Missing Book Templates in iPhoto 08

I recently had to reinstall 10.5 from disk. I noticed that iLife is now missing. I copied iPhoto over from my Disk image I made of the drive and it seems to be working fine, however, when I went to my books I get an error that there are no templates loaded.
What gives? Can I copy them from the drive image?

Did you delete any receipt file in the HD/Library/Receipts folder with iPhoto in the name before you reinstalled iPhoto? If not try to do it again. Also look in the User/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder for a Themes folder. If it's there trash it. Also look in the HD/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder for a theme Folder. Trash it also. Then reinstall iPhoto, apply the latest updates and try again.
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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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Do you have a backup copy of the library. If not then they've be lost for good.
Do you Twango?
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Bring far better iPhoto book-templates back!

Please migrate the iPhoto Book templates to Photos.
Photos is better in a lot of aspects but for us none of the offered book templates gets close to "Old World Travel" or "Asian Travel" etc.
They had a far better variety of pages by default, being able to take more photos at the time and needed far less editing.
The poor Photo books just show e.g. 80 pages of always the same boring page layout. Then the message "can only import 80 photos". In iPhoto I added 220 photos and got a nice varying layout. Boom.
If this (rather easy-to-do thing) is not happening, I guess you lost us as customers!

There are other online book providers that may have a more flexible layout that would suit your needs. Here are some of them:
Sites for Ordering Bound Books
Ofoto
Shutterfly
SharedInk
ImageStation
PhotoWorks
Viovo
Blurb
Blurb has an application that you can download and build the book locally before uploading.
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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.
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Just because you saw it in the Numbers demo on the iPad in a store doesn't mean that it is built in. Some of the apps that they show on the TV ads and and store demos are not Apple preinstalled apps. If you have Googled this, you would see that menu users have asked the same question and the template does not appear to be built in. At least , that's what I found in my research.
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My wife and I are very disappointed to see our favorite photo book templates missing in iPhoto '08. It has delayed our purchase of two new iBooks and/or upgrades to Leopard.
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Rick:
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TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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.
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Unable to upload book order in iPhoto 08 w/Leopard

My situation is similar to others I have seen on these boards, but since none of the possible solutions mentioned have worked for me, I thought I would post my problem and see if anyone can help.
I have a MacBook running Leopard 10.5.1 with iPhoto 7.1.1 (part of iLife '08), as well as an iMac G5 running Leopard 10.5.1 with a copy of iPhoto 6.0.6
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So now I am wondering if there is some network permissions/firewall/preferences issue with OS 10.5.1 that is preventing iPhoto from making a connection to the photo server at Apple. I have ordered photo books before without a problem, but this is the first time I have tried since upgrading from Tiger to Leopard. I would greatly appreciate your help!

Chris:
I don't think it's the firewall but you can determine that by turning if off and trying to order the book.
Go to your account site online and reenter all of the information including the credit card number, expiration date, shipping address, etc. Then try again.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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), 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 08 libraries and Leopard. 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.

Editing book themes in iPhoto '08

Is there a way to modify the template for a book theme in iPhoto '08?
I'd like to use the Folio theme to create a printable book, but the default text boxes don't meet my needs (I'd like to collapse the three tiny text fields into a single one with a larger font size).
I'd be willing to edit a Library file if that's what is needed.

herve-french,
I have played around with the book themes a little and here's what I have found out so far.
The iPhoto Book Theme support files are located here:
Library > Application Support > iPhoto > Themes.
Each theme for books, calendars, postcards, etc has a folder.
The theme name (what is displayed in iPhoto) is in this file:
Theme-folder > Contents > Resources > language.lproj > Localizable.strings
Theme-folder is the folder name of the theme.
language is English, French, da, etc.
This file opens in Xcode by default, but can be edited by TextEdit.
The theme name is the sixth line of this file. Look for "ThemeName".
To test this discovery I removed a few folders and created a new one:
1) I removed the folders of themes I probably will never use, e.g. baby Boy, Crayon, etc.
2) I copied the folder PictureBook-Hardcover.IPBookTheme and renamed it PictureBookFrancis-Hardcover.IPBookTheme. I then edited PictureBookFrancis-Hardcover.IPBookTheme > Contents > Resources > English.lproj > Localizable.strings, renaming the theme from "Picture Book" to "Picture Book Francis".
Before testing the updated themes, I deleted the theme cache in the iPhoto Library:
Select iPhoto Libary, Control-Click and choose "Show Package Contents". The file to delete is "ThemeCache". I also deleted the folder "Caches",but I don't think that's necessary.
Launch iPhoto, choose to create a new Book, the Theme pop-up window should now exclude the themes that were deleted and it should include the new Theme.
So now I know how to create a new theme based on an existing one. The next step is to figure out how to change the layout and the sizes of photo boxes on the pages. I expect that deleting the ThemeCache file after all changes should load up the updated information.
Needless to say, files and folders should be backed-up.
Regards,
Francis.

