Watermarking
Watermarking adds identifying information to your videos, making it possible to trace the source of any unauthorized copies and deterring piracy.
Visible Watermarks
Visible watermarks display text or images on the video player that identify the viewer.
Configuration
- Go to Settings → Security → Watermarking.
- Enable Visible Watermark.
- Configure:
- Content — Student name, email, phone, or custom text
- Position — Top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right, center, or diagonal
- Opacity — 10-50% (lower = less intrusive, higher = more visible)
- Font Size — Small, medium, or large
- Color — Match your brand or use a neutral gray
- Moving Watermark — Watermark changes position periodically to prevent easy cropping
Best Practices
- Use semi-transparent watermarks (20-30% opacity) so they do not distract from the content.
- Include the student's email — this makes the student accountable.
- Enable moving watermark to prevent static overlay removal.
- Position the watermark away from important content areas.
Forensic Watermarks
Forensic watermarks are invisible markers embedded in the video stream that can identify the source of leaked content.
How It Works
- Each viewer's session generates a unique forensic watermark.
- The watermark is embedded imperceptibly in the video frames.
- If a pirated copy is discovered, the watermark can be extracted.
- The extracted watermark identifies which student's session produced the copy.
Requirements
- Available on Business and Enterprise plans
- Works with all supported DRM levels
- No impact on video quality or playback performance
Combining Protections
For maximum security, combine all three layers:
- DRM — Prevents downloading and screen recording
- Visible Watermark — Deters casual sharing (student sees their name on screen)
- Forensic Watermark — Enables tracing if DRM and visible watermarks are circumvented
Related Documentation
- Video DRM — DRM configuration
- DRM & Protection — Course-level protection
- Data Encryption — Platform encryption