Opaque watermark - C/P into Word or whatever you use
1. Open an image.
2. Select the text tool and click on the image where you want to place the text.
3. In the text entry dialog, type the copyright symbol or any other text you want to use for a watermark.
4. Still in the text entry dialog, highlight the text by dragging across it and set the font, text size and formatting as desired.
5. With the text still highlighted, click the color swatch and set the text color to 50% gray (RGB values 128-128-128).
6. Still in the text entry dialog, make sure create as vector is selected, then click OK to place the text.
7. Scale and position the text if necessary.
8. After positioning the text go to Layers > Convert to Raster. You will not be able to edit the text after this step.
9. Go to Image > Effects > Inner Bevel.
10. In the inner bevel options, set the Bevel to the second choice, width=2, smoothness=30, depth=15, ambiance=0, shininess=10, light color=white, angle=315, intensity=50, elevation=30.
11. Click OK to apply the inner bevel.
12. Go to Layers > Properties and set the Blend Mode to Hard Light.
Tips:
1. The bevel settings above work well for large text sizes. You may need to adjust the values according to your text size.
2. Experiment with different bevel settings for different effects. When you find settings you like, use the "Save As..." button to save them for future use.
3. The hard light blend mode causes any pixels that are 50% gray to become invisible. When choosing bevel options, avoid shifting the overall color too much from the original 50% gray. The light elevation setting can shift the overall color.
4. You are not restricted to text for this effect. Try using a logo or symbol as a watermark. If you use the same watermark often, save it to a file that can be dropped into an image any time you need it.
5. The Windows keyboard shortcut for the copyright (©) symbol is Alt+0169.
Alternate
1. Click "Create New Set" in the Action panel
2. Name the action: Copyrights
3. Click "Create New Action"
4. Name this according to the photographer and what color text you are using i.e. Jan A. Allinder [white]
5. Open the image
6. Verify the image is rotated properly and is the correct image size.
7. Start Recording your Action
8. Select the Text tool, font, font size & font color (in this example - white)
9. Click anywhere on the image and enter your copyright
(Copyright Symbol: PC Users - ALT+0169 -> use numeric keypad; MAC Users - OPTION + G) i.e. © Jan A. Allinder
10. Choose Select > All
11. Choose Layer > Align to Selection > Bottom Edges
12. Choose Layer > Align to Selection > Right Edges
13. Choose Select > Deselect
14. Select the Move tool (Make sure the Type layer is selected)
15. Holding down the Shift key and using the arrow buttons, click on the Left arrow twice and the Up arrow twice
16. Depending upon how you would like to save your image...
• If you would like to save the image with layers, chose File>Save & click save. This will save your image as a PhotoShop (PSD) image in the same directory as the original image
• If you would like to save your image as a JPG image, chose Layer>Flatten Image and then choose File>Save. NOTE: This will overwrite your original JPG image
• If you would like to save your image for the web, chose File>Save for Web. NOTE: With this option, when you run in batch mode, you'll be prompted to enter a file name for each and every image
17. Stop Recording your Action.
