BookCoverPro User Guide
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1. mmm ei d s Cancel Accept es Selecting Bar creates a square box or bar of color that can be changed in color and size to fit as desired Bars are ideal for visually setting off an area for focus for example a bar at the top of the cover to emphasize a testimonial award or endorsement or an author s name It is also used to provide a shadow effect behind images and to overlay elements as a semi transparency to provide an interesting effect see image below Here are a few more ideas New Element Tec Jf image JT ear ova WER Elements Color Bar Color Bar IMAGE CIMG0143 JPG Color Bar Color Bar ER emm Down General Background e A splash of background color e Title header bars where you can place eye catching copy An embellishment resized in the form of lines or thin bars Select Bar then click the Choose button in Color Bar Properties As shown earlier in text you will be able to choose a desired color model and alpha transparency Click Accept click in the color bar to resize or move BookCoverPro User Guide 13 Oval Similar to Bar selecting Oval from the menu a newer feature creates an oval of color that can be manipulated the same way The only extra feature about Ovals is it has a checkbox to constrain it to a circle Ovals are ideal using the ways2. i sti create your own first impress on BookCoverPro User Guide BookCoverPro All rights reserved Contents Introduction ee Package Contents Installation The Basics An overview of the program Creating a cover from scratch tc COVER SDECITICHUOTIS eegene neen ban The Toolbar TEX 9 DV AIS Me M H 11 ll AA 13 v m 14 OBN c 14 Remove DD EE 16 Background EE 16 The Menu Menu o 17 OPEN m 17 9 E 17 BANG 17 SAVE USQUE RUNDE ON GN PARU EROR UC 17 Export to E Book 17 Open HEET 18 EE 18 Cover Properties 18 Generate FSi T 18 Ee 18 Help TVS DS M rr 18 TOM Pm T 19 BookCoverPro User Guide Report an EVV Or oct atcatenaates 19 MLE yee ele 19 The Galleries Ee 19 EE 20 eene 22 Patterns e Bars amp Boxes e Flourishes e Grunge The Goodies MEET EE EE 22 EE New eege 24 sz 0 001 My 25 Eeer da ooa ooa cado aetate 25 Q ick RSF STC o a a a a a a a A a a aiaiai 26 BookCoverPro User Guide Introduction Thanks for purchasing BookCoverPro This user guide is a complete overview of how BookCoverPro works covering everything from starting a cover from scratch to generating your finished file for the printer We show you how you don t have to b
3. If working with a book jacket with flaps include the flap width FRONT BACK BOTH FLAPS Spine Enter your actual spine width in decimals in Size If width is not known Enter your total page count in Pages BookCoverPro will generate the spine width according to industry standards For example A 6 x 9 book would have 9 in the Height field and 12 in the Total Width field 6 6 Set your measurement in either inches IN or centimeters CM Flaps The desired size of your flaps if designing a book jacket or hard cover with wraparounds Include this size of both flaps into the Total width as well Printer Trim Size The bleed area around the cover Usually set at about 25 or 125 depending on your printer s specifications BookCoverPro User Guide 26 Color Mode Choose either RGB Red Green Blue or CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow Black color scheme Most printers prefer a CMYK scheme however check with your printer to make sure Resolution Select either 300 dpi or 600 dpi To move an image or element Click anywhere inside the element on your preview screen or click on the element in the Elements box and drag to the desired location To resize an image or element Click just inside the lower right corner of your element drag out or in Select the Aspect Ratio Lock to maintain relative size as you resize To adjust the layer order of elements select an element and click on the Up or Down button To remove an ele
4. an element and click on the Up Down button This moves the element one level at a time Background BookCoverPro Book Cover Editor Scarecrow eu Wlarshall Background Oval Properties Metical color J E Co fiel dii ii NA Straw The background color can be set by clicking the Background Choose button and selecting a desired color BookCoverPro User Guide 16 Alpha transparency will not work for the background however other transparency bars can be placed on top The Menu Let s review the menu bar titles and commands listed under each one Menu Cover Help Menu New This opens a window where you can set your specifications for a new cover created from scratch Open Select this to browse and open an existing cover design Close Closes the program Save This saves your program in the native bcv format We recommend saving your file several times while you create your cover and save your finished file before generating to another format Save As Same as above Export to E Book This is a new feature that allows you to generate a 2D eBook cover from your finished file Customize the resolution size and the view either Book Cover Editor front back spine or a BookcoverPro E LG combination m0 67746 40 6 ee 1larshda of the three Elements H i 1 Ge EN j j and select to MAGE Mco183 PG j Save your Color Bar H eBook cover en e E Export t
