How to create a PDF portfolio with black backgrounds ?

[fredscal]

<p>Hi everybody.<br>

I would like to make a PDF portfolio, with one picture per page, and black background (black pages - no white borders). The targetted output would be monitor.<br>

I already know a way of doing a portfolio, probably not the simplest, but it would work : save each photo as PDF (or print in PDF) in Photoshop, and then regroup them into one single PDF in Acrobat. Only problem : i don't know how to get black pages, instead of white.<br>

I would like paper orientation to be landscape, not portrait, although I don't expect this to make any difference.<br>

My present tools are Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Acrobat X Pro.<br>

Does anyone know a way I could achieve this using those tools ? Otherwise, how about with other tools ?<br>

Thanks<br>

Fred</p>

 

[peter_weitzner]

<p>How about, in Photoshop, turn your background color to black and then add a new layer underneath your image. Then extend the canvas to fill the rest of your page dimensions. this should create the black background. Print to PDF and you should be done.</p>

[patricklavoie]

<p>can be done in Lightroom, Indesign etc... just create your file and make sure your background is black.. then make your image smaller so you can see the black around.</p>

<p>In Photoshop, you can do all your stuff on is own layer, and export the result as a single PDF.</p>

<p>You can also use Bridge, and export your image 1 image per page as a whole PDF document..</p>

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[richard__]

<p>The simplest way to do this is to use the Output module/workspace in Bridge.<br>

There are options to add text in the color you want, and alter the background color too.</p>

[acedigital]

Slideshow module in LR and Export to PDF

[fredscal]

<p>Richard and Mark :<br>

Thanks, that's the kind of solution I was looking for ! I'll give it a try, right away :-).</p>

<p>2Others :<br>

Sure, that should work too, and suppose I could use actions to automate the process. Thanks too.</p>

 

[richsimmons]

<p>You can do it right in Acrobat. Create a portfolio, add your images (jpgs are fine). then follow <a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/pro/using/WS8AC2CE72-864F-4d65-815A-4AFCAB0B46FA.html#WSD7FD3DA7-571B-44ef-B35A-5D30B704FE1C">this </a> Nice and clean, smooth transitions. Multiple layout choices. Just make sure you change background image to none to get a solid color.</p>

[fredscal]

<p>SOLUTION: Exporting a slideshow as PDF in Lightroom did the trick.</p>