I have a pre-made watermark that is required on certain photos. Is there a way I can add this to my photos? This watermark is saved in my files.
Everything I have found talks about creating your own watermark and I already do this but this situation requires me to use a watermark created by someone else.
If you are familiar with iMovie you can use the Picture in Picture and/or Cutaway opacity adjustment features of iMovie to overlay a watermark.
With the Cutaway overlay feature you can use the opacity adjustment slider to get an overlaid transparent watermark like this:
Or you can use Picture in Picture to resize and position it as as a fully opaque logo like this:
Or with Picture in Picture you can partially engage the dissolve option to position the logo and make it
transparent like this:
After the procedures are done in iMovie you export them as images or take screen shots of the preview screen.
-- Rich
Hi
Photos is not a layered app. There is no way of merging or combining two images using photos. You will need to use an external app to achieve this.
Please have a look at this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyEGoKNiFkk
It is not done in Photos App, but all with standard macOS tools.
Or you could use one of these
https://www.maketecheasier.com/watermark-images-on-mac/
Ralf
Ralf, if I understand the attached YouTube video correctly, the Shortcut app is using Quick Actions installed by Pixelmator to create the overlay. I have Pixelmator no longer installed, and the overlay action is missing. Otherwise it would be a great method. Here is a screenshot from the video you linked: Are you having Pixelmator Pro installed?
We can however use Preview to add a watermark as an overlay to an existing image.
Hi Leonie,
sorry but this is working with Monterey macOS 12.4.
The video is showing it with Pixelmator Pro, but I recreated the Shortcut and it is working.
It shows the overlay function as part of System Preferences and I don't see Pixelmator on my MacBook
I could create this overlay image.
Ralf
That is very good to know, Ralf, thank you. I have to try again. When I tried, I could only see "Mask Image" as an overlay action, nothing else.
It is strange - when I set the language for the Shortcuts.app to English, the overlay action is available. Then I can see "Overlay Image" and "Overlay Text", not just "Mask Image".
I have to look more into the listed apps as possibilities. The first option is way over my level of understanding... I need something simple (and cost effective).
Add existing watermark to photos
