You can set up multiple levels (or types) of free digitals within a gallery. For example, you may wish to offer certain free digitals to all gallery visitors, then a specially-created digital file for your main client (or Linked Contact), and then still give other digital downloads to vendors at a wedding.
On any given gallery, you can create up to:
- Four gallery-level free digital rules
- Plus four free digital rules for the Linked Contact
- Plus four free digital rules for each album inside the gallery
Keep in mind that free digital rules are additive, which means that a visitor to the gallery will be able to see/use all free digital rules in that gallery that they have access to.
Create Free Digital Rules
- Go to Galleries > All Galleries > Actions (the stacked dots) > Settings
- Choose Free Digitals from the menu on the left
- Click Create Free Digital Rule
- Assign who in the gallery you want to have the ability to download
- Everyone means that all visitors to the Gallery can download unless you use a PIN to limit access.
- Visitors to a Specific Album only shows the download option in the the specific album. These will show in addition to any gallery rules you've set as Everyone.
- One specific contact (Linked Contract) sets download rules for the Linked Contact. The Linked Contact also has access to the Free Digitals that are set as Everyone. When using free digital rules for the Linked Contact. always turn on the Require Email address option in the Gallery Settings.
- Everyone means that all visitors to the Gallery can download unless you use a PIN to limit access.
- Choose if you want to start from three different premade template or create a digital rule from scratch.
The available templates are:- Unlimited - Original Resolution - This turns on unlimited downloads in the size you uploaded for all the file types in your gallery (photos, videos, and slideshows) and turns on the Download All button in the gallery
- Unlimited - Smaller Resolution - This turns on unlimited downloads in smaller size (1080 pixels on the longest edge) for all the file types in your gallery (photos, videos, and slideshows) and turns on the Download All button in the gallery
- Limited - Original Resolution - This sets limited downloads for a limit of 5 downloads in the size you uploaded for each of the file types in your gallery (photos, videos, and slideshows).
- Unlimited - Original Resolution - This turns on unlimited downloads in the size you uploaded for all the file types in your gallery (photos, videos, and slideshows) and turns on the Download All button in the gallery
- In the Rule Settings tab, give your rule a client-facing name and set the access settings:
- To toggle on the Show "Download All" button in gallery option, you will need to enable unlimited downloads for at least one type of media (photos, videos, slideshows).
- Toggle on Require access with PIN (optional) if you'd like for gallery visitors to need to enter a pin to be able to download.
- Toggle on Include a Print Release to have a print release send with your digital files downloads.
- To toggle on the Show "Download All" button in gallery option, you will need to enable unlimited downloads for at least one type of media (photos, videos, slideshows).
Photo Downloads
- Toggle on next to Photo Downloads for download settings for photos
- Set the image size available for download
- Original resolution is exact file size you've uploaded to the gallery.
- Custom size allows you to specify the pixels on the longest side. ShootProof resizes the file before delivery.
- Choose if you want to limit the download number
- Every email address that logs into the gallery is counted as a unique gallery visitor and therefore gets to download the number set here.
- Every email address that logs into the gallery is counted as a unique gallery visitor and therefore gets to download the number set here.
- Optionally add a watermark to the free digitals
Video Downloads
- Toggle on next to Video Downloads for download settings for videos
- Set the image size available for download
- Original resolution is exact file you've uploaded to the gallery
- 1080p resizes your files to be 1080 pixels
- Choose if you want to limit the download number
- Every email address that logs into the gallery is counted as a unique gallery visitor and therefore gets to download the number set here
Slideshow Downloads
- Toggle on next to Slideshow Downloads for download settings for slideshows
- Slideshows automatically download at 1080p
- Choose if you want to limit the download number
- Every email address that logs into the gallery is counted as a unique gallery visitor and therefore gets to download the number set here
- Every email address that logs into the gallery is counted as a unique gallery visitor and therefore gets to download the number set here
- Optionally add a watermark to downloaded slideshows
Common Use Cases for Digital Rules
Setting up free digitals with so many options can be confusing! Here are some common ways you can use them for your business. Of course, how you set up your free digitals depends on your specific business model and the needs of your business, but these may give you an idea of the many ways to use the different levels of rules.
Wedding Photographers:
-Linked Contact receives all digitals in the gallery
-The mother of the bride receives 10 full-res, non-watermarked files (use a PIN!)
-Gallery visitors receive 5, low-resolution, watermarked files
-The florist (set up a Hidden Album!) receives all full-res, watermarked files from their album only
Portrait Photographers:
- Linked contact receives 15 full-res, unwatermarked files
- Linked contact also receives all files in social media size, watermarked for sharing on Facebook
- Regular gallery visitors do not receive any free digital
School Photographers:
- one album, just for the school administrators, gives free low-res, watermarked files for use in yearbooks (use a PIN)