on the image vs in the image

Both 'on the image' and 'in the image' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'On the image' is used when referring to something physically placed on top of the image, while 'in the image' is used when referring to something contained within the image.

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on the image

This phrase is correct when referring to something physically placed on top of the image.

Use 'on the image' when describing something that is physically located on top of the image, such as text or a sticker.

Examples:

There is a watermark on the image.
Please don't write on the image itself.

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Preferrably perform all cropping, color and intensity curve corrections on the image before using this plug-in.
Tonight I want you to meditate on the image of an iceberg.
As a rule of thumb, low does flare up the lower intensity areas on the image.
It's her number on the image, but apparently it's in working order.
Applies mirroring effect on the image.
Apply the paper as it, without embossing it. It looks like if a transparent paper has been overlayed on the image.
Creates speckles on the image, makes it look grainy.
Credit ratings, whether issued for regulatory purposes or not, have a significant impact on investment decisions and on the image and financial attractiveness of issuers.
Set a color profile on the image
I fear that a further postponement would have a highly detrimental effect on public confidence in the EU institutions and on the image of European integration itself.
I did a little research on the image Of someone with their eyes sewn shut.
The EU's motto of 'United in diversity' should also come to bear on the image that the Union projects to the outside world.
Within a context of budgetary restrictions in most Member States, the publication of such losses has a very negative effect on the image of the Union and of national administrations.
Another statement worth commenting on is that changing the rules too often, or without adequate justification, can have a negative impact on such beneficiaries and on the image of the European Union.
These tools let you create various shape areas: click on the image, move the pointer, and click again.
Any path, open or closed, can be stroked; that is, painted on the image in a variety of ways.
The auto-color correction tool preview is shown here. Picking a color on the image will show the corresponding color level on the histogram.
That is because the legitimacy of the whole Union rests very much on the image that people get from our work - the very people who directly elect us.
As this was not the case, this election has an impact on the image of the European Parliament, especially in Romania where the general public takes a direct interest in this matter.
The closure of the Guantánamo detention facility, which has been a blemish on the image of the civilised world during the last decade, is a just decision of paramount importance.

Alternatives:

above the image
over the image
superimposed on the image
placed on the image
attached to the image

in the image

This phrase is correct when referring to something contained within the image.

Use 'in the image' when describing something that is part of or contained within the image, such as a person or object.