iPhoto photo book

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iPhoto photo book

How to give the software copy of the photo book album created in iPhoto08 to the local store for taking prints (hard copy).

I tired this. After selecting the photo book album in iPhoto08, File - Export -> exports it to a Quicktime movie format.
In Quicktime I selected 'save as' in PDF format. But the local photo store salesman says it has to be JPEG or some photo format and not in PDF format.

MBP, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Jan 26, 2008 8:41 PM

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Niel

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Jan 26, 2008 8:44 PM in response to Q8MacNewbie

Open the PDF in Preview and save it as JPG.

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Q8MacNewbie Author

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Jan 26, 2008 10:58 PM in response to Niel

Thanks for your quick reply. But is there any way to convert photo book directly to jpg format. Will there be any loss of resolution while converting from pdf to jpg format.

I have already converted from iPhoto photo book -> .mov (QuickTime) -> pdf. and now as you suggest -> jpg (Preview). Will there any loss of resolution?

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LarryHN

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Jan 26, 2008 11:07 PM in response to Q8MacNewbie

no but you can go from a book directly to PDF by opening the book in iPhoto and going to the file menu ==> print and selecting save as PDF

I'm very surprised that any printer is unable to accept a pdf = but this way you can eliminate one conversion

LN

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Niel

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Jan 26, 2008 11:08 PM in response to Q8MacNewbie

Save the document using the best quality setting; you will be given a choice in the Save dialog box.

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Answer 5

Jan 27, 2008 2:05 AM in response to Niel

Hi,
there is an Automator built-in action which converts .pdf
files to images (jpg included). I found it quite good to keep
the resolution. All the rest I tried (including preview and iPhoto)
degraded the quality of the image.

Also Gimp works well: it can read PDF files and export to whatever
resolution we ask for.

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Q8MacNewbie Author

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Jan 27, 2008 2:12 AM in response to oraziosimone

Dear Oraziosimone

Kindly inform how to access the automator you have mentioned about. Any website for access the automator and 'Gimp'?

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Answer 7

Jan 27, 2008 4:47 AM in response to Q8MacNewbie

the Gimp:
http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/

Automator:
/Applications/Automator.app
on our MAC
The action is called:
"Render PDF Pages as Images"

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Q8MacNewbie Author

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Jan 27, 2008 7:19 AM in response to LarryHN

I did 'save as' the iPhoto photo book as PDF format in iPhoto. The PDF of the photo book after opening in Preview, when i try save as to jpg format, only the first page is getting converted to jpg format, not the whole photo book.

i tried by 'select all' and convert to jpg. but still only the first page is getting converted. kindly suggest solution. i haven't tried yet automator solution suggested yet.

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LarryHN

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Jan 27, 2008 9:03 AM in response to Q8MacNewbie

Hey - I've got an idea -- +CLICK ON BUY BOOK+ and it will be totally taken care of - and while this discussion has been going on you would have received it (I ordered the last one I did on Sunday night and got it on Thursday

You are making a very easy process very complicated

LN

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Old Toad

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Jan 27, 2008 5:36 PM in response to Q8MacNewbie

While in iPhoto start a print job and under the PDF menu select Send PDF to iPhoto. That will make a jpg of each page of the book and add them to an album in iPhoto. NOTE: each file will have a weird file name so do a Batch Change of the Title to "Page" adding a sequential number. This will rename them Page-01, Page-02, etc. Then export the pages to a folder on the desktop with the option to use the Title as the new file name. Now anyone can print the files in the correct order.

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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Q8MacNewbie Author

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Jan 28, 2008 6:39 AM in response to Old Toad

In iPhoto I was able to convert the whole photo book into PDF file. When I open the PDF file in Preview, 'select all' then 'save as' to JPG format, only the first page is getting converted to JPG file. I tried this many times to check.

When I do the same in Adobe all the PDF pages are getting converted to JPG file. I wonder if I have inadvertedly noticed a bug in Preview or I am still making some mistake?

Anyway I got the answer I am looking for right now and thanks to all who have shown interest in this post.

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Yer_Man

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Jan 28, 2008 7:15 AM in response to Q8MacNewbie

In Preview you need to move to each page in turn and save as a jpeg.

Regards

TD

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Old Toad

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Jan 28, 2008 11:15 AM in response to Q8MacNewbie

That's why I started using the Send PDF to iPhoto option so that I didn't have to save each page manually.

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Answer 14

Jan 30, 2008 4:04 PM in response to LarryHN

while this discussion has been going on you would have received it (I ordered the last one I did on Sunday night and got it on Thursday

Are you in Kuwait like Q8MacNewbie? I'm guessing that Apple's photo and book services aren't available in Kuwait, so they have to take their project somewhere manually.

-Doug

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