no longer supported with the versions I have) but I just wanted to check something with you before I proceed with the iLife 11 disk...
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  • Photo Book: Blur images in A3 and in a PDF

    Hi everyone,
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    I don't understand.
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  • IPhoto Viewer Image Quality

    Working in iPhoto, I have uploaded all of my holiday pics to edit before making a photobook.
    Using the Adjust features I have been sharpening them up and setting the color balance, etc; however when I export the image as a JPG (using best quality settings) the image comes out a lot more crisp than shown in iPhoto. You can see this from the attached image where the left is the exported image shown in Preview, and the right is the exact same image displayed in the iPhoto viewer...
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  • Change resolution of photo

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    No - it is impossible to "improve" quality once you have a photo - you can change teh numbers but anything you do will at beat leave the quality unchanged and generally will reduce it
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  • Unnecessary page limit for Blurb book in Lightroom Book module

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