How to remove a logo from a video?

I have an MKV file from an HDTV rip that includes a TV station commercial—it's just sitting there in the black frames rather than being part of the actual footage—but I'd love to strip it out. What would be the best software to use for this? Thanks!

CyberLink PowerDirector-> I suppose you could just make a black background image in some photo editor, bring the video into CyberLink PowerDirector, and use it as a PiP template over the logo before saving. Or, if you're using Adobe Premiere, maybe just use the cropping tool to cut out that black area at the top or bottom. Problem solved, I guess.

placidcobra49 said:If you're using CyberLink PowerDirector—just whip up a black background in any photo editor, pull your video into PowerDirector, and use the PiP template to overlay that black image right over your logo—then just export the video and you're all set. Alternatively, if you have Adobe Premiere, you can just use the cropping tool to cut out that black bar at the top or bottom of the frame!!

Thanks! Quick question—what resolution should I be using in Adobe Premiere? My video is currently 1080p.

Carl Nguyen5 said:Thanks, but what resolution can I actually open in Adobe Premiere? My video is 1080p.

If you have Premiere, this should be an easy fix. 😁 Just drop your video into Premiere, go to the "File" menu, and select export > Adobe Media Encoder. A small window will pop up for saving the video. You'll also see a large preview where you can adjust those cropping lines—just drag the line above the logo and then save it as an .flv (make sure you stay within Media Encoder). That should do the trick. 😁
That's my usual workflow when I'm working in Adobe Premiere CS3.

Carl Nguyen5 said:Thanks. What resolution can I open in Adobe Premiere? My video is 1080p.

The resolution you have is 1080p.

placidcobra49 said:The resolution you're working with is 1080p

Alright, I'm attempting to download Adobe—there's a CS4 and a CS5 version available, though I'm not quite sure which one to grab just yet. ))

Dennis Evans59 said:Do you have Adobe Premiere? If so—problem solved! 😁 Just drop the video into Adobe Premiere, go to "File," and then select export > Adobe Media Encoder. A small window will pop up for saving the video—simple enough. You’ll also see a large preview where you can adjust those "lines"—just move the line above the logo and save it as an .flv (and don't leave Adobe Media Encoder). That should do the trick. 😁
That's my workflow in Adobe Premiere CS3

I've got an MKV—do I really have to save it as an FLV?

I just finished installing Adobe Premiere and went to IMPORT my MKV file, but I got this message: File format not supported? 😳

Carl Nguyen5 said:I'm leaning toward MKV because I really don't want to be stuck saving everything as FLV.

No, it’s just my own personal preference 😁 Anyway, just make sure you don't step outside of the Encoder when you're doing your saving.

Carl Nguyen5 said:I managed to get Premiere installed and went to try and open my MKV file via IMPORT, but then I just got hit with an error saying: File format not supported. 😳

Well, that’s just how it goes sometimes... You should probably just convert it. 😁

Dennis Evans59 said:Well, look... just convert it 😁

But I can't do that—is there any software out there that can actually strip that logo right out of an MKV file?

My apologies, I didn't realize we were dealing with an .mkv file right away. I guess Adobe Premiere doesn't support .mkv natively; you probably need to install the Moye Importer for Adobe Premiere plug-in to get it working.

placidcobra49 said:My apologies—I didn't realize you were working with an .mkv file right away! Adobe Premiere doesn't support .mkv natively out of the box—you'll actually need to install the Moye Importer for Adobe Premiere plug-in to get it working properly.

I managed to find the free version of the Moye software and got it installed—but there's a watermark on everything, so I can't really finish my movie like this. Does anyone know where to find the full version? Also, could you walk me through how to get rid of that logo once I open the clip in Adobe Premiere?

Carl Nguyen5 said:I found the free version of Moye's software and installed it, but there's a watermark, so I can't actually finish any films. Where can I find the full version, and what should I do? Maybe you could explain how to get rid of the logo when I open the film in Adobe Premiere

I made a quick video just for you. 😉

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfJi6GO7HHA

placidcobra49 said:Here is a quick video I put together just for you 😉

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfJi6GO7HHA

I really appreciate all the effort and help—but honestly, this is just out of my league

I've been wrestling with installing Adobe Premiere CS5 for two days now—no luck—since they only offer the 64-bit version online, and I'm stuck on a 32-bit system. After wasting a massive amount of time downloading five or six different versions of CS5, I finally settled on installing Adobe Premiere CS4 instead. Now, looking at your video, the quality is a bit hard to see—plus, my CS4 doesn't have the same features as your CS5. Even if I did track down a working CS5 version, the Moye Importer is the free edition, whereas you're using the full version—so using Moye means I'll have ads popping up over my video, essentially getting an ad for their logo just by using it. It’s simply too much of a headache for me 😢 so I think I'll try a different program

PS
Installing Adobe Premiere has been a total nightmare—every single CS5 version I've tried seems to have its own unique set of issues 😠

Carl Nguyen5 said:I really appreciate all the effort and help you've put in, but I honestly don't think I can pull this off.

I've been struggling for two days straight just trying to get Adobe Premiere CS5 installed, but it won't work because they only offer the online version for 64-bit systems, and I'm stuck on a 32-bit one. After wasting a ton of time downloading five or six different versions of CS5, I finally gave up and installed Adobe Premiere CS4 instead. Now I'm watching your video, but the quality is a bit hard to see, and my CS4 doesn't have the same features your CS5 does. On top of that, even if I managed to find a working CS5 version, the Moye Importer is just the free version while you're using the full one, which means I'd end up with an advertisement plastered over my video—so basically, I'd be paying to advertise a logo. It's just becoming too much of an uphill battle for me. 😢I think I'll just try using a different program instead.

ps
Trying to install Adobe Premiere has been a total nightmare; every single CS5 version I've downloaded seems to have its own set of weird issues. 😠

Just download CS3. I'm running CS3 on a 32-bit system myself, and you should check out this video (it's actually the same one I made, so sorry for stealing the idea, placidcobra49 😁). It should work in CS4 as well, though I can't say for sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OY6Om4XlzY

Regarding the Moye Importer... Your best bet is probably just to convert the video. There are plenty of converters available online that can handle that.

Dennis Evans59 said:Just grab CS3. I’m running CS3 on a 32-bit system, and you can check out this video (it's my own work—sorry for stealing the concept, placidcobra49 😁). It should probably work in CS4 too, though I suppose I can't be certain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OY6Om4XlzY

Regarding the Moye Importer... I guess your only option is to convert the video. There are plenty of converters online.

That isn't quite the same thing, and there's no issue regarding stolen ideas 😁 but by "cropping" the video—meaning changing the resolution—you lose the 1920x1080 aspect ratio. If you do that, it might end up being 1920x1000 or less depending on the black bars and logo size. Then it's technically no longer Full HD, if you catch my drift.👍

placidcobra49 said:It’s not really about someone stealing an idea—that isn't the issue here 😁 but when you "crop" a video by changing the resolution, you lose that standard 1920x1080 aspect ratio. Depending on how wide those black bars or logos are, you might end up with something like 1920x1000 or even less—which means it technically isn't Full HD anymore, if you catch my drift. 👍

Exactly—that's the catch. I'm losing my Full HD quality—now I have to hunt down the original version somewhere ((( ugh, this is killing me! 😳

And so 😁 I'm still a bit lost on what you all are getting at here 😵