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Adding a Copyright to a Group of Files
There are often times that you will want to place some type of tag on
images that you are going to share with others.
This may be a copyright notice or something that says “Proof
Image: Do Not Copy”.
Whatever you want to include, Elements can help you with the Process
Multiple Files feature.
 The
Process Multiple Files feature will apply settings to an entire folder
of images and optionally can include a subfolder.
When processing files, you can
leave all the files open, close and save the changes to the original
files, or save modified versions of the files to a new location (leaving
the originals unchanged).
Before we
begin, it’s important to note that you should NOT tag your original
images. If you are going to
be overlaying some type of text watermark on an image be sure to make a
copy of the original and work on the copy only.
This can be done within the Process Multiple Files dialog box or
done before you begin. If
you are saving the processed files to a new location, you may want to
create a new folder for the processed files before starting the batch.
When you are adding text to an image the relative size of the text will
vary depending upon the resolution and pixel dimensions of the file.
Be sure that the text size you select will work with all images
in your folder.
You can make watermarks as subtle or intrusive as
you’d like by adjusting the size, color and opacity of the text that you
are using.
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Be sure to make a copy of any files that
you want to watermark and place these files in a directory of their own.
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 Open
the Photoshop Elements Editor
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Select File > Process Multiple Files…
1.
Choose the files to process from the
Process Files From pop-up menu:
a.
Folder Processes files in a folder you specify. Click Browse… to
locate and select the folder.
b.
Import Processes images from a digital camera or scanner.
c.
Opened Files Processes all open files.
d.
Select Include All Subfolders if you want
to process files in subdirectories of the specified folder.
2.
For Destination, click Browse and select
a folder location for the processed files.
a.
If you chose Folder as the destination,
specify a file-naming convention and select file compatibility options
for the processed files:
3.
For Rename Files, select elements from
the pop-up menus or enter text into the fields to be combined into the
default names for all files. The fields let you change the order and
formatting of the components of the file name. You must include at least
one field that is unique for every file (for example, file name, serial
number, or serial letter) to prevent files from overwriting each other.
Starting Serial Number specifies the starting number for any serial
number fields. Serial letter fields always start with the letter “A” for
the first file.
a.
For Compatibility, choose Windows, Mac
OS, and UNIX® to make file names compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and
UNIX operating systems.
4.
Under Image Size, select Resize Images if
you want each processed file resized to a uniform size. Then type in a
width and height for the photos, and choose an option from the
Resolution menu. Select Constrain Proportions to keep the width and
height proportional.
5.
To convert your file to another format,
check Convert Files to: and select the file format to which you want to
convert your file.
6.
To apply an automatic adjustment to the
images, select an option from the Quick Fix panel.
7.
This is where we add our
watermark to the images but
the options provided can be somewhat confusing. Select an option from
the Labels menu then customize the text, text position, font, size,
opacity, and color. (To change the text color, click the color swatch
and choose a new color from the picker.)
a.
Watermark – This option allows you to
enter custom text. Use this
option to place a special tag on your images like “©2006 Rob Hull” or “Proof – Do Not Copy”.
b.
Caption – Use this option to add elements
from the files metadata, but you can only add the File Name, Description
or Date Modified.
c.
Note:
The relative size of the text will vary depending upon the
resolution of the image file being tagged.
8.
Select Log Errors That Result from
Processing Files to record each error in a file without stopping the
process. If errors are logged to a file, a message appears after
processing. To review the error file, open with a text editor after the
Batch command has run.
9.
Click OK to process and save the files.
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