October 2008 Contest Discussion Thread (fixed, photographs, layer, beautiful)

[Alpha8207]

Originally Posted by KansasChick

I am confused Alpha8207 said below no limit to entries. Doesn't matter to me either way, I just want to make sure I obey the rules

There is no limit to the number of entries (as in participants) but each participant can only have one photo in the contest.

Sorry for the confusion.

[KansasChick]

Originally Posted by Alpha8207

There is no limit to the number of entries (as in participants) but each participant can only have one photo in the contest.

Sorry for the confusion.

I gotcha - thanks for the clarification Makes sense to only be able to submit one!

[2goldens]

I have a QQ for you all;

Do you add your signature to your photographs for copyright protection?
What program is best for this?

I have PSP - Paint Shop Pro, I use a stamp that I made to add to any of my
PSP work.

Just wondering about this.

[Nomadicus]

Originally Posted by 2goldens

I have a QQ for you all;

Do you add your signature to your photographs for copyright protection?
What program is best for this?

I have PSP - Paint Shop Pro, I use a stamp that I made to add to any of my
PSP work.

Just wondering about this.

I simply use the text tool in photoshop. While holding down the "Alt" key you enter 0169 and that will add the © emblem. That should work in all programs that allow text to be added to an image. You do need to flatten the image in order to save as a jpg when you are down.

[2goldens]

Thanks Nomad for explaining which will help the newbies in return.

If anyone needs for me to add ©YourName to your photograph before entering
the contest, I would be happy to do this for you.

[NH2NCMom]

Originally Posted by Nomadicus

I simply use the text tool in photoshop. While holding down the "Alt" key you enter 0169 and that will add the © emblem. That should work in all programs that allow text to be added to an image. You do need to flatten the image in order to save as a jpg when you are down.

what font do you use? PSP (paintshop pro) does not have this in "arial" font. So is there a particular font aka symbol, wingdings?

[2goldens]

No, you use your keyboard = hold down the alt key and type 169 in numerical keypad

[Nomadicus]

Originally Posted by 2goldens

No, you use your keyboard = hold down the alt key and type 169 in numerical keypad

use your keyboard = hold down the alt key and type 0169 in numerical keypad


I think the leading 0 needs to be in there. This is what you get without the leading 0, ⌐ .

This is no special font. This is an ASCII character that is generated in any font. HTH.

[BagongBuhay]

Not all fonts will display the © mark FYI. It might appear in the editor's text box as you type it, but it won't always appear when you hit OK or Enter or Add (to the photo). Sometimes, the © mark appears as a "?" in some fonts. What I do is I have saved the copyright text in a Word document so I can retain the font selection, and then copy paste it into the text box of the photo editor. It must have something to do with the font being a True Type font or not, but it is not always indicated in the software whether it is or it isn't.

[ShuttrBug]

I have not mastered photoshop yet- as so far I have not done much more than occassionally crop my photos. I just copy my copyright line (symbol, name, year) from a word doc, and paste it in MS Paint.
Does it matter, or should I be using photoshop? Please help/advise? Thanks.