Auto collage

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wmckinney Posted: 02-27-2009 7:41 PM

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I would like to use Auto Collage a little bit better. I have one file that is huge. It has over 1200 pictures in it. This makes it impossible to use with Auto Collage. Can you suggest a was that , maybe, I can pick and choose which pictures in that file to use in Auto Collage? If there is no way, can one be created?

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johnmil replied on 03-01-2009 6:39 AM

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Unfortunately AutoCollage can't load more than 300 images at once. This means it cannot, for example, load and evaluate all 1200 images in the folder to choose the ones for your collage. The reason for this is performance: AutoCollage loads information for every image it considers. This requires time and memory. We chose 300 as a limit for the number of images because with most types of images and most computers, AutoCollage could still do its job with 300 images.

If you're OK with doing a bit of selection of images yourself to give to AutoCollage, then you have two options to work around this limit.

1. Make a new folder, and copy the images you want AutoCollage to consider into that new folder. Ensure this is less than 300 images.
2. Use Windows Live Photo Gallery to choose a subset of up to 300 images from the folder, and use the 'Extras->Add to AutoCollage...' menu option in Windows Live Photo Gallery to send those images to AutoCollage.

There's more details about using Windows Live Photo Gallery in AutoCollage's help file, and in the online copy of AutoCollage help.

Thank you for your question, we hope this helps!