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Chapter 20 Exporting Your Photos 442
Adding a Watermark at Export
A watermark is a visible graphic overlay that is applied to a photo. Photographers often use
watermarks to indicate that the photos are protected by a copyright and to discourage others
from inappropriately using their photos.
You can import a graphics le and add it to your photos as a watermark.
Use the following guidelines to create high-quality watermarks for your photos:
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Save your watermark as a PSD (Photoshop) le with a transparent background.
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Create multiple sizes of your watermark so that you can select the one that is the best match
for the output size of the exported photo.
Note: If a watermark le is larger than the photo you want to export, Aperture automatically
scales the watermark down to t the photo. (Aperture does not scale watermarks up.)
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After you create a watermark, save it as part of an export preset so you can reuse it as often as
you need.
To add a watermark image to your exported photos
1 Select the photos you want to export.
2 Choose File > Export > Versions (or press Command-Shift-E).
3 In the dialog that appears, choose Edit from the Export Preset pop-up menu.
4 In the Image Export dialog, select the export preset you want to use to export your photos.
5 Select the Show Watermark checkbox.
6 Click the Choose Image button.
7 Select the image you want to use as a watermark, then click Choose.
8 Specify where you want the watermark to appear on the photo using the Position pop-up menu.
9 To adjust the opacity of the watermark, drag the Opacity slider to a new position.
10 If you want the watermark to be scaled in proportion to the photo’s output size, select the “Scale
watermark” checkbox.
11 When you’re satised with how your watermark appears in the watermark preview area, click OK.
12 Navigate to the location where you want the exported photos placed.
13 Choose a name format for your exported les from the Name Format pop-up menu.
14 Click Export Versions.
Your les are exported with the watermark you created.
Applying IPTC Metadata and Keywords to Your Photos
Many publications use a standard set of image keywords; the American Newspaper Publishers
Association (ANPA) wire codes, developed by the Newspaper Association of America, are one
example. You can apply these keywords to your photos when exporting to JPEG, TIFF, and PSD
le formats.
Remember that applying metadata at export applies all the metadata attached to your photo. If
your photo version has metadata that you don’t want exported, create a new photo version that
only includes the metadata you intend to export.
Note: The PNG le format does not support the inclusion of metadata.