How to Add Watermark to Video?

Jun 27, 2017, Posted by Shirley White

In the article named How to Add Logo to Video, we have introduced an easy way to add logo to video on Mac or Windows. Here, we will show you another two easier methods to add watermark to video.

Follow this guide and you can apply the branding exclusive to you to what you create.

Method One Add Watermark with Faasoft Software

Faasoft Video Converter (for Mac, for Windows) is not merely a wonderful file converter which supports converting to or from 150+ video and audio formats and it also works as a powerful video editor. Adding watermark to video is just one of its diverse editing features and the watermark could be text or image. The picture image format can be JPG, PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and etc.

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Add Watermark to Video

Click "Free Download" button and follow the wizard to install the trial version of Faasoft Video Converter. When the installation is done, open it and start adding watermark to video.

Step 1 Add video

It is pretty easy to import file to the program. Just drag and drop the video that you want to add watermark to the main interface. The file will list in the task list instantly.

Step 2 Add watermark to video

Click "Effect" button on the toolbar to open the video edit window and in there, go to "Watermark" pane.

Add text watermark to video: check "Text" box and enter the text watermark in the textbox. You can also edit the text as will. Click "T" button to choose a desired font, style, size, effects and click "Color" button next to "T" button to set the color of watermark text. To change the size of the text, just drag the frame around the text in the output preview.

Add picture watermark to video: Check "Picture" box to add picture watermark to video. Click "Browse" button to choose a picture that you want to add to video from local disk. Edit picture watermark: enter a value in the "Vertical", "Horizontal" and "Transparency" as needed.

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Step 3 Save the video with watermark

The watermark is added in the right place as needed. You can keep the watermarked video in the same format as the original. If you want to change the video format too, switch to the main interface and click "Profile" drop-down button to select output format from the pop-up menu.

Now just click the big "Convert" button and the program will do the rest for you. Once the work is done, go to the destination folder to find the watermarked video and enjoy it.

Method Two Add Watermark to Video with VLC

VLC is so popular that few people are unaware of it. It supports adding watermark to video too. The following is the detailed steps on how to add watermark to video with VLC.

1. Download and install VLC. After launch it, click "Media" to load the video that you want to add watermark to.

2. Click "Tools" on toolbar and choose "Effect and Filters" from the drop-down menu. And a new window named "Adjustments and Effects" opens.

3. In the new window, switch to "Video Effects" tab and click "Logo" section. Check "Add logo" box and paste the URL of the image file.

4. In the same section, adjust the logo position and transparency.

5. Click "Close" to finish adding watermark to video.