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his guide will help you to place a watermark or TEXT on a video (AVI, MPEG, etc...) If you want to add a watermark, you must re-encode your video.

Tools Required:

1. VirtualDubMod a free ware, available here: Download

2. Image creation software (Windows Paint will do the job)

STEPS

1. PREPARE YOUR WATERMARK IMAGE

If your are creating a text watermark:

Open your image making software and make the background BLACK (you have to make it black to make it look translucent in ur movie) and create the text you wish to appear in the watermark, and place it on the black background. Save your image as. BMP or a .TGA file. Try to make it 200 (width) x 20 (height).

If u are putting an existing Image:

Simply open the image in Windows Paint and save it as a BMP or TGA file.

I am using This Image:



You can also use some picture but keep it in small size.

Now we are ready let us start

1: Open VirtualDubMod go to "Open Video File"



This is what you will get after file is loaded:



Now Go to VIDEO and Filters:



Now press Add:



Choose logo from list:



Now select your settings and position of your logo, To see output video click on preview.



After that Press OK and OK again.

Now Press File again and click on File Save as.



Now choose Your codec and compression mode: By pressing "Change" You can change codec and compression.



I usually Use Xvid:



Press OK and then SAVE:



Now give it some time, it will depend on speed of your processor and size of file you are converting.

Enjoy Movies with you watermarked Name on it.

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