How to Add a Watermark to Video Using FFmpeg
Learn how to add a watermark to any video using FFmpeg — completely free and no third-party tools required. Whether you're building a video platform or editing tool, this tutorial covers everything you need to implement a professional watermarking feature.
What you'll learn:
• The basic FFmpeg overlay command
• How to scale your watermark relative to the video using scale2ref
• How to position the watermark in any corner (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right)
• How to add padding so the watermark isn't flush against the edge
• How to control watermark transparency with the colorchannelmixer filter
FFmpeg runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows — making it the perfect cross-platform solution for developers adding watermarking functionality to their projects.
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