How to add a watermark in a movie made with PowerDirector???

beruberu

Newbie Joined: Nov 29, 2009 12:07 Messages: 3 Offline

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Jun 16, 2013 10:30

hello,

Can someone help me :
How to add a watermark in a movie made with PowerDirector???

I didn't find anything in ther Help menue..

Thanks for your help, read you soon.

Greatings from Switzerland

Phil

1Nina

Senior Contributor Location: Norway, 50km southwest of Oslo Joined: Oct 08, 2008 04:12 Messages: 1070 Offline

Jun 16, 2013 11:36

Hello Phil,

I guess watermarks can be applied different ways.
What I usually do is making a small .png text image (transparent background), place it in it's own track
and just drag it along the video. (size it at preference)
I try, though, to choose color and opacity in a way which don't disturb the video flow too much.

Nina

Just something.
https://www.petitpoisvideo.com

borgus1

Senior Contributor Joined: Feb 27, 2013 00:33 Messages: 1318 Offline

Jun 16, 2013 11:42

Quote: How to add a watermark in a movie made with PowerDirector???

Add the watermark graphic on a higher video track than the primary material.

Then select the watermark clip and click MODIFY. Lower OPACITY to achieve the desired effect.
Or do the same thing on the timeline by dragging the green horizontal line downwards.


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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jun 16, 2013 17:31

Hi Beruberu -

This tutorial shows the two methods Nina & Borgus1 have described, including how to make the graphic.

http://youtu.be/unZbRQU-V24

Cheers - Tony
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Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Jun 17, 2013 03:37

Hi beruberu ,
The problem with adding a watermark throughout a video is you'll then need to render the whole video. SVRT wont be of any use. As you'd be altering every part, the video will take longer to process/produce. For short videos (for youtube and such) then the use of watermarking in my view is essential to preserve copyright. For a large video project you'd be better off not adding a watermark.
Dafydd