Often we try to protect our text or photos from theft. Currently there is one good way to do this. To do this, you need to use special software that allows you to create watermarks on the photo. But beginners have a lot of questions, because it's not always as easy to figure it out as it might seem at first glance. Let's look at a few topical programs that will help us protect photos from theft.
"Photoshop": how to make a watermark
So, if you created your own website with blood and sweat and filled it with content, and someone came and simply stole it all and posted it, then this is not only a moral disappointment, but also a material loss. To prevent this from happening, we will now learn how to create watermarks. Everything about everything will take you no more than 5 minutes. After you set up all the elements, you can add a template to any photo with just one click. The first thing we need to do is create or open an image. To do this, launch "Photoshop" and go to "File", and then "Open". After that weyou need to select an open image. To do this, click on the letter "T" in the toolbar. In the English version, this is the horizontal Type Tool. Now we must write the actual text we are interested in.
The second stage of creating a watermark in Photoshop
You now have text written over the picture. Using the "move" function, we set the inscription where we need it. It can be either the center or any of the corners. Next, let's work with layers. There is nothing complicated here. Go to the "Layers" menu and select "Layer Style", and then go to "Overlay Options" and check the boxes next to the outline and emboss functions. Although you can choose other effects, so act on your own here. We can say that we have almost managed to make a watermark, but let's bring it to mind, and then we will rejoice. We go to the "Fill" menu and set the slider, which makes the text more or less transparent, to the position that we need. It is recommended to make the inscription as transparent as possible, then it looks better.
Final stage
We can say that our sign is ready, it remains only to adjust the size of the text and its position. First, let's work with the font. To do this, go to the "Text" panel. After that, we need to select the text we wrote and make for it such an outline that would suit us. It is worth paying your attention to the placement of the watermark. The point is that hiscan be placed horizontally, vertically or diagonally. This is where your imagination will run wild. But you don’t need to put a signature in the very corner of the picture, because then you can remove the watermark quite simply, for example, by cropping the image. Therefore, place it closer to the center, if necessary, make it more or less noticeable. At the same time, important details of the image should be visible. To rotate the inscription to a certain level, you need to go to the "Editing" panel, select "Transform" there and go to the "Rotation" tab. With the arrow-arc you can rotate the sign the way you want.
Batch Picture Protector
Here's another great watermarking program for both creating and editing. If Photoshop is not specifically aimed at this function, then this utility was created for this. After you download the program, install and run it. If the interface is in English, then you can change this in the settings, and then go straight to the point. Select the image you would like to watermark. After that, you can set the size, shape and position of the inscription. Don't forget to pre-write what you need. By the way, a distinctive feature of this utility is that it is extremely convenient when working with entire packages of documents. If necessary, you can select the angle (in degrees) by which the inscription will be rotated. Opposite the lines “axis shift along X, Y”, you can set the position of the sign both horizontally and vertically. If necessary, it is possible to change the scale. On thisthe creation of the impression can be considered finished. Save the result and use. The program is completely free and takes up little space.
How to watermark multiple photos at once?
If for some reason the above option does not suit you, then there are still a lot of good programs that will help us with this. Using an example, let's walk through the process of creating a watermark using the powerful XnView image editor. First, run the program and open the image we need. After that, using the hot keys Ctrl + A, select all the photos that we want to mark. If there is something not too necessary in the album, then, holding Ctrl, uncheck the boxes. Next, go to the Transforms menu. Here we select the item "Watermark", and then "Add". Now let's start creating a logo or inscription. We're almost done. Now we just have to specify the path to our logo in the settings of the same function. And since we created it in Paint or Word, we specify this file specifically. After that, click "Run" and watermarks will appear on all photos. The program is easy to use and completely free.
Create a watermark in Word
If you do not want to download the above programs from the Internet, then you can easily get by with what you have on your computer or laptop. For example, it could be Word, which everyone has. Here you can add watermarks not only to photos, but also to text, which willits more attractive. First, let's go to the "Page Layout" menu and select the "Underlay" item there. You will immediately be asked to choose from what is already available, but there is the possibility of creating your own print. If you want to create something of your own, then choose "Custom background". Specify the size and font itself, and then adjust the color. It can be a transparent sign or vice versa. In addition, you have the opportunity to choose the location: horizontally or diagonally. Save the result. In the future, you can use the created template when you need it.
On how to remove the watermark
This can be done in several ways. First, let's look at an example of how to work with Photoshop. It's not difficult, but it will take some time, so be patient. We will have to mainly manipulate the layers. Please note that absolutely any version of the program will do. So let's get started. Create a new layer, and then select the area on the image that best matches the background that is directly under the watermark. In the next step, the copied area must be pasted in such a way that it is above the bottom layer. Almost half of the work is done. Now it is desirable to make the layer that we recently created translucent and lower it until it covers the print. After fixing it, remove the transparency effect. Now you need to copy the bottommost layer and paste it on top of the rest (it shouldclose). At the final stage, it remains to work with a brush and an eraser. To do this, activate the bottom layer with a watermark and erase the inscription with an eraser. You're done, you've removed the impression.
Another good way
So this time we'll use a free program called GIMP. It allows you to both create watermarks on photos and remove them. The Russian-language interface helps to quickly figure out what's what. In the main menu, select the image with which we will work. Then on the toolbar we find "Select Related Area". Now select the watermark and copy it to a new layer. Next, you need to use the "Mixing" function, which allows you to get the color that should be under the print. Cut out the matching area and then paste it as a new layer. Uniformity can be achieved using the Sharpen and Blur function, as well as the Finger. Since we managed to remove the watermark, it remains to save the result. As you can see, everything is extremely simple here, you just need to get used to using the different modes of the Blend tool.
A few important points
I would like to say more about how to remove watermark (watermark) in Word. Here it is much easier to do than in the two programs described above. To do this, you just need to go to the “Page Layout” section, select the “Substrate” item. There you can see "Remove background", which is what we actually need. Remember that the watermarkis created not for a separate document, but as a template. As you can see, removing a misplaced impression is easy enough, so take care to make it problematic for others. In any case, if you did everything soundly, then erasing the inscription will take a lot of time and effort, and it is unlikely that anyone will take it up. As practice shows, the reproduction of the print, that is, its repeated repetition, allows much better protection of the image. But here it is important not to go too far, as this may look repulsive to users.
Conclusion
And now I would like to summarize what was said in this article. You now know how to watermark multiple programs. As you can see, there is nothing complicated here, especially if you use software in Russian. Even if something does not work out, then you need to sit down, re-read the article and try again, it is quite possible that you missed something. In any case, the most important thing is to correctly place the inscription. It must be hard to erase. By the way, you also already know how to do this. That, perhaps, is all on this topic, what can be said about protecting your own photos or text. In any case, it works, and there is hardly any other method that is so simple, yet effective.
