Graduation Memory/Keepsake book with places for signing

10smom:

#1 - it can vary a bit from 7-9 days to 2-3 weeks. I've had books come in in about 9 days. Others have reported nearly 3 weeks. All of mine were printed on the west coast where I'm located. Don't know if that is the major factor.
#2 - The paper is of the glossy type, similar to magazine paper.
#3 - To improve the image quality a bit you can use Pref Setter to change the DPI settings in the iPhoto preference file as follows:

Default DPI Settings in iPhoto 6's Preference File
BookTargetDPI - 300
BookTargetImageDPI - 150 - change to 300 for the large books
BookTargetMediumDPI-300
BookTargetMediumImage - 150 - change to 300 for medium size books
BookTargetSmallDPI - 300
BookTargetSmallImageDPI - 300
BookWarningImageDPI - 130
PrintImageDPI - 720
PrintWarningImageDPI - 140

#4 - all of my books were gifts, long gone.
#5 - no what you see is what you get. The Folio theme has a page layout where you can one or two pictures at the right or left and the rest of the page open for text and/or signing. The Contemporary theme has a page layout where the photo is in the center of the page and there's plenty of room surrounding the photo for signatures/comments. You can check out the other themes and page layouts to see if there's something you think will work.

You might look into a pen that will write on glossy surfaces and stay indelible and not smear after drying. One I use for marking glossy prints is:

PILOT, SCA-UF, ultra fine point, no xylene permanent type.

It'll even write and stay on glass. You can get them at office supply stores.

Could you also choose to print one-sided, leaving a whole page for writing, opposite the pictures? Just a thought.

Thanks, Old Toad, for the tip on the pens to use. I used these Pilot pens with great success on an iPhoto book friends and family were asked to sign. No smears at all!

TiBook, iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)