Watermarks

A visual watermark is rendered directly in the pixel image (e.g. JPG or GIF) or in the PDF file. When multi-page PDF files that are assigned to a suitably configured VDB are downloaded, a visual watermark is rendered on each individual page.

To prevent unwanted access to a PDF file, the PDF file can be protected with a password. A password-protected PDF file can Media Pool be imported into the module. However, to create a visual watermark, it must be possible to open the PDF file. Since this is not possible for password-protected PDF files, an info message is issued stating that a visual watermark cannot be created.

The info message is displayed if you:

• Attempt to import a password-protected PDF file to a VDB for which the option Set visual watermark for downloaded asset is activated (even using the REST API),

• Edit the attributes of a PDF file (individual and mass editing),

• Want to upload a password-protected PDF file as a new version of an asset,

• Want to edit attributes for an asset for which a password-protected PDF file has been created as a version.

In a digital watermark, various information is encoded and stored in the output format:

• Name of the user who downloaded the asset

• First and last name of the user (downloader)

• E-mail address of the user who either used the Save function to download the asset or used the Send as e-mail function to send it.

• Organizational unit of the user who either used the Save function to download the asset or used the Send as e-mail function to send it.

• Date of download

• Information about download quality

• For assets that require approval, additional information is stored:

• Name of the user who approved the download

• First and last name of the user who approved the download

• E-mail address of the user who approved the download

• Organizational unit of the user who approved the download

• Linking an Asset to a Watermark

• Checking Assets for a Digital Watermark