5. shown below Used as a focal point for a crest as embellishments to decorate or it can be used to set off text Book Cover Editor Color Bar Color Bar IMACF CIMCO143 IPC x CIT eU Down General ISBN A really great feature of BookCoverPro is being able to easily generate and integrate your own industry standard ISBN 13 barcode right into the cover Click the ISBN button BookCoverPro User Guide 14 BookCoverPro New Element CTAN Elements Background ISBN Properties ISPN 9781234567897 10 or 13 numbers without hyphens Price 51495 5 numbers ISBN 978 1 2345 6789 7 TT Ll di781234 j In the ISBN Properties box enter your 10 or 13 digit ISBN no dashes For example If your ISBN is 1 234567 89 7 enter 1234567897 or 9781234567897 In the Price area enter a five digit number no signs or decimals For example 14 95 would be entered as 51495 The first number represents the country code so a 5 typed before the price indicates USD If there isn t a price or if you prefer not to include a price enter 90000 which is standard code for no price See the member s page for more country codes Click Apply and the high resolution barcode is instantly generated to your cover BookCoverPro User Guide 15 Remove Up Down These three buttons adjust your element layer order To remove select an element from the list and click Remove To move elements up or down select
6. the dimension would be FRONT BACK LEFT FLAP RIGHT FLAP So a 6x9 book with 3 5 flaps would have a total width of 6 6 3 5 3 5 or 19 You will also enter the flap size in the Flaps section Set your measurement in either inches IN or centimeters CM Spine Enter your actual spine width in decimals in Size If width is not known Enter your total page count in Pages BookCoverPro will generate the spine width according to industry standards Flaps The desired size of your flaps if designing a book jacket or hard cover with wraparounds This size is also determined by your printer Include this size in your Total width see above plus enter here to set guide marks for the flaps Bleed Area The bleed or trim area around the cover Usually set at about 25 or 125 depending on your printer s specifications Color Mode Choose either RGB Red Green Blue or CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow Black color scheme Most printers Book Cover Editor prefer a CMYK scheme however check with your printer to make sure Resolution Select either 300 dpi or 600 dpi dots per inch Most printers prefer at least 300 dpi for best quality remove ME Up M Down Click OK Now you will see Genera i two windows The toolbar Background window and the preview PO canvas The toolbar window contains all the tools necessary for creating your book cover including an elements window BookCoverPro User Guide 8 that displays all
7. the layered elements of your cover This window will change its contents and display according to what layer you have selected The preview canvas is your actual book cover at work set to your specs You will see some basic guides A ruler around the canvas displaying in the selected measurement the spine area and two dotted borders around the canvas The outer border is your trim area set to your specs The inner border is the safe area set in 1 4 from the trim area in which to safely place your elements Note You can always go back to Cover gt Properties anytime during the course of design to change any specs including your color mode and resolution CH BookCoverPro The Toolbar You will see five buttons at the top Text Image Bar Oval and ISBN Below the Elements box are Remove Up and Down and a Background ue MEA Down color chooser When a certain element asss o LEM information below to reflect that ackground il element Text Properties Text Text Box Here we will explain what each button means and how to utilize them e Font Alhambra au IET EN Choose Text Choose Bold KL CIR When Text is chosen the toolbar Effect None s pt window changes to show the text NETTE Left properties An automatic text box S appears in your preview canvas with Bes the phrase Text Box and a new text Tracking layer appears in the Elements box Leading To edit your tex
