I came across this idea the other day. If you want to spice up those pictures from your iPhoto library for use as Desktop images, try this:
[robg adds: I tested this with iPhoto 5's new book options, and you can indeed make some creative desktop backgrounds. You'll probably want to do some Photoshop work on the exported JPEG, though -- the largest page size turns out to be 792x612 pixesl in size. I tested upscaling one to 1600x1236 (and then cropping the extra 36 pixels), and then used the Unsharp Mask to tighten it up a bit. The end result was more than acceptable for a desktop image...]
- Grab a bunch of photos in iPhoto and create an album.
- Create a book from this album, and layout your pages any way you want.
- Instead of ordering a book (or in addition to), select Print from the File menu, and choose to save your book as a PDF.
- Open the PDF in Photoshop (or Preview for that matter), and save individual pages of your book as JPEGs.
[robg adds: I tested this with iPhoto 5's new book options, and you can indeed make some creative desktop backgrounds. You'll probably want to do some Photoshop work on the exported JPEG, though -- the largest page size turns out to be 792x612 pixesl in size. I tested upscaling one to 1600x1236 (and then cropping the extra 36 pixels), and then used the Unsharp Mask to tighten it up a bit. The end result was more than acceptable for a desktop image...]
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