User Manual version 7.1.0. for MAC
General
The Yophoto photobook editor software can be used to create any of the
items listed in the products menu. All the items are printed using the latest
HP Indigo print technology, which are then bound or fixed into a comprehensive
range of covers, frames and mounts.
Using the
Yophoto editor you can design an album or frame product by dragging in photos,
entering text, selecting page backgrounds, setting frames, masks and clip art,
or selecting effects. You can change the size and location of the photos and
text without any limitation so you can design an album according to your taste.
The User’s manual contains the following sections:
In order to run the Yophoto editor for MAC you should
have at least OS X
10.5 (leopard , snow leopard). It will not run on older OS X
versions like : 10.3/10.4 To install the software on
MAC double click the Yophoto_setup.dmg to initiate the installation wizard then
press on the next button till process is finished. The first time you run the
Yophoto editor you may have to enter an user ID number assigned to you by the
Yophoto (some versions of the editor don't require entering the user ID
number).
The next time you want to use the Yophoto editor you
can start it from the shortcut icon in the Applications Menu.
Creating a new album is done by using the New Album
Wizard. The wizard enables creating a basic album in 4 simple steps. To start
the wizard, select 'New album' from the first screen displayed when you run the
Yophoto editor. Moving from one step to the next is done by clicking on the 
button on the top of the wizard screen. Moving
to the previous step of the wizard is done by clicking on the 
button. By moving with the mouse over the 
button a tool tip appears describing the
selection you need to perform in the current step.
Important note:
The wizard helps you create a new basic album in a
faster way by automating some of the tasks, but you can change any selection
you made from the wizard later from the main editing screen.
New Album Wizard steps:
1.
Album name and Album
type selection:
Fill in the album name in the Album name field in the
top. To select an album, frame or calendar product, first select the album
group, then click on the album type you want to use. After you selected an
album type you can see the album details and prices in the centre section of
the screen. You can also select a specific cover or frame and mount colours
depending on the album type.
2.
Photo selection
You can select photos from your local drive.
Selecting pictures from your local drives
To select pictures for the album press the ‘Mac drive’
button , select the required folder from the select box , select the photos and
press the ‘Open’ button to move forward.
Note: There is a zoom slider located at the bottom of the window enable you to
zoom in/zoom out the pictures.
3.
Pages initial design.
Select the desired design from one of the following
options:
a. Sample albums - this contains a pre-prepared selection of page
templates ready for use
b. Albums I designed – you can select one of your previous albums for the
basis of creating a new album.
c. Album templates
1. Page design (adjust pictures to design) – you have to
select a page layout that will determine the layout for all the new pages in
the album. Pictures are enlarged to fill the frames; some cropping of images
will take place.
2. Page design (show whole picture) – you have to select a page layout that
will determine the basic layout for all the new pages in the album. The
pictures will fully fit into their place holder on the page in such a way that
the whole picture is displayed.
Choose whether you want the system to “Auto fill
images in pages” according to the initial design you selected, or whether you
prefer to manually fill in the photos during the edit step.
You can change the “Desired # of pages” as you wish;
the system will recommend how many pages you should have, based on the number
of selected photos and the page design you selected, but still you may select
any other number out of the displayed options.
It is recommended to use a sample album to save design
time and reach a professional result. So, if you selected for your initial design 'Sample
album' or 'Album I designed', this step is the last step in the wizard. If not,
the wizard will have one more step.
4. Background selection.
The backgrounds are organized in groups. You may
select a specific group and select a background picture out of the background
list.
One of the groups includes list of solid background
colors.
You may also select the Custom colors and it will open
a new screen to select a new color. On MAC you have a number of different
colour modes, any of which can be used to create the colour of your choice.
At the end of the wizard, when you click on the 
button the system will create the basic
album according to your selections. This operation may take a while, according
to the number of photos and pages in the album. When the album is ready, it
will be opened on the main screen: the photos will be displayed in the image
pane (at the right side of the screen), the preview of
the pages will be displayed at the bottom of the screen, and the selected page
in the center. Now you may flip through the pages and start designing the pages
one by one.
