Adding "copyright" (©) text in photos

Sandy_J

Mar 2, 2004

You mean to add your name to each photo? First, create a layer and type (c) Your Name. Depending on the photo colors, you may want the text to be white or black. You can add a drop shadow, glow, or bevel/emboss by clicking on (f) in layers palette. Also, under file>file info, you can type in various information. Save a layered file as a .psd so you can drag this layer on top of future images.

YrbkMgr

Mar 2, 2004

Daniel,

The easiest way for a beginner, is to save your copyright information to a file, and then open that file and drag it to each image. But there’s a better, more automated way, using actions – which is akin to Macros. But in order to do it automated, you kind of first have to do it at least once manual, and record steps.

Here are the basic strokes to creating your copyright information.

Open a dummy image. Click on the text tool, select your font, size, color, etc. Type your copyright message anywhere in the image. Use Alt-0169 on the numeric keypad to type the © symbol. Accept your text in the options bar at the top.

Now, it’s a matter of alignment. for this example we’ll assume you want it in the lower right corner, although it could be anywhere.

From the menu, Select|All (Ctrl-A). That selects the entire canvas. Now click on the move tool. Look at the options bar at the top. You are currently on your text layer, so clicking those buttons align the target layer relative to the selection.

So click on Align Right, Align Bottom. Now de-select (Ctrl-D), and use your arrow keys to nudge your message to the perfect spot.

That’s how you would basically create your copyright message.

Now… the EASY way to repeat this is to use an action.

Make sure the Action palette is open. At the bottom of it, there’s a New button. Click it and you are asked for a name. Name it Dan’s Copyright.

You will now be in record mode. Record the steps above, and then stop recording. The next time you want to place a copyright message in an image, you just click the button.

There is ONE thing that is different though, if your using PS 6 or 7. The action will not record the alignment from using the buttons in the option bar – you have to use menu commands to do that.

So… Select|All; Layer|Align to Selection… Align Right; Layer|Align to Selection… Align Bottom.

Don’t forget to include your nudges with the arrow keys.

Doing it this way, you can do it with the click of a button on any image, OR automate it to be performed on hundreds of images at once.

Peace,
Tony

MervJones

Mar 2, 2004

Alternatively, this is a good tutorial on creating a custom brush with your signature, copyright and year. It enables you to change the size of the signature to match the size of the print, plus you don’t have to mess about with layers.

<http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/brush/cbrush7.htm>

Danny_Raphael

Mar 4, 2004

While a custom brush offers size flexibility, brush strokes cannot be applied by an action = a PITA if you have bunches of pics.

A sig/copyright made into a custom shape, however, is the best of both worlds. Size can be adjusted AND it can be applied en mass via an action invoked by File > Automate > Batch.

Here’s a tutorial on creating a custom sig/copyright shape:

<http://www.trimoon.com/Signature.jpg>

After the custom sig shape is created and before writing the action: * Set the Ruler units to "percent" (right-click and choose from menu) * Open a test image
* Drag guides so they intersect at the bottom/right of where you want your signature positioned

Record action:
* Choose Shape tool
* Select your signature from the shapes menu
* Click at the intersection of the guides
* Drag up/left until you’re happy with the look/position of the sig

STOP

A Fill Layer command is recorded in the action. Note it positions the shape at a relative position (by %), not by specific measure (say, inches). So what? The action will work without modification on images of any size, orientation or resolution. That’s about as flexible as it gets for an action.

~Danny~

Sandy_J

Mar 4, 2004

So many options!

Very cool, Danny. Except I’d probably start from an Illustrator logo path. There really are 1000 ways to skin a cat.
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