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Sep 19
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i couldnt find a better suited subforum to put this in so i will try here!
I have just setup my own aviation photography website(shameless plug goes here
www.freewebs.com/ashots
), for amateur aneters!!!! But as part of the package i want to be able to offer people who upload photos some advice on how to watermark images so for example they cant be playgerised. Anyone know of any good free software that can apply a watermark to photos, jpegs, gifs etc
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Sep 19
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I found this after a quick google.
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Misc__Graphics_Tools/...
I haven't tried it. There are plenty of alternatives.
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Thanks Hagar, i have tried that, its a bit rubbish
I was just wondering if anyone uses watermarking software and they could/would reccomend it.
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i don't really see why you need 'watermarking' software, some sort of editor program ie photoshop would do it just as easily
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http://www.all-things-photography.com/add-a-watermark.html
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Cobra wrote
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i don't really see why you need 'watermarking' software, some sort of editor program ie photoshop would do it just as easily
Photoshop is not freeware which FsNovice specifically asked for. You could do it in one of the freeware alternatives like Pixia.
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Thanks Hagar, i have tried that, its a bit rubbish
Depends what you're looking for. I tried it & it works fine.
PS. What's wrong with this? I watermarked 50 images in a matter of seconds.
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FsNovice wrote
on Sep 19
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, 2007 at 3:22pm:
i couldnt find a better suited subforum to put this in so i will try here!
I have just setup my own aviation photography website(shameless plug goes here
www.freewebs.com/ashots
), for amateur aneters!!!! But as part of the package i want to be able to offer people who upload photos some advice on how to watermark images so for example they cant be playgerised. Anyone know of any good free software that can apply a watermark to photos, jpegs, gifs etc
Cheers
The GIMP... as good as PS, for basic stuff... and free.
http://www.gimp.org/
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Sep 19
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A note on watermarking.......when you do it, try to ensure that you place it on some complicated portion of the image. Otherwise, if one wanted to take it out, it's not all that hard to do with a good image manip program and a bit of practice and time........Dougs watermark is gone now, and a new one (harder to remove) has been added........
I know it makes the photograph look ruined, but it should only be a copy of the "good" image.......
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Rifleman wrote
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A note on watermarking.......when you do it, try to ensure that if you feel you need to do it.....place it on some complicated portion of the image. Otherwise, if one wanted to take it out, it's not all that hard to do with a good image manip program and a bit of practice and time........I know it makes the photograph look ruined, but it should only be a copy of the "good" image.......
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Excellent tip Ken...You can also lower the opacity of the text to a point where it doesn't interfere with the picture, yet is still visible...
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Indeed, I added a new white text layer with a 1 pixel black stroke (border) - opacity = 20%
By saving the layer information, I can show the image with or without the watermark.......
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Hagar wrote
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Cobra wrote
on Sep 19
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, 2007 at 6:35pm:
i don't really see why you need 'watermarking' software, some sort of editor program ie photoshop would do it just as easily
Photoshop is not freeware which FsNovice specifically asked for. You could do it in one of the freeware alternatives like Pixia.
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Thanks Hagar, i have tried that, its a bit rubbish
Depends what you're looking for. I tried it & it works fine.
PS. What's wrong with this? I watermarked 50 images in a matter of seconds.
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FsNovice asked for a freeware watermarking program & I found him one. If he doesn't like it there are similar programs available.
I found uMark Lite very user-friendly. The main advantage of using a specialised program like this is that it requires no knowledge of image editing. It does not edit the originals but will automatically save copies of the watermarked images to a designated folder. It's also possible to watermark batches of up to 50 images at a time.
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A note on watermarking.......when you do it, try to ensure that you place it on some complicated portion of the image. Otherwise, if one wanted to take it out, it's not all that hard to do with a good image manip program and a bit of practice and time........Dougs watermark is gone now, and a new one (harder to remove) has been added........
I know it makes the photograph look ruined, but it should only be a copy of the "good" image.......
A good point Ken. uMark Lite has 9 different options to position the watermark. I used one for a quick demonstration. You can put it right across the middle if you wish. You can also vary the colour & opacity of text or use another image as the watermark.
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I think Doug has demonstrated that the freeware (as requested) program does the job more than adequately.
More of an issue, is whether the theft of images from your site FsNovice is going to be a problem.
The majority of images on Airliners are not watermarked, and the quality (as you mentioned yourself) is much higher, painfully so
As a result do you think it is going to be something which is a major concern for your contributors? It seems that the site is aimed at enthusiastic amateurs, rather than budding professionals, so image theft is unlikely to be a major problem when a resource like Airliners provides a much more juicy target.
It seems that this freeware program does the job, put a link to it on your website and your contributors should be more than satisfied.
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Sorry hagar, when i first tried ulite it didnt work , but it appears to be working correctly now. im gonna use that from now on, cheers Hagar, and sorry for causing such a stir!!!
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Hagar wrote
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FsNovice asked for a freeware watermarking program & I found him one. If he doesn't like it there are similar programs available.
....... uMark Lite has 9 different options to position the watermark. I used one for a quick demonstration. You can put it right across the middle if you wish. You can also vary the colour & opacity of text or use another image as the watermark.
What you have provided should work fine Doug.......with position options, you should be able to cover what you need........personally, I've never used it, but with your demo you show a very acceptable watermark !
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