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As Chuck suggested, Paste in Place is another method. To use Paste in Place, Select > All in the logo file. Choose Edit > Copy Merged. Activate the file you want to add the logo to, and choose Edit > Paste Special > Paste in Place.
There is yet a third method. With both files open, you can use the Move tool to hold down on the logo and drag it to the title bar of the image you want to add it to. With the mouse still down, hold down Shift as you release the mouse in the image to which you are addi
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Open the file that is transparent and has a logo in the lower corner. Also open the file you want to add the logo to.
Window > Arrange > 2-up Vertical.
Select the Move tool. Hold the Move tool down on the logo (not the transparent area).
Keep the mouse down and drag the logo over the other file. Once the cursor is over the other file, hold down the Shift key and then release the mouse. The Shift key will maintain the same position.
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IMO the best way to do it is with a script. A script can resize you logo to an appropriate size for the image receiving the logo. And Aligned to where you want it aligned. The script I have posted is easy to modify for your logo and the size you want but I chose to align the logo to the bottom right. I have also posted had yo do ir with and action. The action dos align the custom logo to the bottom left.
Crafting Actions Package UPDATED Aug 10, 2014 Added Conditional Action steps to Action Palette Tips.
Contains
- Action Actions Palette Tips.txt
- Action Creation Guidelines.txt
- Action Dealing with Image Size.txt
- Action Enhanced via Scripted Photoshop Functions.txt
- CraftedActions.atn Sample Action set includes an example Watermarking action
- Sample Actions.txt Photoshop CraftedActions set saved as a text file.
- More then a dozen Scripts for use in actions
My Script PlaceWatermark.jsx
#target photoshop;
app.bringToFront();
var logoFile = "~/Desktop/JJMack.png"; // Watermark file should be large for resize down works better than up
var LogoSize = 10; // percent of document height to resize Watermark to
var LogoMargin = 1; // percent of Document height the Watermark should have as a margin
placeWatermark(logoFile, LogoSize, LogoMargin); // Place Watermark into the bottom right of document
function placeWatermark(Image,Size,Margin){
if(!documents.length) return; // if no document return
try{
var doc = app.activeDocument; // set Doc object to active document
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO; // Dialog off
var strtRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits; // Save Users ruler units
var strtTypeUnits = app.preferences.typeUnits; // Save Users Type units
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS; // work with pixels
app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.PIXELS; // work with pixels
var fileObj = new File(Image); // the passed file
if(!fileObj.exists){ // If file does not exits tell user
alert(fileObj.name + " does not exist!");
return;
}
placeFile(fileObj); // Place in file the Watermark png file
activeDocument.activeLayer.resize(100 ,100,AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER); // Insure Place did not scale layer
var SB = activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds; // get layers bounds
var layerHeight = SB[3] - SB[1]; // get layers height
var resizePercent = (100/layerHeight)*(Size/100*doc.height.value); // Percent to resize by
activeDocument.activeLayer.resize(resizePercent ,resizePercent,AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER); // Resize width and height by percentage
SB = activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds; // get resized layers bounds
activeDocument.activeLayer.translate(-SB[0].value,-SB[1].value); // Move resized layer to top left canvas corner
var LayerWidth = (SB[2].value - SB[0].value);
var LayerHeight = (SB[3].value - SB[1].value);
marginSize = Margin/100*doc.height.value; // move resized watermark into the document lower right corner with some margin
activeDocument.activeLayer.translate((doc.width.value -marginSize - LayerWidth),( doc.height.value -marginSize - LayerHeight));
}
catch(e) { alert(e + ': on line ' + e.line); } // inform user of error
finally{
app.preferences.rulerUnits = strtRulerUnits; // Restore user ruler units
app.preferences.typeUnits = strtTypeUnits; // Restore user type units
};
};
function placeFile(placeFile) {
var desc21 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc21.putPath( charIDToTypeID('null'), new File(placeFile) );
desc21.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('FTcs'), charIDToTypeID('QCSt'), charIDToTypeID('Qcsa') );
var desc22 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc22.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), 0.000000 );
desc22.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), 0.000000 );
desc21.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Ofst'), charIDToTypeID('Ofst'), desc22 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Plc '), desc21, DialogModes.NO );
};
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