How to Add a Watermark in PhotoDirector

PhotoDirector's Watermark tools put your name, a border, or copyright details on a photo, so your credit stays on it when you share it. Start from a ready-made template, or design your own and keep it for later. Use it for photos you post online or send to clients.

Use a template when you want a watermark on the photo without designing one.

On the Guided & GenAI tab, click Elements in the rail on the left, then choose Watermark Templates and open your photo.

Click a template in the panel to preview it on your photo. The list starts at Default_001, and each thumbnail shows where the design sits. This example uses Default_003, which sets a logo at the lower left.

To take a template off and try another, click Clear at the bottom of the panel. To change a template's design, hover over it and click its edit icon to open it in Watermark Creator.

When you settle on a template, click Export at the top of the window and choose Export in the menu. The panel's instructions call this step Output Photo. The menu and the export settings are shown at the end of the next set of steps.

Build your own when the watermark should carry your name, and save it so you don't have to rebuild it for the next photo.

On the Guided & GenAI tab, click Elements in the rail on the left, then choose Watermark Creator and open your photo.

The panel has four tabs along the top, and it opens on the first one. Under Options, select Border to frame the photo. This example keeps the border white. Drag an inside corner to make the border thicker or thinner, or drag the border to move it.

Under Settings, adjust Color, Opacity, and Shadow. To draw a line instead, select Line, choose Vertical or Horizontal, and drag the square node in its middle to set the thickness. To go without either, leave No border or line selected.

Open the second tab, Text, and click Add text to put a text box on the photo.

Double-click the text and type your name or studio. This example uses a made-up name, Mira Lane Photography. Then drag the box to where you want it, such as the lower right.

Under Text Settings, set Text color, Border color, Font, Font style, Font size, Opacity, and Shadow. Lower Opacity to let the photo show through the name.

Open the third tab, then click Add images to place a picture on the photo, such as your logo. Pick the file and click Open. Then drag the image into place, drag its edges to resize it, and set its Opacity with the slider. This example skips the tab and uses text only.

Open the fourth tab, the copyright icon, to print details from the photo. Check Copyright and type your name in the box under it. In this example, the name lands at the lower left, in the border.

You can also check Date, Camera name, Aperture, Focal length, ISO, and Shutter speed. Each photo you export shows its own details, such as the date it was taken. Text Settings below the list sets the color, font, alignment, and size of these details.

With a border on, scroll down the panel and select Show photo information on border. PhotoDirector adjusts the border's width so the details fit along its bottom edge.

Keep your design for the next photo: click Save Template at the bottom of the panel.

Type a name in the Name box and click OK. PhotoDirector suggests Watermark-1, but a name of your own is easier to find. This example uses My Signature.

Click the back arrow at the top of the panel and open Watermark Templates. My Signature now appears at the top of the list, under Last Edited. Click it on another photo to preview the same design.

To remove a template you no longer use, hover over it and click its delete icon.

When the watermark looks right, click Export at the top of the window. The menu lists Export, Print, E-mail, CyberLink Cloud, and DirectorZone. Every option keeps the watermark on the photo. Choose Export to save a file.

The Photo Export window opens on the Basic tab, with Advanced beside it. Choose a folder under Export Destination, and edit the file name under Naming. Then pick a Format.

Under Image Sizing, select Keep original photo resolution. Or select Resize to fit and enter a width (W) and height (H). Then click Export to save the file to the folder you chose.

The Advanced tab holds more settings, such as JPEG quality, metadata, and a Watermark section that adds a saved template to every photo you export.

We tested these steps in PhotoDirector 365 version 18.0.10 on Windows.