User Manual Guide: how to tamper the Filmora watermark

-Sherlin J

Importing a video, adjusting color, inserting relevant text and graphics to engage audience, transition, animation, trimming, adjusting clips, then there’s— Phew, editing a video seems like a hectic process, doesn't it? But hold on; if you know where to go and what to do, then it would seem as fun and thrilling as visiting a park. So, let’s get this started!

First things first, you need a cutting board before you start cutting the video. That is finding a good base editing app. There are so many free video editing extensions and software available in the web store, such as Clipchamp, Kapwing, Adobe Express, DaVinci Resolve, etc. In this article, we are going to delve into how to leverage the features of Wondershare Filmora v.19.

Filmora provides users with numerous stock media, royalty-free audio, stickers, elements, text animations, effects, and unique editable transitions. You can also import other downloaded videos. There are various sites that provide watermark-free videos too. Websites like Pinterest, Pixabay, and Freepik will help you in that case. For color grading, you can leverage the advance menu to correct the color but if you feel like you want more liberty in shaping the stock video or picture quality, you can make use of ‘Cutout.pro’ to enhance the picture.

Once imported, the next issue at hand is the arrangement of clips and syncing to the audio. This step is important as it is responsible for the cohesive flow and overall storytelling of the video. Drag, trim and align the clips in the timeline to match with the beat of the audio. Syncing to the rhythm of the background music enables seamless visual experience. Additionally, make use of the titles option, which has numerous pre-made text effects and animation or you can just type and customise your own effects in the animation window.

Finally, all you have to do is save and export. Just like how every beautiful thing has thorns, the Filmora free version will cover half of the content with their watermark banner but there is a way to cheat and escape the watermark step. Under the player window, there’s an option called setting; clicking that will lead you to the aspect ratio window. In that, under the resolution, add 1580 to whatever value is given in the second box.

For instance, change 1080 x 1920 ➜ 1080 x 3500 (Portrait), 640 x 480 ➜ 640 x 600 (Landscape). Once you're done with that, now select all the elements and videos of your project and move to the top right corner till you see the green undotted line. Even after this, the last 3 seconds of the video will also have a Filmora logo; removing this is quite easy. Export the video and use any video cropping site/app, trim out the last 3 seconds, and crop out the watermark banner. ‘Online video cutter’ website is completely free and gives easy accessibility to crop and trim any video without compromising on the quality.

And you're done! Editing a video can be quite a chaotic process and drain your patience level, but hey, embrace the journey and watch your ideas and efforts come to life in ways you never thought possible!

*Picture in Header : A depiction of the video editing software mentioned above (Picture credit: Wondershare Filmora)