Photo book backgrounds

Does anyone know if there is a way to get additional backgrounds for photo books in iPhoto '08?

Corey:
No, the themes are fixed. You might be able to edit a theme and the color file for the background to change it to a color of your choice. The themes are located in the HD/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder. I'd make a copy of it just in case it doesn't work.
Do you Twango?
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.

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I created a photo book in Photoshop elements 11 that contains png files with the invisible backgrounds. When I export the book to a jpg or a pdf, the png files appear with white backgrounds.

I created a photo book in Photoshop elements 11 that contains png files with the invisible backgrounds. When I export the book to a jpg or a pdf, the png files appear with white backgrounds. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

jpg and pdf formats don't support transparency. You need to use a format such as tif, png or psd that does.
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Neale
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Custom Background in Photo Book

I want to use an image for my background when creating a photo book. How do I use my image? When I click on background, it only
shows the backgrounds that come with Photoshop Elements 8. I want to use my own image.
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I can share one trick which I have never tried .....
When you are actually placing files in Photo Book, add extra frame on each page and expand it untill frames go out of photo-book boundaries.
Now place photogrpahs in this extra frame and put other frames on top of it... Hope it will work...

How do you put text into a photo book?

I am new to Photoshop Elements, using Elements 11, and my first project is to make a photo book for a recent trip. I have figured out importing the pictures and titles. I want to include a 3000 word story on 3 or 4 pages. I have spent hours trying to do this. I thought I would be able to easily copy and paste from Word but that isn't working for me. I have retyping the whole thing in "Your Text Here". I can't seem to make it work. Pane sizing is an issue. Editing after I have typed several paragraphs. I am about to give up. I can't locate any tutorials etc on how to do this. I bought Elements 11 for Dummys and they might as well have skipped photo books. It was useless. Can someone give me some guidance please?

Try creating a new page template in expert mode.
File >> New >> Blank File
Select your page size height and width and background color and use 300 ppi for printing.
Then select the T tool, click top left, and copy and paste your text.
Save as jpeg and add it to your book as an image and use the bounding box to scale/re-size.
Note you may have to click inside the text area and add the carriage return as it’s not easy to justify text in elements.
I would suggest you first save as PSD that will preserve the text layer as a separate layer. You can then re-open the PSD file at any time e.g. if you decide to edit any of the text. Treat it as your master file and use it to save a fresh jpeg whenever needed.

Why can't I change an iPhoto '11 (9.4.2) photo book layout without the page going blank?

When working on a photo book, I can initially drag and drop photos into the predetermined photobook layout designs without any problems. But when I want to change one of the pages from the iPhoto predetermined layout (e.g. from a 2 photo layout to a 4 photo layout) the page will go blank (by that I mean it will only have the background design) and will no longer allow me to add photos to the page, or choose a text only layout, or any layout other than a blank background design. I can delete the page which won't let me add photos anymore, and then add a new page which will, but the page layout is again a predetermined layout, which I want to change (e.g. a 2 photo layout, when I want a 4 photo layout).
As stated in the question, I'm running iPhoto '11 version 9.4.2, updated via the App Store in November 2012. I'm running the program on a 2011 iMac, 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB 1333 MHz DDR3, with OSX (10.8.2).
Please help.

Sound like you're trying to drag a photo to a folder which will automatically create a new album in that folder titled "Untitled". Make sure it's an album and not a folder you're trying to drag to.
OT

.Issue with creating a photo book in Iphoto error message states some frames are missing images, but I've checked each one and from I can see they are all filled in. It won't let my buy the book though

Having an Issue with Creating a photo Book in Iphoto. I continue to get an error message when clicking on "Buy Book" The error indicates that I'm missing a frame or frames from the book. I've checked this many times and cannot locate the issue. The book appears to be complete from my perspective. What can I do now? I worked very hard on this and would hate to lose it all.

How did you check the book? Did you preview it?
See:
iPhoto, Aperture: Previewing an order in iPhoto or Aperture
Is that the message?
"your book seems to have frames on one or more pages that do not contain photos. You must either change the layout of those pages or place photos in those frames before you can buy this book."
The most common reason for this error is, that you have used a page layout that needs a background photo and you have not yet added the backdrop. Then the book is still showing some default grayscale image.
Check, if one of your page layouts is using this background:
Then you need to add a photo to the background of the page.

Using text in photo books

I'm making a photo book and find the text options limiting. is there anyway - even with a 3rd party ap - that you can add text over a photo?

You can use one of these image editing apps to add text directly onto an image.
Some Image Editors That Support layers:
Photoshop Elements 11 for Mac - $79
Rainbow Painter - $30
Imagerie - $38
Acorn - $50
Pixelmator - $60
Seashore - Free
GIMP for Mac - Free
Xee 2.1 - free
Or, if you have one of the image editors listed above or Pages you could create a custom page according to this tutorial: iP11 - Creating a Custom Page, with the Theme's Background for an iPhoto Book
OT

Looking for a way to move entire pages from one photo book into another photo book.

