Watermarking and Aperture?

Just a quick question..Can Aperture perform Watermarks on Pictures? I tried using Capture Nx2 But it cant do watermarks and i tried using gimp with it But gimp needs X11 and X11 has just been a nightmare for me. Not trying to sound cocky or anything but my pictures are usually alright and i just usually need to do minor corrections and I want to just watermark them for copyright purposes. So should I just go with Aperture?? Any feedback is appreciated Thank you!

It is easy:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/Aperture_2_UserManual.pdf
Page 501.
Note, most of Apple's manuals are available online, here are the Pro Apps manuals:
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#aperture
I found the page in 2 seconds by doing a Google search for "Apple Aperture Manual PDF."

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How do I create and use a watermark in aperture?

Hello there!
How to I create and use a watermark in aperture? do I need to download a 3rd party plugin? Any recommendations?
Thank you!

Aperture does not support the creation of watermarks; if you want a watermark image with transparent regions you need an application that can handle alpha channels - Prewiew, Photoshop, Pixelmator, Gimp, just to name a few.
But once you have a watermark image, you can add it to an image, when you export from Aperture. Add the watermark to one of the Export Presets. You will need to create your watermark in different sizes, so you can add it to each of the export pixel sizes for your images, that you are using.
Another possibility would be using the BorderFX plugin. This versatile plug-in also supports to add graphic overlays to your images, either when exporting or as an Edit plug-in. http://www.iborderfx.com/BorderFX

Solution to "Black image when adding a watermark in Aperture"

Hi,
I read an archived topic about people having issues with adding a watermark to their exported images using Aperture 1.5.2. I think the solution lies with what your current Display color profile (System Preferences > Display > Color) is set to and what color profile you used to create your watermark.
I created my original watermark using Photoshop CS2 and I believe that the watermark was saved using the sRGB Profle. However, I then calibrated my monitor using a Pantone Huey and it changed the color profile in my System Preferences. So every time I tried to export an image with a watermark from Aperture, I would get a black image with my watermark in the correct spot.
To solve the problem, I changed my Color Profile to sRGB Profile, then started Aperture. When I exported my image, everything came out properly.
Hope this is helpful to others.

I also just ran into this problem...my solution was an issue with the RAW fine tuning.
Images that used the new RAW fine tuning 2.0 (with Aperture 2) exported watermarks (I used a .psd file) just fine, but when exporting images with RAW fine tuning 1.1, a black box would show up around my watermark. So I migrated my images to RAW fine tuning 2.0 and it fixed the black box issue.

Location of Watermark in Aperture is Incorrect

Using the instructions in Aperture I've created a watermark in Word, saved it as a pdf, selected the photos in Aperture I want to be watermarked, imported the pdf watermark file and selected the necessary choices to apply the watermark to my photos through Aperture's File/Import menu. I selected the option to have the watermark applied to the lower right-hand corner of my photos....But the watermark appears in the middle of the photos and slightly to the right.
FYI, when I created the watermark in Word I reduced all the margins so they encapsulated the text I intended to be saved as the watermark.
How do I fix this problem? Did I fail to make the proper settings in Aperture? Is there a specific format in Word I should adhere to? Thanks everyone!!

You mean the ability to add watermarks to other then exported images? I wouldn't hold my breath, its been this way at least since 3 came out but you can always suggest it to Apple, see Aperture->Provide Aperture Feedback.
Using BorderFx is really a better solution, in my opinion, anyway. In order to add watermarks with Aperture you first need to create the watermark file in some other program and then aligning it and sizing it in Aperture is a bit of a pain.
BorderFx gives you a lot more options not only for watermarks but for a range of useful features. It's a worthwhile addition to Aperture no matter what, And the price ain't bad either.
regards
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How to add watermark in aperture

i don't have photoshop. i want to add watermark in my pictures.

