Answers.Body: <p>Use <a href="http://ffmpeg.org/" rel="noreferrer"><code>ffmpeg</code></a> (download a static build for your operating system) and its <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#delogo" rel="noreferrer"><code>delogo</code></a> filter, which will try to cover up a logo or watermark by interpolating neighboring pixels.</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "delogo=x=100:y=100:w=150:h=20" output.mp4
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here, <code>x</code> and <code>y</code> specify the top left coordinates of the “masking” rectangle, and <code>w</code>/<code>h</code> specify its size. You can add the <code>show=1</code> option to help locate that rectangle.</p>
  
  <p>If you want to play with the filter values, you can use <code>ffplay</code> to directly show the result:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffplay -f lavfi -i "movie=input.mp4,delogo=x=100:y=100:w=150:h=20:show=1"
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>I accidentally enabled a datestamp "feature" on my camera and now all my videos have the date embedded.</p>
  
  <p>What's the best way to remove those datestamps?</p>
  
  <p>I'm editing a compilation of the videos with kdenlive, so I would only need to remove the datestamp from the parts of the videos I'm using or the final compilation, whatever gives best results.</p>
  
Tags: <video><video-editor><kdenlive>
Title: Remove datestamp (watermark) from videos
UserDisplayName: Julio
ThreadText: # Remove datestamp (watermark) from videos
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-20)
  
  I accidentally enabled a datestamp "feature" on my camera and now all my videos have the date embedded.
  
  What's the best way to remove those datestamps?
  
  I'm editing a compilation of the videos with kdenlive, so I would only need to remove the datestamp from the parts of the videos I'm using or the final compilation, whatever gives best results.
  
  **Tags:** video, video-editor, kdenlive
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-20. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  Use [`ffmpeg`](http://ffmpeg.org/) (download a static build for your operating system) and its [`delogo`](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#delogo) filter, which will try to cover up a logo or watermark by interpolating neighboring pixels.
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "delogo=x=100:y=100:w=150:h=20" output.mp4
  
  ```
  
  Here, `x` and `y` specify the top left coordinates of the “masking” rectangle, and `w`/`h` specify its size. You can add the `show=1` option to help locate that rectangle.
  
  If you want to play with the filter values, you can use `ffplay` to directly show the result:
  
  ```
  ffplay -f lavfi -i "movie=input.mp4,delogo=x=100:y=100:w=150:h=20:show=1"
  
  ```
  
  
  ---
  
  