Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Five:
If your watermark is going over a lighter
background, you can add a drop shadow
using the Shadow controls in the Text
Options section. The Opacity slider controls
how dark the shadow will be. The Offset
is how far from the text your shadow will
appear (the farther you drag to the right,
the farther away the shadow will be). The
Radius is Adobe's secret code name for
softness, so the higher you set the Radius,
the softer your shadow will become. The
Angle slider is for choosing where the
shadow appears, so the default setting of
-90 puts the shadow down and to the
right. A setting of 145 puts it up and to
the left, and so on. Just drag it, and you'll
instantly see how it affects the position
of your shadow. The best way to see if
the shadow really looks better or not is
to toggle the Shadow checkbox on/off
a couple of times.
Step Six:
Now let's work with a graphic watermark,
like your studio's logo. The Watermark
Editor supports graphic images in either
JPEG or PNG format, so make sure your
logo is in one of those two formats. Scroll
back up to the Image Options section,
and where it says Please Choose a PNG
or JPEG Image, click the Choose button,
find your logo graphic, then click Choose,
and your graphic appears (unfortunately,
the white background behind the logo
is visible, but we'll deal with that in the
next step). It pretty much uses the same
controls as when using text—go to the
Watermark Effects section and drag the
Opacity slider to the left to make your
graphic see-through, and use the Size
slider to change the size of your logo.
The Inset sliders let you move your logo
off the edges, and the Anchor grid lets
you position the graphic in different loca-
tions on your image. The Text Options
and Shadow controls are grayed out,
since you're working with a graphic.
