My photo books came in...

[IGMeanwell]

Great work! Thanks for sharing and thanks for the tip, Todd. I'll take a look at My publisher (I hope they ship to France).
Well, I have a stupid question: what picture size is required for the press? I mean in pixels. When I scan my neg with the Epson 4490, I usually set on 1200 pxl, sometimes 2400. I read that publisher accept 15x21 cm (convert in inches) at 300 dpi, but I have no idea how to set my scanner in order to get that resolution.
Hope I don't hijack the thread, otherwise ignore my question.
Best,
Marc

From Mypublishers website:
Image Size

To determine the size of your jpeg image, right-click on the original image or file name (on your hard drive, not in BookMaker) and select Properties. The size of your image will be located to the right of the word Size. BookMaker autosizes your photos to fit the appropriate mold, so the following information is needed only if you are custom-designing your own page or template.

For any of the full-bleed layouts with 1 Photo per Page, we recommend the following image settings:
Deluxe Hardcover

Landscape (horizontal) with the image resolution set at 180 dpi

14.63 inches wide

11.3 inches high

2633 pixels wide

2034 pixels high

Portrait (vertical) with image resolution set at 180 dpi

8.475 inches wide

11.3 inches high

2066 pixels wide

2034 pixels high



Classic Hardcover and Paperback PocketBooks
Landscape (horizontal) with the image resolution set at 180 dpi

11.3 inches wide

8.5 inches high

2040 pixels wide

1530 pixels high

Portrait (vertical) with image resolution set at 180 dpi

6.387 inches wide

8.5 inches high

1148 pixels wide

1530 pixels high


Scans have to be at least 200DPI



BTW, checked out the products when looking this up and they have changed alot of their book covers, layouts since last year

 

[Todd.Hanz]

Marc...what Pete said 😉

I sized my square images to 8x8, Pen FT images to 12" wide. Once uploaded the software allows you to resize (Zoom back and forth) without any apparent loss of detail.

I'd be interested to see what others think of their book so please post opinions if you order one.

Todd

 

[jja]

Will do, Todd, and thanks again for passing along this info.

 

[jja]

Okay, I just completed my photo book and it's in the queue. It's going out to my mom, who I'll see in about a week. I'll report back and tell you what I think then.

I uploaded my book without any hiccups, and I took advantage of the free book coupon, saving $50 on the second leather-bound photo book. Look for the coupons on the mypublisher page.

 

[Marc-A.]

Pete, thanks a lot for the information 🙂
Todd, once I have my book, I'll post my opinion here ;-)
Cheers,
Marc

 

[photorat]

Image dimensions

Image dimensions

Does it not bother anyone that all these book publishing interfaces assume a 4:3 digital sensor as opposed to the 3:2 ratio of 35mm film/digital rangefinders? I've used iPhoto several times for family gifts but cropping my images to fit is a huge compromise. Or am I missing something here?

Jeremy

 

[ibcrewin]

I got my book today from blurb.. I'll report back tomorrow.

 

[jja]

Jeremy, as Todd pointed out, BookMaker, the program you download to make a book, has a Zoom feature that you use to fit your photo onto the page template. As you zoom out, you can fit your entire photo (or only part of it, if you zoom in) on the page, with more and more white space as you zoom out. This did not bother me at all, at least there are alternatives to try. The proof will be in the product, when I see it.

 

[photorat]

Yes but wouldn't it be so much better with 2:3 pages as well (i.e. no wasted white strips top and bottom)? It's often the full page photos in such books that are the most striking, I find. Portrait orientation would also be a plus.

Jeremy, as Todd pointed out, BookMaker, the program you download to make a book, has a Zoom feature that you use to fit your photo onto the page template. As you zoom out, you can fit your entire photo (or only part of it, if you zoom in) on the page, with more and more white space as you zoom out. This did not bother me at all, at least there are alternatives to try. The proof will be in the product, when I see it.