Product Specs
Finished Size: 4"x6", 6"x4", 5"x5", 5"x7", 8"x8", 8"x10", 10"x10", 12"x12 " and 11"x14"
Album Binding: Perfect Binding
Page Options: Standard Flush Mount Layflat Pages
Corner Page Options: Rounded or Square
Paper Options: Metallic or Luster
Printing: Photographic
Finishing Options: Linen Texture, Lacquer Spray, Studio Embossing (inside back cover),
Custom Cover Embossing (up to 3 lines with 29 character limit), Gilded Edges
Cover: Leather, Premium Leather and Leatherette options
Extras: Standard Album Box included
Resolution: minimum of 240 dpi
Safe Area/Margins: 0.25"
Sizing Template
Tuscany Pages Download Here
How to Order
Ordering with Cascade
Software Video Tutorials for Cascade
- Introduction to Cascade
- Getting Started
- Selecting Configuration Options
- Using The Designer: The Basics
- The Designer: Images & Templates
- The Designer: The Control Panel
- Ordering Products
- Preferences
Ordering with Albums & Books ROES or Layout Creator/Album Manager
Tuscany albums may be ordered in two different ways. The first point to consider is whether or not you created the images in a third party software or want to use our pre-designed templates. If you elect to use our templates you’ll need the Layout Creator software and the pages will be posted online where you’ll either check out or post online for your client to view and approve.
If you have designed your own pages you have some options, you may use the Albums and Books ROES to order one book and send it directly to production. When you’d like to have your clients view and approve the pages you may load them directly to the Album Manager and then post the event, this is also how you order multiple copies of the same book in the same or different sizes without having to upload each time. You may also opt to use the Layout Creator to upload your pre-designed pages if the direct upload is slow. Each of these options are described below.
For your convenience we offer a swatch kit of the cover choices, paper and more. This may be purchased in the Black River Imaging software or the Albums and Books ROES.
Cameo Image will need to be square
Ordering Tuscany Album Using Albums and Books Software
Use Album and Books software when you are ready to order your album with the pages you have designed in a 3rd party software.
You can download the Albums and Books software at www.BlackRiverImaging.com under customer log in and then click Download Software
Albums and Books - ROES
Adding the Pages
- Click on Sizes or use the Sizes Palette (Click Sizes and Show Sizes Palette)
- Select the Tuscany Albums
- Select the size album you would like to order and click Step One.
- Select the size page layout you built in your other program.
- Drag and drop in your page into the layout
- Select the page options under the options button: This is where you will select the Metallic paper if you would like that paper type.
- Click Add to Order
- Continue in order until you have all pages added to the order.
The pages will be put in order how you have them on the review order page. You may move them around by clicking the number before the thumbnail and dragging to the position you would like in the album.
Adding the Cover
- Click on Sizes or use the Sizes Palette (Click Sizes and Show Sizes Palette)
- Select the Tuscany Albums
- Select the size album you would like to order and click Step Two
- If you are ordering a cameo on the cover; drag and drop over the image.
- Select the Options for the book under the Options button.
- Click Add to Order
Completing the Order
- Click Review Order
- Review the order and make sure the order is correct.
- Then click Complete Order
- And then click Send now Via the Internet
- Fill out the required information and then the order will begin to send.
- You’ll receive an email confirmation once we receive your order and begin production.
- You can check the status of the order at www.BlackRiverImaging.com under customer log in and then click on Check Order Status.
Tuscany Album –Using our layouts from Layout Creator
Using Layout Creator
- Open Layout Creator (It can be download under customer log in and then click on Download Software) REWORD: (This ROES software is downloaded by logging in at our web site and choosing the Download Software option.)
- Choose your layout under the Sizes button or in the Sizes Palette
- Drag and drop in your images into the layout, crop if you need to.
- Choose your options for that layout under the Options button or in the Options Palette
- Once the page is how you would like it, click Add to Order.
- (Optional) Choose the Square Cameo Image layout, drop in your image, then click Add to Order
- Continue until you are done working for that session.
- Click Review Order and Complete order, Send Now Via the Internet.
Once we receive the pages we will send you an email that we received the pages and another when we have posted it to Album Manager. The event will then get an order number. You will need this number for future page uploads to this event.
Uploading additional pages
- Open Layout Creator
- Choose your layout under the Sizes button or in the Sizes Palette
- Drag and drop in your images into the layout, crop if you need to.
- Choose your options for that layout under the Options button or in the Options Palette
- Once the page is how you would like it, click Add to Order.
- Continue until you are done working for that session.
- Click Review Order
- On the review order screen under the option Add pages to Existing Event type in the original event order number. If you do not know what it is Log in to Album Manager and you can get the order number there.
Album Manger
Once you receive your email that the event has been posted you may set up your event.
Setting up your Event
- Log in at www.blackriverimaging.com and click Album Manager in the menu to the right.
