Adding borders around images

**joffa** · 05-05-2009, 7:28pm

How do you go about adding borders around your images? Is there a way it can be automated somehow? It would be a bit tedious doing it manually in photoshop all the time...

**Nic076** · 05-05-2009, 7:32pm

Joffa the only way I know of is to change the canvas size on the Image menu in PS.

**Analog6** · 05-05-2009, 7:38pm

I use the free FastStone Image Viewer. I have written about it before. You can apply a variety of borders to a batch of pics. Search the forum for other posts with FastStone in them.

**Roof** · 05-05-2009, 8:51pm

create an action in PS and it is not that bad

**dbax** · 05-05-2009, 10:55pm

Originally Posted by Roof

create an action in PS and it is not that bad

yep if you use photoshop you can create an "action" to automate the frame on any photo, or any other often used group of steps, makes life really easy

You can also download frame actions from numerous sites to add to Photoshop, many of them are free, but its really easy to record your own. Do you use photoshop?

**Allann** · 05-05-2009, 10:59pm

I use a plugin for LightRoom called Mogrify. Does borders, text, sharpening and a few other things too, all during the export process.

**Ronbo** · 05-05-2009, 11:02pm

Or you can go to action central and download an action that suits your tastes....

http://www.atncentral.com/

**joffa** · 05-05-2009, 11:06pm

No worries I've got it sorted now. Thanks for the tips

**AdamC** · 06-05-2009, 11:22am

Originally Posted by Allann

I use a plugin for LightRoom called Mogrify. Does borders, text, sharpening and a few other things too, all during the export process.

Yup, me too. Mogrify rocks my socks.

**Calxoddity** · 06-05-2009, 12:25pm

I use BorderFX plugin for Aperture.

**Miaow** · 07-05-2009, 9:57am

I use Photo Impact - created a gallery thing where you record the moves you do on something and save it - basically i gather it would be like a photoshop action? one click on it and i get my usual border rather than doing 3 canvas/frame extensions

**DzRbenson** · 07-05-2009, 12:57pm

I manually add mine in CS3

**davesmith** · 07-05-2009, 3:04pm

Three step action easily recorded. Nothing fancy, although I do mix up a bit of metric and imperial measurements...

Convert image to 12 inches on the longest side
Add 1mm canvas size in white
Add 1 inch canvas size in black

The specific measurements don't matter since it's only for online use. It just keeps it all in proportion.

Easy and non-obtrusive or overpowering of the image itself (unless you're someone that hate borders altogether). I know there's a few folk here who refuse to vote on an image if it has a border around it.

**bigbikes** · 07-05-2009, 4:57pm

Joffa.
Have a look at this as well.

http://www.bordermaker.nl/en/samples.html
cheers

**J.davis** · 07-05-2009, 11:42pm

I made some actions in CS3 and now have several borders to choose from.

**joffa** · 08-05-2009, 7:41pm

No worries thanks for the reply's, I think creating an action in photoshop is the go. Then I can set it up however I like it. Cheers

**pgbphotographytas** · 08-05-2009, 7:51pm

I do mine in IrfanView as part of my resize process.

Paul

**Goldie** · 25-05-2009, 4:11pm

L2/Mogrify plugin for Lightroom 2.

**TonyA** · 25-05-2009, 4:29pm

OnOne"s Photoframe is the best i know of. But it costs money

**milspec** · 26-05-2009, 8:31pm

Ditto with the L2/Mogrify plugin for Lightroom 2

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