Creating Photobook Pages Using PowerPoint

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Creating Photobook Pages Using PowerPoint

Greetings. I am working on a Photobook and have found the templates rather limiting. As a result, I have stumbled into using PowerPoint to create pages for the book. Using Powerpoint, I first add a background then drop in pictures in any arrangement desired. When finished, I save as a jpeg file and then drop into the Photobook "Folio" book template.

My questions are: 1) Has anyone tried this before with success? 2) Will the picture quality suffer using this method? 3) Will the pages distort when enlarged from the 8.5" x 11" format in Powerpoint to the 10" x 13" Photobook I wish to order?

Thank you for your help and guidance.

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.3), PC (business)

Posted on Apr 7, 2010 11:33 AM

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Old Toad

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Apr 7, 2010 12:47 PM in response to Rainmaker1

It can be done. What size are the resulting jpgs of each slide? If you do a Print->PDF->Save PDF to iPhoto a 200 dpi jpg of the slide(s) will be created and added to iPhoto. You can edit the *+Save PDF to iPhoto Automator+* workflow to increase the dpi to 300. That workflow is located in the HD/Library/PDF Services folder.

Or you can download it, +*Save PDF to iPhoto 300 DPI.workflow*+, from Toad's Cellar

More info on customizing pages can be found at Old Toad's Tutorial #19 - Creating a Custom Text Page, with the Theme's Background for an iPhoto Book..

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Rainmaker1 Author

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Apr 7, 2010 1:03 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks for your reply. I am using 600 dpi scans to create pdf's then using the snapshot tool in Adobe Reader to trim to the size image. These I am using to make copies of programs, schoolwork, etc..Then I copy onto PowerPoint. The pictures I am using are all digital at least 3000 dpi. I do not know the resolution of the saved PowerPoint jpeg. Any idea how I can determine?

Thanks very much.

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Rainmaker1 Author

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Apr 7, 2010 1:20 PM in response to Old Toad

I took a look at one of the powerpoint slides saved as a jpeg. It is 960 x 720 pixels and 143 kb.

Is this high enough quality for a 10" x 13" Photobook?

Appreciate your help.

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Old Toad

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Apr 7, 2010 1:47 PM in response to Rainmaker1

No, not nearly enough For a 10 x 13" page you want at least 3000 x 3900 pixes inl dimension, i.e. 300 dpi. That's what the pdf file that iPhoto creates for uploading and printing has as resolution. So if you do a print to PDF with the workflow that I modified you'll get those pixel dimensions.

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