Main Screen – Edit and Design Album
From the main screen you can edit and design the album
pages by filling in pages
and setting their location on the page, selecting backgrounds, setting frames, masks or effects on the photos, adding
clip-arts, adding texts, adding/removing pages or changing the
pages order. You can rotate the photos you are
using, fill, crop and arrange
images on the album pages. You can work in more details by zoom
into the album page or by changing the working
space size.
In the menu section you can find a
short summary of all the available operations.
The screen is composed of the following parts:
- Working space (center) – the page you are now editing including
Page & General design buttons.
- Toolbox (left) – contain tools for editing and design.
- Pages (bottom) – small samples of the album pages.
- Photos (right) – the photos already in the album and those which
are not filled in yet.
- General buttons (top) – managing buttons like ‘New’, ‘Open’ and
‘Order’ buttons.
The general buttons on the top of the screen are:
New – Opens the New album wizard to
create a new album order
Open – Opens the Open album screen.
Use it to open, delete or rename an album order.
Order – Opens the Order wizard to
complete the album order
Prices – Displays the prices list
information.
Site – Opens the home page of the Yophoto
web site.
Help – Displays this help file.
Pictures buttons
The buttons located above the pictures pane are :
Add pictures - Opens the new album wizard to
add new pictures 
Remove pictures - Remove selected pictures 
Rotate image left - This option will rotate the
image to the left 
Rotate image right - This option will rotate the
image to the right. 
Color correction – This
option opens the image edit window.
Note : all these actions will be applied on pictures located
in the pictures pane only.
To change the size of the screen parts, you can move
the 3 splitters on the working space edges. Double click on the Left splitter
will hide the Toolbox, double click on the Right splitter will hide the Photos,
and double click on the bottom splitter will hide the Pages. Another double
click on a splitter will unhide the hidden section.
Flipping Through Pages
Editing is usually done on the page displayed in the
center of the screen, except for few operations that change all the pages in
the album at the same time. To change or view a page, click on the required
page sample in the pages list on the bottom of the screen. To flip between the
pages you can click on the flipping buttons (previous, next, first, last) on
the Page & General design buttons panel.
Rotate
Photos (90
degrees)
If a photo in the photos list is rotated you can
rotate it to the correct direction by right-clicking on the photo and selecting
'Rotate right' (or 'Rotate left'). You may also select the image on the page
and use the 
(‘Rotate Left’) button or 
(‘Rotate Right’) button on the Page & General
design buttons panel. It is recommended to rotate the photos before starting to
fill them in the album.
Filling in photos is done by dragging the photos from
the list of photos to the page. Releasing the mouse when the cursor is over an
empty placeholder will fill the placeholder with the dragged photo. Releasing
the mouse when the cursor is over an empty space on the page will add the photo
in the place the mouse was released.
Photos that are filled in the album are marked with a
special sign (see left photo below). Right-clicking on a filled in photo will
display the list of pages where the photo is placed.
By default, the photos are cropped to fit the space of
the placeholder; it is recommended to drag portrait photos to portrait
placeholders and landscape photos to landscape placeholders so the photo will
not be cropped (or to minimize the crop). Also, you may select the photo and
click on the 
'Fit') button on the Page & General
design buttons panel. This will make the photo appear without cropping inside
the placeholder area but usually this will also make it appear smaller. To
return to the default, click on the 
('Fill') button
on the Page & General design buttons. You may select the way the photo will
be cropped by double-clicking on a photo and dragging the ‘cropping slider’
until you reach the optimal result.
Quality warning:
Sometimes after filling in a photo a warning sign will
appear at the border of the picture. This means that possibly the quality of
the printed photo will not be high enough. It is recommended to make the photo
smaller until the warning sign disappears (best quality) or just a bit over
this size (if it is required for the page layout design).
The red flag means that the picture quality is
significantly lower than the recommended one for quality print, thus the image
needs to be significantly reduced in size or replaced with another image.
If you want to change the picture location, size or
number (on the page) you can use the pre-defined page layouts or change the
layout manually. To use pre-defined page layouts click on Page / Cover layout
toolbox, select the preferred number of pictures from the list menu at the
bottom of the list and drag the required layout to the working space. Note:
when you design the cover, the first or the last pages, the pre-defined page
layouts are different from those displayed for standard inner pages.
