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Watermark video

Overlay a text watermark with position and opacity controls.

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Place a customizable text mark over your video.

A practical guide to Watermark video

Watermark Video overlays editable text in a fixed lower-right style throughout a clip. It uses 28-pixel white text at 75% opacity with a translucent dark box and re-encodes the video.

Example: label a review cut

Enter DRAFT, preview the fixed lower-right mark over the lightest and darkest scenes, and confirm that it stays clear of captions.

Task-specific steps

  1. 1

    Open the video and check whether the fixed lower-right watermark area conflicts with captions, controls, or essential action.

  2. 2

    Enter the watermark text and preview the built-in white text and translucent dark-box styling over varied scenes.

  3. 3

    Encode the marked video and watch representative light, dark, static, and moving sections before sharing.

Options that affect the result

  • The watermark text is editable and remains visible throughout the exported clip.
  • Placement, 28-pixel size, white color, 75% opacity, and the translucent dark box use fixed built-in values.

Limitations to know first

  • A visible watermark can be cropped or covered and does not provide cryptographic ownership proof.
  • Re-encoding takes time and may change compression quality even when dimensions stay the same.

Questions specific to this task

Where does the video watermark appear?

It is fixed in the lower-right corner. Review the complete clip first because this workflow does not offer another position.

Can the watermark move during the video?

No. This workflow uses a fixed overlay. Animated tracking or timed motion requires a full video editor.