iMovie Tutorial 2016 - How to Add a Logo to Your Video

In this iMovie Tutorial I show you how to add a logo to your video. This can be helpful when you are trying to brand your channel and video content.

Basically we are using the picture in picture functionality to make the image small and have it appear for the length of the video. Make sure you have your logo ready to go and that the background is transparent so it looks good!

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Editing Software: iMovie (Free with new Mac) & Final Cut Pro (Mac Only)

Screen Capture: QuickTime Player (Free with new Mac)

Photo Editor: Pixelmator (Mac Only)

Windows PC Screen Capture: OBS Project (Free Mac/PC/Linux)

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[ivoryandwalnut]

2021 and this video is still useful to me :) You covered all the points that would have caused all the trouble for newbies.

[zainnasir]

2022 and this video is still useful to me :) You covered all the points that would have caused all the trouble for newbies.

[ubauba]

2024 and this video is still useful to us all! Thank you. I did exactly what it said on the tin.

[gogosunsolar]

You ROCK!!! This is the only video on this topic I could find that works with the current OS and IMovie versions. I’m a newbie and can’t believe how easy this is, Thanks so much!

[yaseminyesil]

Super helpful! Thank you for getting straight to the point - clear and concise is what keeps things moving and I so appreciate that.

[TeheMinecraft]

This was the video ive been looking for for so long!! thank you much! <3

[theartoflanguage]

thank you for your videos!!! I have had imovie for quite some time, but was overwhelmed by all the features. Props.

[jiji]

wonderful Eric! clear, simple, no distractions.... you're an excellent communicator. THANK you.

[SpicyAngler]

Thanks for the video. How do you save a transparent logo? Is it something you can download from net or something you need to edit to. R transparent.. thanks

[Nikohere]

Thankyou!! I created my own youtube logo & i wanted to use a transparent kind which is what i used yo put in my video. And the only problem i was havin is the movement of the logo like a slideshow goin up like credits, & the sizing im glad you included that in your tutorial all the other things that could go wrong too when adding a logo in a video. Imovie is so easy to work with.

[aliciamramirez]

Hi there, thank you for this video - For me the YouTube black background doesn't become transparent like yours does. Any guidance on this would be super appreciated.

[parkerwrenn]

Very nice, back at it again with the iMovie videos. Thanks a lot bro

[MobileProBarber]

Great Video thank you for this question. How can I make it transparent?

[emotionalfitnesswithamisha]

Thank you....found this after a HUNT...and it's so simple to do :)

[agneslowens]

Hi thanks a lot ! Is there a way to make the watermark stay on the full duration of the movie clip faster than dragging the mouse across the video ?

[dgaful]

Hi, this was very helpful, thank you! The logo im trying to add is a rectangle and i movie cuts it into a square, could you help me

[DannyHauger]

Thanks, since I am new to iMovie, I appreicate yout tips!!

[paynemaine]

Brilliant! Thank you for making it so simple and for speaking so clearly!

[tydiggs]

Thank you so much for mentioning the "cropping tool" not being on Ken Burns. That was killing me and I couldn't figure out what was going on.

[richardsierra]

Awesome! Last vid I saw was 15 mins and so convoluted ... this is so much simpler! Subscribing.