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Print Quality
Book Printing
I just received my books yesterday and I have to say that I was very pleased with the results. They look like book store quality in every way and that dust cover just blew me away. I had been using a competitor for several years and although the print quality is about the same, Blurb really excells in flexibility and choice of layouts, tmemes, etc. Prices are better too.
I think a lot of people who have been unhappy with the print quality really have to take a hard look at their image quality, file size, color balance, etc. These things are often overlooked, especially by those are not designers or photographers. Monitor calibration is key also to insure that you your book comes as close as possible to what you see on the screen. I Photoshop every image to some extent before putting my pages together, and although it is time consuming, it definitely pays off in the end.
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Blurb program running sooo slow on system!
Tips and Tricks
Since my last post I have doubled the RAM to 2GB and it has made all the difference. My G5 now runs much faster running Booksmart. The program apparently is a real memory hog which is understandable considering it has to manage hundreds of opened images along with the interface, formatting editors, etc.
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Blurb program running sooo slow on system!
Tips and Tricks
I have the exact same setup as you do and have also shut down all background programs. I only really experience severe lags when I load a photo to a page. I always try to use optimum sized photos so that may be the reason for the slowdown. I have never used Blurb before so I cannot say if this is typical or not.
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