Can you add watermark using Aperture?

**Bambinoy** · 11-09-2010, 01:46 PM

Hi,

I can't afford photoshop

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Can one add watermark to photos using Aperture? If so, how?

Thanks.

**Sponsor** · 11-09-2010 01:46 PM

**bacchus_3** · 11-09-2010, 02:03 PM

Go to Aperture > Presets > Image Exports...

In the Presets window, click 'Show Watermarks'. Pick an image that you want as watermark.

I haven't used it for a long time but one of my wishlist is simple text watermarks instead of images. You can control opacity and scale. For text watermarks, I just create a PNG file with text (my name or title of the album of the photo) and make sure it has a transparent background.

Enjoy!

**Bambinoy** · 11-09-2010, 02:08 PM

Thanks, but uhm how do you create a PNG file? Sorry totally clueless. Help much appreciated

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Originally Posted by bacchus_3

Go to Aperture > Presets > Image Exports...

In the Presets window, click 'Show Watermarks'. Pick an image that you want as watermark.

I haven't used it for a long time but one of my wishlist is simple text watermarks instead of images. You can control opacity and scale. For text watermarks, I just create a PNG file with text (my name or title of the album of the photo) and make sure it has a transparent background.

Enjoy!

**bacchus_3** · 11-09-2010, 02:24 PM

Same way when you create JPEG, TIFF, BMP or GIF files - it's just an image format.

If you just want to create text watermarks open TextEdit and set the desired font size of the text. Next take a screenshot of your screen. a PNG file should be on your Desktop. Use a free graphics editor like GIMP to open the PNG file on your desktop to set the transparent background.

**Bambinoy** · 11-09-2010, 02:31 PM

Okay many thanks. Will give it a try

Originally Posted by bacchus_3

Same way when you create JPEG, TIFF, BMP or GIF files - it's just an image format.

If you just want to create text watermarks open TextEdit and set the desired font size of the text. Next take a screenshot of your screen. a PNG file should be on your Desktop. Use a free graphics editor like GIMP to open the PNG file on your desktop to set the transparent background.