How to remove a watermark in Videostudio

[phnxrsngbr]

Hello,

I'm trying to remove a watermark in an old movie made of my son in high school (about 8 yrs old), by a friend of his. It's right in the middle of the screen in bright red. They didn't care about it back then as it allowed them to format their movie online. Before I put this very short clip in my memorial video I want to clear that out. Don't know what original software was used. My son's friend can't remember either. Does Videostudio have a way to fix this?

Thanks very much!

[Ron P.]

Sadly, there's really no way to remove watermarks, as they are burned into the video. Most watermarks are placed somewhere in the lower-third, so removing them can be done by cropping or placing something over it. However since your watermark is in the middle, I'm afraid that you're stuck with it. Trying to overlay that area, will most likely destroy the video content.

[phnxrsngbr]

Thanks Ron, I appreciate your feedback! After viewing the clip a few times, considering that the watermark has been there from the beginning, I decided that it should be left there, even if there was a way to remove it.