Lightroom 2 Watermark Inquiry

Watermark,
Does Lightroom 2 have watermarking capabilities yet? I need to know before I buy.
Thanks,
Linda

Joseph,
Whereas I appreciate the links, I don't think you understand.
The first link does not seem to fit what I am looking to do at all, at least according to the sample I saw. It is not a custom watermark as I currently use in Photoshop.
The OnOne tutorial for Preparing a Watermark File has to do with Photoshop. I own and love OnOne's tools, but this is not the solution that I want. It requires too many extra steps, ie lost time, ie cutting into profit.
I currently use Photoshop for my custom watermarking. I also help others learn how to use Photoshop and Lightroom within our Pro Photographer's Guild.
I want to cut out this step and be able to embed a custom watermark file into all images without having to go to or through PS. When you bring a job of 900 images back to the studio, you want to cut out every possible step that would slow down the processing stage. This is why I love and recommend Lightroom to others.
Within our Guild there are photographers who look to me for advice when it comes to post processing. Up to now I was recommending Lightroom not only for processing but also for the wonderful web gallery features. But making a beautiful web gallery without watermarked images is a serious oversight.
I'm constantly encouraging photographers to make sure their images are watermarked before they are posted on the web.
This should have been the first feature implemented in Lightroom 2. I'm sure several of us who have made this request have influence over the purchases of others. I have people ask me about Lightroom vs Photoshop all the time. Now that LR 2 is out, I know I will be asked by others whether they should upgrade or not. If the Watermark feature is not implemented I am going to discourage upgrading, because I feel this is an essential ingredient professional photographers need in post processing, both for the web and for client comps.
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