To add a watermark based on a graphic file,
click button on the Watermark
toolbar or open menu Watermark >
Add > Image.
After an Image watermark is added, its properties
become available in the "Properties" window.
Main
This section includes the main properties
of the Image watermark.
Path
-the path to the graphic file.
Angle
- the rotation angle. This parameter can take values from 0 to 360. Click
"..." button on the right of the "Angle" caption to
set the rotation angle with the help of a special control.
Transparency
- the value of transparency. This parameter can take values from 0 (completely
opaque) to 100 (completely transparent).
Resize
- the resize value. By default it is equal to 100%, which means the watermark
has the original size.
Transparent Color
This section includes properties
relating to the transparent color of the Image watermark.
Use - indicates whether the transparent
color is assigned. If enabled, the following additional parameters become
available:
Color
- the transparent color. All Image watermark's pixels of that color will
be made transparent. Click "..." button on the right of the
"Color" caption to select the required color. Besides, you can
select the transparent color with the help of the Eyedropper tool. For
that click button on the Watermark
toolbar (or press "CTRL + P") and pick the required color
directly from the watermark.
Tolerance - defines the range of transparent
colors. This parameter can take values from 0 to 255. A low value selects
the few colors very similar to the selected color.
A higher value selects a broader range of colors.
Advanced
Here the advanced properties of the Image
watermark are available.
Timeline
Mode - defines the logic of watermark's display in accordance with
the specified timeline.
This parameter can take one of the following values:
Single - if selected,
the watermark will be displayed only once in accordance with the specified
timeline.
Multiply - if
selected, the watermark will be displayed multiple times. First it will
be displayed in accordance with the specified timeline. After that the
watermark will disappear (for the time defined by the "Timeline Pause"
parameter) and appear (for the time equal to the duration of the specified
timeline) time and again. In this case the following parameter becomes
available:
Timeline Pause
- the time between the watermark's disappearance
and next appearance.
Random - if selected,
the watermark will be displayed the specified number of times. It will
randomly appear for the time equal to the duration of the specified timeline.
In this case the following parameter becomes available:
Number
of Displays - the number of times the watermark will be displayed.
Effects
This section includes properties that
are responsible for applying effects to the Image watermark.
Stroke
- indicates whether the Stroke
effect is applied. To edit the parameters of the effect, click "..."
button on the right of the "Stroke" caption.
Drop
Shadow - indicates whether the Drop
Shadow effect is applied. To edit the parameters of the effect, click
"..." button on the right of the "Drop Shadow" caption.
Bevel
and Emboss - indicates whether the Bevel
and Emboss effect is applied. To edit the parameters of the effect,
click "..." button on the right of the "Bevel and Emboss"
caption.
3D
- indicates whether the 3D
effect is applied. To edit the parameters of the effect, click "..."
button on the right of the "3D" caption.
Tile
- indicates whether the Tile
effect is applied. To edit the parameters of the effect, click "..."
button on the right of the "Tile" caption.
Most of the above properties can also
be modified with the help of the Formatting toolbar or menu Watermark.
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