In order to manually change a picture location you can
drag it (by left clicking on the picture, moving the mouse and releasing it in
the new location). You can locate a picture so that it partially hides another
picture or partially out of the page border to create a more 'interesting'
designs. To change the size of the picture click on the picture border and drag
the mouse to the required direction. You can keep the original picture
proportions by pressing the shift key while dragging.
In order to apply a
small rotation on a picture, right-click the picture and select 'Rotate | A bit
to the right' (or 'a bit to the left').
In order to flip a
picture, right-click the picture and select Flip | ‘Horizontally’ or
‘Vertically’.
You can use the following procedures to arrange the
pictures (and texts) relatively on the page:
Align pictures to a another picture location: first select the picture you want the other pictures
to be aligned to, then select the other pictures (click them with the Ctrl key
pressed), and then right-click on one of the pictures and select the required
item under the 'Format-> align’ menu (lefts / rights / centers / tops /
bottoms / middles alignment).
Make same size: first select the picture that its size will set the
size for the other pictures, and then select the other pictures (click them
with the Ctrl key pressed), and then right-click on one of the pictures and
select the required item under the 'Same size' menu (height / width / both
sizes).
Spacing between pictures: select the pictures you want to space, right-click
on one of the pictures and select the required item under the 'Spacing' menu
(Make horizontally equal ,No horizontal spacing, Make
vertically equal , no vertical spacing ).
Center in page: select the picture/s you want to center in the page,
right-click on one of the pictures and select the required item under the
'Center in page' menu (center vertically or horizontally).
Change the order of pictures sticking-in one another: select the picture you want to change, right-click it
and select the required item under the 'Ordering' menu (bring to front / send
to back / bring forwards, send backwards)..
You can cancel the last operation of dragging,
resizing or filling in a picture by selecting 'Edit | Undo' from the main menu.
To delete a picture from the page, select it and press the Delete key.
Editing near the edge of the page (Safe
area)
In many of the
albums you will see a dotted line (see example below) near the edge of the
page: It means that the area between the dotted line and the edge of the page
might be either cut or folded (according to the specific albums). We
recommended that you don’t place important elements particularly text in this
area (also called 'safe area').This example shows a double page spread where
some of the text (circled) may can end up lost in the binding area.
If you
intend on having pictures printing right to the edge of the page, it is
important to drag the picture frames past the dotted ‘safe area’ line to the
edge of the editing area. This creates a ‘bleed area’ necessary during the
trimming process after printing.
To edit a text, double-click on the text box in the
page and enter the new text in the text editing dialog that will appear. By
clicking on the ‘Preview’ button you can preview the text changes without
closing the text editing dialog. When you finish editing the text, click on
'OK'.
To add texts where there is no text box, right-click
on an empty space on the page and select 'Add text' or click on the 
('Add text') button on the Page & General
design buttons panel and then click on the page. The text editing dialog will
appear, and after you enter the text and click on 'OK' the text will be added
to the page in the location where you clicked the mouse. You may change the
size and location of the text box by dragging it, in the same way you change
the size and location of pictures.
Special fonts:
The system supports a limited list of fonts. If a font
does not appear in the list of fonts but you know it is installed on your
computer it means that the print shop does not support this font.
In order to change the background for the current page
select 'Backgrounds' on the toolbox, select the preferred backgrounds group
from the drop-list at the bottom of the list and click the background you want
to use to the working space. The background will be applied on the page.
In case you are working with double editing album type
a window as below will be opened in which you can choose to apply the
background either on the left side , on the right side or on the whole page.
If you want to set a solid color background that does
not appear in the Solid colors group, select the ‘Custom color’ from the
backgrounds group, select the background area (Left, Right or Double page) and
define the color using the tools of the Select color window that will open up.
In order to have a similar design for the album pages
you can copy a page background from one page to another: right-click on the
background you want to copy and select 'Copy background'. Move to the page you
want to change, right-click again on an empty space and select 'Paste
background'. To change the background for all the pages in the album select
'Paste background on all pages' instead of 'Paste background'.
If you want to have a solid white background
right-click on the background and select 'Reset'.