While it is possible to add a watermark in Aperture you can;t create a watermark file in Aperture, for that you will need another program. There are many good tutorials on the web, search for Watermarks in Aperture or somthing similar.
If you don;t want to go through all that you can download the Aperture plugin BorderFx which is free and will allow you to add watermarks and a bunch of other useful functions.
regards

Exporting Watermark in Aperture 2.1

I am exporting pictures as a jpg at level 12 quality. The pictures have been cropped as 4 x 6" size images. I have created a watermark file in photoshop and saved as a psd file. When I export the 4 images the watermark is a different size on each of the 4 images. I have also tried clicking the scale watermark checkbox and all have a different size watermark. Any suggestions. Thanks

juiceejuice wrote:
Does anyone know how to create a watermark using aperture 2.1.1? I know how to select it when exporting the picture, but I don't know how to create an actual watermark. thanks.
I had good success using the tutorial here:
http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/05/high-quality-watermarks-with-aperture/
Cheers.
PJP

How can I watermark in Aperture 3?

I was told by an employee at the Apple store that I can watermark in Aperture 3. I've looked and looked but the only thing I can find is exporting... nothing in the manual or online tells me how to create a watermark using Aperture 3. Anybody know how to do this?

You can apply a watermark file to an image on export using Aperture but you need to create the watermark using a program other than Aperture.
This video Aperture Quick Tip - Using Watermarks describes the process.
One other possibilty is to use a plugin in like BorderFx

Software to watermark and rename Photos

Hi,
Can someone suggest a Software to watermark and rename Photos. I want to rename photos based on the date stored in the EXIF information of the photo.
Thanks

iPhoto can't do this.
Aperture can just like these two apps:
Impression
iWatermark
There are others. Search on Macupdate.
Stefan

IMac OSX (10.6)and Aperture 3 new convert. In archives found description of how to set preferences in email export photo drop down, but email set photo to small, although I picked 1024x1024 still received as attachment as well and small size. Tnx

Recently acquired OSX (10.6) and Aperture 3 (previously Lightroom and Adobe CS4 + Windows & user)
1) How do I send Apple Mail with photo approx 1024+1024 around 250Kbs - not as an attachment.
2) How do I make a frame around my image when sending by Mail - can't find this in Aperture 3
3) Where can I find perpective corrector - shift lens - to correct slant of buildings etc
Thanks

metasaysmolo wrote:
Recently acquired OSX (10.6) and Aperture 3 (previously Lightroom and Adobe CS4 + Windows & user)
1) How do I send Apple Mail with photo approx 1024+1024 around 250Kbs - not as an attachment.
If you go to 'Aperture menu > Presets > Image Exports..', you will see a list of packaged presets. Selecting the 'Email Medium - JPEG' will set the dimensions to fit within 1024 x 1024 pixels by default (the longest side of image will be set to 1024 and the aspect ratio will be kept). Playing with the 'Image Quality' slider may be necessary to achieve your desired file size.
Here are a couple of links that may be of interest:
http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=20%26se ction=6%26tasks=true
http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=20%26se ction=11%26tasks=true
2) How do I make a frame around my image when sending by Mail - can't find this in Aperture 3
I am not sure that this is possible via Aperture. You can get the free plug-in called "BorderFX" which allows adding of frames and watermarks on export, but I believe you would have to export the image to add the border and then email (by dragging into your email message).
Here is the link to BorderFX:
http://www.iborderfx.com/BorderFX/
Note - others may have a better alternative to adding a border in a more efficient manor.
3) Where can I find perpective corrector - shift lens - to correct slant of buildings etc
The least expensive option would be PTLens, which works well as a plug-in and costs $25 US. The author has a page dedicated to shift lenses, so you will want to check it out before making a decision. He also offers a trial version to test on your machine / equipment.
http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/
Note - I don't use a shift lens, so my recommendation ends at saying that his plug-in works well for what it is meant to do (correct distortion for supported lenses with manual controls for distortion and CA).
Hope that helps.

