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July 21, 2012
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How do I batch watermark a logo onto varying heights?

  • July 21, 2012
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I would like to watermark a logo on a batch folder of photos, but the photos are different heights (but same width). If I use text in Photoshop it's not a problem, but if I use my logo the Action places it in different positions depending on the height of the photo. What I am looking for is a way to have the logo placed in a relative position to the bottom right corner of the photo. Say, 25px from the bottom and 0px from the right. I am unsure of how to achieve this relative placement.

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    Correct answer station_two

    There's a classic Russell Brown tutorial that might help you.  It was created for Photoshop CS2, but the technique is applicable to later versions of Photoshop too.

    Go to:  http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html , and scroll down till you see this:

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    jeremias vigo
    jeremias vigo
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    March 24, 2018

    Here is another way to do this. The language is in Portuguese but it's very easy to follow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA6xuKf8CDM

    jeremias vigo
    jeremias vigo
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    March 24, 2018

    Here is a way to do this. The video language is in Portuguese but it's very easy to follow the steps: Inserir marca d'agua ou logo em várias fotos de qualquer formato simultaneamente - YouTube

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    July 21, 2012

    In the long run it may pay off to look into Scripting for Watermarking.

    But Actions may suffice and if the logo in question (mind posting a screenshot?) is hard-edged and does use only a limited number of colors it might be convenient to vectorize it and include the paths (»Insert Path«) in the Action – that way one would not need to keep an external image avilable and could transfer the Action more easily.

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    July 21, 2012

    You may well want to look into more accompliahed Watermarking techniques, but for your immediate problem adding

    • Select All

    • Align right

    • Align bottom

    • nudge left

    to your Action might suffice.

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    July 21, 2012

    c.pfaffenbichler wrote:

    • Select All

    • Align right

    • Align bottom

    • nudge left

    to your Action might suffice.

    Because the print width is the same the same size font will work well and be align well like appended and even make your 25 pixel nudge left and up after the select all do a select>Modift Selection>Contract in the dialog 25px  Then do the Layer>Align Layers to selection>bottom edge etc without the end nudge left

    JJMack
    conroy
    conroy
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    July 23, 2012

    Some things are not possible in actions using only photoshop function steps and inserting stops and menu items. Scripting is not easy and not for the common user. I'm a hacker and a lazy one at that.  That is why I hacked together some utility scripts to be used in actions. Though I can hack scripts it a big chore for me. I don't know javascript and I can not type. I'm very error prone... Actions are easy....


    JJMack wrote:

    Some things are not possible in actions using only photoshop function steps and inserting stops and menu items. [...] Actions are easy....

    Actions are easy (compared to scripting), and in the case of the OP's task, a simple Action is all that's required when care is taken to give the images the same ppi, which can be done in the step of resizing to 960 px width. I see nothing wrong with doing things the easy way.

    station_two
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    Inspiring
    July 21, 2012

    There's a classic Russell Brown tutorial that might help you.  It was created for Photoshop CS2, but the technique is applicable to later versions of Photoshop too.

    Go to:  http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html , and scroll down till you see this:

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