Easy Ways to Watermark a Video
Q: We are looking for “open source” (or free!) software to place a watermark on video. Any ideas? Not sure why we are being asked to include a watermark to the videos in the first place. Viewers I speak with are annoyed.
A: Inconspicuously floating over the bottom-right corner of a video, a watermark logo (or “bug”) provides viewers with instant recognition of the program’s source, even as it builds further brand awareness.
It can also be used to protect yourself when sending work to a client that hasn’t been paid for. We will often put a watermark on the video to keep the client from making a copy, and then refusing payment.
Software you can use for the PC:
Any professional non linear editing software will do the trick such as Adobe Premiere, Avid, Sony Vegas or Movie Maker. (Click the links to learn more)
You can add the watermark as a simple composite if you bring it in from Photoshop with an alpha channel.
Standalone software:
- ImageWaterMarker 1.1
- Watermark Master enables adding watermark to a movie (to its every frame) or a graphics file.
- Guide to Watermarking with Virtual Dub
- VidLogo modifies video files and add logos and video watermarks. Use animated logo or AVI logo for videos like a TV sign in one of the corners of screen. VidLogo support AVI, BMP, JPEG graphic formats for logos. True Alpha in video is fuly supported!
- Video Watermark Factory - a full-featured yet easy-to-use software that allows placing a digital watermark or logo or text over an existing video in the batch mode. Watermarks can be used for protection or adding comments to your movies. You may impose watermark on a whole video file or on a specified section of the movie. Brand Your Video With A Watermark!
- Adding Image Watermarks in Flash Video Studio
- Use Virtual Dub
Watermarking Video with the Mac
- Adding a watermark to your video in DVD Studio Pro
- Watermark video using Quicktime Pro
- With MPEG StreamClip
- Watermark your videos using Final Cut Pro video #1
- Watermark your videos using Final Cut Pro video #2
- If you happen to have Compressor, you can add the watermark at transcode time and save the rendering/duplication in your editor.
I use VLC… Yes the famous video player. It has watermark adding capabilities as well. See here-
http://www.skipser.toolsbysk.com/p/96/p/general/cool-things-you-didnt-know-vlc-media-player-can-do.html
I usually use VidLogo to add watermark into my video.
usually for adding watermarks I use Video to Flash Converter Pro ( geovid.com)…
My got feeling is that these kind of products cost a lot, an average of $50-100.
What i found is this watermarking software: video watermarker from http://www.moonvalleysoft.com/video-watermarker-p-41.html
On many websites is reported as $19, but actually the price is $16 and it did the job it is supposed to do.
I recommend it, especially if you are both on a budget and under pressure.
You can add digital watermark by the watermark software picmarkrpro.com .
If yoh have an flickr account you can replace your Flickr photos with their watermarked copies.
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