I haven't found out how to move pages from one photo book into another. Surely this is possible?
Also on the subject of photo books: it seems that it is not possible to enlarge the size of a text box. Or has anyone found a way to accomodate more than 1 line of text on a photo book page?

You can look through some of the different Layouts available.
Select your page.
Click the "Layout" icon on the lower right hand of the application window.
Above it will appear a "BACKGROUND" section and a "LAYOUT" section.
Immediately below the "LAYOUT" is a drop down menu which will show you all the different options.

Comparison of Apple, Blurb, and MyPublisher photo books

I put together three photo books with the same 75 pictures -- one directly from Aperture to Apple, one from Blurb, and one from MyPublisher.
For MyPublisher, I used their super high-gloss paper and the lay-flat pages to let them show off their top of the line.
In short, the Apple Book is the best. The colors are correct and the exposures are perfect. The layout is very customizable and easy to use.
The Blurb book would look great if it wasn't compared to the other two. The color is a bit greenish in all the photos, which shows up most in the skintones, of course. The customizable themes and pages are great; the "ornaments" on the pages are cool.
The MyPublisher book also looks great, but (1) the photos are all a bit dark and (2) the page layouts are very simplistic and hard to customize. The background colors for each page are very simplistic (i think I could have made them more subtle with a lot of work), which renders the book a little too primary-school-ish, if you know what I mean.
The prices were all very similar (50 bucks, more or less, including shipping, for a 35-page book), but I paid extra for the MyPublisher high gloss and lay-flat options (about 72 bucks total). And on your first order, MyPublisher sends you two books for the price of one. So that's cool.
All in all, I'm very impressed with the Apple book. In addition to the best photo quality of the three, it's the only one that both prints your pictures on the actual cover and adds a dust jacket with the pictures on it. They also send a cardboard "sleeve" for the book, which is a nice touch.
These pics were from 2010, so I know where I'm sending my BIG 2011 photo book -- Apple, direct from Aperture.

Thanks for the report! Good to know -- and information that is not easily obtained. .

Photo Books and Sharpening

I'm unsure about how to approach sharpening of individual photos for my photo books. Here's the workflow I follow to print books at Shared Ink:
Import RAW images into Lightroom 2.
Color Correct/Sharpen images within the Develop Module
Export RAW images as Tiffs at max res and import into an InDesign template created by me. Inside of InDesign I resize photos to the desired size.
Create a PDF of the book and then convert PDFs to JPGS to be uploaded to Shared Ink. (They only accept JPGS from a program like InDesign.)
Here are my questions:
In step 3, when I export RAW images as Tiffs to place into InDesgin, what sort of Export Sharpening should I be using? LR has matte and Glossy, and then 3 strengths of sharpening. I generally print on matte paper so I know I could use matte.
When I finally decide on the size of my images within InDesign, do I need to re-export each image from Lightroom at the correct size? I normally include 100s of images in my books and it would take quite a while to do this.
Thanks, any advice is much appreciated!

kpdesigns492 wrote:
When I export from LR2 and apply sharpening, do you recommend exporting at the full size and then sizing down in InDesign? Or would you recommend saving each image at the correct size from LR2 at the outset?
For the test, I would do a page or two each way. I think you will find that you can't tell a material difference and thus you can quit thinking about how time consuming it would be (and it would be horrendous in my opinion). So maybe your test is on 12x12 pages with a background image and three small images on top, one greater than original, one at original and one smaller than original. Then make a separate page for the following samples:
1.     Export the 4 images from LR with no output sharpening at original size.
2.     Export the 4 images from LR with Matt, Standard output sharpening at original size.
3.     Export the 4 images from LR with Matt, Low output sharpening at original size.
4.     Export the 4 images from LR with no output sharpening at approximately the sizes for the sample page (then use them at exactly the exported size).
5.     Export the 4 images from LR with Matt, Standard output sharpening at approximately the sizes for the sample page (then use them at exactly the exported size).
6.     Export the 4 images from LR with Matt, Low output sharpening at approximately the sizes for the sample page (then use them at exactly the exported size).
This should give you a good idea as to whether output sharpening has a material impact on books printed from SharedInk. It may not be a good test for other printing but that's OK. The idea is to find out what is best for this particular book process for YOU.
Keep me posted.
Jeff

Workflow for building Photo book Page in Photoshop & Lightroom

I am working on publishing a Photo Book using MyPublisher and will be laying out each page in Photoshop rather than using their templates.
I need advice on the best workflow for accomplishing this task--here are some details:
1. Images are Imported to Lightroom, are Flagged, and adjusted with Develop settings (Cropping, Basic Panel, Paintbrush etc.)
2. I do add some capture sharepening to the image in Lightroom (not much).
3. Use the EDIT IN Photoshop CS6 with 1 or more images from Lightroom as SMART OBJECTS.
4. In Photoshop, I am changing the Image Size (sometimes upsizing for full page spreads) and resolution (everything goes to 300 DPI).
5. Doing more intense Creative Sharpening for each image.
6. I am using a variety of custom actions to layout pages with 1, 2, or 3 images plus text. I create a new document that is sized for the entire page (11.08 x 14.08 @ 300dpi for Deluxe Hardcover). I fill the background page with a custom pattern simulating textured paper and then layout the images for either a Left or Right Hand page.
7. Saving page as a Photoshop File and re-importing into Lightroom
8. Publishing the Photoshop Files as JPEGS with Medium Sharpening for Glossy Paper
9. Importing the JPEG of the Page into My Publisher as a single image the sive of the entire page.

