Can I create a watermark over DVD image?
by Esther Leonard
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Jul 23, 2008 at 5:29:27 pm
Hey was wondering if it would be possible to overlay a logo over the image on a dvd to prevent plagiarism. I'm working on a feature and a lot of dvds have to be sent out to different festivals and whatnot. I need to figure out a way to force a moving logo onto the entire film. I would like to have the logo move every ten minutes so it can not be cut out. I know i can do this simply in FCP but i don't have time to recompress the whole movie with the image. I have 2 sets of subtitles in the DVD project, so making a track with the logo and force displaying it isn't an option (i think). But would be very grateful to anyone with any suggestions.
Peace'n'hugs.
Re: Can I create a watermark over DVD image? by Noah Kadner on Jul 23, 2008 at 5:47:29 pm
Unfortunately no- you'll have to do this in FCP. Subtitling in DVDSP wouldn't work for piracy. Anyone who rips the DVD will automatically strip the subtitles out. And I would highly recommend a subtle but clear watermark. Logo only- don't put for screening purposes only- for whatever reason some festival people take offense at this.
Re: Can I create a watermark over DVD image? by Noah Kadner on Jul 25, 2008 at 4:04:37 am
[Alexander Kallas]"Not true, you can do this easily if you encode your movie in Compressor.
In the inspector> filter tab> check watermark and text.
Cheers
Alexande"
Ha- well split hairs why don't you. :) The question was could it be done in DVDSP- answer no. Sure it *can* be done in FCP, Compressor, After Effects, Motion, Shake, etc etc but in effect it doesn't make much difference does it?
Re: Can I create a watermark over DVD image? by Alexander Kallas on Jul 25, 2008 at 8:44:49 am
[Noah Kadner]"Ha- well split hairs why don't you. :) The question was could it be done in DVDSP- answer no. Sure it *can* be done in FCP, Compressor, After Effects, Motion, Shake, etc etc but in effect it doesn't make much difference does it? "
English expression, you read it one way, I read it another.
I was responding to Esther's question:- "Hey was wondering if it would be possible to overlay a logo over the image on a dvd. I know i can do this simply in FCP but i don't have time to recompress the whole movie with the image."
Nowhere did Esther say it was an m2v file or ask directly, (as you implied) if it could be done in DVDSP. My answer was yes (for me in Compressor, for you in FCP) but obviously no in DVDSP.
Peace.
