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We only mention this because some PJ users find it confusing. If you've never worried about it, read this post by all means ... but then forget we ever brought it up!
Why does Photojunction talk about images and apertures? Because they're not the same.
In a matted album the aperture is the hole the image peeks through.
Here's what else you need to know.
If you think about it, image and aperture sizes are related. In standard overlay albums the image needs to be larger than the hole. On the other hand, in Queensberry's Pagemount albums the hole is larger than the image, which is trimmed to reveal the base page behind it.
So when Photojunction talks about a "7x5", for example, what does that mean exactly? And is it talking about the aperture or the image?
The answer is it's talking about BOTH, which means "7x5" is a NOMINAL DIMENSION - in other words, approximate, a label.
Because Photojunction has all the dimensions and relationships in its database you don't need to worry about the exact sizes. Just understand that what you see on the screen when you're designing is exactly what you'll get in the finished album.
On the other hand, if you really want to know, Photojunction does display the exact dimensions, as you can see in the screen shot.
Our geeks could explain the whys and wherefores of all this, but honestly their explanations would drive me to drink. I just tell myself I don't really know how my car or computer work either, but I can still drive them.
Cheers, Ian
PS One other point. As you can see in the screen shot you can change the image size (by selecting Customise in the aperture list), but you can't change the aperture dimensions. PJ does that automatically to maintain the correct size relationship.
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