Watermark remains after trial period... can I remove it?

[hart_art]

I did some editing on a photo while I had Affinity Photo - Trial version.  I just purchased the software, opened the photo I'd edited...I re-saved it using the paid-for version, but the watermark remains on it from the trial version (I can't see the watermark in Affinity, or when I simply view the image in Windows, but it shows up when I import the file into another program.) Is there some way to get rid of the watermark?? or will I have to start over and re-edit the photo from the original again? Thx.

[R C-R]

Where did this photo come from? What does the Watermark look like?

[walt.farrell]

17 minutes ago, hart_art said:

but the watermark remains on it from the trial version

The Trial Version does not watermark the images you produce. 

[hart_art]

Its one of my own photos. There is no watermark on the original and I didn't use any other program that Affinity Photo ...  It says  "Image" faintly across the middle of the pic.  If its not from the trial version then perhaps I somehow added it, myself, unknowingly, in the program. lol. Either way, I'd like to remove it!

[trichens]

You say it doesn't appear when the file is open in Affinity Photo nor when you view it through Windows - I assume the file viewer.

But it appears when you use the image in some other software?

Which software? It sounds like this other application is adding the text?

[hart_art]

Its a program for designing calendars.  Its never added it before; I've since edited other photos in Affinity, and imported them into the program no problem.  Its just the one I edited with the trial version that its happening with.

[trichens]

Well it sounds like a placemarker in the calendar software to me.
Have you replaced this image with a different one - or the original image - to see it that does the same thing?

[hart_art]

1 hour ago, trichens said:

Well it sounds like a placemarker in the calendar software to me.
Have you replaced this image with a different one - or the original image - to see it that does the same thing?

Yes, I have, and there is no watermark. Its not the calendar software. Its just the one image.

[firstdefence]

Take a look in the layers panel to see if there is a text layer that says "image", if there is no text layer then the watermark is embedded into the actual image, If the watermark is solid any detail below it is lost, if it's translucent you might be able to change the pixels from looking washed out but really I'd just re-edit the original image.

[firstdefence]

51 minutes ago, BofG said:

Apparently it doesn't show up in Affinity or in Windows viewer. There is no watermark in other words.

"Things that make you go, Hmmm" 

[trichens]

So... we have an imge that opens OK in Affinity Photo?
And the original image is OK?

The calendar software is extremely unlikely to be reading the native Affinity file format, so the image must be exported to a JPG, PNG or suchlike.
Do we have a hidden layer in the Affinity file that shows up on the exported raster image due to any flattening process?

[GarryP]

If you can show us your image – preferably along with your AFPHOTO document – then it should be much easier for us to give you better assistance.
If we can’t see what the problem is then it’s difficult for us to know what the problem is.

[iconoclast]

Could it be that this calendar software shows this "Image" to tell that the image is only linked and not embedded into the calendar document? Similar to what Affinity shows in the Layers Panel in such cases. Would this "Image" be printed or is it just a hint of the software?

[PaulEC]

9 hours ago, hart_art said:

Its a program for designing calendars.

Could you tell us what it's called? Is it something you have installed, or is it online?

[firstdefence]

SO FAR IN EPISODE ONE...

• Will the calendar app ever appear?
• What is the mysterious "Image"?
• Who will reveal the hidden layer?
• Will Detective @trichens of the ADA (Affinity Detective Agency) get to the bottom of this?
• Will @GarryP ploy to lure the OP out, work?
• Can @PaulEC politeness convince the OP to divulge this crucial info?
• Will @iconoclast dogged determination crack the case open wide?

All this and more in the next episode of CALENDAR APP, REVENGE OF THE WATERMARK

[hart_art]

There is no layer for the watermark.  I figure its embedded into the image. Just because it doesn't show in windows viewer or affinity doesn't mean it doesn't have a watermark - sometimes you can view images online & they don't have watermarks, but when you download them they do.  Thanks for all the comments, but I'm just going to redo the image.

[R C-R]

3 minutes ago, hart_art said:

Just because it doesn't show in windows viewer or affinity doesn't mean it doesn't have a watermark - sometimes you can view images online & they don't have watermarks, but when you download them they do. 

But aren't you talking about a photo image you created yourself & edited in Affinity Photo? Why would you have to upload it to some website & then download it again when you already have it stored locally on your computer?

Is that what you are doing -- uploading your photo to a website? If so, which site are you using? Initially, you said you were importing the file into another program, so which is it? Either way, you need to export the Affinity format file to another format like JPEG or PNG, so can you tell us what format are you exporting to?

[thomaso]

1 hour ago, hart_art said:

sometimes you can view images online & they don't have watermarks, but when you download them they do.

They simply can be two different files, display & download may vary. (no WYSIWG).
For instance, download + compare with what is displayed here:

a.) watermark.aphoto

b.)

c.) watermark.aphoto