[X4U] iPhoto 6: Library and greeting cards

[Milton van der Veen]

Hi Bjoern,

In iPhoto 0s, when you add Photos from any folder on your computer to  
your iPhoto Library, there is an option in Preferences (similar to  
the Preference in the iTunes library) which allows you to "Copy files  
to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library" when Importing. If  
you don't put the photo into your iPhoto Library, and then you delete  
it or move it, iPhoto lets you know the photo can't be found ... and  
asks you to find it ... if you can't find it or you've deleted it,  
you'd be out of luck.

As for your greeting card question: It is possible to PRINT greeting  
cards, calendars, and books to a printer or to a PDF file as noted in  
the tip on Apple's iPhoto Hot Tips Page:
<http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/hottips/>

"Share Your iPhoto Book Electronically: You can create a PDF file of  
any iPhoto book that's ready to share with friends and family. From  
the File menu, choose Print. After iPhoto electronically “assembles”  
your book, click Save As PDF in the Print dialog. Or if you prefer,  
you can print out your book on your inkjet printer; just click the  
Print button instead."

Milton

On Jan 30, 2006, at 4:46 AM, Kuestner, Bjoern wrote:

>
> Has somebody already got his hands on iLife 06?
>
> Is it correct that with iPhoto 06 users can now store their  
> pictures anyway
> they like? What happens if I rename or move a folder. Is iPhoto  
> smart enough
> to recognize the change? Can I reassign the Library entry to the  
> folder in
> the file system. I am concerned that in such a case my meta data  
> would be
> lost, e. g. ratings. What if part of the pictures are on an  
> external drive
> that isn't always connected or saved to DVD?
>
> Can I export the greeting cards to a document (e. g. PDF or JPEG)  
> or is a
> direct transfer to the online printing service the only option?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Björn