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DonTR4321
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May 8, 2010
Question

Watermark in trial version

  • May 8, 2010
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Hi Folks,

I have just downloaded the trial version of Premiere Elements 8, and successfully created a video that looks good on the screen before rendering.  After rendering, the "watermark" covers every frame of the video (30 minutes in length) completely.  In other words, I can't see my video at all after rendering, though the audio is present.  When I play the video, all I see is the watermark for the full 30 minutes. 

I understand the need to watermark videos created with the trial version, but if I can't see any part of the final results, I won't be purchasing the product.  Did I do something wrong?  How can I see the rendered video?  I don't care if there is a watermark every few frames, but I would like to evaluate the rendering quality, and can't do that if I can't see the rendered video at all.

Thanks,

Don

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      adamh2756931
      Participant
      May 17, 2015

      I gotta say, also, after wasting my time (as I actually have premier pro on my other computer which has now malfunctioned and I cant get it swapped over). downloading this silly trial version with that stupid water mark. I think Ill just get final cut or something that doesn't waste my time. What is that watermark all about? What weirdo came up with that concept?

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      A_T__Romano
      Inspiring
      May 17, 2015

      adamh

      What version of Premiere Pro and on what computer operating system? What is the problem installing Premiere Pro on your working computer?

      Just in case mention...the way to get rid of the Adobe watermark in the tryout project is to open the tryout project with Adobe watermark in the purchased product and use Timeline/Delete Rendered Files. Sometimes you do not need the Timeline/Delete Rendered Files. Just opening the tryout with Adobe watermark in the purchased program removes the Adobe watermark. However, there is no condition where you can remove the Adobe watermark from an tryout export product, be it burn to disc or an export to file saved to the computer hard drive.

      This is not Adobe here. Rather user to user, visitor here like yourself. The Adobe watermark situation for the tryout has existed through many versions. Nonetheless, you might want to file the Adobe Feature Request Bug Report Form to offer comments to Adobe on this matter.

      https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

      ATR

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      Anonymous
      January 4, 2011

      URGENT HELP NEEDED!  I made a video with the trial version, then purchased the software expecting that the watermark would go away.  I followed the instructions that Bill referred to above, but it didn't work!  Any ideas?  I urgently need to remove the watermark, and it's way too much work to recreate my video.

      THANK YOU!

      Irene

      http://www.ireneabdouphotography.com

      Akshat B
      Adobe Employee
      Akshat B
      Adobe Employee
      January 4, 2011

      Hello Irene,

      I assume that you have entered the serial number. Please let me know the operating system you are working on (Mac/Windows).

      -Akshat

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      Anonymous
      February 23, 2011

      Ewww the watermark is in the middle of the screen? Is it not movable? Like to the top or bottome would have made it more tollerable.

      Sale lost due to all I keep seeing is a watermark in the midle of everything.

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        Anonymous
        January 4, 2011

        URGENT HELP NEEDED!  I made a video with the trial version, then purchased the software expecting that the watermark would go away.  I followed the instructions that Bill referred to above, but it didn't work!  Any ideas?  I urgently need to remove the watermark, and it's way too much work to recreate my video.

        THANK YOU!

        Irene

        http://www.ireneabdouphotography.com

        nealeh
        nealeh
        Inspiring
        May 8, 2010

        Something, likely your project preset, is not matching your footage.The watermark should be just a band across the centre of the output - not the whole frame.

        Give us more informatiom about your PC, Camcorder and footage. Start here: Got a Problem? How to Get Started

        Cheers,
        --
        Neale
        Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children

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        DonTR4321Author
        Participant
        May 8, 2010

        The solution to this problem was to make sure the opacity of the video is set to 100% before rendering.

        the_wine_snob
        the_wine_snob
        Inspiring
        May 9, 2010

        Don,

        Thanks for the clarification. While I have not used any of the trial versions, the references to the watermark indicated that it was pretty small, though obviously doing its job at limiting the use.

        Now I understand your consternation, and am glad that you found the issue, and sorry that I missed your issue.

        Hope the trial goes well for you,

        Hunt

        the_wine_snob
        the_wine_snob
        Inspiring
        May 8, 2010

        Don,

        Welcome to the forum.

        For removal of the watermark from a Project, please see this FAQ Entry.

        Good luck,

        Hunt

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        DonTR4321Author
        Participant
        May 8, 2010

        Thanks for trying, Bill, but I had already read that FAQ entry, and it didn't address my problem.

        To repeat what I said in my first post, the problem was that the watermark was the only visible part of the entire video.  The video I created could not be seen at all after rendering, only the watermark could be seen.  The rest of the frames were black.

        Anyway, I found the answer myself.  Somehow the opacity of the entire video was set to 0%, making only the watermark visible in the rendered video.  Changing the opacity to 100% fixed the problem.

        Don

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