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Apply a Watermark Filter
| Product: | SnagIt |
| Platform: | Win 98 and above |
| Version: | 7 and above |
Use the Watermark options to add a watermark in a fixed location in the graphic capture and to add other features such as titles and banner ads. Graphic files in .BMP, .GIF, or .JPG format can be used as watermarks.
The image or text file you use as a watermark can be overlain or underlain, and embossed, as shown in the figure below. The watermark can also be made transparent as an overlay, or not. Experiment to discover the variety of creative ways you can use the Watermark effect.
Note: Choose the Preview button in the Watermark dialog box to preview your choices before applying the effect to your capture.
SnagIt gives you the option of creating a customized Watermark capture filter. This is a quick way to create the exact Watermark filter that you need for your captures.
Within SnagIt, choose the Filters button, and then choose Watermark. The Watermark dialog box will display. Choose Enable Watermark, and then use the options in the dialog box to create your Watermark filter. Choose OK when you are finished. You will be back at the main SnagIt view. Set your Input and Output capture options. Choose the Preview Window option from the Options toolbar. Click on the Capture button to invoke capture. Once the capture is taken, it will be displayed within the Preview Window with the customized Watermark filter applied to it. Choose Finish to send your capture to the output source. Choose Cancel to delete the capture.
Tip: Once you have taken a capture and viewed it with the Preview Window to ensure that it is the exact filter that you desire; you can always disable the Preview Window option so you no longer have to view the capture in the Preview Window each time you take a capture.
Note: To disable a Watermark filter, click the Filters button, and then choose Watermark. Within the Watermark dialog box, remove the checkmark from the Enable Watermark option.
Watermark Options
The following table summarizes the description and use of each option in the Watermark dialog box.
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Enable Watermark
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Check this option to include a watermark in the capture. This option is disabled by default and must be enabled before a watermark in included.
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Image Path
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This option allows you to select the image you will use as your watermark.
To select the desired image, choose the Browse button. Select the desired watermark image and then choose Open. The image will be updated to the Image Path field. Additionally, the image will be displayed in the Watermark preview window.
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Preview
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Click on the Preview button to update the preview window with your selections.
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Overlay
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Use this option if you want your watermark to be an opaque overlay on the captured image. This produces a solid watermark that blocks out view of the graphic underneath.
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Use Transparent Color
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Use this option to make part of the watermark image transparent. When selected, the areas of the watermark image that match the transparent color are hidden so that the captured image shows through the watermark.
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Transparent Color
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Use this button to select the Transparent Color to be used. The transparent color you select must match the area(s) that you want to be transparent in the watermark image. Use the Preview screen to verify that the transparent effect works. The preview will not show it as being transparent until the right color is selected.
In order to make the background transparent, white must be selected in the Color dialog box.
Once a color is selected, it will display in the color preview box (choose Preview to open the preview window).
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Underlay
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Use this option if you want to show the watermark as a translucent underlay under the image. This option allows the part of the image located under the watermark to show through.
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Emboss Image
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Use this option to create an underlay watermark effect that appears translucent and slightly raised.
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Direction
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The emboss Direction refers to a shadow effect on the embossed image and a rough indication of the direction of a light source. Use the Preview screen to see how the direction changes the embossing effect.
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Depth
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This option changes how pronounced the embossing effect appears.
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Positioning Cluster
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Use the nine-button positioning cluster to select the position of the watermark within the captured image.
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Image Scale
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Use this option to change how big the watermark image appears relative to the captured image size. 100% means the watermark image completely covers the captured image.
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Horizontal Offset
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Use this option to adjust the horizontal offset of the watermark image from the edge of the captured image. You can use this option to refine the watermark positioning. Use the Preview screen to see the offset effect.
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Vertical Offset
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Use this option to adjust the vertical offset of the watermark image from the edge of the captured image. Use the Preview screen to see the offset effect.
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Keep aspect ratio when scaling
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Use this option to maintain horizontal and vertical size aspect ratio when scaling the watermark image. When selected, the watermark appears normal, not stretched or distorted. Default setting is on.
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Use smooth interpolated scaling
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This option applies a smooth scaling algorithm to the watermark image for less jaggedness. Default setting is on. Turn this option off if it interferes with the transparency of your watermark.
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Preserve image size
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Enable this option to insert the watermark graphic at its full size. This option will not apply any scaling to the image at all.
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OK
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Choose OK to save changes and exit the Watermark dialog box.
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Cancel
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Choose Cancel to exit the Watermark dialog box without making any changes.
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Help
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Choose Help to access the online help file that contains information pertinent to this screen.
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