free watermark software for photos

360view

Hi!

Can anyone recommend free watermark software pls- there's loads out there but I don't know which one to choose!

I haven't got photoshop and the photo editing software that came with the camera doesn't appear to have it.

Thanks!

superscaper

I've found umark lite easiest to use although I don't watermark anything any more (can't be bothered). http://www.uconomix.com/umark/

sra

I'm currently using the one that comes built into Fastone Capture.

It's a screencapture utility but you can open image files with it and do pretty decent watermarks.

e.g You can place another image onto the image, drag it to the right size and then use a slider to decide on transparency

superscaper

sra wrote:

I'm currently using the one that comes built into Fastone Capture.

It's a screencapture utility but you can open image files with it and do pretty decent watermarks.

e.g You can place another image onto the image, drag it to the right size and then use a slider to decide on transparency

Sounds even easier than umark. I only ever used watermarking for my ebay images. But now I just host them on photobucket. If anyone copies the link, I'll just change the picture into a hairy bum or something. (unless of course that's what I was selling in which case it would have to be something else :rolleyes: )

Astaroth

Personally just use https://www.gimp.org for all my photo editing (described by some as a free version of photoshop - personally wouldnt rate it that highly but it is very good)

As superscaper says, just put a new layer/ image over the existing one and change the transparency.

Rikki

superscaper wrote:

Sounds even easier than umark. I only ever used watermarking for my ebay images. But now I just host them on photobucket. If anyone copies the link, I'll just change the picture into a hairy bum or something. (unless of course that's what I was selling in which case it would have to be something else :rolleyes: )

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

360view

OMG!
had a look at all the links and they're really useful - thanks a lot! downloaded Faststone Capture and it's brilliant!!!!! loads more features to play with :j :T

Mr_Meanie

There is a watermark option in Microsoft Word if you have it.

360view

I think the MS word option is for printed docs - I'm wanting to watermark digital photos before uploading them to the web

QuidsInn_2

Astaroth - I have just looked at GIMP website and it is all double dutch to me. What exactly do I or dont I download. There is so much techi jargon I got lost, but if it is a "free version of photoshop" albeit not as good, I would be interested. Can you help translate???
Thanks!

Astaroth

You can tell the site is mainly focused on technical Linux users

The URL for the windows downloads is:
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

You need to have installed the "GTK" environment (link on the same page) prior to being able to install GIMP itself.

I would say it is almost as good, the main difference is that with Photoshop you tend to have a single button to do something with an intuitive name with GIMP you have all the separate processes that the button does instead but there are many free plugins you can download to "automate" these things