best software to watermark images with?

[nuttyrom]

any suggestions on software to use to watermark exclusive content with? i've download some but none seem to do well with transparent backgrounds.

[kernelpanic]

I just wrote myself a short PHP script - its not that complicated, processes transparent/true color images perfectly, and does exactly what I want.

[SmokeyTheBear]

what do you plan on using them for and with.. Like you said you have troubles with transparency ? do you mean the image your watermarking or the watermark itself

[directfiesta]

PhotoWatermark prof

http://www.photowatermark.com

Great to use with your logo ....

[Dave Foster]

try Arles....function Images....add logo...select emplacement and transparency....

[SmokeyTheBear]

heres a simple php method that might work for you.

first make adirectory called "stb" in your root. ( i.e. http://yoursite.com/stb/ )

copy and paste the following into a new text document and save it as watermark.php

( p.s. gfy screw that last lines of this part of the code up the part that says HAHAHA should be == )

<?php
$watermark = "watermark2.png";
$image = $_SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATED"];
$size = getimagesize("$image");
$width = $size[0];
     if ($width > 150)
         {
              $watermark = "watermark1.png";
         }

if (empty($image)) die();

if (!file_exists($image)) {
   header("404 Not Found");
   echo "File Not Found."; die();
}

$outputType = getFileType($image);

watermark($image, $watermark, $outputType);

/**
   Outputs the image $source with $watermark in the lower right corner.
   @param $source the source image
   @param $watermark the watermark to apply
   @param $outputType the type to output as (png, jpg, gif, etc.)
                      defaults to the image type of $source if left blank
*/
function watermark($source, $watermark, $outputType="") {
   $sourceType = getFileType($source);
   $watermarkType = getFileType($watermark);

   if (empty($outputType)) $outputType = $sourceType;
   
   header("Content-type:image/$outputType");

   // Derive function names
   $createSource = "ImageCreateFrom".strtoupper($sourceType);
   $showImage = "Image".strtoupper($outputType);
   $createWatermark = "ImageCreateFrom".strtoupper($watermarkType);

   // Load original and watermark to memory
   $output = $createSource($source);
   $logo = $createWatermark($watermark);
   ImageAlphaBlending($output, true);

   // Find proper coordinates so watermark will be in the lower right corner
   $x = ImageSX($output) - ImageSX($logo);
   $y = ImageSY($output) - ImageSY($logo);

   // Display
   ImageCopy($output, $logo, $x, $y, 0, 0, ImageSX($logo), ImageSY($logo));
   $showImage($output);

   // Purge
   ImageDestroy($output);
   ImageDestroy($logo);
}

function getFileType($string) {
   $type = strtolower(eregi_replace("^(.*)\.","",$string));
   if ($type hahahaha "jpg") $type = "jpeg";
   return $type;
}
?>

Then make 2 watermark images, one for big pics and another for thumbs..

name them watermark1.png and watermark2.png put them int he same directory

then just copy and paste the following into a new text document and name it .htaccess and uplaod it into each directory you want the images to be watermarked in

AddHandler watermarked .jpg
AddHandler watermarked .jpeg
AddHandler watermarked .gif
AddHandler watermarked .png

Action watermarked http://yoursite.com/stb/watermark.php

[Daruma]

Compupic Pro

www.photodex.com

[chase]

http://www.picture-shark.com/

[Gottis]

don't tell me there are people still doing this manually!

smokey: Right on

[donross]

i used adobe imageready for watermaking pics... adjusting the opacity is good in your problem in transparency. if you do know how to create imageready droplet.. just like creating actions... you'll just drag the folder with pics on the droplet then it'll watermark all pics you have on your folder in a minute/s...

Arles is great You can also do it pretty good with ThumbsPlus!

[Stallion]

Thanks for the code Smokey

[lelahosting]

ulead smartsaver has an addon for watermarking