Automating Watermarking of Pics??

Are you looking for a script to do loads of images at one, or a script that will do it one by one as you upload.

I have a script where you can upload large images and it will watermakr them and make a thumbnail.

Let me know I might be able to help you.

You have two main options having a script on your server resize and watermark your images (what XD2 mentioned). Or you can automate the process in photoshop. If you have photoshop cs or later, it's really easy using photoshop and bridge together.

In photoshop, open 1 image.
bring up the Actions window
click the icon for a new action, and name it whatever you want.
Now smoothly go through the whole process of adding your watermark.
At this point photoshop is recording everything you click on and type, so don't mess up. It needs to be done without any errors.
Once you are done, click the stop button on the Actions window.
And close the photo.

Now, open Adobe Bridge (it comes with Photoshop cs or later, you can find it under Programs on a PC, or in the same folder with your adobe apps on a Mac)
Browse to the folder with your photos to watermark
Click Tools
Photoshop
Image processor
Un-check open first image.....
select save in same location (this makes a new folder called JPEG in the same folder with the images, it doesn't overwrite your images. Make a backup of your images though until your are comfortable with this process)
Check Jpeg, I use a quality of 8, resize the images if you need to with "Resize to fit"
Uncheck the other file types (unless you want them)
check Run Action, find your action that you created in photoshop.
Click Run

Kick back and wait until photoshop has processed all of your photos for you.

I have done batches of 1000's of photos this way.


Hope that helps.
ICQ me if you need help.

oh yeah i forgot photoshop does it aswell lol, so used to using my own script as I upload. But yeah that is damn good advice and a walk through to boot.

thanks mates

I think there is a free software called GIMP (open source) which has almost the same image processing capabilities as Photoshop. You might try that as well.

Photoshop action is the best, unless you have a CMS that can do it for you.

Most adult site CMS programs have this feature built in.

^ correct unless you have a CMS use ps

Watermark Factory. Better and EASIER than all of the above.

http://www.gimp.org/