stamps pics with text (e.g. exif data)

[spoon2001]

What's a good app for putting a visible text stamp on photos, specifically
exif and other data?

I'd like to be able to stamp photos with date and time (when photo was
taken), and filename, and other useful info. The program should allow
selection of different formats for the date stamp and the time stamp. The
program should be configurable for stamp locations, font, size,
transparency. For example, it should allow putting the date in the bottom
right corner, the filename in the bottom center, and the time in the bottom
right. Visual preview of what the stamp will look like is highly desirable.
The program should be able to stamp many photos in one batch operation.
Also desirable if it allows for resizing and renaming output stamped photos,
in addition to text stamping, so that there is only recompression of the
image.

Tried Irfanview. The "Add Overlay Text to image" window allows only one
stamp in one location - no option to stamp date, time, and filename
separately in different locations. Also the option for placement of the
stamp is awkward - only options for X-Coord, Y-Coord, (from upper left?) -
no option for bottom left, bottom center, etc.

Fast Stone Image Resizer - Like Irfanview, I don't see an option to stamp
date, time, filename separately in different locations. It does have
options for "bottom left", "bottom right", etc.

Xnview - same problem - Add Text option allows only one stamp at one
location. Has good options for placement of the stamp, like Fast Stone.
Wide selection of data items that can be stamped on the photo.

 

[Susan Bugher]

What's a good app for putting a visible text stamp on photos, specifically
exif and other data?

I'd like to be able to stamp photos with date and time (when photo was
taken), and filename, and other useful info. The program should allow
selection of different formats for the date stamp and the time stamp. The
program should be configurable for stamp locations, font, size,
transparency. For example, it should allow putting the date in the bottom
right corner, the filename in the bottom center, and the time in the bottom
right. Visual preview of what the stamp will look like is highly desirable.
The program should be able to stamp many photos in one batch operation.
Also desirable if it allows for resizing and renaming output stamped photos,
in addition to text stamping, so that there is only recompression of the
image.

Tried Irfanview. The "Add Overlay Text to image" window allows only one
stamp in one location - no option to stamp date, time, and filename
separately in different locations. Also the option for placement of the
stamp is awkward - only options for X-Coord, Y-Coord, (from upper left?) -
no option for bottom left, bottom center, etc.

Fast Stone Image Resizer - Like Irfanview, I don't see an option to stamp
date, time, filename separately in different locations. It does have
options for "bottom left", "bottom right", etc.

Xnview - same problem - Add Text option allows only one stamp at one
location. Has good options for placement of the stamp, like Fast Stone.
Wide selection of data items that can be stamped on the photo.

This app was mentioned recently. After reading the full description I rather doubt it works with
EXIF data but it does appear to have many of the other features you would like. . .

Program: Photo Dater
Author: Jason Specht
Ware: (Freeware)
http://www.holly.cc/

"PhotoDater is the ultimate program for placing date/time stamps on your photos. PhotoDater works
with bitmaps (.bmp), JPEGs (.jpg), and GIFs (.gif). You can customize nearly everything about the
stamp. Specify your own date/time format, position, size, color, and font. You can date a single
file at a time, multiple files, or an entire folder!"

listed here too:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Digital-Photo-Tools/Photo-Dater.shtml

Photo Dater 1.2
OS: Windows All
Size: 0.16 MB

Susan
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[Little Girl]

Hey there,

I'd like to be able to stamp photos with date and time (when photo was
taken), and filename, and other useful info. The program should allow
selection of different formats for the date stamp and the time stamp. The
program should be configurable for stamp locations, font, size,
transparency. For example, it should allow putting the date in the bottom
right corner, the filename in the bottom center, and the time in the bottom
right. Visual preview of what the stamp will look like is highly desirable.
The program should be able to stamp many photos in one batch operation.
Also desirable if it allows for resizing and renaming output stamped photos,
in addition to text stamping, so that there is only recompression of the
image.

I think this one should do all of the above, but I've only ever used
it to place one stamp on a picture. I assume, though, that you could
simply do two or three on the same picture. It's definitely worth a
look:


Picture Shark
http://www.watermark.studigotchi.com/index.htm

<quotes from the page>
Picture-shark is the first choice for people who want to "stamp"
visible logos or text on their image files.

Here are some of picture-shark's features:

* With its wizard like interface it is super easy to use
* Create real watermarks
* Choose transparent color, opacity, position and much more
* Use the "feather"-feature to make the edges between the stamp
and the picture smarter as with any other tool, just by one
mouse-click
* Very fast (processing hundreds of pictures each minute)
* Support for different output formats and quality settings
* WYSIWYG preview-mode for all settings
* Support for preserving jpeg-headers
* copy&paste between other applications and picture-shark
<end quotes from the page>

You'll want to read the documentation before trying it, because there
doesn't seem to be any help within the program itself, and it does
take a bit of getting used to.

 

[Whip.Pan]

Yes, I like Picture-Shark too. Here's a good URL:
http://www.picture-shark.com/index.htm

 

[Little Girl]

Hey there,

Yes, I like Picture-Shark too. Here's a good URL:
http://www.picture-shark.com/index.htm

Thanks - I updated my info on it.