HT201504: Preview a print project in Photos or iPhoto to avoid issues

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joeyhebert

Q: Completed my Photo Album and check Buy Book.  Get dropbox saying some pics will not print.  I Saved To PDF, then checked the book, then clicked Buy Book and the same thing happens.  Extremely frustrating.

I have a brand new Macbook and recently Completed my Photo Album and clicked Buy Album.  Drop down says it will not order due to some pics with low resolution.  I followed the recommendation to Save to PDF and checked Buy Album again with the same results.  Very frustrated.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), iOS 9.3.2

Posted on Jul 3, 2016 3:29 PM

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jul 3, 2016 5:32 PM in response to joeyhebert
    Level 10 (84,217 points)
    Photos for Mac
    Jul 3, 2016 5:32 PM in response to joeyhebert

    sorry we need details to help

     

    I assume you are talking about a Photo Book - is this correct?

     

    What version of the OS and of Photos do you have?

     

    What is the complete, exact error message?

     

    Have you previewed it according to these instructions Preview a print project in Photos or iPhoto to avoid issues - Apple Support  ?  

     

    LN

  • by joeyhebert,

    joeyhebert joeyhebert Jul 3, 2016 6:37 PM in response to LarryHN
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Notebooks
    Jul 3, 2016 6:37 PM in response to LarryHN

    OS X El Capitan 10.11.5

    Message:  Unable to assemble book.  There is a problem with the photo.   Please replace this photo or delete from your book.

    Yes I have used the directions on Preview a print project in Photos or iphoto to avoid issues 

     

    When I check the PDF version, only the first few pages out of 22 pages copied over  

     

    Thanks for your help.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jul 3, 2016 7:39 PM in response to joeyhebert
    Level 10 (84,217 points)
    Photos for Mac
    Jul 3, 2016 7:39 PM in response to joeyhebert
    Message:  Unable to assemble book.  There is a problem with the photo.  Please replace this photo or delete from your book.

    I believe that this will be the solution - remove the problem photo from the book

    LN

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jul 3, 2016 8:56 PM in response to joeyhebert
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    iCloud
    Jul 3, 2016 8:56 PM in response to joeyhebert
    When I check the PDF version, only the first few pages out of 22 pages copied over 

    Then check the photos on the first page that does not appear in your PDF preview.

     

    Try to edit each of these photos. Can they be edited or exported?  What is the pixel size?

     

    The error message you are quoting  is telling you that the width and height of some photos in the book is to small and they will be blurry when printed.

     

    Either the phots you imported are simply too small or they are missing from your Photos Library.  Are you using iCloud Photo library?