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Watermarking images

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:26 pm
by Daz Savage
Hi fellow wank-merchants...
Just a quick quiz for all those in the know who might fancy helping me out with a bit of advice.
I'm looking to change that way I 'stamp' my URL on my images. I fancy creating a little picture to shove in the corner instead of just the text.
What's a decent program for doing this?
Please note - I need the program to be able to handle 'odd-shaped' images and not just squares and oblongs - so anything that doesn't allow a transparent background to the watermark will be out, also it'll need to be able to do batch-jobs because I'll be 'stamping' thousands at a time.

Thanks in advance.
Ugly.


Re: Watermarking images

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:50 pm
by kiNky erOtica
i know photoshop does it


Re: Watermarking images

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:58 pm
by Daz Savage
Can you set it up to batch stamp a thousand images all in the same designated place? Can this be done without opening them all in PS? In other words can I just designate a folder and let PS get on with it?


Re: Watermarking images

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:06 pm
by videokim
We use Paint shop Pro X2 or CS4, PSP X2 is the easier one to get to grips with & is a lot cheaper. We design a pic & save it as a PNG, then copy & paste over existing main pic. Don't know how to bulk save as we don't like going over the subject in the pics so its a painful one at a time, if others know a better way please e-mail us..

Thanks Kim x

[img]http://www.fototime.com/0DAA1BC5E185338/standard.jpg[/img]

Re: Watermarking images

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:28 am
by Snow Patrol
Try this Daz



Its free, integrates within windows (ie Active via right click on image) and the does the transparent logo overlay...

Ive been using it for a while, and its very straight forward.


Re: Watermarking images

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:18 pm
by Daz Savage
Downloading now... thanks.


Re: Watermarking images

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:19 pm
by Daz Savage
Ooh, does it not do batches then?


Re: Watermarking images

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:19 pm
by SimonD
If you have photoshop it does batches, I do it as part of a process in actions panel, the thiing your looking for is 'Place' in 'File' menu, select the image you want to stamp on, needs to be a psd file.

It's pretty easy after you have a play around.

Hope that helps...
Simon