LilyMunster Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I have Googled, I've searched within the forums, I've looked for a plugin, and nada. I'd like to know if anyone knows how to remove a watermark using Paint.NET? I know, I know, they're there on pictures for a reason. I'd buy the picture if I could, but I can't. I have Paint.NET v3.5.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I'd buy the picture if I could, but I can't. So what you're trying to do is probably a violation of copyright law, and we can't help you. ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilyMunster Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 So what you're trying to do is probably a violation of copyright law, and we can't help you. The website I found the pictures on, I made a free account. I was able to download previews of the pictures - with watermarks. Is it really in violation of copyright, even if the pictures are for personal use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Personal use is fine, in my opinion. However, I'm not a lawyer. I also don't know how to remove watermarks, as I've never done it! So I still can't help you I'm sure someone else on this forum will be able to assist though. ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilyMunster Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Personal use is fine, in my opinion. However, I'm not a lawyer. I also don't know how to remove watermarks, as I've never done it! So I still can't help you I'm sure someone else on this forum will be able to assist though. So it's fine if I keep poking around here for help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 The website doesn't want you to use the previews, hence the watermarks. Regardless of the purpose you're putting them to (personal/commercial) you should NOT use them without paying for them. It is unacceptable to claim 'personal use'. E.g. "Can I take your car for a joyride? You locked it, but I want it for personal use so breaking the lock should be OK". Its not OK, its theft. Edit: (University of Melbourne): http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/information/overview.html - a fairly good explanation of what you can and can't do. ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johoe Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) removing watermarks may violate copyright, but the method to do its the same for any kindof complex alteration to an image like airbrushing or removing a date stamp or artifact from a photo, using the clone stamp allready included in Paintnet. its not that difficult but can take some doing, depending how complex the background image is surrounding the water-mark <snip> Edited July 2, 2011 by Ego Eram Reputo Please don't assist copyright violation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Appreciate you're trying to help johoe, but providing a step-by-step guide to copyright violation is frowned upon. The watermarks are there for a reason - please respect this. ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johoe Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 hi, i apologize for that; my intention was only to summerise how to use the clone stamp not sure where theres a step by step guide to using it on the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
causticlasagne Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Copyright. It is a difficult subject. In terms of altering images to remove watermarks, this is permitted. Heck you can do whatever you want with the image and copyright can't touch you. Copyright steps in when you distribute the image and share it with others, and depending on the media you edited or are re-distributing, the copyright laws dictate what you can and cannot do with the image. Copyright also applies when you use said image in say, a game or a movie. Because that image belongs to someone else (intellectual property rights), you can't distribute your media while it contains that image. Apart from that, I don't think you'll have the cops bashing your door down because you edited an image. Just don't distribute it. Or distribute only 10% of it, where fair use applies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
causticlasagne Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) Now that is out of the way, Does anyone know any good plugins/methods for removing watermarks from images? I was looking at making my own program, but so far the paint.net tool Blurs>Surface Blur looks really good for removing those fine lines. What about the logos? Could you make some form of mask and make subtract the color of the mask from the image? That'd effectively cancel out the logo. I think. I'll mess around and report what I find. Cheerio. PS. Also noticed that the last reply was in 2011. Whoops. Totes necroing here. Edited May 25, 2017 by causticlasagne Added necro note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
causticlasagne Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) Okay. So after further messing around with the various tools, I've discovered that it's easier to edit out logos using a plugin I have. I'm not sure which plugin it's from but the tool is called Basic Adjustments. I select the outline of the logo using the wand tool and then I edit the saturation, contrast and other variables until the logo is transparent. The only problem I'm having is that the edges go black, so probably worth looking into. I find for smaller watermarks and line based ones, your best bet is to use the blur tool because it removes high detail from the image, and if there are 3 pixel lines everywhere, they get blurred out. Oh well. Just putting my two cents here and there. You all have a happy watermark removing day. PS. The author's name is Tanel Ruutli. Look for some form of image editing addon. Edited May 25, 2017 by causticlasagne Added author's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRON67 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) @causticlasagne First: Digging out a nearly six year old thread isn't nice. Why not asking new and put some important information in, for example what kind of "background" is around the watermark? There's no perfect fitting plugin or recipe because all images are different. In most cases I have used the clone stamp with 0% hardness and often with blending mode 'darken' or 'lighten' instead of normal. Edited May 25, 2017 by IRON67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 On 2/07/2011 at 9:27 PM, Ego Eram Reputo said: The watermarks are there for a reason - please respect this. <closed> 2 ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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