Where is the watermark on the exported image?

QUESTION

I've created a text watermark and it's visible on the screen, however when I export the edited photos the watermark is not there. What am I doing wrong?

ANSWER

Step 1. Create a watermark

To create a watermark, you need to go to the Output tool tab and select the recipe. In the Watermark tab of a chosen recipe, specify all the necessary settings.

You can add a watermark when processing variants as JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and PSD files. In the latter case, the watermark will be included automatically as a separate layer and can be further edited in Photoshop.

NOTE: Watermarking is not available for processing variants as DNG files. If you try to do that, you will get the error.

Step 2. Process an image with a watermark 

When applied to variants, the concept of exporting and processing is essentially the same. As Capture One always works non-destructively, your source files are copied and any adjustments made are applied using a file format chosen in the Process Recipe tool.

When it comes to watermarking, it can be applied only during processing but not exporting.

If you go to File -> Export Images -> Variants from the main menu, you will notice that there is no Watermark tab in the Export recipe.

To process your image with a watermark, go to the Output tool tab and press the Process button in the Process Recipes tool.

 

 

NOTE: With the release of Capture One 21 (14.3.0) Output tool tab has been removed and all export tools have been moved into the Exporter. It has a separate Watermark tool.

 

Read more about the Exporter in this article. 

Read more about the Watermark in this article.