Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Seven:
To make that white background trans-
parent, you have to open the layered file
of your logo in Adobe Photoshop and do
two things: (1) Delete the Background
layer by dragging it onto the Trash icon
at the bottom of the Layers panel, leaving
just your graphics (and text) on their own
transparent layers (as shown here at the
bottom). Then, (2) save the Photoshop
document in PNG format. This saves a
separate file, and the file appears flattened,
but the background behind your logo will
be transparent.
In Photoshop, this logo has a white Background layer,
so a white background will appear behind your logo
when you bring it into Lightroom's Watermark Editor
Drag the Background layer onto the Trash icon,
then save the file in PNG format, and the
logo now has a transparent background
Step Eight:
Now choose this new PNG logo file (in the
Image Options section of the Watermark
Editor), and when you import it, it appears
over your image without the white back-
ground (as seen here). Now you can resize,
reposition, and change the opacity of your
logo graphic in the Watermark Effects sec-
tion. Once you get it set up the way you
want it, you should save it as a watermark
preset (so you can use it again, and you
can apply it from the Print and Web mod-
ules). You do that by clicking the Save
button in the bottom right or choosing
Save Current Settings as New Preset
from the pop-up menu in the top-left
corner of the dialog. Now your watermark
is always just one click away.
