How to add text watermarks to videos

Posted on May 5, 2009 at 5:27 am

Text watermarks in videos are a good way to label your videos.  The WaterMark Master allows you to put text on specific frames of a video file.  Whether you are a video professional or just want to add memorable lines to your videos, this tip is for you.

First open WaterMark Master, then click the + button on the Source Files panel:

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It will open a dialog box where you can locate the video file.  After that, you should see the file name on the files list under the Source Files panel.  Click the text tool on the Watermark tab to add a text on the video (in the example below I entered the text “Mercedes Benz E Class”.  Enter the text on the Properties panel.  You may move the text around the video as you prefer.

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You may use the font properties bar to edit the font type, size, color, rotation angle, transparency and other parameters.

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Click the green play button to generate the updated video:

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The processing time to generate an updated video with watermark depends on the length of the movie and the speed of your computer.

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Play the file using your favorite media player and see your watermarked video in action.  I hope you enjoy this program.  It is not free, by the way, but the 74.95$ is somewhat justifiable if you will do a lot of watermarking tasks.  If you only need it for the weekend, get the trial version and do all of your watermarking before the trial period is over.

You can also check out a free movie editing software like VideoSpin to add titles and watermarks to videos. Do you know of a freeware that could do text watermarking like WaterMark Master?  Post them here on the comments section and I will give it a review in future posts.

Ben Carigtan shows you how it’s done.

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One Response to “How to add text watermarks to videos”

  1. Patrick said on : June 27th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Another easy way is by using an XML file which is then placed in the windows movie maker folder so you can save lots of time and hassle from installing lots of programs! See: psocha.co.uk/?p=445


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