Advanced options for backgrounds
1. You can select one of the photos in the album to be
used as a background. To do that, drag the photo to the page and release the
mouse when the cursor is over one of the page borders. Releasing the mouse over
the right border will set the picture as a background for the right page (and
accordingly left page). Releasing the mouse over the top or bottom border will
set the picture as a background for the double page. Alternatively, you can
select a picture on the page, right-click it and select ‘Image size | Set as
page background'.
2. You can assign a level of opacity to the background
picture by clicking with the right mouse on the background and selecting the
'Set Opacity…' option – it will open the Opacity tool. The opacity is changed
by dragging the slider to the required opacity level. The result will be
displayed immediately on the page .When you reach your suitable result, click
on the picture and the panel will be closed.
3. You can use the Crop tool to crop the background
image. Double click on the background image and crop dialog appears.
4. You can flip a background by
right clicking on a background and selecting Flip | horizontally (or
vertically).
Quality warning:
Sometimes after selecting a picture as a background a
warning sign (yellow flag) will appear in the border of the page. This means
that maybe the printed background quality will not be high enough. If most of
the background is hidden by pictures or texts then the quality of the page will
not be badly effected, but in case the background is
not hidden it is recommended to select another background picture. If the
flag is red, then it implies that the background quality is definitely not good
enough and you must replace it with another background picture.
Frames are graphic elements that surround a photo,
much like 'real' photo frames. To apply a frame on a photo, select ‘Frames'
from the toolbox and click on the required frame to the photo.
The second selection from the list of frames is ‘solid
color frame’ – it sets border with equal width around the photo. You can select
the width and color of the border in the dialog that appears after you finish
dragging:
To remove a frame from a picture, right-click it and
select 'Remove frame’, or drag the ‘without frame’ item from the Frames toolbox
(the first selection from the list of frames) to the picture.
If you want to copy a frame from one picture to
another right-click the picture with the frame you want to copy and select
'Copy'. Then right-click on the other picture and select 'Paste special |
frame'.
You can cancel the last operation of a frame change by
selecting 'Edit | Undo' from the main menu.
Masks determine which part of the photo will be
displayed and how the photo will integrate with the background. To apply a mask
on a photo, select 'Masks' from the toolbox and click on the required mask to
the photo.
To remove a frame from a picture, right-click it and
select 'Remove mask’, or drag the ‘without mask’ item from the Masks toolbox
(the first selection from the list of masks).
If you want to copy a mask from one picture to
another, right-click the picture with the mask you want to copy and select
'Copy'. Then right-click on the other picture and select 'Paste special |
mask'.
You can cancel the last operation of a mask change by
selecting 'Edit | Undo' from the main menu.
Effects change the picture color, and sometimes also
the level of contrast and brightness. To apply an effect to a picture, select
‘Effects’ on the toolbox, select ‘Color effects’ from the drop-down menu on the
bottom of the list, and drag the required effect to the photo.
There is a special effect that you may use to
dynamically set the picture coloring (or actually tinting).To use it select the
required photo, right click and select ‘opacity’. In the displayed opacity tool
select the transparency level by changing the slider.The
result will be displayed immediately on the page (before clicking on the
'Close' button) but it may take a few seconds to refresh. When you reach the
result you like best, click on the picture and the panel will be closed.
Another tool which can be used for changing effects
and levels of contrast , exposure and more is the
color correction tool.Once you select a picture from
the editing area or from the picture pane a small black window pops up together
with a big window showing all pictures.
To add a clip-art select ‘Cliparts’ from the toolbox and drag the required clip-art
to the page.
You can flip a clip-art by right-clicking it and
selecting 'Flip | horizontally' (or vertically).
You can copy and paste clip-arts from one page to
another or in the same page. To do that, select
a clip-art and right-click Copy, then right-click on the page background were
you want the new clip-art to appear and select Paste.
Adding and Removing Pages
To add new pages to the album, select the page after
which you want the new pages to be added and click on the 
('Add page') button on the Page & General design
buttons panel. A dialog will appear, displaying the pre-defined page layouts.
Select the layout you want to use and click on the 'OK' button. The page will
be added to the list of pages and you can start editing it.
Another option for adding a new page is by duplicating
an existing page. Select the page you want to duplicate and click on the 
(‘Duplicate page') button on the Page &
General design buttons panel or select the item 'Pages | Duplicate page' from
the main menu.