8. are normally 72 dpi BookCoverPro User Guide BookCoverPro CR emm Down General Background o Image Properties Resolution 300 x 300 Bl Aspect Ratio Lock Transparency los Opaque Transparent Recommended Images that are downloaded from an online photo images stock gallery such iStockphoto com When you see the image pop up in the preview canvas you will have a good amount of control of how this is displayed e In Image Properties there are several selectors The image is automatically set to a 300 dpi or 600 dpi resolution So as mentioned above if your image is lower than 300 dpi it will be reduced in size to equal 300 dpi e Selecting Aspect Ratio Lock locks in or retains the relative H W ratio of your image as you resize The Transparency slider allows you to customize how tranparent the image appears in the cover or you can type in a percentage above Type in a Rotation degree or click the 90 180 to rotate your image accordingly BookCoverPro User Guide 12 BookCoverPro IMAGE CIMG0143 JPG Palette Basic colors GR Uo ME Down m 7 I E E Book Cover Editor Color Chooser Composer Color model CMYK pup pos General Color Bar Properties mi Color _ Recent colors ee l S222022 we Background Mil e E ESI ES mm P LEET gp quu Y O O URL oe So
9. ased conflicts on a few systems BookCoverPro DELUXE CD pkg BOOKCOVERPRO li BCPMacRetailDelux zip i BCPWinInstallerRetailDelux exe LG JRE version see Readme file Release notes rtf Manuals previous version J PRINTMARKETINGPRO Readmefirst pdf Templates Images BookCoverPro User Guide An overview of the program When you launch BookCoverPro you will see a toolbar window like shown This is shown in Macintosh Windows will appear slightly different Above you will see the menu bar When you select to create a new cover or open an existing cover or template another window will appear which is the preview canvas The toolbar window can be moved around anywhere on your screen Having separate windows allows for maximum viewing of the preview canvas Creating a cover from scratch Select Menu gt New to begin a new cover You will see a new window appear that will allow you to type in the specifications of your cover 6 6 0 BookCoverPro 000 New Book Cover Total Width RE AER 9 O races EEM Background ii a erent eva CMYK Resolution 300 DPI Close ML OK BookCoverPro User Guide Cover Specifications Height The vertical book dimension Total Width The horizontal book dimension FRONT BACK Do not include the spine width this measurement For example A 6 x 9 book would have 9 in the Height field and 12 in the Total Width field 6 6 If entering flaps for a book jacket
10. e a professional designer to create rich stunning book covers You will learn how to design your own cover quickly and easily and have it ready for the printer in less than an hour Create unlimited unique book covers without paying a fortune If you define yourself as creative but artistically challenged or just want a quick boost download our Starter Guide which contains helpful tips amp guidance to get you started on creating your masterpiece With appreciation The BoohCovenDno Creative Team BookCoverPro User Guide 4 Package Contents BookCoverPro comes in two different packages Standard and Deluxe Both packages contain a user manual and starter guide The Standard package contains the full version of BookCoverPro with access to the backgrounds images library and includes 1 cover template This package is perfect for those who want to create their own custom covers at a low cost and take full advantage of all features the program offers This can be upgraded to deluxe at any time The deluxe package contains the full version of BookCoverPro with access to e Full templates library Background images library Eclectic images galleries Full version of PrintMarketingPro PrintMarketingPro templates Three 3D ebook covers generated free The deluxe package is great for those who want to create several covers who work in the graphic design field and for those in a time crunch who would benefit from
11. ed 1 Download a template from the member s area where it says View Download BookCoverPro Templates 2 Unzip or uncompress your template using Winzip Stuffit Expander etc 3 Launch BookCoverPro 4 Select Menu gt Open Template Browse and select the bct template file Book Cover Editor consect nomummy nibh hancock O IMAGE image 1 HANCOCK LOREM IPSUM t consectetuer d H i Eun ES 8 Ke rizi Down m erat volutpat i i ES eire IPSUM is nisl ut aliquip 4 H Background iutem vel pep R ISBN Properties it esse molestie d i B Q 9 i reen 1234567890 kc s i E issim qui blandi H Lorem ipsum dolor sit ae 10 or 13 numbers without hyphens ARBRIT e duis dolore te fd amet consectetuer Price 12345 dolore eu feugi seta 3 Wc c adipiscing elit 5 numbers msan et iusto odi ent luptatum zzr Apply I t nulla facilisi ctetuer adipisci ISBN 978 1 2345 6789 7 F 12345 g E E D E 7812345678 D hancock Depending on size allow a minute or so to open on your screen BookCoverPro User Guide 23 During the opening process a pop up window may appear indicating that a font is not available This means that your computer s fonts differ from the fonts on the template Simply select a font from your file and click OK The fonts can be changed at any time as you edit the template Most templates are created as standard 5 5x11 or 6x9 300 dpi RGB mode files with a 5 spine w
