Viovio Bookmaker - Steps and Selections

Creating a Photo Book using Viovio's Bookmaker is Easy

Viovio designed this process to allow you to create the final output you desire from your gallery images. This step by step instruction guide assumes you are creating your book from gallery images and not a pdf.

With the Product Builder process you are in control of the final product and will make selections such as image layout, cover details, type of font, and whether you want your work to be viewed publicly or held private. There are 3 steps to the Product Builder and they are listed in detail below. Let’s get started!! From your gallery select the “Order Photo Book” link

Step 1 - Viovio Bookmaker Options

In this step you will make the following selections: Book Size, Layout, Options, and Cover Image.

• Book Size: There are more than 10 sizes from which to select. Just use the drop down arrow to the right of the “Book Size” field to select the final output size you prefer.

Layout: Several options are available with the layout.

• Image Per Page option: you set the number of images that display on each page. The most exciting option here is the “Gallery Image Order” option. This feature allows each page to have an independent number of images. For example if you want to layout one image on page 1, 5 images on page 2, and 2 images on page 3. would simply number your images in your gallery as 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, etc. Try it, this one is a winner!
• Full Bleed option: If you want your images to full bleed to the edges select the check box, if not just leave it blank.
• Captions option: You have 3 options here (No, Smart, or All). Select Smart Captions if you would like the titles yo ukeyed to print below your images but don’t want the camera image titles to print (ex: DSCN0415). Titles are printed below each image (30 characters or less).
• Full Bleed Favorites option: If you set any images as a Favorite in the Image Order area and you want it to print as full bleed in your book select the check box.

Options:

• Auto Crop select if you would like Viovio’s Bookmaker to crop images that have an aspect ratio larger than the page. The aspect ratio is the width of an image divided by the height of the image.
• Print Chapter Pages is used if you have sub galleries and would like the title of the sub gallery to print within the book.
• Print Detailed Image Pages is used if you want descriptions to display below an image and you want the image to appear on a page by itself. Descriptions are printed below each image (200 characters or less)
• Insert Single Side Pages

This will insert blank pages so the even pages (left side) of your book are empty. There will be additional cost for this option.


Cover Image: After choosing the cover image/gallery image, select the check box if you would like the cover image to display within your book.

Click the NEXT button when you are ready for the Product Builder to build your book. Please allow the Product Builder to process through. You will receive status updates keeping you informed as to where in the process the Product Builder is at each step. We convert your images to a press ready pdf and to a low-resolution preview.

Preview your book!!!! You want to validate the pages, book dimensions, interior layout, binding and price are all correct. If you want to make a change or two simply click the RECREATE BOOK” button and make your changes. If it looks good click the “CREATE COVER NEXT” button.

Step 2 - Cover Options

A low-resolution of your full cover is displayed. If you would like to view the high-res version of your cover simply select the Preview Hi-Resolution Cover link.

In this step there are 3 tabs or 4 for die-cut cover. You have the option to make adjustments to your cover on each tab. You also can leave the default setting in place if you are happy. I’ll simply walk through the options available with each tab.

Cover Text tab: Here you set the title text, title alignment, title font and size, author text, author alignment, author font and size as well as the top and bottom spine text. You can leave the gallery title as the book title and spine text or you can key different text for each. Play around with the options it is fun to make a few changes to the font type as well as the font size.

Colors and Images tab: Here you can switch out the front cover image if you would like you can also set a back cover image. You can set the background color either by clicking the color square to the left of the background color field or if you know the hex color you want just key that number. Make sure the # sign remains in front. You can set the front text and spine text color using the same procedure.

Advanced tab: Here you are able to select a full wrap cover option. If your image would look nice as a full wrap cover simply click the check box. If you don’t like it because the image is too stretched out simply uncheck the box.

After your cover is set the way you want it to look click the “UPDATE COVER” button. When you are satisfied with your cover click the “NEXT” button to advance to step 3.

Step 3 – Webstore Options

In this step you will make the following selections: Interior Book Color, Showing a Preview or not, Security or not, Linking to a travel location, availability of your book in the webstore. So let’s go through a few of the options.

• Interior Book Color: here you determine if you want us to print your interior as color or black & white. The black and white is not suitable for black and white images. This is a text option.
• Show Preview: check the box if you would like to offer a low-res preview to your book.
• Security Level: set your security to public or create a security level with a password.
• Viovio #: This is a cool feature. If your pictures were taken say in Paris you can link them to Paris in the travel section. So when travelers search for Paris your book and images will display. Try it, you can always remove the number. Just click the search link to the right of the earth icon and you can search for the specific location where you pictures were taken. Travel #s look something like this 200000086. The Travel #s are located in the box “about this country”
• Available: check the box if you would like your book to show on the site in the general store
• Remove: you can remove the product from the webstore if it has not been purchased.

After you set up your product in the webstore click the “BUY NOW” button to advance to your shopping cart.

Congratulations you have created a book and listed it for sale!!!!!

Cart Options You are in your shopping cart

Your book’s price is displayed. Your interior pages will print on satin paper (80# Digital uncoated white). If you prefer gloss paper simply select the drop down arrow beside the Paper Options field (15% will be added to your book production cost). You can modify the number of books you would like to purchase by keying the number you prefer into the Add to Cart field.

You can move back to the previous stage by selecting the edit product link on upper right corner. If you select this link you are back to Step 3 of the process and all information in Step 3 applies.

You can verify the Image Gallery that is used to create the book, # of pages, book size, interior, and binding

You can purchase your photo book by selecting the ADD TO CART button.

When you select ADD TO CART you are taken to the next step within the shopping process. You can remove the item from your shopping cart, verify your paper option (satin or gloss), verify the cost of your book, and modify the number of pieces you prefer. You can obtain a shipping quote if you would like, as well as continue shopping.

If you are ready to move forward select the checkout button and you will move to the final stage of the checkout process. Here you verify the ship to address. Select the CHANGE ADDRESS button if you need to change the ship to address. Select your ship method and key any notes you think would be helpful during the production process. If you fail to select a ship method you will not be able to move forward with the process. Select CONTINUE to move to step 2 of the order process (choose your payment method).