Copyright Message

Question

I wish to add copyright information to my photos. I want to do this:
a) as part of the file metadata (I believe there is away to do this in full Photoshop)
b) As a text layer in the photo (embossed?, transparent?). I suspect I need a jpeg that I can add to the picture - but need help on how to do this effectively
How can I do these two things?

Answer 1

Hugh,
Here are some options for adding copyright to the metadata of your files:
- You can add the copyright automatically as you import photos using the Adobe Photo Downloader. In the downloader, click Advanced Dialog at the bottom, then under Apply Metadata on the right, select Template To Use: Basic Metadata. Then you can enter a value for Copyright.
If you use this option, however, beware that a bug in PSE 6 will prevent the downloader from correctly identifying duplicate files that it has already downloaded from your camera or card.
- In the Full Editor, you can add a copyright to individual files using the File > File Info command.
- You could get a third-party tool such as "exiftool" that will add copyright notices to a batch of files at once. I'm sure there are other tools that do this as well.