12. idth To change the size or any other specs of your template go to Cover gt Properties and modify as desired You can add remove or move layers as needed To import an image select the Images button Replace the ISBN barcode with your own information by selecting the ISBN button The images in every template can be used in other BookCoverPro template or custom cover Here s how Either download the images from our members page where it says Download the separate images from our templates or with any template file change the extention bct to zip then unzip the file This turns the template into a folder that contains all the image files BCP s New features Explained Our newest version released July 31 includes several new features that we think you will enjoy A progress bar that shows during an execution saving importing opening etc e Support to rotate images 90 180 arbitrary CMYK to RGB RGB to CMYK platform switching now the color mode can be changed anytime during the process of design Ability to create colored circles ovals of color e Grouping elements together to move and remove in unison How to Same for Mac amp Windows Control click multiple elements in the BookCoverPro User Guide 24 preview canvas move You can also move them up down or remove in the toolbar elements box Copying elements using control c control v How to Same for Mac amp Windows Click an element on the p
13. iles These are zipped files so they will need to be uncompressed before using To import an image select the Image button in the BookCoverPro toolbar then browse to choose a desired image Depending on the size allow a little time to load Eclectic Galleries Earlier this year and because we listen and respond to our customers wishes we added four new galleries available to our deluxe users Patterns e Bars amp Boxes e Flourishes e Grunge These have proven to be a huge hit as they provide a new dimension to traditional cover design Slideshow tutorials and screenshots for each one of these galleries can be viewed by going to http www bookcoverpro com eclectic html and clicking on the desired gallery Each gallery is set up in the same manner as the background images simply download your image of choice unzip and import to your book cover by selecting the Image button BookCoverPro User Guide 22 The Goodies Working with Templates Our templates are very popular not only for our volume publishers and self publishers but also with graphic designers Contrary to popular assumption no two covers will ever look the same with our templates because there are too many variables to consider These are meant to simply provide a jump start to your design Whether you want a pre loaded canvas from which to work or are in a time crunch templates will get the creative juices flowing Let s get start
14. ment select that element in the box and click the Remove button Alignment sets your text as flush left flush right centered or justified flush left and right Orientation sets the text in horizontal or vertical format Tracking is the space between letters Leading is the space between lines How to move very thin bars or lines Single click inside the line so the dotted line around is green then you can move it without resizing How to apply tags for certain styles b text in bold b i text in italiq i indent 20 text indented 20 points or any range typesize 20 some text of size 20 or any size typesize You can also apply two tags to one text for example b iJtext in bold and italic 1 b Or overlap two tags b text in bold ijand italic b but this text is just italic i BookCoverPro User Guide 27 Country Codes for ISBN price 5 USD More country codes can be found on the member s page Our FAQ s are found on the member s page Questions Feel free to contact us anytime at info bookcoverpro com Bez PRO Create your own first impression 2008 BookCoverPro All rights reserved BookCoverPro User Guide 28
