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Photo Album Content

Disc Cover can access your photo collection. You will be able to use the images and a list of image names for your design. Images can be taken from iPhoto, Aperture, a folder on your hard disk or a removable storage device.
To access images from iPhoto or a folder on your disk, use the Source panel.

Importing Images from iPhoto and Aperture

To pick up individual images from iPhoto (Aperture) and display them on the Source panel:

  1. Open the Import tab on the Source panel (use the Window > Import > Pictures and Video menu item).

  2. Choose iPhoto in the Source pop-up menu to open the Import dialog.

  3. The left box in the Import dialog will show albums from iPhoto. Select one or more albums (use the Cmd or Shift buttons for multiple selection). Photos from the selected album will be shown to the right.

  4. Select images, you want to import, and click the Import button.

Thumbnails and names of imported images will appear on the Source panel. You can drag them to your document. If necessary, change the list format in the Format drop-down list.

To replace an existing image with a new one, select an image in your document and click on a new one on the Source panel.

You can use images in your design as placeholders, which will be automatically replaced with the new imported images. The images will be cropped to the size of the placeholder images.

To turn an image into a placeholder:

  1. Select an image (or several images) and choose the Format > Image > Replace Image at Import menu.

  2. In the Import dialog, enable the Automatically replace Text and Images in Objects with imported data option.

  3. Click the Import button. The images on your design will be replaced with those you have selected in the import dialog. They will be cropped to match the size of the placeholder images.

Importing Images from a Folder

Open the Import tab on the Source panel. In the Source pop-up menu, choose Photo Folder, and click the Import button. Then, drag images or list of image names to the document.

You can use images on your design as placeholders, which will be automatically replaced with the new images you import. The images will be cropped to the size of the placeholder images. See the procedure described above.