Hello, I am back again. At the risk of sounding dumb - What is a watermark and why do people use them?
Watermark?
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A company, will put Watermarks, on a picture, to keep someone from selling it, or pretending it's theirs.
-WebmasterPosted 16 years ago # -
Hi Pam, a watermark in it's historical context was a mark pressed into newly made paper to identify it as genuine. Watercolor paper that was made by master paper makers, fancy expensive stationary, stamps or paper money, are some examples. On the best examples you could only see the watermark by holding the item up to a light source. It was an excellent way to foil forgers and counterfeiters.
In the digital age, a watermark can serve the same function, to say this photo or artwork is genuine work by (insert name). It can be used to say where the Picture is from(www.bigdog.com)which is useful if you are selling big dogs, it will give potential customers a web address to shop at. It can be used the same way if you have a problem with people not saving pics to their own hard-drives but linking on the pic... this way when the pic shows up on their site, the site where it really comes from is on the pic. You can use a watermark to name or put visible information on your picture, such as who is in a photo or where the photo was taken.Posted 16 years ago #
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