I often use Photoshop to set photos in iPhoto books. I am not sure how Apple does the trimming of its books, but I have had no problems with edge trimming of pages whose photographs to go to the edge. There is no white to be seen. I haven't closely compared the original 11" x 8.5" photo with the one in the book, but generally the results look right.
In terms of working out the gutter for two page spreads for a 11" x 8.5" book size. I measured an existing book and found the physical page width to be 11" exactly. I measured the gutter to be 0.25". So that means using Photoshop to create the image size of 10.75" x 8.5". It seems to work okay.
Just interested if you have set a gutter, and if so, to what specification?

Photo Book help in PSE 7

I would like to use some different clip art other than what appears in the insert object thumbnails. I am creating a photo book in the editor window. Here's the stats:
Select a picture in organizer
create tab Select photo book
launches editor
select a cover photo
insert object
(here is where I want my new clip art to appear) in the content pane on the right
Any help for me?
Barry in St. Louis

I have an older version of Elements, and in that the downloader always runs in the background when it is enabled via preferences. I found this to be annoying and, therefore, disabled this feature.
My workflow is:
I use a card reader to import pictures from camera card to an empty folder on the desktop
Next, I burn a CD before I do anything else. This is my "film" - can always go back to retrieve an accidentally deleted file.
Then, I delete the obviously poor pictures from the desktop folder - motion, unflattering pose, etc.
Finally, I manually import the "keepers" into organizer, tag them, etc.
You could adapt this scheme to import into the organizer only the pictures which meet the test for what you call "my picture collection", i.e. those pictures which have been enhanced .
In the older version of Elements, the organizer allows one to make a collection. I believe that it called something else in PEv.7, but it is still there. The advantage of this is that you can assemble a group of photos for a particular purpose, which you do. It also allows you to define the order of the photos in the collection by dragging them into position. Suggest that you consult the help file re same.

I want to buy my photo book, but it says I have a corrupt jpeg. How do I find this jpeg photo to delete?

How do I find a photo Jpeg #? The photo book I want to buy will not allow me to buy it because there is a corrrupt photo with a jpeg # of 000_0068.JPG. How do I find this photo, I can't see jpeg #'s anywhere.

Look for a page with this formatting:
That page would require two photos to be added to it: one for the background and one above it. That layout shouldn't be offered on a 1 photo - full page.
OT

I can't process an order for a photo book.

I am trying to order a photo book. After compiling the book I get a message that my billing info has changed and needs to be approved. This has not happened on previous orders. I re-entered all billing info in the account but still get the same message. Any ideas?

The most common (and the one that got me) seems to be having used the grey palm tree for a back ground on one or more pages with out putting a background photo on it.
The grey palm tree in NOT a background on its own but a placeholder for a background photo - IF you have any pages with the grey palm tree as the background that do not have background photos, select a photo for it or change the background to a solid color one
I have to go through my book 5 times to find the errors I had made
I also suggest asking Apple to tell us which page at least is missing a photo - iPhoto menu ==> provide iPhoto feedback
For more info on the different pages available for each theme see Liz Castro's iPhoto site - http://www.lizcastro.com/iphotobookthemes/
LN
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Large photo book says $29.99,when I check out, it says $49.99.

Large photo book, start page says $29.99 without mentioning number of pages,when I finish and am ready to check out, it says $49.99 and I did not explicitly add pages. My book ended up with 40 pages.

The price is $29.99 plus $0.99 per page -- http://www.apple.com/ilife/print-products.html#photo-books
Photo books. Give your pictures an incredible shelf life.
Making gorgeous photo books starts with the new, dynamic Theme browser. As you flip through the browser, you can see how your photos look in each theme. Choose the theme you like and iPhoto places all your photos in the right spots and even makes sure photos of people are cropped and framed perfectly. You can change the background color, font, layout, and more with just a few clicks. Choose your favorite photo for the book cover. Add full-bleed, two-page spreads to really show off panoramic shots. Make books big enough for the coffee table or small enough to carry around, with hardcover, softcover, and wirebound options. And make many, many copies.
Hardcover Books
XL
L
Sizes
13x10 inches
11x8.5 inches
Pages
20 pages
20 pages
Price
$49.99
$29.99
Additional pages
$1.49, 100 max.
$0.99, 100 max.
Softcover Books
L
M
S
Sizes
11x8.5 inches
8x6 inches
3.5x2.6 inches
Pages
20 pages
20 pages
20 pages
3-pack only*
Price
$19.99
$9.99
$3.99
Additional pages
$0.69, 100 max.
$0.49, 100 max.
$0.29, 100 max.
LN

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