CORE Watermarks: Overview, Specifications, & Display Comparison – 5th Kind Support

CORE offers several different watermarks which can be applied to:

user roles for when users view files in the systems,
to a specific production,
and to files when users download a package.

Moreover, admins and role managers can apply different watermarks to different file types.

Below is a reference and specifications guide to the out-of-the-box viewable watermarks available in your system. Looking for Forensic Watermarking? Try our Forensic FAQs or Adding Forensic Watermarks to Video.

In this article:

Watermarks Displayed for the User
Choosing and Applying User Watermarks: Admins and Role Managers
Choosing and Applying Production Watermarks: Admins
Watermarks Overrides Hierarchy
Your CORE System Watermarks: Admins
Watermarks Guide: Specs & Comparison:

Watermarks Displayed for the User

Watermarks appear on files displayed in the Asset Player, also called the Viewer.

The watermark a user sees is first determined by their user role. However, this may be overridden by a production watermark.

A production watermark applies a specific set of watermarks to all files associated with that production. So if a user has access to more than one production, they'll see their user role watermarks on all files related to other projects, and the production watermarks on the designated production.

Choosing and Applying User Watermarks: Admins and Role Managers

In User Roles, and in user profiles where you want to apply overrides to role watermarks, you can view and select watermarks in:

1. User Roles' Role Info Tab on a role, then scroll to the bottom

2. User Profile Rules Override Tab, the Access Override Sub-Tab and scroll to the bottom

Choosing and Applying Production Watermarks: Admins

When productions request specific watermarks be applied to their projects, Admins can change those watermarks within the Admin Dashboard module Production Admin.

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In the same place you apply the dashboard thumbnail for the production, you can also apply its watermark. These are the watermarks ALL users in the system will see when they access files tagged under that project or production.

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Watermarks Overrides Hierarchy

The user role watermarks are the basic watermarks that all users will see in the system when viewing files.
A user with watermarks overrides on their profile will override their user role watermarks.
Production watermarks override all designated watermarks.

Your CORE System Watermarks: Admins

In your Admin Dashboard, there's a Watermarks module. Here you'll find listed all watermarks within your system. If you have any custom watermarks, they'll also be listed here.

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The watermark manager shows you a preview, the type of file it is associated with, the name of the watermark, and the filename of the watermark file.

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Watermark Specs Guide

Below is an alphabetical list and display of all the out-of-the-box watermarks in CORE. Select an image to enlarge it.

If you need an alteration made to a watermark in your system. the color and opacity of the watermarks can be changed on existing watermark files. Anything else requires a customized watermark to be provided.

1. Standard / User Default

Images, video, and PDF / documents.

Shows user's first and last name displays in Geneva, size 50, opacity .4, other info arial size 30 color #666666 opacity .4.

Portrait
Landscape

PORTRAIT - STANDARD (DEFAULT)	LANDSCAPE - STANDARD (DEFAULT)

2. Across

Images and Video only.

NO PDF / documents.

Large name shows first and last name arial size 54 color #666666 opacity .4
Smaller names display first and last name repeated 5 times in a single line with vertical offset of 260 and 420 arial size 24 color #666666 opacity .4

Portrait
Landscape

PORTRAIT - ACROSS	LANDSCAPE - ACROSS

3. Center Big

Video only.

NO images nor PDF / documents.

Displays first name last name opacity .2 color #666666 font arialbd size 160

Portrait
Landscape

VIDEOS - CENTER BIG

4. Diagonal

Images, video, and PDF / documents.

Displays first and last name with offset angle 27 arial size 96 color #666666 opacity .4

Portrait
Landscape

PORTRAIT - DIAGONAL	LANDSCAPE - DIAGONAL

5. Little

Images, video, and PDF / documents.

Displays first and last name arial size 30 color #E5E5E5 opacity .6

Portrait
Landscape

PORTRAIT - LITTLE	LANDSCAPE - LITTLE

6. Low Center Light

Video only.

NO images nor PDF / documents.

Displays first name last name opacity .3 color #666666 font arial size 30

Portrait
Landscape

VIDEO - LOW CENTER LIGHT

7. Outlined Dark

Images, video, and PDF / documents.

Displays first and last name repeated 5 times in a single line with vertical offset of 60, 170, 280, 390, 500 arial size 80 opacity .1 with outline size 3 with color #FFFFFF

Portrait
Landscape

PORTRAIT - OUTLINED DARK	LANDSCAPE - OUTLINED DARK

8. Outlined Light

Images, video, and PDF / documents.

Displays first and last name repeated 5 times in a single line with vertical offset of 60, 170, 280, 390, 500 arial size 80 with color #FFFFFF opacity .1 , with outline size 3 with color #000000 opacity .1

Portrait
Landscape

PORTRAIT - OUTLINED LIGHT	LANDSCAPE - OUTLINED LIGHT

9. Repeating Diagonal

Images, video, and PDF / documents.

Displays first and last name and account creation date repeated 5 times in a single line. This is repeated 15 times with an with offset angle: 340, arialbd size 24 color #F0F0F0 opacity .8