By: PhotoBiz Knowledge Base
Overview
PhotoBiz Client Galleries can display a watermark over images while clients browse an event. You can use the default © symbol or upload a custom PNG with your logo, business name, or copyright information. You can also arrange multiple copies of your logo across one PNG to create a repeating watermark. This guide shows you how to adjust watermark visibility, upload a custom design, and choose which events display it.
Log in to your PhotoBiz account and click CLIENT GALLERIES in the left-side menu. This opens the Client Galleries Dashboard.
Click SETTINGS at the top of the Client Galleries Dashboard. Locate WATERMARK VISIBILITY below the IMAGE PROTECTION settings.
The settings on this page control the watermark design and how it displays in Client Galleries. You can separately turn watermarking on or off for an individual event.
In WATERMARK VISIBILITY, select a percentage from the menu beneath the section description. Select 0% to hide the watermark, or choose a higher percentage to make it more visible. If you have not uploaded a custom watermark, PhotoBiz uses its default copyright image.
Under Display watermark in:, select Large image view only to show the watermark when a client opens an image, or select Large image view and Grid view to show it on both opened images and gallery thumbnails.
To replace the default copyright image, click ADD FILES or drag and drop your watermark into the upload area. Upload a PNG with a transparent background so only your logo or artwork appears over the photos. The maximum dimensions are 3000 pixels wide by 1730 pixels high.
For a centered watermark, you can upload a smaller transparent PNG. To control where your artwork appears, create a transparent 3000 × 1730-pixel canvas and place the artwork in the desired area. Leave the rest of the canvas transparent.
If you want to use the default copyright image, skip the upload and continue to the final step.
Click SAVE CHANGES to apply your settings. Open a Client Gallery event with Display Watermark enabled and preview both landscape and portrait images. If you selected Large image view and Grid view, check the thumbnails and opened images.
Your watermark appears in events where Display Watermark is enabled. There is no separate publish step.
Create a transparent 3000 × 1730-pixel PNG and arrange multiple copies of your logo across the canvas. Upload that one file as your custom watermark. PhotoBiz displays the completed design over gallery images, so you do not need to add the logo to each photo.
PhotoBiz does not have a setting that automatically repeats a single logo. To change the pattern, edit your PNG and upload the revised file. Preview it on landscape and portrait photos, especially if you display the watermark in the grid.
For more guidance on positioning artwork, see How to Change the Watermark Position in Client Galleries.
Clients see your watermark over images in events where Display Watermark is enabled. Depending on your selection under Display watermark in:, it appears only when they open an image or in both the large image view and gallery grid.
Gallery watermarks are not added to files clients download. If you need a watermark on a downloaded image, apply it directly to the image before uploading it to Client Galleries. Review your event’s download settings separately to control which files clients can receive.
The WATERMARK VISIBILITY settings determine what your watermark looks like and where it displays. Each event’s Display Watermark setting determines whether that event shows it. Turning the watermark off for one event does not delete your uploaded design or change other events.
See How to Turn Your Watermark On or Off for a Specific Client Gallery for instructions.
Watermarks and IMAGE PROTECTION are separate features. A watermark displays visible artwork over gallery images. Image Protection changes how visitors can view and interact with those images. You can use both, but neither can completely prevent someone from capturing a screen.
See How to Change Image Protection Settings in PhotoBiz Client Galleries to review the available protection levels.
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