There is a super awesome feature of iPhoto that can help accomplish this functionality for Diptic, and also for any other application or source of images you have. We love iPhoto (and Aperture) and agree it would be nice to have the ability to send creations straight from Diptic.
One frequently requested feature of Diptic for Mac is the ability to send photos to iPhoto.
OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) is now is out, and you can upgrade for FREE from Apple's Mac App Store.
Can I run Diptic for Mac with Mac OS X 10.6.8?ĭiptic requires OS X 10.7 (Lion) or above. Press option while using your mouse to copy a photo into a different frame. How do I copy a photo into a different frame? If there is a photo in the existing frame, it will swap the destination photo with the source photo. Press command while using your mouse to drag a photo into a different frame. How do I move photos from one frame to another? The Diptic on the right may look smaller, but when you export it will be the same height as the one on the left, but twice as wide. However, Diptic does allow for modifying the aspect ratio, which will allow you to get the whole photo in the frame. We do this to help prevent white/blank space in the composition. We currently do not allow for scaling smaller than fitting the longest edge of the photo to the frame. Is there a way to reduce the size of pictures in the frames? The privacy and security for services built in Diptic is standard and we use the service's provided authentication endpoints to make any request to authenticate. You can also use it on your computer in whatever fashion you'd like and then share with your preferred sharing service. The collages are exported in standard image formats (PNG or JPG), so they are printable. What can I do with the Diptic once it’s created? Can I print, export to Facebook, etc.? You can also manually type the desired ratio in the box to the right of the Aspect Ratio slider. Moving it to the left will create tall and skinny Diptics, and moving it to the right will create short and wide (landscape) Diptics. Then, use the Aspect Ratio slider to achieve the desired dimensions. Enter the largest dimension size (for example: if your desired output was 200x300, you would enter 300 in the right box) in the proper box (left is width and right is height). Go to the Finish screen and scroll to the export size options. How do I create a customized layout size?
Click on photos and you will see your photos stored in iPhoto, Aperture, Facebook, etc. Or, you can double click a frame to display the Open File dialog, and the Media Browser can be found at the bottom of this side bar.
First, you can drag and drop photos saved on your computer or from online into the desired frames. There are two simple ways to import photos. How do I import photos? How do I import photos from iPhoto or Aperature? If you’d like to export as JPG, tap on this menu to change it to JPG. If you've already got several GB of photos on your system, you don't want another huge iPhoto file taking up space on your hard drive.Your Export options are at the bottom of the Finish sidebar. However, I dislike the way iPhoto has to build a library file of your photos. These look great and are a nice way to view your photos and reminisce on the past.
One of my favorite features of iPhoto are the photo montages which allow you to select a style of presentation with accompanying music. An elegant photo manager Overall, iPhoto is an extremely elegant photo application which makes viewing photos a pleasure.
Displaying photos in full screen mode isn't as simple as it should be however - it involved way too many clicks and its hard to get rid of the toolbar. Of course, iPhoto is also very well integrated into other Apple apps such as iDVD so your iPhoto images can easily be used in videos that you're editing. In particular, the unified search function allows you to quickly find any photo based on all sorts of criteria like date, name or keywords and now, even faces. In fact, the real strength of the program resides in the organizing options such as organizing by events, create a gallery, print out calendars and books etc. The interface is very slick and iPhoto features tons of tools to help you manage your library.