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essjay6
essjay6
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September 14, 2017
Answered

"Edit Watermarks" is not available

  • September 14, 2017
  • 3 replies
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LR 5.7.1; OS-X 10.12.6
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Regardless of trying to access "edit watermarks"

a.

via the drop-down menu

or

b.

as part of the export dialog (the last choice in the watermark choice drop-down)

nothing happens - LR acts as though I didn't make the request

(based on the HD noise, I'm sure its doing some sort of search,

but doesn't find what its looking for) . . .

Note the current .lrtemplate files/definitions

still reside in the "Pictures/Lightroom/Lightroom Settings/Watermarks" folder

Possible clue:

Regarding the 2nd path mentioned above,

the watermark name choices that populate the drop down menu

are old names.

So question:

how to engage the Watermark editor /

&/or

point LR to the appropriate files?

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    Correct answer essjay6

    Thank you for your response of help . . .

    I stumbled upon a work-around:

    empty the Watermarks folder of all .lrtemplate files.

    In my case (OS-X), the folder is located at:

    Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Watermarks

    As a result, the editor was again available.

    My approach

    a. "wipes out" previously established watermarks

    b. suggests the problem (which I'm still at a loss to explain)

    has something to do with the preferences of which you spoke

    3 replies

    TonyLazz
    TonyLazz
    Participant
    December 16, 2017

    The Edit Watermarks menu item is under "Lightroom" not "Edit". Hope that helps.

    Hal P Anderson
    Hal P Anderson
    Inspiring
    December 16, 2017

    Tony,

    It's under "Edit" on Windows and "Lightroom" on Macs, evidently.

    Hal

    TonyLazz
    TonyLazz
    Participant
    December 16, 2017

    Where can they hide it next?

    Tony Lazzari

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    essjay6
    essjay6AuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    September 17, 2017

    Thank you for your response of help . . .

    I stumbled upon a work-around:

    empty the Watermarks folder of all .lrtemplate files.

    In my case (OS-X), the folder is located at:

    Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Watermarks

    As a result, the editor was again available.

    My approach

    a. "wipes out" previously established watermarks

    b. suggests the problem (which I'm still at a loss to explain)

    has something to do with the preferences of which you spoke

    Mohit Goyal
    Community Manager
    Mohit GoyalCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    September 14, 2017

    Hi essjay,

    As I understand that you are unable to access the watermark editor for the editing the watermarks in Lightroom. You can go to the Edit menu and select Edit Watermarks and select the desired watermark or create a custom one.

    Also, you can refer the tutorial link: How to use the Watermark Editor to create copyright watermarks in Photoshop Lightroom

    Regards,

    Mohit

    essjay6
    essjay6Author
    Participant
    September 14, 2017

    Thanx for your attention to my problem, Mohit.

    As detailed earlier,

    when I click on "Edit Watermarks,"

    nothing happens -

    i.e. the watermark editor does not appear.

    Mohit Goyal
    Community Manager
    Mohit GoyalCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    September 15, 2017

    You may try and reset the Lightroom preferences back to defaults and check if that helps. Refer: Recover catalog and images after resetting preferences in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

    Regards,

    Mohit

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