A frequently asked question is … How do I align my pictures in the sheet ? Well, it’s very easy 
As you remember the pictures are grouped to shapes and the shapes determine the size and position of the pictures, then we have to align the shape layers in order to get the pictures aligned.
I’ll show you now how to align the shapes, here we have a sheet with some shape layers open in Photoshop
Now we have to select the shapes to align, please click at the first shape in the layers palette, then hold down the CTRL key and click at the other two ( you may also use Photoshop’s autoselect feature for the Move tool).
Once selected the layers please select Photoshop’s Move tool in the Tools bar, you will get an options bar just beneath Photoshop’s main menu ( if you can’t see it please select Window – Options at the menu). In this options bar you will see at the right part a serie of small icons for alignment
Click at the one for aligning left and you will get the 3 shape layers aligned to the left part
Of course you may select other alignment options like center, right, bottom, etc and you may also space the layers evenly between the first and last. No more need to place complicated guides to get perfectly aligned pictures 
Alejandro Fresno, January 13th 2010 |
Tags: align, move tool, shape layers
Posted in Learning, Tips & Tricks
Version 6.2 has been released, it includes:
- Multilanguage support
- Stronger error correction and handling
- Live help for each option
The demo and full application have been updated for the new version, current users will receive an email with instructions on how update to the new version in a few days ( we are working on the easiest update method ).
Remember, first year of updates and support is for free, if your support contract is out of date you may renew it for a low fee at our website www.albumds.com
Alejandro Fresno, January 11th 2010 |
Tags: multilanguage, release, support, version
Posted in News
Album DS is available as a multilanguage application, for now you may use it in:
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Portuguese
- Italian
- German
- Dutch
but we will add more very soon.
Translators are welcome and we will be happy to make an agreement with you if you are interested in translating the application, it’s a very easy job that should not take more than a few hours of your time. Just edit one of the supplied language text files, they are located in the Languages folder and are plain txt files;Â translate the part in the middle of both “:” signs and save the file with your language name.
Alejandro Fresno, January 11th 2010 |
Tags: Languages, translate
Posted in News
Backgrounds are the files stored in subfolders of the Backgrounds folder, you may create your own folder for your preferred or own backgrounds.
The background files used in Album DS are of 2 types:
- PSD files which contain a tiled background, a design to be placed repetitively in your document. The design is only placed once in the background PSD file included as pattern overlay and Photoshop will copy it as many times as needed when you double click at the thumbnail in PSD. This type of backgrounds can slightly be scaled using Photoshop Layer – Scale options. If you want to create your own tiled backgrounds please open one of the provided and replace the design with your own, then save using Photoshop’s saving features and create a 100×100 pixels thumbnail with the same name.
- JPG files, a picture, drawing or design large enough to fill your sheets or album pages. You only need to open the document in Photoshop and select the option Sheet – Save as background in Album DS, you have to select one of the subfolders of Backgrounds to save it and Album DS will automatically create the thumbnail.
Placing a background in your sheet or album page is easy, just select it at the Album DS window and double click the thumbnail  Sometimes you may have other layers hidding it, in this case just drag the layer to the correct position in Photoshop’s layer palette.
Remember, fi you change the color fill layer blending mode to HUE you may change the color of the background easily, to do so please double click the color fill layer in Photoshop’s layer palette, select your color and change the blending mode at the top of the palette to HUE.
Alejandro Fresno, January 11th 2010 |
Tags: album backgrounds, backgrounds, JPG, PSD
Posted in Learning
Did you know that you may use shapes that are not the standard rectangle ? Just select the RECTANGLE TOOL in Photoshop and select one of the custom shapes available in Photoshop, then draw it in your document and use Album DS to place the picture.
They are many shapes predesigned available in Internet, make a search for “Photoshop shapes” in your favorite search engine. Most of them are even for free
Alejandro Fresno, January 9th 2010 |
Tags: Photoshop shapes, shape layer
Posted in Tips & Tricks
Album DS is now present in more than 50 countries !!
Among others, Album DS is being used in U.S.A., Canada, Spain, Italy, Australia, Mexico, Germany, France, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Belgium, Netherland, Denmark, New Zealand, Turkey, Greece, Luxembourg, Brasil, Norway, Philipines, Austria, Switzerland, Ucraine, Brasil, Colombia, South Africa, Chipre … and the number is growing.
Alejandro Fresno, January 9th 2010 |
Tags: countries, international, Languages, USA
Posted in News
ALBUM DS v. 6.1.1. has won the 2010 Hot One Award in the Album Design / Layout Category by the Professional Photographer magazine ( www.ppmag.com ).
Album DS wins HOT ONE 2010
We are proud to announce that Album DS did it again . The Professional Photographer Association of America informed us that the Album DS 6.1.1 has won a 2010 Hot One Award in the Album Design / Layout category.
An announcement of the 2010 Hot One winners will be appearing on the Professional Photographer Web site (www.ppmag.com) in early 2010. The winning products will be detailed in the February 2010 issue of Professional Photographer.
Album DS already received the Hot One 2008 for version 5.0 My Designer Edition
Thanks to all you who have trusted in Album DS to make it possible again. !!!
Alejandro Fresno, January 9th 2010 |
Tags: award, Hot One 2008, Hot One 2010
Posted in News
Welcome to Album DS Design Software Blog !!
A place to keep you informed about the latest news, resources and tips for Album DS and album designing.
Alejandro Fresno, January 9th 2010 |
Posted in News
