is there a code to use to permanently alter graphics in order to put a watermark in them?

create watermarks within word if i'm not mistaken. if you want to create a more detailed watermark, a java program may be of great help. It is able to display graphics at locations, I think there is a watermark function within java, i may be wrong, i am in the process of learning it now.


Karl.

Within Java?

Will it permanently alter the image?

That's what I need.

Do let me know if there is such a thing!

I know that you can put the main image as the background of the java applet and then overlay the watermark as a faded or slightly transparent graphic. From here, if I recall correctly, the graphic cannot be immediately picked up with normal right clicking or any kind of saving.

Hope this helps some.

-Grebo

Do you know where I could find the code to something like this?

It is in a book I have called Instant Java by John Pew. There is a website for the book at http://www.vivids.com/java/

You'd probably want to look at http://www.vivids.com/java/image/Transparent.html

Hope it helps!

Thanks! I think it will. :)

i know java (enough for what you want)... (sorry inever responded sooner, i been away)... i would need the images, and the layout, i DONT however, know the image syntax for creating a watermark... that would have to be done manualy... less anyone knows the code?? give me the graphics and i should be able to whip up something.

Karl.

Hmmm.....do you want the watermark to be in the form of a superimposed graphic? or of a digitally-induced imperfection in the main graphic? If you want to just slightly (and ALMOST imperceptably) alter the main graphic, then just open the graphic file in a text editor, type in a phrase, or something for the watermark, then re-save it.....just make sure the watermark is not in the first 1/4 of the file as this could cause errors in displaying the graphic. This would then be *rather* imperceptable in the final graphic, but if you opened it in a text editor & looked in the right place; there's the phrase that you added, permanently!


-Robherc
robherc@netzero.net

That would take too long... might as well edit each and every image if we were to do that.

The Java will work nicely... thanks again for the link! :)