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Add a Watermark to Your Video in Sony Vegas Pro

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Hello and welcome to VisiHow.com. This is a tutorial on Sony Vegas Pro on how to add a watermark to your videos.

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The two things you'll need is for your video to have a watermark on it and the watermark itself
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You want the file to be in a .png format with a transparent background, as shown by the VisiHow logo saved in the left-hand box. This way, the file can be transparent on the back so it can be added over a video file without having to do a work.

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First drag your video file down into your timeline
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Then add a new video layer
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Go to the top layer. Right click and press "Insert Video Layer."
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You'll see another video layer which will be on top of your video
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This example sets the Draft to Full.

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Here, drag your photo into the layer
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It will appear in from of your video.
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Drag your photo the length of your video so it's there for the entire video
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Now, you need to move your watermark
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This watermark is big and obnoxious.
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You can edit it and move it to a corner by going to the edge of the photo clip, as indicated the hand tool and the pop-up that reads "Event Pan/Crop."

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Click "Event Pan/Crop" to access the window on the left side of the page
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Move the window into full view.
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There is a dotted 'F' in the center of the .png logo which indicates Frame
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Moving the frame to the right results in showing only 'iHow' on the Draft, which is the top window on the right.
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Moving the Frame to the left of the .png logo results in 'Visi' being visible in the Draft, which is the top window on the right
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We will center the Frame
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Press right click and select "Match the Output Aspect," which is the second option from the bottom
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This fits the full frame of your video
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Now, zoom out by dragging the corner of Frame in "Event Pan/Crop" window until you find your desired size
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This example zooms out a lot to make the watermark smaller
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Move your cursor to the middle of the 'F.' Click and drag it to move it into the corner or another place you'd like it to be
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When you've found your space for the watermark, press the "X" in the red box, located on the blue "Event Pan/Crop" bar
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We can make it less transparent and see what's behind the logo but keeping the watermark
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Go to the watermark in the first timeline panel. Here the opacity is 100%.
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Drag the white opacity bar down to the middle to reach 50% opacity
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This is reflected in the Draft, which is the top window on the right. This is usually a good point to see the watermark and the video behind it.
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The watermark does not have to be in the corner
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It can be in the center with a low opacity. This example clicks the logo in the timeline panel to access the "Edit Pan/Crop" window.
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Now move the Frame in the "Edit Pan/Crop" to rearrange the watermark to the center in the Draft window
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Click the "X" in the red box, located on the blue "Event Pan/Crop" bar to close the "Edit Pan/Crop" window.
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Lower the opacity bar on the movie panel to lessen the transparency of the watermark
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The watermark will be subtle, but viewers will know it's from VisiHow or for whatever the company is you create the watermark.
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