To remove a page, select the page and click on the 
('Remove page') button on the Page & General
design buttons panel. To remove multiple pages at the same time hold the Ctrl
key pressed and click on the required pages, and then click on the 
('Remove page') button.
To change the order of the pages, click on the page
you want to change and then click on one of the 'Relocate page' buttons on the
Page & General design buttons panel ( - Move page forward, or 
- Move page backward). You can click on the
button a few times until the page is placed at the desired location.
If you want to display the pages on the working space
in more details, use the zoom options. Click on the 
('Zoom in') button on
the Page & General design buttons panel. The current page on the working
space will increase by each click on the ‘zoom in’ button. The zooming level is
kept when moving to other pages too. Use the page sliders to display the part
of the page you want to see. To reduce the zooming level click on the 
('Zoom out’)
button. To set the zooming level to an exact level use the Zoom options
under the View | Zoom menu. You can set the zoom level to one of the predefined
values like ‘Page size’ which is the screen size; or to ‘100% (Print size)’
which is the exact print size; or to ‘Custom’ where you can see the current
zoom value in percentage and to define a new zoom value.
File Menu
- New Album – Opens the New album wizard to create a
new album order
- Open album – Opens the Open album screen. Use it to
open, delete or rename an album order.
- Delete Album – Opens the Delete album screen.
- Close – Closes the current album and clears the
working area.
- Save – Saves the current album. The album is
automatically saved during the editing session so there is no need to
perform this operation manually.
- Create another copy – creates and open a new album
order based on the current order.
Edit Menu
- Undo – Undo the last operation. Only one undo
operation is available by the Album maker application.
- Redo – Cancel the undo.
- Cut- Cut the selected item (picture, text
box, etc.).
- Copy – Copy the selected item (picture, text
box, etc.).
- Paste – Creates a new item (picture, text, etc)
based on the last copied item.
- Delete - Delete the selected item. Asks for user
acknowledge.
- Copy background – Copies the background of the
current page.
- Paste background – Paste the last copied
background to the current page.
- Paste special – Pastes the last copied item's design
(frame, mask or effect) to the selected item.
- Paste special on all the pages – Pastes the last copied
design on all the items in the album pages.
- Select all – selects all the items in the page.
View Menu
- Show album preview –Shows the final album pages
in a full screen mode. The user can flip through the pages.
- Show report – Show an HTML page which includes the
thumbnails of the pages and the order information.
- Layout – selects the Page layout view in the
Toolbox.
- Create flash preview – enables creating a flash
preview.
- Language – enables switching between languages.
(Not currently available)
Format Menu
- Image size – Change the selected image size
according to the following options:
Original image – Undo crop on the selected image.
Crop image – Open the crop tool on the
selected image.
Show full image in frame - Fit the selected whole image in
its place holder while keeping the original image proportions.
Crop image to frame – Fill the selected image into its
place holder (change the image proportions to the place holder proportions).
Set as page background – set the selected image as
background for the current page.
·
Align – Align the selected elements
according to the first selected element location (left, top, etc.).
·
Make same size – Make the size (width, height,
both) of the selected elements equal according to the first selected element.
·
Center in page – Center the selected element(s) in
the page.
·
Spacing – Set equal spacing (or no spacing)
between the selected elements.
·
Order – Change the order of the selected
element in the page relative to the other elements in page.
· Rotate – Select rotation option (right / left) for the
selected elements.
·
Flip – Flip the selected images
horizontally or vertically.
Design Menu
- Frames – Enables to apply the selected frame on
the selected image(s), or to remove the frame(s) from the selected
image(s).
- Masks – Enables to apply the selected mask on
the selected images, or to remove the mask(s) from the selected image(s).
- Effects – Enables to apply the selected effect on
the selected images, or to remove the effect(s) from the selected
image(s), or to apply/'clear opacity for the selected image(s).
- Backgrounds – Set background color in current page,
set opacity on the current page background, or clear the background from
current page.
- Texts – add text element to the current page or
edit the selected text element.
Pages Menu
- Set selected layout for this page – change the page layout to the
selected layout in the Page/cover Layout toolbox.
- Display first page – Display the first page on the
working space.
- Display previous page – Display the previous page on
the working space.
- Display next page – Display the next page on the
working space.
- Display last page – Display the last page on the
working space.