- Then click Album Set Up beside the event
- Give the album a name, date and password (password is only needed if you are posting to ApproveMyAlbum.com)
Adding your cover to the order –the website will guide you through this step
- Under Album Set Up click Add Album or Book. (This is below the Event Information)
- Select the Album Type: Tuscany
- Select the Book or Album Size
- Select the cover information
- Continue until the cover is added
View Images
- While in Album Set Up, click on view Images in the Menu to the left.
- Images you see on the right side represent how the album/book will print when approved.
- Should you need to remove a page from the album view, click the red arrow beneath the image that points to the left. This will move it to the Additional Images.
- If you have uploaded additional images, they will be displayed on the left side. These pages can be added into the album view by clicking the down arrow and selecting where you want the new page to be placed from the drop down menu.
- Then click Insert
To Buy the Album
- In Album Manager click on Album Set Up
- Click Buy Album or Book on the Album Set Up page for that Event
- You’ll first need to approve the slide show of the album pages by clicking Next
- The Album cover and any embossing selections will appear secondly and you’ll need to click Approve Album
- You’ll be asked to select shipping information (including drop shipping), indicate whether or not the order is for a sample album and enter payment information next.
- Approve the final charges.
- Choose to send the order to production and whether or not to allowing online viewing of the pages.
- You’ll see a web order number and you’ll also receive an email confirmation of the order. No changes can be made from this point.
Posting to Approve My Album
- In Album Manager click on Album Set Up
- Click Post Album or Book
- Follow the steps to post the album
- Note: Your Credit card will not be charged until the order is released.
- The album is then posted to www.ApproveMyAlbum.com for your client to approve.
Ordering Tuscany Album Using Album Manager
Use Album Manager when you want to view the album in a virtual book before you buy or if you want to post the book to www.ApproveMyAlbum.com. You can only upload directly when you have designed your page in third party software.
Setting up the album in Album Manager
- Log in at www.BlackRiverImaging.com
- Click on Album Manager in the Menu on the right.
- Then click on Album Manager
- Click Add an Event in the Menu to the left
- Give the event an Event Date and Event Name
- Click Add (This will take you back to the control panel)
Uploading your composites and cameo
- Click Album Set Up beside the event that you have set up.
- In the menu on the left click Add Images
- Click Add Files or Add Folder (If you do not see these options, you may need to install Active X or the Installer program, look for a prompt near your address line)
- Select the images you would like to Add and then click Send.
- The pages will upload individually
- Once they are all uploaded click the Continue button (You may be prompted to indicate an image as the cameo or you’ll be notified if the images are in the wrong aspect ratio)
- This will take you to the view Image section.
- If your cameo is in the right side you will need to click the red arrow under the image to move it to the left. Once it is in the left section click the button that says Move to Cameo List
- If everything looks ok, click Return to Set up
Note: Cameo image must be cropped to a square.
Adding your cover to the order –the website will guide you through this step
- Under Album Set Up click Add Album or Book. (This is below the Event Information)
- Select the Album Type: Tuscany
- Select the Book or Album Size
- Select the cover information
- Continue until the cover is added
Uploading Additional Pages
- From the Album Set Up Page, Click Add Images
- Click Add Files
- Then select the file and Send.
- Click Continue
- The new pages will be posted up under View Image.
View Images
- While in Album Set Up, click on view Images in the Menu to the left.
- Images you see on the right side represent how the album/book will print when approved. Should you need to remove a page from the album view, click the red arrow beneath the image that points to the left. This will move it to the Additional Images.
- If you have uploaded additional images, they will be displayed on the left side. These pages can be added into the album view by clicking the down arrow and selecting where you want the new page to be placed from the drop down menu.
- Then click Insert
To Buy the Album
- Click Buy Album or Book on the Album Set Up page for that Event
- You’ll first need to approve the slide show of the album pages by clicking Next
- The Album cover and any embossing selections will appear secondly and you’ll need to click Approve Album
- You’ll be asked to select shipping information (including drop shipping), indicate whether or not the order is for a sample album and enter payment information next.
- Approve the final charges.
- Choose to send the order to production and whether or not to allowing online viewing of the pages.
- You’ll see a web order number and you’ll also receive an email confirmation of the order. No changes can be made from this point.
Posting to Approve My Album
- In Album Manager click on Album Set Up
- Double-check the album name and if you want to allow them to approve the album, indicate a password but if you want them to view it only, do not enter a password.
- Click Post Album or Book
- Follow the steps to post the album
- Note: You’ll be asked to enter your credit card information but your card will not be charged until the order is released.
- The album is then posted to www.ApproveMyAlbum.com for your client to approve.
Software Guides
Software Basics: http://www.blackriverimaging.com/pdf/SoftwareBasics.pdf
How to Properly Save and Order and Reopen as New : http://www.blackriverimaging.com/pdf/OpenandSave.pdf
About Layout Creator: http://www.blackriverimaging.com/pdf/Layout_Creator.pdf
About Album Manager: http://www.blackriverimaging.com/pdf/Album_Manager_and_Approve_My_Album.pdf
Sample Images
These are sample images that you may use for showing products. Because our product photos may contain copyrighted images that are the property of the photographers that created them, anyone claiming them as their own will be in violation of those copyrights.
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