Software Suggestion

saucy dame

Does anyone have a suggestion for watermark software that processes batches of photos at once? The software I've found online looks 'cheesy' and un-trustworthy (the interface.)

Free software is even better.

Thanks

Andy

saucy dame wrote:

Does anyone have a suggestion for watermark software that processes batches of photos at once? The software I've found online looks 'cheesy' and un-trustworthy (the interface.)

Free software is even better.

Thanks

Can you say what is "cheesy" and un-trustworthy?

Here are three popular free products

http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.irfanview.com/
http://picasa.google.com/

saucy dame

Andy wrote:

Can you say what is "cheesy" and un-trustworthy?

Here are three popular free products

http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.irfanview.com/
http://picasa.google.com/

Hello Andy,

Thank you for responding.
I have reviewed the links you provided (liked the picasa google alot).
However, I did not see on any of these links an option for watermarking photos (in batches).

I already have two photo editors, what I am looking for is a good watermarking software.

As for the "cheesy and untrusworthy" comment - I am referring to some of the software I encountered online - it looked outdated and generic. Maybe even filled with spyware. I'm not sure how else I can explain it.

Art Scott

which editing software are you currently using? I am by no means an expert but have been told that you can create an action to do that in abatches in PS..whether that is PS CS or CS2 I do not know...but it sems that your photo editor should be able to do that.....

mrcoons

Photo Watermark Professional
While it's not free it's the best at what it does (in all the software I looked at anyway), watermarking. (And I do not work for them, I just really like this software.)

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http://www.photowatermark.com/

marlof

See if Faststone is to your liking. Either the viewer with additional options (like batch watermarking) or Photo Resizer. You can find both at http://www.faststone.org . It's stated to be freeware, although the author does accept donations.

Andy

saucy dame wrote:

Hello Andy,

Thank you for responding.
I have reviewed the links you provided (liked the picasa google alot).
However, I did not see on any of these links an option for watermarking photos (in batches).

I already have two photo editors, what I am looking for is a good watermarking software.

As for the "cheesy and untrusworthy" comment - I am referring to some of the software I encountered online - it looked outdated and generic. Maybe even filled with spyware. I'm not sure how else I can explain it.

Do you have a SmugMug account? If so, you can just make a transparent png, and use our bulk watermarking feature

http://www.smugmug.com/help/custom-watermark-protection

Ric Grupe

Check out this outstanding program that includes watermaking (easy) when making proofs.

http://www.breezesys.com/BreezeBrowser/features.htm

Take some time to really check it out and I think you'll see it's a very sensible no frills program. I also recommend DownloaderPro by the same author.

DifferentSeed

ThumbsPlus, by Cerious software (http://www.cerious.com/) does watermarking and numerous other things in batch mode. It isn't free, but there is a free trial. Also supports RAW and has support for specific models of cameras.

saucy dame

Good Lookin' Out!
WOW! Thank you everyone for chipping in . . . I was able to find some much needed software. . . for FREE. I am still combing thru the various sites you've recommended. Thanks again.

bratsscrappy

saucy dame wrote:

WOW! Thank you everyone for chipping in . . . I was able to find some much needed software. . . for FREE. I am still combing thru the various sites you've recommended. Thanks again.

I use Thumbs plus for the watermarking, resizing and rotating. PS for the serious stuff.