You really don't have to spend time worrying in advance about the size of the…photos that you bring into BookSmart for inclusion in a book,…particularly if you bring in photos directly from your digital camera. That's…because most digital cameras shoot JPEGs that are large enough for most of the…image containers in BookSmart, and if you try to place a photo into an image…container that is too big for that size photo then BookSmart will warn you that…the photo won't print well at that size, and it will even downsize the photo so…that it does print well.…
I brought in a couple more images to my My Photos library to show you this.…I am going to start with this large image, which is the same size at which it…came out of the digital camera. And I am going to bring it into this page layout.…This is the starter page layout that was created by the startup wizard…earlier in this chapter.…These layouts contain relatively large image containers. If I drag this large…image into this large image container, I get no warning from BookSmart because…
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Released
10/12/2011- Planning a photo book
- Color managing photos for BookSmart
- Laying out pages in BookSmart
- Troubleshooting image size in BookSmart
- Importing photos to Bookify
- Adding, deleting, and moving pages in Bookify
- Downloading and installing Blurb's InDesign plug-in
- Uploading a PDF to Blurb
- Ordering and selling photo books
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 38s
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Using the exercise files1m 5s
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1. Getting Ready to Make a Book
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Choosing a theme2m 24s
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Planning a book4m 13s
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Organizing your assets6m 21s
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2. Using Blurb BookSmart Desktop Software
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Laying out pages4m 23s
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Placing photos on pages6m 27s
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Adding text5m 2s
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Creating a cover7m 10s
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Customizing your book7m 52s
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Uploading your book to Blurb4m 28s
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3. Using Blurb Bookify Online
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Completing a Lightroom book4m 30s
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Placing photos on pages5m 10s
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Changing page layouts4m 17s
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Styling your book4m 18s
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Adding text5m 44s
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Creating a cover7m 43s
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4. Using PDF to Book
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Using the InDesign plug-in7m 39s
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Uploading your PDF to Blurb6m 49s
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5. Ordering and Selling Your Book
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Ordering your book4m 14s
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Marketing your book3m 56s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye41s
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