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How to add a video watermark to your clip

1. Open your video and choose a logo image or type your watermark text.
2. Set the width, corner and opacity so the mark stays clear of faces or captions.
3. Export the video and check the watermark against both light and dark frames.

How large is a 160-pixel video watermark?

Each diagram shows the same striped, 160-pixel-wide mark at 80% opacity. All three frames are displayed at the same size so you can compare the proportions. The mark sits 16 pixels from the right and bottom edges in each source frame. Those margins look smaller on screen as the source dimensions increase.

Choose a logo or a line of text

Use an image when the exact shape, lettering or colors of your mark matter. The image picker accepts a PNG or JPEG. A transparent PNG lets the picture show through around a circular badge or between the letters of a wordmark. A JPEG has a rectangular background. If your logo already has a white rectangle around it in the image file, that rectangle also becomes part of the video watermark.

Text suits a short credit, account name or draft label. Enter up to 120 characters. The tool draws bold white letters with a dark outline, which helps them show up over changing scenes. The line is scaled to your chosen width, so adding words makes each letter smaller at the same width. Read the whole credit at the size your audience will see. A short recognizable name can be more legible than a long sentence.

Choose the width in pixels

Image width (px) applies to both the logo and the text option. The default is 160 pixels, and the field accepts widths from 16 to 1920 pixels. A mark 160 pixels wide takes up one eighth of a 1280-pixel-wide picture and one quarter of a 640-pixel-wide picture. For a 640-pixel clip, switching to 80 pixels gives the same relative width as 160 pixels on a 1280-pixel clip. A compact square badge and a wide strip of lettering can both be 160 pixels wide while occupying quite different amounts of vertical space. The tool scales the height to preserve the image proportions.

Transparent padding inside a logo file counts toward its width. If the mark looks much smaller than you expect, open the source image against a contrasting background and inspect its outer margins. Crop excess empty space from a copy of the logo before increasing the width. This also makes positioning more predictable because the distance from the corner to the visible artwork is no longer dominated by empty pixels.

Find a corner that stays clear

The video watermark starts in the lower-right corner. Use the four arrows under Position to move it. Each position leaves a 16-pixel inset on the two adjoining sides. Review several shots before choosing a corner. The empty wall behind an interview may give way to a chart in the next shot, and a badge placed over the chart can hide a unit or a decimal point. Look for meaningful detail near the edges as well as near the center.

Consider how the final video will be displayed. Captions can occupy the bottom of the picture, and a player's controls can appear there while someone pauses or scrubs. If either one covers the credit, try an upper corner. Some destinations display a cropped thumbnail or a differently shaped preview. Open the finished clip at its intended aspect ratio and check any additional crop separately before approving the placement.

Adjust opacity against light and dark scenes

Opacity starts at 0.8 and ranges from 0.1 to 1 in steps of 0.05. At full opacity, solid parts of a logo are fully visible. Transparent parts of a PNG can still show the picture beneath. Lower opacity lets more of the footage appear through the mark. Try a frame with a pale background and another with a dark background. A faint mark may disappear in one of them even if it is clear in the other.

Watch the video watermark while something moves underneath it. An area full of fine texture can make small lettering difficult to read. Changing the corner or choosing a simpler logo can help more than increasing the opacity. Export again from the original footage while trying a different combination. The finished mark is drawn into the picture, so adding a second version on top of an earlier export can leave two visible marks.

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