Watermark question

[CrackedButter]

Okay I created a watermark in Photoshop, transparent background and its just text with a drop shadow. I've flattened the image and modified the exporting of images at 640x480 to include said watermark.

When they come out the Watermark is in a white box which was the transparent background in Photoshop like in the image shown.

I might not want the white box in the future and I can't seem to be able to remove it. Sure a white box for my watermark is okay, but curiosity is causing me to post this, at least I know how to remove it if somebody points to my error.

Thanks.

P.S. the original PSD file was also 640x480 and the font size is 72dpi.

 

[Westside guy]

Don't flatten - use "merge visible". And of course be sure you're exporting it in a format (e.g. PNG) that can handle transparency.

Of course since the watermark is not a stand-alone product, so to speak, you can also just save it in Photoshop's .psd form.

 

[CrackedButter]

Done as you suggested but that still hasn't made a difference. :-(
I know I've missed something very simple as well here.

 

[Gav2k]

http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apswatermark.htm

saved me some typing.

 

[Westside guy]

Would it be possible for you to post a link to the PSD file of your watermark?

 

[CrackedButter]

Sure, but I'll check out the link first so I don't waste people's time.

EDIT: Here is the file. The link above is about how to create a Watermark, not how to remove the white box from Aperture once transferred over.

 

[Designer Dale]

These were created in your pixel size and font point of 72. I saved them as seperate docs instead of exporting them. I just used drag and drop to place them on your photo. The two at the top are .png files and the lower one is a .tiff.

I edited it to include the watermark you just posted. I know it's drag and drop in PhotoShop and I think you are working with Aperture.

Dale

 

[CrackedButter]

Okay I see a problem here, I didn't establish clearly from the beginning that I had wanted to include this Watermark in the exporting of images out from Aperture.

So yes, I am working on Aperture 3, why does Aperture include the white box. Tutorials online on youtube that I've followed don't have them. :-(

 

[vizfxman]

Silly question here... and sorry if this is completely silly...

Is the image you have set in Aperture to use as the watermark a .png (or transparency handling image)? I also believe there's a setting for opacity in Aperture for a watermark image that has transparency.

 

[Westside guy]

Okay, I didn't have the same problem when I started from your .psd file (thanks for posting that btw). It's not a great image, and it's not a good match for that particular watermark, but that's beside the point.

Here's the steps I followed.

1. I loaded your PSD into Photoshop to verify that it indeed had a transparent background (which it does)
2. I used "Save as..." to save a copy of your watermark as a PNG with a transparent background
3. In Aperture I selected "Export -> Version"
4. From the list of presets I selected "Edit..."
5. I created a new export preset using that new PNG as a watermark (at 100% opacity)
6. There is no step 6

 

[CrackedButter]

YES!

Thank, you now it all works out fine. I realised my error, I was saving the watermark over the top of the jpeg even though the watermark is a png. I take it there are no transparency with jpgs?

Thank you everyone.

 

[Westside guy]

Thank, you now it all works out fine. I realised my error, I was saving the watermark over the top of the jpeg even though the watermark is a png. I take it there are no transparency with jpgs?

Yup, JPEG doesn't allow for transparency. And GIF only has one level of transparency - either fully transparent or not at all. PNG allows for 256 (?) levels of transparency/opacity.