15. mplates from the member s page they will be zipped folders Unzip or uncompress the folders and the bct file is inside Select Menu gt Open Template and choose your desired template Depending on the size it may take minute or so to open You may also see a fonts pop up window asking to replace certain fonts This happens if your system fonts are not the same as the template fonts Select a desired font and click OK You can always change them later Our templates are permitted for modifying and unlimited usage in your book cover designs Note Currently BookCoverPro does not support double clicking on a template file to open You will need to launch BookCoverPro then select Menu Open Template to open We hope to have this support in the next update Backgrounds We have about 150 different images that are ideal for backgrounds and for embellishments on your cover design All of these images are royalty free and permitted for use in your book cover design and promotional design through BookCoverPro User Guide 20 PrintMarketingPro All of our images are 300 dpi and at least large enough to fit on a standard 6x9 cover Some images will cover a back spine front spread BookCoverPro User Guide 21 This gallery is included in both standard and deluxe versions of BookCoverPro To use go to the member s page and click on View Download Images This will take you to a separate page containing links and images to all the f
16. ng Set the spacing between letters e Leading Set the spacing between lines of text Text tags You can apply special tags to your text to perform different functions This is great for acknowledging titles testimonials bulleted items or emphasizing certain phrases without having to create and place another text box BookCoverPro User Guide 10 Tag commands e b text in bold b e Diet in italiq i indent 20 apply any amount text indented 20 points typesize 20550me text of size 20 typesize apply any size You can also apply two tags to one text for example b i text in bold and italiq i b Or overlap two tags b text in bold i and italiq b but this text is just italic i AAD BookCoverPro IMAGE CIMGO143 JPG Remove General Background Image Properties Resolution 300 x 300 BB Aspect Ratio Lock Transparency WS 96 s Opaque Transparent Images When you select the image button the file browser pops up to let you locate an image to import BookCoverPro supports these image formats TIFF PNG GIF JPEG BMP The image imported should be at least 300 dpi or 600 dpi if you have chosen that resolution for your design Anything in a lower resolution will appear tiny Tiny images that are enlarged will be very pixilated or blurry and will not be of good quality Keep in mind that images extracted from the web not including downloaded stock images
17. o E Book m m e GR E iba in JPEG or Size E PNG format 9 Resolution 72 DPI j j See image O Size 432 below Parts i l vi Cover Mv Spine 7 Back i File i CGiuber Fields Output File Photos hay photos amberfields png Browse d C of Dtraw f Export Cancel Li iaa 17 Open Template Select this to browse and open a template bct file Exit Exits or quits the program Cover Properties This is the window that appears when you select a New cover which contains the size resolution and other specifications For the full list refer to Color Specifications in this guide To change your cover s specs at any time during creation select Properties and change as desired Generate As This is used when you have finished and saved your cover design See image below Choose where to save your file and you can choose the option to include bleed crop marks on the corners Depending on which mode RGB or CMYK your cover is in you have a choice to generate your file in PDF TIFF PNG or JPEG Undo If Save you NEN make a Save As amberfields mistake select 5 hay photos L this comman Options Name Date Modified d to Print bleed undo the marks previous move Keep selecting Undo to remove previous steps E E br sa za E S is h a G File Format PDF pdf New Folder Cancel BookCoverPr
18. o User Guide 18 Help Help Select this to download the latest User Guide Update Checks for the latest program updates Check the box in the window to automatically check on startup License This reveals your license information either standard or deluxe version Report an Error This is used whenever you would experience an error m in execution see Error Information image Error description Fill this out and be as descriptive as possible This goes directly to our development team an and contains pertinent information about your program and your computer s encoding If there is a conflict our team will fix the issue and email you with a new update Personal Information Name About This provides information about the version you have penalties for unauthorized distribution or reproduction and third party libraries The Galleries We have an abundant and growing collection of image and template galleries all included with the deluxe package Let s review each one Templates e Backgrounds e Patterns e Bars amp Boxes e Flourishes e Grunge Templates BookCoverPro User Guide 19 As of this writing we have about 49 templates These are all designed by a professional book cover designer and converted into our special bct format The entire templates library is located through the deluxe member s page as a separate page containing all the template images and download links When you download the te
