How To Add Watermark To Video For Free (Quick And Easy)

by Julian Canlas

Want to learn how to add a watermark to your video in a super quick and easy way? Here’s the perfect tutorial for you!

At VEED, we have a thriving community of video content creators who take pride in creating original content. Learning how to add watermark to your video is necessary for people to find out that you’re the original content owner, and how to follow you and your awesome content.

In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn:

What Is A Video Watermark?

A video watermark is a message, a text or a still image on a video that indicates the original owner of the content being circulated across social media such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and other platforms.

For example, the video watermark could be the owner’s logo layered in the bottom right corner of the video. This allows viewers to see who owns the original video, while still being able to watch it.

With so much content getting reposted on social media, it is important to know who the original publisher is. Otherwise, brands and users can get away with claiming ownership of content that is not theirs. Moreover, without a video watermark, people who want to follow your content won’t be able to find out where it comes from!

The watermark could also be your Instagram username layered on a Reels video to allow people to find your profile easily:

How To Watermark Video For Free (Quick And Easy)

1. Go to VEED and upload the video you want to add watermark to

Note: If you want to save your project and start new ones, you can sign up for free.

You can also click on More upload Options to upload it via other means, such as:

  • Your local files
  • YouTube (just enter the link)
  • Your webcam
  • Dropbox

2a. How to add a text watermark to video

Go to Text in the toolbox on the left side of your screen. Write your watermark text. You can drag the text on any part of the video, too.

2b. How to add an image watermark layer to video

Go to Upload in the toolbox from the left side of your screen. Click on the Upload Image button. Upload watermark to the video. And you’re done!

Normally, brands add their watermark logo on the bottom corners of their video so that it doesn’t disrupt the viewing experience.

3. Download the video

Hit Export, wait for the video to render, and download it as an MP4 video or as a GIF. And you’re done!

You can also share the download link, in case you want others to download your awesome video.

When to add a watermark to your video - 3 Ways

1. When your content will be shared across social media platforms

Adding watermark to your videos is important if you’re a social media content creator on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms.

With VEED, you can add a text watermark with your username or full name. By having a username or full name in an area of the video that can’t be cropped, viewers will be able to search for and follow the original creator of the content.

When your content goes viral, or even just shared by more people than expected, you want viewers to know that you created it. Let’s be honest, a lot of channels and profiles that share content don’t credit the original owners, so watermarks are important.

2. When you have a publicly available portfolio

Alternatively, if you have a video portfolio publicly available, you can slap one huge transparent watermark text or logo onto the video to show what it’s meant for.

The key here is to make sure that others don’t plagiarize your original content by claiming it as their own. Prevent this by adding watermark to your video and original images.

3. When you’re creating visual assets for commercial purposes, you can add a logo to promote your brand

Many brands include their company logo watermarks in the bottom corner of their videos for proper attribution. Adding a logo to your videos may also be initially good for brand recognition, especially in product launch videos, when most people are seeing you for the first time.

When people see your video ads, they will also identify your brand, even when the audio is on mute, thanks to the watermark.

Make Great Videos With VEED’s Easy-To-Use Video Editor

With VEED’s intuitive video editor, you can easily add text, logo or image watermarks to your videos, under no time.

With so much content getting reposted on social media, it is important to know who the original publisher is. Adding your logo, username or full name can also help first-time viewers figure out where it comes from.

But of course, VEED has more tools than slapping a watermark image to your entire video to claim copyright to it.

VEED has a simple, yet powerful tools to edit videos. You can add text to video, add music to video, change video aspect ratio, trim, crop, and split your videos and so on.

If you want to edit your videos in a super quick and easy way, try VEED for free today.