WM3

[Damien Symonds]

Four actions – choose your style

The set contains four actions, each a bit different in appearance and functionality. I expect you’ll only need to use one, but of course you’re welcome to try them all.

Below is a description of each action, and a link to comprehensive instructions for its use.

1. “Fixed watermark, no border”

This action resizes the image to your specifications, and automatically adds your watermark in a fixed position (either bottom right, or dead centre).

If this one is for you, click here for instructions.

2. “Variable watermark, no border”

This action resizes the image to your specifications, and adds your watermark, then allows you to move it to the most suitable position for each individual photo.

Due to the brief pause for manual intervention on each photo, this action isn’t as fast as the one above (although still much MUCH faster than doing the whole process manually, of course). However, individually positioning a watermark is the best possible security against online image theft, so some of you will consider the extra time worthwhile, I’m sure.

If this one is for you, click here for instructions.

3. “Fixed watermark with border”

This action resizes the image to your specifications, including a border whose thickness and colour you can choose. Then it automatically adds your watermark in a fixed position, just like the first action.

If this one is for you, click here for instructions.

4. “Variable watermark with border”

Finally, this is a combination of the previous two – it gives your images a border, and allows you to manually position the watermark.

If this one is for you, click here for instructions.

[jojobeestudios]

I'm not sure where I got lost. I have read the instructions over and over. Hoping this screen shot will help you figure out why. I have no idea how to get the logo onto my image.

[Damien Symonds]

That's not your most pressing problem right now, @jojobeestudios.  We must fix your colour space.

Please follow this to its conclusion: https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html

[jojobeestudios]

I believed I fixed the problem? 

[Damien Symonds]

Yep, great.

It can reset itself to Adobe RGB annoyingly frequently, so always remember to glance down there every time you open a file.

Now, let's get back to the action issue.  What's happening, exactly?

[jojobeestudios]

Thank you!

I have a logo already. I'm not understanding how I get in onto the photo? 

[Damien Symonds]

By placing it.  Scroll down to "PART THREE: USE IT" on this page.

[jojobeestudios]

I have bought the i1 display pro x-rite.  Do you have a link teaching how to set up the display settings? Thank you so much. 

[Damien Symonds]

2 hours ago, jojobeestudios said:

I have bought the i1 display pro x-rite.  Do you have a link teaching how to set up the display settings? Thank you so much.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/calibration-instructions/

[Tina O’Donnell]

Hello! I have photos ready to export from Bridge. I would like to apply a "PROOF" watermark on the export like I do in LR, but it appears that is not an option. I see your link to the PS action that can be used, thank you, I will try that out! My question is after applying the watermark, do you have to save the PSD file? Or can you export the file from PS and then you wouldn't export from Bridge? I would prefer not to have a PSD file just to have my watermark on it, but that might be the only option. Thank you!

[Damien Symonds]

Hi Tina, you're absolutely right, you wouldn't save a PSD version of a file just because of a watermark.

[Tina O’Donnell]

Thank you for the quick response! Are you saying I could just export from PS so I wouldn't have to save the PSD?

[Damien Symonds]

I promise, all will be explained.  Keep following these instructions.

[Tina O’Donnell]

Gotcha! Will have to try tomorrow night, brain is fried.

[Damien Symonds]

Yeah, this is a process best tackled with a fresh mind.  There are a lot of steps involved.