BorderFX 1.6 Tutorials
A watermark, either copyright text or a graphical watermark, can be applied to the output images. These watermarks can be saved as Presets so they can quickly be applied to exported images.
Graphical Watermark
Click on the Add button, and select "Add Image Watermark", you will then be prompted to select an image. For best results use either a PSD, PNG or TIFF file, as these formats support transparency, JPEG does not support transparency so it will not work as well when adding a watermark to a photo.
You can position the watermark anywhere on the image by clicking on the watermark, and dragging it to any position on the image.
- Anchor The watermark can be anchored either to the outer frame, or the inside of the border. If the watermark is anchored to the inside of the border, then if the border is resized, the watermark will automatically be adjusted relative to the border. The watermark can be anchored either to the centre, one of the edges, or one of the corners.
- Blend Mode The blend mode is used to change how the watermark is blended with the photo, as you scroll over each of the menu options, the watermark will be updated to show the effect of the selected blend mode.
- Opacity This controls the level of transparency for the watermark
- Scale Proportionally scale the watermark image.
Text Watermark
Click on the Add button, and select "Add Text Watermark", then in the Text field, add the text you would like to appear on the photo.
- Font
- Size
- Text Color Click the color well to change the color of the selected text. The Opacity can be adjusted to blend the text with the image.
- Alignment The paragraph alignment.
- Location The text can be place either at the top or bottom of the photo, or the border. The text box will be resized or repositioned as the border changes. Alternatively you can use 'User defined' to position the text box anywhere on the image.
- Anchor The watermark can be anchored either to the outer frame, or the inside of the border. If the watermark is anchored to the inside of the border, then if the border is resized, the watermark will automatically be adjusted relative to the border.
- Margin The blank space between the text and the edge of the text box.
- Padding The blank space between the text and the top and bottom of the text box.
Note: Option + G can be used to add the copyright symbol, ©.
Arranging Text on the Photo
You can resize and reposition text and metadata boxes on the photo. First click on the text box to select it. The selected text box will display handles that you can drag to resize the text box. You can also drag the text box to move the box to a new position.
Editing the Watermark Text
To adjust the appearance of the text, highlight the text you want to change, then adjust the text's font, alignment, color and size.
