Watermarking software allows users to tag images with a word or phrase to identify the source and prevent others from taking credit. It can also convey information without obscuring the work and comes in various forms, including freeware. The internet makes it easy for artists to showcase their work, but watermarking prevents unauthorized use. Watermarking software can include basic image editing tools and allows for different types of watermarks.
Watermarking software is a type of computer program that allows a person to edit and tag an image or picture with a word, phrase, or other marker to identify the source of that image. This is typically done in commercial photography or to view images on the internet and ensure others don’t try to take credit for the work. Watermarking can also be used to identify an image as belonging to a particular website or to otherwise convey information about an image without completely obscuring the work. Watermarking software can come in a number of different forms, from purchasable programs with image editing options, to freeware that allows simple watermarking, and little else.
The internet has made it easier than ever for an artist to showcase their work and create an online portfolio for others to view, purchase, and otherwise appreciate the artist’s work. One of the problems with creating portfolios of artwork or photography on the Internet, however, is that other people can easily download and use an artist’s images and potentially take credit for the artist’s work. By placing a watermark on an image, the artist is able to easily establish an image as belonging to him or her and more easily prevent others from using the work without permission.
Watermarking software is typically designed to make this process easier and faster. Such programs may also include some basic image editing tools. These types of watermarking software can also be powerful image or photograph manipulation programs that allow for easy watermarking as well as providing other editing tools. The watermark “printed” on the image is usually of a low enough opacity to allow the image to still be viewed and enjoyed, but also to convey contact information for a photographer or copyright information.
How an artist places a watermark on an artwork typically depends on what the watermark is intended to do on an image. Sometimes an artist uses watermarking software to place a watermark completely over an image to ensure that the image cannot be used by anyone else. Other times a watermark might be thinner or placed only in a corner of the image to provide useful information but not to obstruct the view of the image. Some watermarking software also allows the user to save certain watermarks or watermark templates to quickly and easily watermark numerous images over a long period of time.
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