Watermark

This page describes the Watermark item, which allows customization of watermark overlaying settings.

Overview

To access watermark settings, in the main menu:

  1. Open the Settings section
  2. Select the Watermark item

Use and Functionality

The watermark parameters allow administrators to:

  1. Configure watermark overlaying settings:
    • Check the Show Watermark box to enable the watermark overlay on all video streams in the system for regular users
    • Check the Show Overlay for the Administrator Access Level box to enable the watermark overlay on all video streams in the system for administrators
  2. See the watermark test preview:
    • Click the Choose Camera button to select the desired camera for displaying the watermark preview over it
    • See the watermark preview over the selected camera frame in the preview window
    • Click the Reset icon to clear the preview window and the camera selection
  3. Customize watermark image settings:
    • Click the Upload icon in the Watermark Image parameter to select the required image for the watermark from the computer
    • Select the quantity of watermark image items displaying over the frame from the Mode drop-down list (1x1, 2x2, 3x3, etc. up to 10x10)
    • Select the watermark image location over the frame from the Location drop-down list:
      • Top-left
      • Top-right
      • Bottom-right
      • Bottom-left
      • Center
    • Adjust the Rotation slider to rotate the watermark image from 0 to 360 degrees
    • Move the Opacity slider to the left (to decrease) or to the right (to increase) the watermark image opacity as a percentage
    • Adjust the Scale slider to the left (to decrease) or to the right (to increase) the watermark image scale as a percentage
  4. Customize watermark text settings:
    • Enter the desired text for the watermark in the Watermark Text field
    • Select the quantity of watermark text items displaying over the frame from the Mode drop-down list (1x1, 2x2, 3x3, etc. up to 10x10)
    • Select the watermark text location over the frame from the Location drop-down list:
      • Top-left
      • Top-right
      • Bottom-right
      • Bottom-left
      • Center
    • Select the watermark text modifiers from the Modifiers drop-down list
    • Select the watermark text color from the Color drop-down color palette
    • Adjust the Rotation slider to rotate the watermark text from 0 to 360 degrees
    • Move the Opacity slider to the left (to decrease) or to the right (to increase) the watermark text opacity as a percentage
    • Adjust the Size slider to the left (to decrease) or to the right (to increase) the watermark text size in pixels from 10 to 150
  5. Click the Save button to apply changes
  • The supported file formats for watermark images are .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .pjpeg, .pjp, .png, and .svg.
  • The watermark image file size must not exceed 5 MB.