make video low res to protect

[David Banner]

How do I make this low res so I can show it to someone and protect it so they cannot use it without paying. Or watermark it or any other way?

Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (isom/mp42)
File size : 167 MiB
Duration : 1 min 51 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 12.5 Mb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2021-06-18 20:16:13
Tagged date : UTC 2021-06-18 20:16:13

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 3 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 3 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=4, N=15
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 1 min 51 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 12.3 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate : 24.0 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Standard : PAL
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.238
Stream size : 164 MiB (98%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2021-06-18 20:16:14
Tagged date : UTC 2021-06-18 20:16:14
Color range : Limited
Codec configuration box : avcC

Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 1 min 51 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 2.52 MiB (2%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2021-06-18 20:16:13
Tagged date : UTC 2021-06-18 20:16:13

[davexnet]

You can resize and add a logo in any video editor

[jagabo]

So, how do you edit video files? Use an editor. Pretty much all of them support scaling and overlays.

[David Banner]

So, how do you edit video files? Use an editor. Pretty much all of them support scaling and overlays.

Thanks. can't watermarks be removed though? I'm using Vegas Pro. I can reduce the size but it is still good quality

[jagabo]

Thanks. can't watermarks be removed though?

Some watermarks are easier to remove than others. Opaque watermarks are harder to remove than semi-transparent watermarks. Moving watermarks are harder to remove than stationary watermarks. Large watermarks are harder to remove (or leave more damage) than small watermarks. Etc.

I can reduce the size but it is still good quality

Then reduce the size even more. And/or encode with really poor settings to reduce the quality.

[jagabo]

Here's another thing you can try: blur most of the picture to make it unusable, the overlay a sharp portion at the center to show how clear the video really is.


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[David Banner]

Here's another thing you can try: blur most of the picture to make it unusable, the overlay a sharp portion at the center to show how clear the video really is.


[Attachment 59995 - Click to enlarge]

Thanks I have now been able to make a low res choppy almost pixelating one