Themes/Templates from iPhoto 07 or 06

Hi there!
I just have installed Leopard and I'm missing the themes from iPhoto 07 and 06. iPhoto had one theme that was perfect for a baby album.
What's the best way to get those themes/templates back??
Thanks for a hint!!
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Rachel and George
Welcome to the Apple uase discussion forums
There is no iPhoto 7 - iPhoto '08 (current version 7.1.1) replaced iPhoto 6
iPhoto '08 has different themes than previous versions - so far no one has posted a way to use older themes or customize the existing ones - you should suggest it to Apple - iPhoto menu ==> provide iPhoto feedback
A great resource for looking at the iPhoto '08 themes is Liz Castro's iPhoto theme web page - take a look - http://www.lizcastro.com/iphotobookthemes/ - it should help you choose an available theme to work in.
LN

"Modifying" book templates for (locally printed) output?

Hi,
There have been many and varied threads on the subject of Apertures (in)ability to produce printed images beyond a single image per page/standard contact sheets and/or those that involve 'buying a book' [How good those books are is beyond the scope of this post ]
The light table can be used to place & scale multiple images for print output, but 'auto-scaling' seems to render this 'unreliable' at best..... [3rd parties have been 'recommended' as at least partial solutions to this problem]
It seems to me that access to the 'templates' that make up the 'book themes' would be a good idea - Darn, if I could simply double the page size from 8.5 x 11 to 17 x 22 I'd be pretty happy! [Portrait would also be really nice, but that's another story.]
Does anyone know where the 'specs' for the books are located? - If we could change the page size it seems to me we'd be home free - AP already allows us to resize photo boxes within the page and then print locally.......
Comments?
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1) Try the couple of templates here.
2) Click on the cog and choose Save Page->As New Document Master
3) Not in Aperture - unfortunately it's design/layout tools have a few essential bits missing. AFAIK the only way to do this is to close Aperture and edit the plist files for the book template design - not for the faint hearted! You could possibly create correctly sized blank design element 'spacers' in photoshop and add them to the design as images, not sure how well that would work!

How do you resize photos on a page of a book created in iPhoto '09?

How do you resize photos on a page of a book created in iPhoto '09? I can zoom in or out, but I can't figure out how to make a photo smaller. Is this just because I am working in a Contemporary book format, using a 2 photos per page layout? I'd like to work with maximum flexibility, like starting from the blank template in iWeb, where I can add any number of photos, text, and change all the sizes. Is this possible? Thanks.

Chrickie
Welcome to the Apple user to user assistance forums
How do you resize photos on a page of a book created in iPhoto '09? I can zoom in or out, but I can't figure out how to make a photo smaller.
You resize the photo by clicking on it and zooming
You can not resize the photo frame
Is this just because I am working in a Contemporary book format, using a 2 photos per page layout?
No they all work the same - see Liz Castro's page - http://www.lizcastro.com/iphotobookthemes/ - for a detailed description of iPhoto '08 layouts - all of those carry forward to iPhoto '09 plus there are new ones that she has not documented yet
I'd like to work with maximum flexibility, like starting from the blank template in iWeb, where I can add any number of photos, text, and change all the sizes. Is this possible?
Not in iWeb but you can do pages in any page layout program (word, pagemaker, pages, etc) and print to PDF using the send PDF to iPhoto option to create a totally custom page - see Old Toad's tutorial #19 - http://web.mac.com/toad.hall/OldToadsTutorials/No._19.html - for directions
LN

Moving a photo book created in iphoto from a laptop to a desktop

Any idea how to move a photo book created in iphoto from a laptop to a desktop in order to do some editing before submitting to apple for purchase? Iphoto on laptop is version 4.0 or 5.0. Desktop version has 8.0.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Jack

NY Jack
There's only one way to do it.
iPhoto stores your books etc within the main database file. There is no way to transfer this to another library. You'll need to copy the entire library to bring it to a machine with an internet connection.
Here's a tip: duplicate the iPhoto Library in your Pictures Folder. Then, hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting dialogue select 'Choose Library' and open the Copy library. From these, delete any pics not in a book etc - put them in the iPhoto trash and empty it (iPhoto menu -> Empty Trash). That way you'll only bring the minimum you need with you to the machine with the internet connection.
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(Hi! I first posted this query in the Leopard>Mail and Address Book Discussions, but there's been no response there, so I thought that there might be a greater chance of a response from those with Tiger experience and expertise..)
I've spent three-quarters-of-an-hour searching through previous posts to see if this has appeared as a problem before, but can't find any mention here in Leopard nor Tiger Discussions..
I'm asking on behalf of my beloved, who's tearing her hair..
She's created an Address Book Template (Address Book>Preferences>Template) and has successfully imported records from Filemaker (by using 'Address Book Importer').
HOWEVER, although she's created (or renamed) fields in the Address Book template, such as
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birthday
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home page
birthday
last changed
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C1
work done
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category
flat
C2
..etcetera. In other words, the C2 field, for instance, is displayed far further down the fields list than it is in her template, where it sits just beneath C1!
This doesn't seem to be based on some peculiar alphabetical or alphanumeric sorting of the fields or the data within them, and when all fields have data in them then that re-ordering is consistent ..e.g; C2 is always separated from C1 by having 'work done', 'Admin info', 'category' and 'flat' between them. ("Flat" is an address field; in the UK "flat" means "apartment".)
We don't seem to be able to find any re-ordering facility which would bring back the display into the same order as the template.
Is there such a facility to re-order the display, apart from re-ordering the template on a kind of hit-&-miss basis until it sticks properly in the cards display? ..And has anyone else come across - and solved? - this problem of fields being arbitrarily(?) re-ordered in the display?
Many thanks in advance..!

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I hope I understand your question correctly. If not...sorry.

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