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Herb Houghton Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #1 · Copywrite help I have photoshop CS2 and I'd like to know how to have my name and year listed on my images as a copywrite. I embedded the info on my images, but I'm unsure how to do write it so it's visible on my image. Thanks, Herb Jan 02, 2008 at 11:02 PM

Mr Mouse Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #2 · Copywrite help The subject keeps popping up here in this forum and has been address well ant there are good tutorials. Still I pit together a little package on the subject. I created a zip file that contains three small files. ProofMark.psd a template for creating a custom shape. ProofMark.csh a Photoshop custom shape made from the template and ProofMark.atn a Photoshop action to place it on a image. All the ProofMark.psd template is a 1000x1000 pixel image that contains three text layers a couple of guide lines and three paths. The Path ate used as text paths. The way one makes a Photoshop Brush or Custom Shape out of these three text layers is to select all the text. The easiest way to do that is as follows. Press and hold the ctrl key and left click on the "T" icon in the layers pallet in the top layer. keep holding the Ctrl key and now also press and hold the shift key and left click on "T" icon in the other two text layers. Let go of the Ctrl and Shift keys. All the text should now be selected. At this point you can create a Photoshop Brush if you wanted to by using menu Edit>Define Brush Preset. I don't use a brush for watermarks some do. Instead at this point I go to the Paths pallet and click on the fourth icon in to bottom of the pallet. The circle with two lines handles. Clicking this icon creates a work path out of the current selection out text. Now use menu Edit>Define Custom Shape. In the custom shape dialog name the custom shape ProofMark. The name ProofMark is important for the Proof Mark action uses that custom shape name. The action is quite simple and easy to change. First it scales the image to 8" wide. It does not change the image pixel size at all. it just changes it scale so the custom shape can be sized properly. Next it places the custom shape on a shape layer an approbate size in the upper left hand corner using a 50% gray color. The Action then adds a layer style to this layer making its fill 0 adds a drop shadow, outer glow and an inner bevel emboss. This renders the mark transparent. The layer is then named Proof Mark and moved to become the top layer. Next the action positions the layer into the center of the image by selection all and aligning the layer to the vertical and horizontal centers. the action ends with a deselect. It is a simple task to change the ProofMark shape by editing the template PSD file. Change the Font and text. You play with the text Pixel size to get the proof mark right. I believe the Fonts I used in the template are standard fonts. I use other fonts myself. It also simple to change where it is positioned by the action by rerecording the alignment steps in the action. Don't forget to get to save the action if you change it. The supplied ProofMark placed by the action would look like this on an image the image here is a Photoshop gradient. Here is the zip file. http://www.mouseprints.net/old/dpr/ProofMark.zip I added a second action Copyright Text Layer that add a text layer to the bottom Right hand corner. Rerecord the make text layer step to change font and text. Don't forget to save the changed action. A third action will play both actions that will add both marks and produce and image like this: Edited on Jan 02, 2008 at 11:35 PM Jan 02, 2008 at 11:31 PM

Mr Mouse Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #3 · Copywrite help Yes I know its 2008 I'm a little slow Jan 02, 2008 at 11:46 PM

Herb Houghton Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #4 · Copywrite help Thank you John. I'll be working on it soon. Herb Jan 03, 2008 at 12:21 AM

Nick Likos Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #5 · Copywrite help That was a huge help, Mr Mouse. Thanks Jan 03, 2008 at 04:05 AM

Jonathan H Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #6 · Copywrite help Tag Jan 03, 2008 at 06:00 AM

b.d.bop Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #7 · Copywrite help Mr Mouse, that's fantastic! Could you please tell me how to resize the round proofmark emblem so it isn't larger than the image and therefore cut off? Also, what are the steps I would need to take to re-text the copyright line in the lower right of the frame? Thanks - forgive the naivete - I'm relatively new at this. Apr 28, 2008 at 04:46 AM

rhyder Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #8 · Copywrite help Herb Houghton wrote: I have photoshop CS2 and I'd like to know how to have my name and year listed on my images as a copywrite. I embedded the info on my images, but I'm unsure how to do write it so it's visible on my image. Thanks, Herb I use the text tool. alt+0169 is the copyright (yes it's copyright not copywrite) symbol. Just type in the above followed by your name and date. I know it's not as complcated as the others but it works!! and you can change it just like any other text. Apr 28, 2008 at 08:23 PM

Mr Mouse Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #9 · Copywrite help b.d.bop wrote: Mr Mouse, that's fantastic! Could you please tell me how to resize the round proofmark emblem so it isn't larger than the image and therefore cut off? Also, what are the steps I would need to take to re-text the copyright line in the lower right of the frame? Thanks - forgive the naivete - I'm relatively new at this. Sorry I missed this append. If you read my above append all your questions are answered there. May 26, 2008 at 12:56 PM

nhenderson Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #10 · Copywrite help unh...confused... Jul 29, 2008 at 09:56 PM

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