This article explains how to add a watermark image to a video file using FFmpeg (www.ffmpeg.org). Typically a watermark is used to protect ownership/credit of the video and for Marketing/Branding the video with a Logo. One of the most common areas where watermarks appear is the bottom right hand corner of a video. I’m going to cover all four corners for you, since these are generally the ideal placements for watermarks. Plus, if you want to get really creative I’ll let you in on an alternative.
FFmpeg is a free software / open source project that produces libraries and programs for handling multimedia such as video. Many of it developers also are part of the MPlayer project. Primarily this project is geared towards Linux OS, however, much of it has been ported over to work with Windows 32bit and 64bit. FFmpeg is being utilized in a number of software applications; including web applications such as PHPmotion (www.phpmotion.com). Not only does it provide handy tools, it also provided extremely useful features and functionality that can be added to a variety of software applications.
