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Dead Line

Dec 4, 2013 @ 5:02pm

How to make a watermark within SFM?

I'm trying to make a watermark for a video so I am able to put my youtube name in the corner. Anyone help me please?

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Captain Cronut has Source Filmmaker

Dec 4, 2013 @ 9:55pm

You could use a material overlay. Check out this tutorial: http://youtu.be/aihLXMquURw

It is easier to just do it in post though using iMovie, premiere, windows movie maker, Vegas, or the like.

The Resonte! has Source Filmmaker

Dec 5, 2013 @ 4:44am

Or don't do it at all.
No one's gonna want to see that.

Last edited by The Resonte!; Dec 5, 2013 @ 4:44am

Dead Line

Dec 5, 2013 @ 1:27pm

Originally posted by The Resonte!:
Or don't do it at all.
No one's gonna want to see that.

Well I have to for a collab entry that im making. :/

Pte Jack

Dec 5, 2013 @ 4:05pm

This is the problem you would have if you added a watermark infront of the camera.

As you animate the camera you would have to have a fully animatable and scalable watermark. As you adjust the shutter speed (aperature), Focal Distance and Field of view to the scene, you would have to animate and rescale the watermark to keep it in focus.

This is a model of my watermark place infront of the camera. It's root transform is locked to the transform of the camera and the watermark is in focus. Watch what happens to the watermark as the camera moves and focuses on something else.

http://youtu.be/pAmuIpk6ky0

This is why you either have to use a material overlay or add a watermark using 3rd party software in a post production environment.

Last edited by Pte Jack; Dec 5, 2013 @ 4:18pm