Watermark Removal Guide

Overview

ReelVan's watermark removal feature uses advanced AI to cleanly remove platform watermarks from your AI-generated videos, leaving no traces behind.

Supported Platforms

OpenAI Sora

Sora videos typically include:

• Bottom-right corner watermark
• "Made with Sora" text
• OpenAI logo overlay

Detection: Automatic Typical cost: 50 credits per 5 seconds

Google Veo

Veo watermarks include:

• "Created with Veo" text
• Google logo
• Variable positioning

Detection: Automatic Typical cost: 50 credits per 5 seconds

Kling AI

Kling watermarks:

• "Kling AI" branding
• Bottom center or corner
• Sometimes animated

Detection: Automatic with manual refinement Typical cost: 60 credits per 5 seconds

JiMeng

JiMeng watermarks:

• Chinese and English text
• Corner positioning
• Logo overlay

Detection: Automatic Typical cost: 50 credits per 5 seconds

Removal Methods

Automatic Detection

Best for standard platform watermarks:

1. Upload your video
2. Select "Remove Watermark"
3. Choose "Auto-detect"
4. ReelVan identifies and removes watermarks

Pros:

• Fast and easy
• Works for 95% of videos
• No manual work needed

Cons:

• May miss custom watermarks
• Less control over process

Manual Selection

For custom or complex watermarks:

1. Upload your video
2. Select "Remove Watermark"
3. Choose "Manual select"
4. Draw a box around the watermark
5. Process the video

Pros:

• Works for any watermark
• Precise control
• Can remove multiple watermarks

Cons:

• Requires manual effort
• Takes slightly longer

Batch Mode

Process multiple videos with the same watermark:

1. Upload first video
2. Configure watermark removal
3. Save as template
4. Apply template to other videos

Perfect for:

• Series of videos from same platform
• Consistent branding removal
• High-volume processing

Best Practices

Before Upload

✅ Upload highest quality source

• Higher resolution = better removal
• Avoid compressed versions

✅ Check watermark location

• Note if it moves or is animated
• Identify if it's transparent or opaque

✅ Consider video content

• Complex backgrounds may need manual selection
• Static watermarks are easier to remove

During Processing

✅ Use auto-detect first

• Try automatic before manual
• Saves time and credits

✅ Preview before download

• Check removal quality
• Verify no artifacts

✅ Adjust if needed

• Can re-process with manual selection
• First re-process is free

After Removal

✅ Compare original vs. enhanced

• Check for any remaining traces
• Verify video quality maintained

✅ Save successful templates

• Reuse for similar videos
• Batch process efficiently

Technical Details

How It Works

ReelVan uses a multi-stage approach:

1. Detection: AI identifies watermark location and type
2. Analysis: Understand background content under watermark
3. Reconstruction: Intelligently fill the watermark area
4. Blending: Seamlessly merge reconstructed area
5. Refinement: AI ensures natural appearance

Quality Factors

Removal quality depends on:

• Watermark opacity: Transparent is harder
• Background complexity: Busy backgrounds are trickier
• Watermark movement: Static is easier than animated
• Video resolution: Higher is better
• Compression: Less compression = better results

Limitations

What we can't remove perfectly (yet):

• Watermarks over 50% of frame
• Extremely animated/morphing watermarks
• Watermarks embedded in compressed artifacts
• DRM or encrypted watermarks

For these cases, we recommend:

• Re-exporting from source at higher quality
• Using manual selection with multiple points
• Contacting support for custom solutions

Pricing

Standard watermark removal:

Complex watermarks may cost 20% more.

Troubleshooting

Watermark not fully removed

Solutions:

1. Try manual selection mode
2. Upload higher resolution source
3. Use "Complex watermark" option
4. Contact support for assistance

Artifacts after removal

Solutions:

1. Reduce enhancement strength
2. Use "Conservative" removal mode
3. Try processing again with different settings

Detection failed

Solutions:

1. Switch to manual selection
2. Ensure video is not overly compressed
3. Check if watermark is standard type
4. Contact support with sample frame

Examples

Before & After: Sora Video

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Original: Sora watermark in bottom-right Enhanced: Clean removal, no artifacts Processing time: 45 seconds Cost: 75 credits (15 seconds of video)

Before & After: Kling Video

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Original: Animated Kling watermark Enhanced: Watermark removed, motion preserved Processing time: 2 minutes Cost: 120 credits (20 seconds of video)

API Access

Developers can automate watermark removal:

curl -X POST https://api.reelvan.com/v1/process \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "video_url": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
    "operations": ["remove_watermark"],
    "watermark_mode": "auto"
  }'

View full API documentation →

Need Help?

• Best Practices Guide
• Troubleshooting
• Email support: support@reelvan.com
• Join our Discord

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