For those of you who make wallet siezd pritns for senior pictures or other areas, you know if you don't use a generator of some sort, it's time consuming.
I starting using PS CS2's Picture Package, but it's presets are for film aspect ratios, and the sizes you get for the images suck.
I wanted a 8x12 image, which is standard aspect ratio for digital, with 4 images across and four down using a 2"x3" size (for wallets). At 2x3, the will fit perfectly edge to edge. At traditional wallet size, you get 8 images on a 8 x 12 with wasted space. At 2x3 you get 16 on an 8x12.
Anyway, if you want to do that in Picture Package you have to write your own template file. It's not hard, but it took me a while to figure it out and write it. So if you want to save yourself the time, here it is. See directions below:
II 8 12 0
(16) 2x3
;first row
0 0 2 3
2 0 2 3
4 0 2 3
6 0 2 3
;second row
0 3 2 3
2 3 2 3
4 3 2 3
6 3 2 3
;third row
0 6 2 3
2 6 2 3
4 6 2 3
6 6 2 3
;fourth row
0 9 2 3
2 9 2 3
4 9 2 3
6 9 2 3
Copy that information into a txt file, and name the file whatever you want relating to an 8x12 with 16 2x3" images. Then copy the file into your Photoshop directory:
%root%/presets/layouts. Then it is visible in Picture Package.
If you want guide lines inbetween the images, stroke at 5 px the original image. Works nicely. If anyone thinks this is a good post, maybe it can be put in a sticky somewhere. It's a pretty standard need I would think.
