Add a Logo to a Video Online: Text and Overlays
Upload your logo and tell Valmera where it should appear, how large it should be and when it should be visible. Use an overlay for a supplied image or clip, authored text for a title or lower third, and captions for speech. Review how they work together in the finished picture.
Updated 2026-09-08. Tool behavior checked against the production source. The video below is a local renderer demonstration with downloadable inputs.
Watch the timed logo example
This approximately 25-second silent sample places a transparent Valmera logo in the top-right corner from program 00:03 to 00:22. Its width is 20% of the 1280-pixel frame: 256 pixels. The logo keeps its proportions and uses full opacity.
We supplied an edit specification to the Valmera renderer locally and encoded the result. This demonstrates the overlay's appearance and timing; it is not an authenticated Studio agent request or an account export. It does not establish prompt success, processing speed, pricing or watermark-free export availability.
Download the result · Original sample · Supplied logo PNG · Measurements and method
How the example was checked
All 749 output video frames decoded successfully and were compared with corresponding source frames at a reduced analysis size. The source has 750 frames; this is not an every-source-frame preservation claim. The logo was detected from frame 90 through frame 659, matching 3.00 through 21.97 seconds at 30 fps. Outside its expanded box, the largest per-frame mean pixel difference was below 0.18 on a 0–255 scale.
Eight sampled frames, including entry and exit, were visually inspected. Decoded audio was silent. Captions, moving subjects, other frame shapes and Studio export branding were not tested in this example. The edit specification and generated filtergraph accompany the input files for reproduction.
Add your own logo in five steps
Add the video and logo to the project
Upload the footage and the correct logo image. A PNG with actual transparency is useful when the footage should show around the mark. Use Studio's Add media flow for additional assets, and wait for the required upload and processing steps.
Describe the logo's placement and size
Name the logo file, corner or position, approximate width and desired opacity. Leave room around the frame edge and protect faces, captions, important graphics and destination player controls. Check that the mark is readable at the final viewing size.
Specify when the logo appears
Use the edited video's program or preview clock and identify the selected version. Ask for the whole current edit or a defined start and end. An image overlay has a short default duration when none is supplied; do not assume it persists to the ending.
Review the result in each output shape
Inspect the logo's entry, middle and exit, including both light and dark scenes. Check transparency, proportions, edge clearance and collisions with captions or titles. Recheck the timing after cuts or inserts and review each delivered aspect ratio separately.
Export the intended edit in Studio
Select the version you approved and create the final MP4 in Studio after required original media is ready. Inspect the downloaded file through its ending. Your added logo and Valmera's export branding are separate; check the current export guidance.
Use [logo filename] as a top-right overlay throughout the current edit. Start at roughly [percentage] of the frame width, keep its proportions, and leave space from the edges. Keep it clear of faces, captions and important graphics. Show the revised preview so I can check its size and timing.
For a brief appearance, replace “throughout” with a labeled preview time range and the selected edit version. For a subtle mark, specify the desired opacity. These are example requests to adapt to your footage, not measured agent results.
Prepare a logo that stays clear over footage
Studio supports PNG, JPG, JPEG and WebP image uploads up to 50 MB. A PNG with a transparent background is useful for a freestanding logo. Transparency belongs to the file's pixels: a white rectangle saved inside a PNG remains a white rectangle unless the artwork is changed.
PNG and WebP can carry transparency; ordinary JPEG cannot. See MDN's image format guide. Use a supported image export of your artwork rather than assuming a design file or SVG is accepted by the Studio uploader.
Check the actual mark against both light and dark scenes. A white logo may disappear over a bright background. A tiny wordmark may become unreadable. Extra transparent space around the file makes the visible mark smaller than its nominal overlay width; prepare the intended artwork bounds before uploading.
Keep the correct logo asset in each project. For video formats and both video limits, use the upload guide. Upload completion, project placement and final render readiness are separate steps.
Set width, position and program-time duration
Width and proportions
Ordinary overlay scale is 5–100% of the frame width, including any transparent padding. Its height follows the asset's proportions. The 20% example above is one choice for this artwork, not a recommended size for every video.
Position and edge room
Position describes the overlay's center. A center placed on the extreme right edge leaves part of the logo outside the picture. Ask for clear edge spacing and inspect the whole mark rather than judging only its center.
Time window
Logo timing uses the assembled program clock. An image overlay defaults to four seconds, bounded by the remaining program, when duration is omitted. Specify the whole current edit or a start and end; recheck after structural revisions.
Opacity and motion
Lower opacity blends the logo into the picture but can reduce legibility. Fades and slides can introduce it. Supported keyframes can animate position, scale, rotation and opacity; an authored path does not automatically follow a moving subject.
Review landscape, vertical and square deliveries separately. Changing the output shape changes the space around the subject and other graphics. A logo that fits the source frame may collide with captions or destination controls after reframing. Use the reframing guide for the picture and the revision guide to identify the intended version.