- Add page – Opens a dialog to select a layout for a
new page to be added to the album after the current page.
- Duplicate page – Duplicate the current page of
the album.
- Delete page – Delete the current page of the album.
- Move page right – move the current page of the
album to the right.
- Move page left – move the current page of the
album to the left.
Images Menu
- Add image place holder to the page – adds a new empty place holder
to current page.
- Add – Opens the 'select pictures' screen and
select new images to add to the pictures list.
- Remove selected images – remove the selected images
from the album and from the pictures list.
- Remove all images – remove all the images from
the album and from the pictures list.
- Color correction – enables the color correction
option.
- Rotate right – rotate the selected images in the
pictures list to the right.
- Rotate left – rotate the selected images in the
pictures list to the left.
Configuration Menu
- Manually update files – select a configuration (ZIP)
file that contains new price and content definitions (products, frames,
masks, effects, clip-arts and backgrounds) and update the system
accordingly.
- Check web for latest files – Check the print-shop web site
for price and content updates and update the system accordingly.
- Display create album explanation screen
Select/unselect this option for
showing or hiding this screen.
- Display order album explanation screen
Select/unselect this option for
showing or hiding this screen.
Order Menu
- Order Album – Starts the ordering wizard for the
current album.
- Create another copy – creates and open a new album
order based on the current order. (identical to 'Create another copy' in
the File menu)
- Start FTP uploader
– Initiates
the ‘Album FTP uploader’ .
- Backup order – backups the order in OBF
format.
- Save Order Backup
– restores
the order.
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Ordering Process
When you finish editing the album and you want to
order it, you have to fill in the order and shipment details and perform the
payment. When the album is opened in the main editing screen, click on the 
'Order' button. The ordering process is done
using a wizard: moving from one step to the next is done by clicking on the button on the top of the wizard screen.
Moving to a previous step is by clicking on the 
button. At any step of the wizard, you may
view an interactive preview of the album pages by clicking on the 'Interactive
preview' button.
Order wizard screens:
First screen – Display the Order preview. In the screen you can
see a preview of the pages so you can see the general look of the album. You
may also view an interactive preview of the album pages by clicking on this icon 
.
Second screen – Displays the order summary details. You can select
the 'Cover' from the list of available covers, select a 'Finishing'
method from the list, set the number of 'Copies' and select the 'Color
correction' method and fill in your 'Comment'.
If prices are displayed (some installations prices are
not available), the price will be set according to your selections. Color
correction price is calculated according to the number of pictures in the album
(this item is currently a non chargeable feature).
Depending on the installation and the album type some
choices may not be available. For example, 'Finishing method' is usually not
available so it is hidden in the above screen shot.
Third screen – Select the 'File
Sending' method and fill your 'Contact details'.
'File sending' means selecting whether you want to
bring the order to the store by yourself or to electronically upload the order
over the internet.
Note: uploading
the order over the internet may take a while, and depends on the album size and
the speed of the internet connection you have.
Note: if for some reason the upload via internet is not enabled or it was not
completed, the system will allow you to create a ZIP file of the order for
burning to CD. You can burn this zip file to disc using the CD burning software
of your choice. CD/DVD’s can be posted to our production facility at the
following address:
Yophoto Ltd. Unit 6
Stag Trade Park, Longfield Road, Tunbridge Wells,
Kent. TN2
3BF.
Shipment and Payment screen – According to the number of copies you selected in
the second screen, the system will guide you to fill in 'Copies', Shipment
method' and Shipment details for each shipment. If you want to send one or more
of the copies to an alternate delivery address, you should select the ‘New’
button to the side of the drop down shipment menu. This will allow you to fill
in the secondary shipment address(es).
In certain installations you will need to select the
payment method and accordingly you may be required to fill in the credit card
details directly on this screen, and in other installations you might be
directed to the shop’s internet site to perform the payment. After you fill in
the details click on the Order button.
When you finish the ordering process, a receipt will
be displayed on the screen. You can also display the receipt after completing
the ordering process by opening the album and selecting the ‘View | Show
report’ from the menu. It is recommended to print the receipt and keep it
until you receive the printed album.
