Image Watermarking Help

[Tinkerbert]

So, here's the deal.

I'm currently working on a website for a photographer. And I need a script to watermark all the photos that are uploaded to the site.

I know about the transparent image on top of the photo scenario, but that can be circumvented easily.
I also know that the images can be watermarked easily in Photoshop. But I would like it so my client doesn't have to worry about fiddling to much in Photoshop.
There are also PHP scripts that will do this, but I don't want to be messing with PHP as it's not my forte.

I'm after a simple Javascript that I can insert and have to all the work and will work cross browser. (FF, IE, Chrome, Safari, Netscape (if anyone still uses that) and Opera)

Any suggestions?

 

[colin79666]

Javascript is no good as it is client side so all the pirate has to do is turn of scripting and it stops working.
You might want to have a look at FastStone Photo Resizer - very handy add which also have simple watermarking options under advanced settings.

Transparent layer should be fine as long as the image uploaded to the website is flattened down to one layer.

 

[Eklipze3k]

I'm not sure I understand that Colin - if a picture is uploaded and (during the upload) a watermark is added to the picture, and the picture is saved with that watermark on it, how will client-side script disabling prevent that? Or have I misunderstood? Any image I've seen watermarked, the mark has been an integral part of the picture. Surely that would be easier and more secure, batch processing a bunch of pictures to add the relevant mark to them?

 

[ChrisUK]

What he means is a client side script will render the watermark within the persons browser (the actual images are uploaded without watermarks)

So obviously someone half competent can bypass it.

 

[Eklipze3k]

No I get that, so why not add watermarks and then upload the image (which I think is what Bert wanted the JavaScript to do)? There are programs that can do it in batches so the client wouldn't need to fanny around with photoshop, and that prevents any form of work around from unscrupulous pirates

 

[Tinkerbert]

Thanks for the replies guys.
Yeah I was kinda hoping for something that would actually add to the image.
I have had a good long browse around and found that it might be best to get the client to add watermarks himself (Which he is very capable of doing, even more so if I create a photoshop action to do it for him.)

Colin, transparent image would be fine if I was looking after the site after it's finished, but I won't be. (Unless more pages are need or a major rework) Plus the images are going to be in a flash gallery