Resizing and adding watermarks in batches

[MWerner]

I need to resize all of the photos from a wedding that I shot (my first paid wedding! YAY!) down to the low-res images for the bride and groom's CD. I'd also like to add a watermark to the bottom, righthand corner of each of these resized photos. I have about 250 photos total, and I really, really, really don't want to do this to each photo, one by one. Does anyone know how to do this in batches? I have Photoshop CS3 and Bridge.

[WVCoalMiner]

I use VSO image resizer. Open folder with the pics choose your size and watermark hit GO and done in about 10 seconds. All new pix placed in a sub directory in the original file. Even lets you rename the files to whatever you wish while doing the batch. Example you can have it Name the pictures Joe and Tammy's Wedding then add either numbers, date, original file name or whatever in chronological order. It's GREAT for making the proofs.

[RexK_Cozumel]

create an action using photoshop to resize the image and add your watermark.

Using bridge select all the photos you want to resize/watermark then go to the drop down menu Tools then photoshop then select batch

It should open up photoshop and give you a dialog box with a bunch of different options. Select the action that you created then at the bottom you have the option to rename the files. and what folder you want it saved to etc.

I believe it is the same in CS3 I can't remember.. I upgraded to CS4 a while ago...

[MWerner]

Originally Posted by RexK_Cozumel

create an action using photoshop to resize the image and add your watermark.

Using bridge select all the photos you want to resize/watermark then go to the drop down menu Tools then photoshop then select batch

It should open up photoshop and give you a dialog box with a bunch of different options. Select the action that you created then at the bottom you have the option to rename the files. and what folder you want it saved to etc.

I believe it is the same in CS3 I can't remember.. I upgraded to CS4 a while ago...

K, I just figured out the steps you just told me. But, I watermark my photos using a brush of my logo. I tried making an action where it stamps it in the bottom corner but when I run the action it selects the brush but doesn't stamp it. Is there an actual watermark function in PS?

[customminds]

Originally Posted by MWerner

K, I just figured out the steps you just told me. But, I watermark my photos using a brush of my logo. I tried making an action where it stamps it in the bottom corner but when I run the action it selects the brush but doesn't stamp it. Is there an actual watermark function in PS?

no quick action. You need to make sure when you batch that all images that are either sorted in two different folders. horizontal images, and landscape images. also each photo will need to be the right size ... like 640x480, etc.

[antony09]

Try to use this pictures watermarking tool
adding watermarks

[Duglas]

For add watermark I usually use VidLogo.It's really good prog.Try.

[zona5101]

if you're on windows... free!
batch resizing and it will add a watermark.

FastStone Photo Resizer - Powerful Image Converter/Resizer

You can create any watermark you want but iirc in the end it needs to be a bmp or jpg. I used photoshop to create the watermark and saved it on a transparent back ground.

[OsmosisStudios]

Originally Posted by RexK_Cozumel

create an action using photoshop to resize the image and add your watermark.

Using bridge select all the photos you want to resize/watermark then go to the drop down menu Tools then photoshop then select batch

It should open up photoshop and give you a dialog box with a bunch of different options. Select the action that you created then at the bottom you have the option to rename the files. and what folder you want it saved to etc.

I believe it is the same in CS3 I can't remember.. I upgraded to CS4 a while ago...

You can skip bridge completely: Photshop > File > automate > select action.

MWerner: What i usually do is create an action that is Paste, flatten, save. What you do then is create a layer with the watermark and select COPY. As long as you dont press COPY on anything else, it'll keep pasting that layer as a separate layer.