If you chose to bring the order to the store by
yourself, then after displaying the receipt, a folder containing the order (as
a zip file) will be displayed. You have to burn this file on a CD (or copy it
to a “disk on key”) and bring it to the store. Note: it may take a while
for the folder with the zipped order to appear on the screen (depending on the
album size). After that, you can close the Album maker application or start
designing a new order.
Uploading Process
If you chose to upload the order via the internet, the
Album Maker will start the process of sending the order to our production
facility.
Double clicking the 'Album FTP Uploader'
icon will open the Album FTP Uploader screen and will
show detailed information on the uploading process.
The 'Upload files' and 'Select order' buttons should
be used only when there was a problem uploading the order over the internet.
Don't use them unless directly instructed to do so by a member of the customer support
team.
Note: If you close the computer while the uploading
process was active, the 'Album FTP Uploader' process will
start automatically when the computer is restarted and will continue the
uploading of the order from the point it stopped.
If you have queries relating to the order, please
contact the help desk on enquiries@yophoto.co.uk
Changing,
Removing and Re-ordering Existing Albums
You can still view or edit an order even if you closed
and restarted the Album Maker application in the middle of editing. In order to
edit an existing album, you have to select the 'Edit album' button from the
dialog displayed immediately after the Album Maker application is started.
The following Open Album screen will appear:
In this screen you have to select the album you want
to edit and then click on the 'Ok’ button. The dialog will close and the
selected album will be displayed on the main screen for editing.
If you want to delete an existing album, you have to select
the album (or multiple albums) and click on the 'Remove' button. You may also
change the name for an existing album by selecting the album and clicking on
the 'Rename' button.
Note: if you already ordered an album, you can edit it but the printed album
will not contain the changes. If you delete an ordered album, it will be
removed from your computer but the order you made will not be cancelled. If you
want to make changes that will be reflected in the printed album, you have to
make a 'reorder album' process (see details below) but the order you already
made will not be cancelled.
Re-order album: you may re-order another copy of an existing album in
the following way: open the album and select 'Order | Order another copy' from
the main menu. This creates a new copy of your project and allocates a new
unique order number for the item so that there is no confusion when it is
processed at our production facility.
The system will display the new order on the main
screen. If you don't want to make changes to the album you can continue
immediately to the ordering process (by clicking on the 'Order' button), or you
can start editing the new order and continue to the order process later.
Note: in
any case, the new order will have a different order number than the original
order.
Apply a mask over a dynamic frame: you can make a special effect by:
1. Select a dynamic frame for a photo (the first frame
that allows setting the color and width of the border).
2. Apply a mask on the framed
photo: the mask will be applied on the photo and on the frame.
Another example:
FAQ
Question: what types of albums can I order?
Answer: The album types are defined in the Yophoto editor and displayed in the
'Album type selection' dialog when creating a new album. The difference between
album types is in their size, orientation (landscape or portrait) and cover
type.
Question: how many pages will contain my album?
Answer: When you create an album using the 'New Album Wizard', you can select
the number of pages in the 'Initial page design' screen. The default number is
the one that is included in the basic album price, but you can change it to any
other number out of the displayed options. The system will recommend you the
number of pages to select, by considering the number of photos and page design
you selected. If you select more pages than the default amount because the
amount of photos you selected will not fit into a basic album then the price
will increase proportionally. In any case, you may add or remove pages from the
main editing screen by using the 'Add page' and 'Remove page' buttons (above
the pages list).
Question: can I change a background that I selected from the 'New Album Wizard'?
Answer: Yes. You can change any selection you made during the album creation
process. To change a background, select the required page and click on
'Backgrounds' in the tool box. Then drag the background you want to the working
space. If you want to use the selected background for all the pages in the
album, right-click on the background and select 'Copy background'. Then
right-click again and select 'Paste background on all pages'. For more details,
see the Backgrounds section.
Question: why are my photos cropped?
Answer: By default, the photos are cropped to fit the size of the placeholder
on the page. You can change it by selecting a photo and clicking on the 'Fit'
button on the 'Tools | General' toolbox. For more details, see the Fill, Crop and Arrange Photos section.
Question: can I add more photos to the album after I completed the 'New Album
Wizard'?
Answer: Yes. When the album is opened on the main screen, click on the '+'
button above the photo list on the right side of the screen, and select the
photos you want to add.