Help - Batch adding a Watermark

[Captain Morgan]

New to the site and foolishly added this Q to an old thread.

The old thread did not answer my question and I am looking for help with this.

I have aperture and Elements 6, would like to find a way of adding a watermark automatically rather than pic by pic.

Ian

Sorry to resurrect this but I need similar help?

I have Elements 6 for mac and cannot find >File >batch.

All I want to do is have an automated process for adding a watermark.

This is the closest thread I could find to my problem without starting a new one.

I can batch convert all my files in aperture to jpegs and change the file names, but adding a watermark layer 1 by 1 in Elements is tooooooo! slow.

Help please:bang:

 

[swanseamale47]

Heres a video tutorial by Russel Brown, it's for CS3 but I think it should work with elements 6 (although I haven't got it to check) Wayne
Quick time movie. http://av.adobe.com/russellbrown/BrandingSM.mov

 

[chilliz]

http://www.picture-shark.com/watermark_freeware_image_protect_gallery_default.htm I use this, really easy too
...and it`s free

 

[Captain Morgan]

Thanks

Unfortunately the CS3 tutorial did not help for elements 6.
Picture-shark is for windows only from what I can tell.

Any more suggestions from anybody?

 

[AndyB]

Get a PC with Windows? ;-)

 

[Gary Coyle]

another vote for picture shark, anly problem i see with it is that it doubles the original filesize of the photo after its done its job, not really what you want for the web.

 

[swanseamale47]

Get a PC with Windows? ;-)

Sorry the tut's no good, it should be possible to make an action, but as I don't have elements I don't know what will or wont work. Wayne

 

[Captain Morgan]

Have been busy researching and might have found an answer on a mac forum.
No aperture searches or apple searches provide the answer because it involves bringing something in from outside (has Mr Gates bought into apple)
Just about to try it and if it works ok will post it up for others.

Thanks for the help so far.

Ian

 

[Paul-S]

Use the Batch process muliple file in Elements 6 and use just the label part of it unless you want to resize at the same time in whiuch case activate the resizing as well.

 

[Captain Morgan]

For all Mac and aperture users this is how to add a batch watermark when exporting from aperture.

1. Create a watermark in Elements / CS3.
File > New > Create the document size for the size of your watermark. I have created 1st one at 6cm x 2cm 300dpi for small pictures.
Design your watermark as a foreground adding whatever effects you want (© is created with alt-G).
Make sure you delete the background layer. <It does not matter how opaque you make the background it will show up on your images like a piece of transparent film so just delete it.>
Save this file.

2. Open aperture
Select Aperture >Presets > Image Export
Check Show Watermark, Select the image you saved, select position, set opacity to 1 (fully to right)

It works and there is a similar preset Web Export if you are exporting direct to a web site.

I hope this helps others. It was relatively easy once I found out HOW. Trial and error led me to save watermark without a background rather than a transparent one.

Paul-S - thanks for your post. Now I have found the labels tab I can do it in both Elements and aperture
Ian

 

[Captain Morgan]

Paul,

Thanks - Now I can do it in both programs

Ian