Working great for me.

Do check out this link below, shows some very interesting poses, that you can try out yourself.

mcpactions.com/blog/2009/02/06/the-newborn-session-how-to-work-with-a-newborn-tips-tricks-and-ideas-to-make-your-session-a-success/

mcpactions.com/blog/2009/03/16/styles-of-newborns/

Going share some of my photos once i’m done processing it.

forums.blurb.com/forums/4/topics/3868

In general How can i update the photos in booksmart to use the latest updated photos that i have edited in photoshop/gimp?

You can delete the files in C:\Documents and Settings\{USER_NAME}\My Documents\BookSmartData\{BOOK_NAME}library.

In booksmart, do an export( File->Backup/Export book… ), all the images will then be reimported from the original directory which you have imported from. You will get an error message. Your images have not finishing loading yet. Please wait….. Just click okay.

You should see the library directory starting to fill up now.

Just to be on the safe side, please do a rename of rather than a delete of the library directory.

If it is only a specific jpeg file that you wish to update. You can  open up the book file found in

C:\Documents and Settings\{USER_NAME}\My Documents\BookSmartData\{BOOK_NAME}\{BOOK_NAME}.book

Search for the jpeg/png/pdf file name in that file.

you should see a imagefile id like this below

<ImageFile id=”f1f0309b-30b5-420d-99ca-2c2843837290″ title=”file:/Z:/photos/wedding/20071229%20-%20Actual%20Day/Day/M181.291207.JerSulAD0164.jpg” file=”f1f0309b-30b5-420d-99ca-2c2843837290″ sourceURI=”file:/Z:/photos/wedding/20071229%20-%20Actual%20Day/Day/M181.291207.JerSulAD0164.jpg” dateTaken=”20080119125129+0800″/>

look for  f1f0309b-30b5-420d-99ca-2c2843837290.original, f1f0309b-30b5-420d-99ca-2c2843837290.thumb, f1f0309b-30b5-420d-99ca-2c2843837290.* in the library directory as well, and delete these files, rename to be on the safe side. Do an export again to regenerate these file.
For those unused photos, it seems that they don’t get generated again. So what you can do is to just drop all of them into a page which has tons of slots for photos in them. They should get generated or at least get refreshed in booksmart.

Booksmart is a great application that does the job. Certainly there are things to be improved, but it’s easy to use and gets the job done, until another competitor comes along

Check out

clecuret.blogspot.com/2008/04/booksmart-sur-linux-cest-de-nouveau.html

A patch has been made until blurb decided to support this officially.

I’m also in the midst of creating an editor for the template for the booksmart. Anyone interested in using it?

chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK

Do check this above link if you are a canon powershot use.
Extracted from the site

* RAW – CHDK can record raw files, giving you access to every bit of data the sensor saw, without compression or processing. Raw files can be manipulated on the camera, or processed on your PC. CHDK also has experimental support for the open DNG raw standard.
* Override Camera parameters – Exposures from 64s to 1/60.000s with flash sync. Full manual or priority control over exposure, aperture, ISO and focus.
* Bracketing – Bracketing is supported for exposure, aperture, ISO, and even focus.
* Video Overrides – Control the quality or bitrate of video, or change it on the fly.
* Scripting – Control CHDK and camera features using ubasic and Lua scripts. Enables time lapse, motion detection, advanced bracketing, and much more. Many user-written scripts are available on the forum and wiki.
* Motion detection – Trigger exposure in response to motion, fast enough to catch lightning.
* Edge overlay – Detect the edges in a scene, and display them later. Ideal for timelapses, stop-motion, stereography and much more.
* Live Histogram – CHDK includes a customizable, live histogram display, like those typically found on more expensive cameras.
* Zebra-Mode – Displays under and overexposure areas live on the screen.
* GRIDS – Create custom grids and display whichever one suits your shooting conditions.
* Multi-Lingual Interface – CHDK supports about 13 languages, and adding more languages is simple.
* DOF Calculator – Display detailed DOF information on the screen.
* Customizable OSD – Improved display of battery status, free space, camera parameters, and much more. Fully customizable with an on-screen editor.
* Filebrowser – Manage files without a PC.
* Textreader – Display text files on your camera.
* Games – Play Reversi, Sokoban or 4-in-a-Row on your camera.
* USB remote – Simple DIY remote allows you to control your camera remotely.
* Benchmark – Compare the performance of your SD cards.
* User Menu – Edit your own customizable User-Menu for fast access to often used features.
* there is even more → read the Manual & explore this wiki.

Sounds pretty exciting, do check this out if you own a powershot. Makes me tempted to get a powershot myself.