Combine two files into one via batch?

[mmreed]

Hi,

I looked over the batch process options and do not see how to do this, so I am asking the gurus here...

I have two files - one JPG and one PNG.
Both are the exact same size and resolution.
The PNG is transparent overlay to add what is called a nadir patch at the bottom of the JPG to cover a tripod when shooting 360 photos.

I need to take a large batch of JPGs that were shot for 360 panos, and have the PNG overlay applied and have it saved as a new file - NADIR-JPGNAME.JPG

I cannot find a way to automate this where it takes that jpg, applies the png overlay, and saves it somewhere.

Can someone offer some guidance or advice on this?

[Andy2011]

If there is just a single PNG to apply to the batch, a simple way is to use a visible watermark within the batch process. In 'Batch Process...', add the photos then select 'Watermark' from actions, tick the box and edit the choice (e.g. load named PNG, set size to 100%, 100% opacity etc.). Then select the output settings.

For a more complicated situation it is probably possible to do something with scripts (macros). A script can then be run as part of a batch process. In the past I have used a script to get the image description and shooting date from the metadata of an image and apply it as eye-readable text on a white background border underneath the original image. This was then applied to a couple of hundred jpgs.

If the overlay is a simple blurring or obscurring of a region on the jpg, this could be generated within PSP and the script isn't too difficult. It may be possible to record the script and use that. (Don't need to merge down as the batch process does that as it saves the jpg.)
If the PNG is different for each JPG, the script gets a lot harder and would have to handle the iteration through the images rather than let the batch process do it.

[migf1]

Hi mmreed,

sounds like PSP's Watermark feature can help you here.

Here is a YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/NFnxQUKcQr8

The Watermark dialog does not offer precise offset adjustments, but it does offer place presets (center, tile, corner). If you make the watermark picture the same dimensions with the destination images, and you have placed the actual watermark in the exact position you want it, before saving the watermark image, then in the Watermark dialog you can select the Center preset (or any of the corner presets() and it should show at the right place.