Lightroom Classic: Please add a function to add image watermark 1:1 with no loss of quality and resolution

In what way are you using PNG Watermarks? Slideshow, Print, Web, Export? Are all of the images that your are preparing for export the same resolution? What do you mean that 1:1 is not possible? Is the watermark appearing larger or smaller than the original PNG file?

hi Brett,
I'm using a PNG watermark exporting pictures, all at same resolution(1280px wide), I mean that I have to found the exact ratio to have the PNG superimposed at the exact 1:1 size of the watermark that is 405x58px, otherwise, I have found this ratio that related to the size pict and the PNG size match to 14.

Now the point is that in any case the watermark appear not in focus... It's like the resolution and quality of the watermark get loss, also if not a big loss, it's enough to make appear the watermark degraded... and not sharp.

I see that the LR watermark is blurry compared to the PSE results. When I compare these two watermarks, I notice that the watermark is somewhat stretched horizontally in LR, but they seem the same vertically. What are your export settings in LR, can you provide a screen shot? Also include the settings from PSE.

Yes exactly is that I mean, with LR I can't put the watermark in focus, it's blurry.

With PS I have simply added the PNG transparent watermark layer up to the image without modify anything, than saved with web save at hi quality JPG.

With LR I din't have done nothing of particular just modified the ration on 14 to obtain the size that go much close to the 1:1 ratio of the watermark up the picture, so to go close to the PSE result.
I attach the screen shot.

OK, this seems to be an issue with resizing algorithms. I think we need some Lightroom QE folks to join in on this conversation. I notice that you have a Proportional setting of 14 for the sizing. I'm not sure what this means exactly, as it's not 14 percent of the original PNG size. It could be 14 percent of the current image area, which could explain the distortion, that it's resizing your PNG based on the image you are watermarking, not the PNG itself.

Yes, I have the proportional setting to 14 because there are no other way to place the watermark at 1:1 ratio on the picture... and using 14 value as you can see it's very near to the result... but it's blurry and a little stretched

I believe a basic function like this should work properly... considering also that PSE doesn't add automatically the watermark in PNG but only some writings...

What exactly I need for my website galley is modify a group of picture on this criteria:

resize them with Long Side to 1280 (OK)
rename than in a new order (OK)
add watermark without loss of quality (FIX)

and with this lightroom bug at the moment I have to use 2 programs to do that...
if you want to give a look to the galleries gtevoluzione.it

thanks again

Hi Brett!

How is proceeding?
Just to know if I have to contact directly from another form/forum to ask about that fix...

Please let me know

Gaetano

Hi Brett,

I have updated to Lightroom 3.5...

very sad that the watermark fix was not implemented...

Lightroom 3.6 - still that problem...

The problem is still actual

This is a tricky situation, any change we implement could very adversely effect every customer that uses Lightroom. While it may fix the issue for some, it could cause problems from everyone else.

There is a partial workaround (at least in LR4, I'm not sure about 3.x). Assuming that your export dimensions are constant, you can place your sized watermark on a transparent background with a canvas size the same as your export dimensions. This can be saved as a PNG file to preserve transparency and in Watermark Effects, the option Size: Fit should be selected.

The problem is that the logo became blurry in curtain unpredictable situations

This is still a problem in Lightroom 5..

To solve this, LR needs a new option for Size.. "Fixed"

My situation isn't covered by any of the above "workarounds".. My output files are different sizes (some landscape, some portrait, some really wide, ...) and the scaling options all work differently it seems..

I've been supplied with a 150x150 png, and I'm required to have a logo in the lower right 10 px in which is exactly 75x75.. This should be incredibly easy (and is in Aperture by the way) as it requires nothing fancy that's photo specific.

I can and will resize down to 75x75 for input.. right now I have to have the 150x to deal with the scaling in LR5 to get it close enough.. Client isn't happy, but is tech savvy enough to understand the problem is actually a LR limitation (his other photogs don't have as they're using Aperture)

The new "Fixed" option won't break anyone with existing settings.. and will make all of the people above happy.. Why fight adding this?