Choose a logo overlay, authored text or captions
A logo overlay displays your image. Authored text adds wording such as a title, name, quote or callout. Captions represent speech and need their words and timing checked against the recording. These are separate elements even when they occupy the same corner.
Check caption coverage as well as layer order: the designed-text tool normally hides transcript captions during that text item's window. The voice continues. Its caption suppression follows the item's time window and disappears when that item is removed; separate caption mute windows can remain. Moving the title higher in the picture does not by itself restore those captions.
Ordinary image/video overlays sit below captions. When foreground authored text and captions are both present, the text renders above captions. Special behind-subject text uses a different placement path. Review the complete window and use the text prompt guide for titles, names, quotes and caption-coverage checks.
Seven text templates cover title, subtitle, lower third, callout, big number, quote and chapter treatments. Each text item accepts up to 200 characters and a bounded program-time window. A visual chapter title is text in the picture, not platform chapter metadata.
Bundled text fonts include Inter Display Black, ExtraBold and Bold; Anton; Bebas Neue; Archivo Black; Poppins Black; Syne ExtraBold; Playfair Display Black; Instrument Serif; DM Serif Display; Montserrat; and Plus Jakarta Sans ExtraBold. Custom font uploads are unsupported. Font, size, color, backing box and entrance or exit choices affect readability, so review the complete line at the delivered size.
Text can use supported entrances such as fade, pop, slide-up and typewriter; typewriter is an entrance, not an exit. A picture-in-picture clip contributes its picture without its own soundtrack through the ordinary overlay tool. Ask separately for any required audio arrangement, and check the audio guide and caption guide.
Fix common logo and text problems
A white box surrounds the logo
Inspect the image itself for an opaque background. Use an appropriately prepared transparent asset; changing the filename extension alone will not remove the background.
The logo disappears after a few seconds
Check its program-time start and duration. An omitted image-overlay duration defaults to a short appearance. Name the intended full-edit window or passage and review the revised ending.
The logo is too small or partly off screen
Check the artwork's transparent padding, the width percentage and the center position. Request a specific size or margin correction in the selected output shape.
Captions disappear during a title
Designed text normally suppresses transcript captions in its time window. Review that item's window and any separate caption mutes. If continuous speech captions are required, arrange the text accordingly and check the final file; changing position alone does not restore captions.
The logo is missing from the downloaded video
Confirm that the intended project and edit version were exported, the asset is present, and its window falls within the current program. A previously downloaded MP4 does not update when the project changes.
Questions about logos, text and overlays
Can I add my own logo to a video in Valmera?
Yes. Add the logo image to the project and ask for an image overlay with a position, size, opacity and time window. Specify whether it belongs throughout the current edit or only on a particular passage, then check the preview and final MP4.
Which logo files should I upload?
Studio image uploads support PNG, JPG, JPEG and WebP, up to 50 MB. A transparent PNG is a useful choice for a mark that should sit directly over footage. Check that the file actually has transparent pixels; saving an image with a white background as PNG does not automatically remove that background.
Will the logo stay on screen for the whole video?
Only if its time window covers the intended edit. The image-overlay tool defaults to a four-second appearance, shortened when less program time remains. Request the full current program or an explicit start and end, and check the window again after changing the video's duration.
What does logo size mean?
Ordinary overlay scale is the image width as a fraction of the output frame width, with supported values from 5% to 100%. The image keeps its proportions, so its height depends on its shape. Transparent padding in the file is included in that width. A percentage is a starting point for review, not a guarantee of readable placement.
Can my logo or title cover captions?
Ordinary image and video overlays render below captions. The designed-text tool normally suppresses transcript captions during its text item's window, while spoken audio continues. When both foreground text and captions are present, foreground text renders above captions. Check both caption coverage and visible collisions; changing the title's position alone does not restore suppressed captions.
Can the logo follow a moving person?
An ordinary logo overlay does not automatically track a moving person or object. It can stay fixed or follow an authored motion path. Position, scale, rotation and opacity can use supported keyframes, but that animation is different from following a subject in the footage.
Does a picture-in-picture video play its own sound?
A video used by the ordinary overlay tool contributes its picture, not its soundtrack. The program audio continues underneath. If you need the inserted video's sound, state that separately and use an appropriate audio or insertion workflow rather than assuming it comes with the picture-in-picture.
Can I remove a logo after adding it?
An editable overlay can be removed from the project or revised before another export. Removing that overlay does not remove a logo already burned into the original footage, and it cannot change an MP4 you downloaded earlier. Check the selected version and export a new file when needed.
Is adding a logo free, and can I reuse my logo?
Account creation and uploads are free; indexing and agent editing require a subscription and processing credits. Logo assets are kept in the project. Add the correct logo to each project where you want to use it, and consult current plans for access and export branding.
Review and deliver the branded edit
Account creation and uploads are free; indexing and agent editing require a subscription and processing credits. Your uploaded logo is part of your edit. It does not remove or determine Valmera's export branding. Check current plans and the final export guide, then inspect the delivered MP4.