Select Vision Art for the Album Company, then choose your book format and size.

Import photos for the project.

Drag and drop photos onto the spreads to design book spreads.

Export for Print All Spreads as JPEGs.

1. File > New Project > Custom
2. Enter these specifications (above) for the custom file (Panovista book), then Save Preset as 20x8 book so you can use it on future orders. **All of our Panovista books are built on this aspect ratio. Please use these dimensions to ensure that your book will print properly.
3. Click Next
4. Import the photos for the project
5. Design book as normal
6. Export for Print All Spreads as JPEG files

Once you start your new project in Smart Albums, click on the Smart Albums menu, then Preferences.

Click on Image Quality, and make sure that Sharpening preset is set to None.

They recommend choosing Medium sharpening, but since our printing process is so crisp already, adding sharpening when exporting from the design software tends to be overkill and results in files that look digitized. If in doubt, email customer service ([email protected]) and ask for a test print before ordering your book.

1. After designing at least one spread, scroll to the left of the first spread.
2. Drop images onto the cover section. Click on the image, then drag the photo edges to fill the cover space you want the photo to cover. Example: one photo to cover the spine and front cover, making sure the photo goes to the edges of the wrap around area and another photo to cover the back cover and wrap around area.
3. File > Export > Export for print. Choose PSD for Output Format, click bullet to Spread range for Output Range, tick box for Include Cover, then click Export for Print. This will export only the cover as a layered PSD. Please upload it along with your JPEG spreads when placing the book order.

1. After designing at least one spread, scroll to the left of the first spread.
2. Drop an image onto the cover section so you can edit the cover. Click Create Photo Wrap Cover to begin designing the cover.
3. Click on the image, then delete it. Now you can click T to add deboss text and logos to the front cover, back cover, and spine. Make sure to keep the text black and the background color white.
4. File > Export > Export for print. Save at maximum resolution, upload along with your spreads when placing the book order. Choose PSD for Output Format, click bullet to Spread range for Output Range, tick box for Include Cover, then click Export for Print. This will export only the cover as a layered PSD. Please upload it along with your JPEG spreads when placing the book order.

You can change the dimensions or format (shape) of a book that you’ve designed in Smart Albums, without having to re-design the entire book. Please view this video to see how: 

https://smartalbums-2-support.pixellu.com/article/168-how-to-change-the-album-size