For Image Filters:
You access the Watermark filter options within SnagIt’s main interface. From within the Capture Settings pane, choose the Image Mode button and then select the Filters button. From the dropdown menu select Watermark.
For Printer Capture Filters:
Use the options in the Printer Capture Settings dialog box to select the Watermark filter options for your Printer capture. To access the Printer Capture Settings dialog box, from within SnagIt, select Tools > SnagIt Printer Capture Settings. Select the Filters button. From the dropdown menu select Watermark. See also Working with SnagIt Printer Capture and Printer Capture Filters.
SnagIt gives you the option of adding a Watermark filter to your captures. Use the Watermark filter to add a graphic file in a fixed location in the image capture. You can add logos, titles, signatures, banner ads and more. Graphic files in BMP, GIF, or, JPG format can be used as watermarks.
The image or text file you use as a watermark can be overlain, underlain, embossed, etc. The watermark can also be made transparent as an overlay. Experiment to discover the variety of creative ways you can use the Watermark effect.
To Set Up a Watermark Filter (For Image Capture)
1. From the Mode toolbar, select the Image Capture mode button.
2. Select the Filters button within the Capture Settings pane to see the dropdown menu of options.
3. Select Watermark. The Watermark task page will display.
4. Customize your Watermark and select OK. See also Watermark Options.
5. You will return to the main SnagIt view. Set your Input and Output capture options.
6. Select the Preview Window button from the Options toolbar.
7. Select the Capture button to invoke capture.
8. Once the capture is taken, it will be displayed within the Preview Window with the customized Watermark filter applied to it.
9. Select Finish to send your capture to the output source. Or, select Cancel to delete the capture.
Tip: Once you have taken a capture and viewed it with the Preview Window to ensure that it is the exact filter that you desire, you can always disable the Preview Window option so you no longer have to view the capture in the Preview Window each time you take a capture.
Tip: To disable a Watermark filter, select the Filters button, and then select Watermark. From within the Watermark task page, disable the Enable Watermark option. Select OK.
See also Watermark Advanced Settings (Image & Printer Capture).
Watermark Options (Image & Printer Capture)
The following table summarizes the description and use of each option in the Watermark task page.
Option Description & Use
Enable Watermark Enable this option to include a watermark in the capture.
Image Path This option allows you to select the image you will use as your watermark.
To select the desired image, select the Browse button. Select the desired image and then select Open. The image will be updated to the Image Path field. Additionally, the image will be displayed in the Watermark preview window.
Underlay Use this option if you want to show the watermark underneath the image. Full color images take on the color of the capture when using this option.
Overlay Use this option if you want to show the watermark on top of the image. Full color images retain their own color when using this option.
Advanced Settings Select the Advanced Settings link to set up the options for sizing, embossing, positioning, etc. See also Watermark Advanced Settings.
OK Select OK to save changes and exit out to the previous task page, dialog box, or main SnagIt interface.
Cancel Select Cancel to exit to the previous task page, dialog box, or main SnagIt interface without saving changes.
Help Select Help to access help for these options.
Watermark Advanced Settings (Image & Printer Capture) For Image Filters:
You access the Image filter options within SnagIt’s main interface. From within the Capture Settings pane, choose the Image Mode button and then select the Filters button. From the dropdown menu select Watermark. Select the Advanced Settings link. The Advanced Settings task page displays.
For Printer Capture Filters:
Use the options in the Printer Capture Settings dialog box to select the Filter options for your Printer capture. To access the Printer Capture Settings dialog box, from within SnagIt, select Tools > SnagIt Printer Capture Settings. Select the Filters button. From the dropdown menu select Watermark.
Select the Advanced Settings link. The Advanced Settings task page displays. See also Working with SnagIt Printer Capture and Printer Capture Filters.
The following table summarizes the description and use of each option in the Watermark Advanced Settings task page.
Option Description & Use
Use Transparent Color
Note: Only available when using the Overlay option.
Enable this option to allow a Transparent Color to be used.
Use this option to make part of the watermark image transparent. With this option, those areas of the watermark image that match the transparent color are hidden so that the captured image shows through the transparent part of the watermark.
Transparent Color Note: Only available using the Overlay option.
Option Description & Use
Select the Transparent Color swatch to select a color for the transparency.
The default is white.
The transparent color you select should match the area that you want to be transparent in the watermark image. Use the Preview area to verify that the transparent effect works and is what you desire. The preview will not show it as being transparent until the right color is selected.
In order to make the background transparent, despite the color of the background, white must be selected in the Color swatch .
Emboss Image Note: Only available using the Underlay option.
Use this option to create an underlay watermark effect that appears translucent and slightly raised.
Direction The emboss Direction refers to a shadow effect on the embossed image and a rough indication of the direction of a light source. Use the Preview area to see how the direction changes the embossing effect.
Depth This option changes how pronounced the embossing effect appears.
Use the slider bar to increase or decrease the depth of the embossing.
Horizontal offset Use this option to adjust the horizontal offset of the watermark image from side-to-side.
Use the preview area to see the horizontal offset effect.
Vertical offset Use this option to adjust the vertical offset of the watermark image from top-to-bottom.
Use the preview area to see the horizontal offset effect.
Keep aspect ratio Use this option to maintain horizontal and vertical size aspect ratio when scaling the watermark image.
When selected, the watermark will always appear normal, not stretched or distorted.
Default setting is on.
Use smooth scaling This option applies a smooth scaling algorithm to the watermark image for less jaggedness. Default setting is on. Turn this option off if it interferes with the transparency of your watermark.
Image Scale Use this option to change how big the watermark image appears relative to the captured image size. 100% means the watermark image completely covers the captured image.
Return to Select Watermark
Select this link to exit back to the previous Watermark task page.
OK Select OK to save changes and exit out to the previous task page, dialog box, or main SnagIt interface.
Cancel Select Cancel to exit to the previous task page, dialog box, or main SnagIt interface without saving changes.
Help Select Help to access help for these options.