How do I keep watermarks and presets ( with their order ) synched between computers

I have a desktop which I use for heavy picture editing and a mac book air that I use for on the fly picture editing to show clients during photo trips.
I want to figure out a way for keeping my watermarks and presets ( with their order and folders I created on my desktop ) synched on my laptop.
What is the best way of doing this? If keeping it synched is not possible, how do you advise importing them to my laptop?
Thanks for the support,
JP Jacobsen

Ps: It is very important that the presets come on the same order and folders I re-arranged them in my desktop.

Print quality difference between iphoto and aperture...?

when ordering books, is there a print quality difference between using iPhoto and Aperture? or are they sent to the same lab?
it's possible i may have some setting wrong, but when i order a book using iphoto, i never really feel the quality is that great. it's good, i just feel it could be a lot better. the print quality sort of reminds me of newsprint, albeit high quality newsprint. similar sized prints made at home on my basic 3-in-1 printer look better.
thanks...

Previews are what you view on your display. When you import a photo into Aperture (and I'm pretty sure iPhoto as well), your computer automatically generates a preview for quick viewing. The original images are stored in your library, but it is the preview that you see.
In Aperture, you are able to set the size and quality of these previews. When sharing photos between Aperture and iPhoto, the process is as follows:
Let's say that your images are stored in Aperture, but you also want to be able to view them in iPhoto without taking up too much room on your hard drive. Essentially, if you were to import the originals into iPhoto as well, you would be storing two exact, yet separate copies of the same image on your hard drive. As you are aware, with large images (whether JPEG's, and especially RAW) this would put quite a tax on your storage capacity after not too long.
So, you have your images in one or the other (in this case Aperture), but you want to play around with them in iPhoto. What you can do, is open iPhoto, go to the File menu and then select, Show Aperture Library. This will open a window with all of the contents of your Aperture Library. You can then drag any images you want into iPhoto . The only thing is, you are not dragging the original JPEG's, but rather, the previews of those images. If you have those previews set to a lower quality (again for capacity concerns), you will only have lower quality and lower detailed images in iPhoto. These images might not be ideal, or even suitable for printing high quality prints. The previews that you generate in Aperture though can be adjusted to be extremely high quality with no size limits.
My thinking was that since you mentioned Aperture, it sounded like you had experience with working with it and with ordering a photo book through Aperture. I guess you were saying that you ordered via iPhoto, weren't happy with the quality and were wondering if Aperture created books were better.
Anyway, if this is the case, I cannot answer that for you. I have never ordered a book through Aperture. If the quality of your images is good, you should be able to get a decent product no matter where you order it from. There is not doubt that the materials used and the print shop that does the work makes a difference, but if your images are good, you should still get a decent product through iPhoto. Perhaps iPhoto isn't the way to go though if you have had poor experiences with them.
If you haven't used Aperture yet, I would highly recommend it though aside from the photo book aspect of this thread. It is a stellar product.
I hope this helps.
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I recently upgraded to Yosemite 10.10.2 and Aperture 2.1.4 will no longer open. I cannot access my photos and I don't want to pay for latest version of Aperture since this application is no longer going to be supported. How can I get my pictures?

I recently upgraded to Yosemite 10.10.2 and Aperture 2.1.4 will no longer open. I cannot access my photos and I don't want to pay for latest version of Aperture since this application is no longer going to be supported. How can I get my pictures?

If you want just the originals, then you can go into the Aperture library (right click on it and do "show package contents"). Inside is a directory called "Masters" and you can find the original files in a bunch of subfolders.
But... you'll lose all adjustments, keywords, and other information, and just have the files as they were imported originally from the cameras.
Easiest is probably to buy Aperture and update everything, and then migrate to the Photos application down the road if that's what you want. Aperture 3.0 came out in 2010 (five years ago!) so it's not like you've upgraded in a while

After upgrading to Yosemite and Aperture 3.6 all the library icons are shown plain. Does anyone has a hint?

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I'm having a really hard time with syncing my photos - I'm using iPhoto and Aperture on my Mac. When I launch iTunes and start managing my iPhone, it seems like I should be able to sync photos from a variety of sources all at once (iPhoto, Aperture, other folders).
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How can I make two copies of the same picture one with my watermark and one without for printing for clients?

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