19. pre designed templates Both packages are available as a download or as a mailed CD with download access BookCoverPro User Guide 5 Installation When you placed the order for BookCoverPro you should have received a confirmation email containing your special login code To install BookCoverPro as an instant download Go to the Member Login http www bookcoverpro com login html You will see three links Deluxe Login Standard Login and PMP PrintMarketingPro Login Templates images Deluxe Members Area Grid patterns Eclectic Galleries Quick Reference Sheet Text tags Country codes Read new features fixes gt gt Download BookCoverPro MAC Download BookCoverPro Windows Download Starter Guide View Ontine User Help Manual Download User Help Manual PrintMarketingPro Read new features gt gt Download PrintMarketingPro MAC Download PrintMarketingPro Windows Click the appropriate link and enter your login in the pop up window This will take you to our member downloads page To install BookCoverPro on CD On your CD locate the BookCoverPro folder then click on either BCPWinInstallerRetailDelux exe PC version or BCPMacRetailDelux zip Mac version You will also see other folders and files containing the manuals PrintMarketingPro program deluxe version Templates Images and notes Our JRE version is the same program only coded to override certain java b
20. review canvas Control C to copy Control V to paste Customize and automatically generate an eBook cover eCover image see Export to E Book And Modifications Bug fixes Corrected issue with barcode image cutting off bottom numbers e PDF conversion bug fixed Spine width in cm correction Helpful Tips To move an element text images bar barcode Click anywhere inside the element on your preview screen or click on the element in the Elements box and drag to the desired location To resize an element Click just inside the lower right corner of your element drag out or in Select the Aspect Ratio Lock to maintain relative size as you resize To adjust the layer order of elements Select an element and click on the Up or Down button To remove an element Select that element in the box and click the Remove button BookCoverPro User Guide 25 Resources Here are a few of our favorite resources Free font downloads http www 1001freefonts com Low cost high resolution stock photos and images http www istockphoto com e Need a helping hand with your cover design We provide customized book cover design done by our very own professional team and at a competitive cost Designed for you in BookCoverPro Contact us at info bookcoverpro com Quick Reference Height The vertical book dimension Total Width The horizontal book dimension FRONT BACK Do not include the spine width this measurement
21. t click in the Text Properties box and type in or copy and BookCoverPro User Guide 9 paste in from another program You will see many different ways to style your text Font Choose a desired font from the list BookCoverPro supports the fonts already installed in your system Size Click on the down arrow to select a predetermined size or click inside the size window to type in a size Color Chooser e Color Click on the Palette Composer Choose button to select a caer FORO Color model CMYK color from the color EH EN m E chart shown Choose a Imm ILI C u Color model and select n M a 86 a color from the Basic m m OI 7 color chart or create one alcia m EL of your own with the ecent colors e emm wmd 3 sliders The A slider at WII 555 the bottom is the alpha EKKA De slider for making a color more transparent Click Accept Cancel Accept Bold Will create a faux bold style if you font supports this Italic Creates a faux italic again if supported by your font Effect Choose either Outline or Shadow and customize the thickness in points Alignment Set your type to flush left flush right centered or justified Justified is having straight edges of text on both left and right Orientation Set your type to read Horizontally or Vertically Vertical is ideal for spine text Tracki
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