Difference between revisions of "VLC HowTo/Add a logo"

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  # Once the program has started
 
  # Once the program has started
 
  add ''video.avi''
 
  add ''video.avi''
 +
# If using VLC 0.8.6 or older:
 
  logo-file ''logo.png''
 
  logo-file ''logo.png''
 +
# If using VLC 0.9.0 or newer (see NEWS for details about the new syntax):
 +
@logo logo-file ''logo.png''
  
 
This requires a <code>--logo-file</code>, but for some reason it won't work if you specify "<code>--sub-filter logo</code>". Nor does it apparently work if the <code>transcode</code> doesn't specify <code>[[Codec#Video_Codecs | vcodec=]]</code>.
 
This requires a <code>--logo-file</code>, but for some reason it won't work if you specify "<code>--sub-filter logo</code>". Nor does it apparently work if the <code>transcode</code> doesn't specify <code>[[Codec#Video_Codecs | vcodec=]]</code>.
  
 
A non-existent logo-file currently removes any logos from the video, and does not result in an error. Since you must specify one on the command-line, "<code>nonexistent_dummy.png</code>" was used.
 
A non-existent logo-file currently removes any logos from the video, and does not result in an error. Since you must specify one on the command-line, "<code>nonexistent_dummy.png</code>" was used.

Revision as of 10:10, 4 January 2008

This page describes how to add a logo on your video using the logo filter. Other "how to" pages

Idea

This How To just explains how to use the logo filter in order to add a logo on your videos, like a TV.

Local

vlc --sub-filter logo --logo-file logo.png video.avi

Stream

vlc --logo-file logo.png video.avi --sout "#transcode{vcodec=...,vb=...,sfilter=logo}:std{...}"

Make sure you do not specify --sub-filter logo, and that you specify a vcodec= value in the transcode part.

Save the new video locally

vlc --logo-file logo.png video.avi --sout "#transcode{vcodec=...,vb=...,sfilter=logo}:std{access=file,dst=new_video.avi }

Dynamically change logo using RC, then send output to stream and local debugging display

vlc -I rc --logo-file nonexistent_dummy.png --sout "#transcode{vcodec=...,vb=...,sfilter=logo}:duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{...}}"

# Once the program has started
add video.avi
# If using VLC 0.8.6 or older:
logo-file logo.png
# If using VLC 0.9.0 or newer (see NEWS for details about the new syntax):
@logo logo-file logo.png

This requires a --logo-file, but for some reason it won't work if you specify "--sub-filter logo". Nor does it apparently work if the transcode doesn't specify vcodec=.

A non-existent logo-file currently removes any logos from the video, and does not result in an error. Since you must specify one on the command-line, "nonexistent_dummy.png" was used.