Software for imprinting details on astro-photo

[graemlourens]

Hey everyone.

A time ago i stumbled upon a software that could imprint your details (name, equipment, date and so on) on your final astroimage.

I have forgotten the name of it... and can not find it via search (i'm probably using wrong words)

Can anyone help me out?

Thx in advance.

Regards, Graem

[Davey-T]

Any imaging software that uses layers will do it, don't know of a program specifically for it .

Dave

[graemlourens]

Hi Dave.

There was a program that would nicely print all the details.

I use pixinsight and various other programs but don't see any of those options. (where does it have that option?)

I mean sure i could just open photoshop and add it, but its timeconsuming, and that program would automatiicaly nicely place everything and so on.

It puts a nice border around the image, placing name, equipment and so on somewhere on the lower right hand side. 

I read it somewhere here in the forums how it was called, but just can not find it - shame!

Regards, Graem

[Davey-T]

Hi Graem, sorry never seen a stand alone program, as I use P'Shop to finish my images it's easy enough to do, don't usually bother though as they are generally rubbish 

Dave

[Spikey]

One of Noels actions through Photoshop used o put a border around etc..

[graemlourens]

hmm, this is driving me crazy that i can't find it

It prints something like this on the image:

http://www.autostakkert.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131213_0101_UTC_Jupiter_RGB_Emil_Kraaikamp_2.jpg

Regards, Graem

[Zakalwe]

hmm, this is driving me crazy that i can't find it

It prints something like this on the image:

http://www.autostakkert.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131213_0101_UTC_Jupiter_RGB_Emil_Kraaikamp_2.jpg

Regards, Graem

Just create a "stock" image with a layer with the details on it.

Then import your finished image into it.

Thats what I do when creating this sort of format that I use. The text, small moon image, red circle and title are all on separate layers.

Plato and Vallis Alpes

Copernicus December 2014

[Oddsocks]

Sounds like you are looking for "Watermarking Software"

There are several paid for Windows packages available for around the $30-$50 price, the only free one (for Windows only) that I know is called "FrameFun" and it lets you add a basic frame in different colours and widths as well as allowing an overlay of text or graphics on the photo.

I won't post a link to it here as so many of these download sites add junk software to the download but if you Google FrameFun then you should find a link to a download site you trust.

For a Mac there are about twenty or so watermark apps on the Apple App Store ranging from less than $5 to about $15 but not too sure which of those has a framing and watermark function, at least one of the Mac apps was free.

[skybadger]

or use image magick for free. Available for windows and Linux and ... and capable of scripting (activeX, vbscript, perl, python  etc) , single files and entire folders.

It also provides access to the exif headers if I remember so you can either read the image data from the picture you want to watermark or write data to them to record the data somewhere useful.

hth

Mike

[graemlourens]

Ok thx guys.

If i stumble upon that very easy & cool software again, i'll write it here, maybe someone will like it

But until then Photoshop will be my friend.

Regards, Graem

[teleskopjo]

That's done with the Image utility within Firecapture imaging software.

[michael8554]

Paint - comes free with every Windows version

Start Button/Accessories/Paint

Create text boxes wherever you want to on the image

(Also crops, rotates, resizes, perfect for preparing eBay images)

Michael