User Guide
Chapter 5: Editing
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Adding a watermark to an image
You can use the Watermark tool in Edit Mode to add a watermark to a photo. You can move the
watermark to any position on the photo. You can also change the opacity of the watermark and
blend the watermark into the image. You can save your options as a preset for future use.
You will need to create a watermark image before you can add the watermark to your photos.
To add a watermark to an image:
1. In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click Watermark.
2. Click Browse, select your watermark, and then click Open.
The watermark displays in the center of the photo by default.
3. Click and drag the watermark to reposition it anywhere on your image, or click Center to
quickly position the watermark image in the center.
4. Drag the marquee handles to resize the watermark image.
5. Select Maintain aspect ratio when resizing if you want to resize the watermark image
without distorting it.
6. Select Apply Alpha Channel to apply the alpha channel if it is present in the watermark.
(Only TIF, PNG, and ICO watermark files can have an alpha channel.)
7. Select Apply Transparency to make a color in the watermark transparent.
8. The default color is white. You can enter the RGB value of the color. If you do not know
the RGB value, move your mouse over the watermark preview thumbnail on the Edit
Panel, and then click on the color that you want to make transparent.
9. Select an option from the Blending Mode drop-down list to specify how you want the
watermark to blend into the underlying image.
10. Drag the Opacity slider to specify the transparency of the watermark.
11. Do one of the following:
x Click Apply to add the watermark to your image, and keep the Watermark tool open.
x Click Done to add the watermark to your image, and return to Edit Mode.
x Click Cancel to discard your changes and return to Edit Mode.
Saving edited files and restoring originals
The first time (and only the first time) you edit a file in ACDSee, it saves a copy of the original
file. This means that no matter how much you edit and change the file, you can later restore it
to the original. You can switch this option off in ACDSee, although we strongly recommend that
you do not do so.