Give Each Telegram Channel Its Own Watermark From One Photo Source

To publish the same photos in two Telegram channels under two different brands, give each channel its own task in RedFox Auto Forward Telegram. Both tasks read the same unmarked source, each sends to one channel, and each carries that brand’s own Watermark. Keep Show Forward Header off on both. Your team posts every photo once, each channel receives a copy with the right logo, and nobody stamps two versions by hand.

The design follows from how the feature works: Watermark settings are saved on a task, so every target of that task receives the same mark. A second brand needs a second task—and that separation is also what lets you update, pause or retire one brand later without touching the other.

This guide covers RedFox Auto Forward Telegram, @AutoForwardNew_Bot. The previous bot has moved to @AutoForwardNew_Bot; use the current handle. RedFox develops and operates the product; Auto-Bot.io publishes this guide. The settings come from the official Add Watermark, task creation and task settings documentation. For the feature itself, start with our Watermark overview.

Why each brand gets its own task

Picture a small photography studio that covers events and shares a selection of its own shots in two places: its portfolio channel, under the studio logo, and a partner venue’s channel, under the venue’s mark, as their arrangement allows. Today someone exports every photo twice, stamps each set with a different logo and posts them separately. One wrong file and the venue’s channel shows the studio’s logo.

With two tasks, the studio posts each unmarked photo once to a private photo desk channel. Each task picks it up and sends its own branded copy:

• One branch per brand. A branch is one task: the shared source, one brand’s channel and that brand’s watermark. The Add Watermark guide starts by selecting the task the watermark belongs to.
• The source stays clean. The task brands the copy it sends, so the photo desk keeps the original for any future branch.
• Branches stay independent. A new logo, a pause or a deleted task affects one brand only.

If several channels should carry the same mark, one task with several targets is simpler. Use separate tasks only where the brands differ.

Map both branches before you build

Write the plan down before creating anything. A two-minute table prevents the most common mistake: saving a logo on the wrong task.

Four rules keep the map honest:

• Both branches read the unmarked original. Never point the venue task at the studio channel: its photos already carry the studio logo, so the venue copy would show two marks.
• Each channel belongs to exactly one branch. If both tasks, or another route, also send to the same channel, readers get duplicate copies.
• Each branch chooses its own watermark. The guide offers an image watermark—upload a logo, ideally a transparent PNG—or a short text watermark. One brand can use a logo while the other uses text.
• Use photos and logos you own or may publish. A watermark is visible branding on the copy, not access control or proof of ownership. Agree with each partner where their mark may appear.

Task labels accept Latin letters and numbers, with underscores instead of spaces, so names like studio_feed and venue_feed work and stay readable in the Forwarding List. Each branch can also use its own sender: the sender guide explains the choice between your personal account and a bot, which must be an admin with permission to send messages in that channel. Because headers and footers are task settings too, the venue branch can carry its own footer line if the partnership needs one.

Watermark is part of RedFox’s Platinum plan: the official plan comparison lists watermark among Platinum features. Eligible new users can try Trial Platinum for five days with full Platinum features, which is a practical way to rehearse both branches. To compare or change plans, use /upgrade in the bot or Join Premium in the mobile app, as described in the upgrade guide.

Build both branches on private test chats

The task creation guide is explicit: a task is created and activated in the same step. So build the branches between chats nobody else reads. Create three private channels you control: an empty test photo desk, a studio test channel and a venue test channel. Because the test desk is empty, the new tasks have nothing to send until you post a sample.

1. Create the studio branch. In the Forwarding List choose Create Task +, select the test photo desk as source, then Next Step, select only the studio test channel as target, then Next Step, enter studio_feed and choose Create Task.
2. Add the studio watermark. Open Watermark, select studio_feed and enable it. On the Add Watermark screen choose the image or text type, upload or enter the studio mark, then set opacity, position and size. Check the preview and tap DONE.
3. Create the venue branch the same way. Same test desk as source, only the venue test channel as target, label venue_feed, and the venue mark with its own placement.
4. Turn Show Forward Header off on both tasks. The Forward Header option presents the original message the way a native Telegram forward does. A branded copy has to be the task’s own edited copy, so leave it off.
5. Set the sender each branch will use in production. This checks that sender’s posting permission in the private test channels; confirm its permission separately in each real channel before going live.

Before posting anything, open each task again and read back its source, target and watermark preview. Ten seconds here catches a logo saved on the wrong branch.

Send fresh photos and inspect both channels

Use two or three photos you own, posted as ordinary Telegram photos—not uploaded as files—to the test photo desk. Pick different shapes, because a mark that sits well on a landscape shot can crowd a portrait.

