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How to Create Hidden Watermarks in GIMP Oct 14th 2012, 02:00 Ever felt like adding a hidden watermark to your image to protect your work from rippers? Look no further––now you too can do it the easy way, using GIMP. Note: Intermediate level experience in the use of "Gimp" needed. Edit Steps Open your desired image in GIMP. Create a new transparent layer. Add some text, symbols, etc., that you intend to use to verify your ownership of your image. Lower the opacity of this layer so that its contents are no longer visible to the naked eye. Just be sure to not make it zero. Merge both your layers and save this image under a new name. The .tiff format works the best. Note that this is the image you will be making public, so keep a backup of the original image without the watermark too. To save it on the Internet, you will need to use a compatible format, such as exporting to a JPG, PNG, or GIF file. Ensure that you have incorporated the integrity of ownership or proof of ownership before uploading. Ensure that you have incorporated the integrity of ownership or proof of ownership before uploading. After you realize that your image has been stolen, you can complain to the respective authorities, but they need some sort of evidence. This is where your original image comes in to play. Open your original image and then open your watermarked image as a layer over it. Change the layer-mode of your watermarked image to "Grain extract" and merge both layers. Then go to filters-enhance-unsharp mask and change the amount to 10.0. This will reveal your hidden watermark. Edit Tips You can download GIMP for free at http://www.gimp.org. Saving your images in .tiff format gives the best results. If you are interested in the graffiti effect that was used a reference image in this tutorial, check out How to create a cool graffiti effect in GIMP. Edit Things You'll Need A PC\Mac with minimum 4 GB ram GIMP, preferably the latest version (GIMP 2.8) A portable hard-disk to store your original images Edit Related wikiHows How to Edit PDF Files in Linux Using GIMP How to Make a Portrait Style Photo in GIMP How to De Haze a Photo with GIMP How to Draw Something in GIMP Article Tools Read on wikiHow Email this Article Edit Discuss Media files: 200px-Melany-1.png (image/png) 200px-1-12.gif (image/gif) 200px-2-8.gif (image/gif) 200px-3-4.gif (image/gif) 200px-3-5.gif (image/gif) 4-2.gif (image/gif) 200px-5-3.gif (image/gif)

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