This guide explains how to insert a logo or watermark on your videos from the Infomaniak VOD space to strengthen your brand image and protect your content against unauthorized use.

Preamble

• There are two distinct methods to display an image on your media:
  1. via the configuration of a Player
  2. or via the rules of an Import Folder.
• These two technologies are independent: if you activate them simultaneously, the Player logo will overlay the logo already embedded in the video.

1. Overlay via the video Player

In the management of a Player, the selected logo is added as an overlay at the time of playback:

• Advantages: great flexibility.
  • You can modify or remove the logo at any time without altering the source file.
  • A single media can be broadcast via different Players with distinct logos.
• Limit: if a user accesses the source stream of the video directly (direct URL), the logo will not be visible.

2. Embedding via an Import Folder

In the configuration of a folder (root or subfolder), the image is directly embedded in the video stream during the encoding process:

• Advantage: maximum security.
  • The logo is an integral part of the video file (burn-in).
  • It remains present regardless of the playback or download mode.
• Disadvantage: lack of flexibility.
  • Once the video is processed, the logo can no longer be modified or removed.
  • Any subsequent change requires a new import of the media.