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It seems the problem here is that the watermark is transparent, and thus still contains information about the original image. Similar to how if you want to cen
by dtech 9y ago
It seems the problem here is that the watermark is transparent, and thus still contains information about the original image.
Similar to how if you want to censor a part of an image, you should always use a single solid color because e.g. a blur can be inverted.
But I guess that would degrade the quality of the watermarked photo too much.
- tyingq 9y agoPeople do sometimes use small, non transparent watermarks. If they are small enough though, then the person copying just overlays their own. Or uses automated inpainting to approximate what's underneath.
- maturz 9y agoExample of content aware fill for anyone that hasn't seen it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0aEp1oDOI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0aEp1oDOI
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- mseebach 9y agoThe watermark has to overlay the important parts of the image (otherwise, overlaying your own watermark, or simply cropping it out, becomes trivial). It has to be transparent, because the purpose of having the image available in the first place is that potential customers must be able to evaluate it for their purposes before purchasing a license for it. Slapping a solid color bar across it makes that quite difficult.