Exclamation Mark when creating IBook

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Exclamation Mark when creating IBook

Hi,

I'm hoping someone could help me. I'm creating my 1st Ibook in Iphoto '08. I've added a few photos but I'm getting an Exclamation Mark in the top corner of certain photos. I can't seem to find any information about what this means.

I've tried re-building the library but the exclamation mark is still there.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Dec 24, 2009 1:40 PM

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Old Toad

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Dec 25, 2009 1:10 PM in response to Steve56

Is what you're seeing a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in the middle? That means the image is below the resolution limits that Apple sets for good printing, around 110 dpi. If you can use the photo in a smaller frame you might get rid of the warning. I've had photos with that warning print acceptable for me. But what might be OK for me might not be for you.

What are the pixel dimension of the photos you're using and what theme/layout?

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Steve56 Author

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Dec 28, 2009 4:25 AM in response to Old Toad

Hi Thanks for getting back to me.

The pixels of the image are 604 by 453 and I'm wanting to use the image for the 1st frame along using the Picture Book theme. The image is set to take up the whole page.

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Yer_Man

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Dec 28, 2009 5:10 AM in response to Steve56

Well that's your problem. Even at 110dpi that pic will only achieve an acceptable print size of 5.5 inches (604/110) by 4.1 inches (453/110).

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TD

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Old Toad

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Dec 28, 2009 9:10 AM in response to Steve56

That size is more like a screenshot of a movie which often is 640 x 480. As Terence pointed out way too small for anything other than screen or web display. 😟

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LarryHN

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Dec 28, 2009 9:45 AM in response to Steve56

Your photo is way too small -- see this page for Apple's requirements - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1035

And unless you really need it as a full page photo I would not ignore the warning - the photo will print very pixelated and will be unacceptable to most people IMHO

LN

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Steve56 Author

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Jan 6, 2010 11:16 AM in response to LarryHN

I think I'll try a different layout without a page-sized photo. Thank you for your advice.

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