How to add a watermark using Photoshop

People have different opinions on watermarks on photos. Regardless, the fact is that adding a watermark is a great way to protect your work, and most photographers find it effective. Although software such as Lightroom or Aperture have built-in watermarking functions, this article will introduce you to a very simple method of automatically adding watermarks to photos using Photoshop.

How to add a watermark with Photoshop

Step 1. Select a watermark

There are many forms of watermarks. I prefer to use simple text in the lower right corner of the photo. Instructions for making watermarks. Of course there are many more advanced and complete watermarks, but sometimes they can affect the overall beauty of the photo.

Our first step is to choose a watermark form. Here we select the text "Copyright nPhoto.net".

Step 2. Adjust the picture size

Next, we open a photo in Photoshop and adjust its size. This should be the most common size for photos you post online, since you generally shouldn't resize the photo after adding a watermark. Here we choose 640 pixels on the horizontal side.

Step 3. Create a new action

The "Action" function in Photoshop can help us complete a lot of repetitive work. You can see the Actions panel on the right side of the software window. If not, click "Window" - "Action" to call it out. Actions works by recording a series of actions you take and repeating them later.

Now we want to create a new action, click the menu in the upper right corner, select "New Action", and enter the action name, such as "Watermark". After clicking "Record", you must ensure that all the following operations are necessary to create a watermark, and there should be no unnecessary operations, because they will all be recorded.

Step 4. Enter the watermark text

The next step is to enter the watermark text. Here you need to enter text that can be used on every photo since this action is universal. After the input is completed, you can modify the text format until you are satisfied. When finished, press the Enter key on the keypad to exit the text tool.

Step 5. Adjust the watermark position

Suppose you also plan to place the watermark in the lower right corner of the photo. First, hold down the Ctrl key to select the watermark text layer and photo (background layer).

Then, select the menu "Layer"-"Align"-"Bottom", then select "Layer"-"Align"-"Right". The text watermark is now aligned in the lower right corner of the photo. For the sake of beauty, you can move the text layer 20 pixels to the left and up respectively (select the text layer, hold down the Shift key, and click the direction key once to move 10 pixels).

Step 6. Stop recording

At this point, adding the watermark is completed. All the above actions are recorded. Click the red square button at the bottom of the action panel to stop the recording process. Now a complete "action" is completed. You can call it at any time in the future, open a photo, press "Play Selected Action", and Photoshop will automatically add a watermark to the photo, and you can even add a watermark to the entire photo at once. Add watermarks to the photos in the folder.

photo by Metin Demiralay

Summary

In the above action, the following steps were taken:

Adjustment Image size

Enter watermark text

Adjust watermark position

In the future, you will repeat the above steps when you call this "action". To simplify your work, you can also save the watermark text as a separate image file in advance, and then just copy-paste it in "Action" without creating a new watermark.

Introduction to adding watermark tools

Video watermarking software is a professional video watermarking and video subtitles tool. It has the function of adding videos, pictures, text, and subtitles to videos. During the production process, you can set the location, size, and transparency of watermarks and subtitles, and you can preview them. It can add watermarks and subtitles to videos in batches, split videos, and merge videos in batches. Input and output conversion video formats as many as dozens. Very easy.

Commonly used software for adding watermarks

iClip

iClip is the most easy-to-use and powerful video editing software, and it is also the first all-in-one free video editing software in China , created by the Ai Editing team after more than 6 years of experience with more than 10 years of multimedia research and development capabilities.

AiJiang is a cooler and disruptive editing product. It is completely new designed based on Chinese people's usage habits, functional needs and aesthetic characteristics. Many innovative functions are quite original. It is the first of its kind and can be called the most outstanding free video in China. Editing software allows you to be the director of your own life as you wish!

Super Conversion Show

Super Conversion Show is the first domestically integrated video conversion, audio conversion, CD ripping, audio and video mixing and conversion, audio and video cutting/connection conversion, and superimposed video It is an excellent video and audio conversion tool that includes watermarks, superimposed scrolling subtitles/personalized text/pictures, and superimposed video photo frames.

Watermark removal

Traceless watermark removal is a simple and practical watermark making tool that supports video watermark removal, picture watermark removal, and adding text, pictures, Watermark, LOGO and other content, and the software also supports a variety of video editing tools.

Supported functions:

- Video watermark removal: Just import the video into the app, select the part of the watermark you want to remove, and click Finish to remove the watermark.

- Add watermark to video: Add your own logo to your video. You can add a variety of styles as you like.

- Picture watermark removal: Just import the picture into the app, select the part of the watermark you want to remove, and click Finish to remove the watermark.

- Video cropping: intercept the duration of the video clip and crop out the picture you like.

- Modify the cover: Modify the cover of the video, and you can also select a photo from your photo album as the cover.

- Variable speed and reverse playback: Choose the speed change you want, and the visuals will be more interesting after reverse playback.

- Video compression: It can be compressed and downsized within the range of different image quality.

- Canvas modification: Modify the background of the video, and export the video in high definition according to a specific aspect ratio.

Software features

- Supports one-click watermark removal, simple and easy to operate.

- Supports video production tools with all kinds of functions.

- Supports adding watermarks, LOGOs, text, and pictures to video production.

- Supports video watermark removal in multiple formats.