Open every received photo at full size rather than judging the thumbnail. For each channel, confirm four things: the mark belongs to that channel’s brand, there is exactly one mark, there is exactly one copy of the post, and the photo in the test desk itself is still unmarked.

Watermarking is generated before the photo is sent, and the official guide notes that this can make forwarding slower. A short wait for photos is expected; if branded photos arrive noticeably later than text, the Watermark media-delay guide shows how to investigate one task. This rehearsal covers single photos. If your desk also posts albums, videos or images uploaded as files, send one of each and check what every channel receives before you rely on them; to keep file uploads out of a branch, Filters → Document excludes document messages, as described in Filter By Type.

If a channel shows the wrong mark, two marks or none

Each symptom points to a specific setting. Fix the branch that shows it and leave the healthy branch alone.

• The venue channel shows the studio logo. The targets or the logos are swapped. Open each task and compare its target with its watermark preview; correct the task that disagrees with your map.
• A photo shows two marks. The source already carries a brand—typically because a task reads the other brand’s channel, or the desk photos were exported with a logo. Point both tasks at the unmarked desk and post clean originals.
• A channel receives two copies of one post. More than one task sends to that channel. Remove the channel from every target list except its own branch.
• A photo arrives with no mark. Check that Watermark is enabled and saved on that task—a preview alone is not a saved setting—that Show Forward Header is off, and that the account’s plan includes Watermark.
• A photo is missing from one channel only. Check that task’s status, its sender’s permission to post and any filters on that branch. The other branch kept working, which is the point of the design.

After any fix, post a fresh test photo rather than judging the previous one; a corrected setting applies to what the task sends next.

Move to the real channels one branch at a time

Once both test channels pass, reuse the tested tasks, so their verified watermarks come with them. The task settings guide documents Edit Source Chat and Edit Target Chat for an existing task.

1. Pause the studio task.
2. Change its source to the real, unmarked photo desk and its target to the real studio channel—nothing else.
3. Read back the source, target, watermark preview, sender and header setting. Confirm the sender can post in the real channel—a bot must be an admin with permission to send messages—then resume the task.
4. Check a studio-only approval photo in the real studio channel at full size before switching the venue branch. Coordinate a quiet photo desk: hold photos intended for both brands until both branches are live. This studio-only photo will not reach the venue channel while its task still reads the test desk.
5. Repeat for the venue task with the real venue channel, then delete the test channels when you no longer need them.

After switching the venue branch, post a fresh photo intended for both brands and inspect both real channels. Do not assume it will receive earlier studio-only posts retroactively. Switching the tested tasks also avoids a subtle gap: a brand-new production task starts active on the real desk, so photos posted before you finish its Watermark setup could go out unbranded.

Change one brand without touching the other

Separate branches make routine changes small and safe:

• A new logo. Open Watermark on that brand’s task only; an existing mark opens the Update Watermark screen. Preview, tap DONE and check the next fresh photo in that channel. The task applies the mark as it sends, so photos already in the channel keep the logo they were sent with.
• A paused partnership. Pause or delete the venue task. The studio branch and the desk are unaffected.
• A third brand. Add a third task from the same desk, rehearse it on its own private test channel and switch it live the same way.
• A record per branch. Keep a short note of each label, source, target, logo file, placement and sender, so whoever maintains the channels later can restore a branch exactly.

Run both branches from Web or mobile

Once live, both branches run without anyone exporting or stamping photos. Active tasks run in RedFox’s cloud, and the official FAQ confirms your own device does not need to stay online. Closing the management screen does not pause a task; use the task’s own controls when you need to stop it.

Manage the branches from the Web app, the iOS app or the Android app, which offer fuller task management; the Telegram bot remains an entrypoint. New to the product? The five-minute setup guide covers connecting your account and creating a first task, and the RedFox Auto Forward Telegram overview shows the wider product.

Start with an empty private desk and two test channels. When every test photo shows exactly one correct mark, connect the real channels one branch at a time. From then on, each photo you post once is sent to both channels, each copy carrying its own brand’s mark.

FAQ

Why not put both brand channels in one task?

Watermark settings are saved on the task, so a task gives all of its targets the same mark. Channels that need different brands each need their own task reading the same source.

Does the watermark change the photos in my source channel?

No. The task adds the mark to the copy it sends. The source keeps the original photo, which is why both branches should read an unmarked source.

What happens to earlier posts when I change a brand’s logo?

Photos the task sends after you save the change carry the new mark. Photos already in the channel keep the mark they were sent with.

Which plan includes Watermark?

RedFox lists Watermark among its Platinum features. Eligible new users can try Trial Platinum for five days with full Platinum features.

Can one brand use a text watermark and the other a logo?

Yes. Each task has its own Watermark settings, so choose an image watermark for one branch and a text watermark for the other, each with its own placement.