Forensic Watermarking
Protect your content with unparalleled watermarking technology that identifies individual users and offers rapid investigation reporting
Forensic watermarking is a highly sensitive security measure that protects your content by attaching a code, or “fingerprint,” to individual users. It removes the veil of anonymity and makes it possible to identify who is watching your content, which in turn makes it possible to easily identify and locate those users in the event of a piracy breach. It’s like having security cameras on every shelf in a store, or having a customer register their name or a business card after making a purchase. If piracy does occur, forensic watermarking can help you pinpoint who’s behind it.
- Works on any device
- Imperceptible to audiences
Forensic watermarking assigns a unique code to each user who watches a video by switching seamlessly between two different versions of a recording, creating a distinctive pattern assigned to that specific user.
Acting like a fingerprint, this unique code can be traced back to an individual audience member. The presence of forensic watermarking serves as a deterrent to piracy, disincentivizing screen/output capturing and video tampering due to the ease and speed in which piracy can be identified. If a piracy breach does occur, this individual code allows for faster identification than previous investigations, often within a matter of hours.
Key Features
Forensic watermarking features keep the user experience intact and speedily identifies the source of a breach.
Invisible
The watermarking (unique code generation) happens behind the scenes, so users can enjoy their viewing experience without disruption or distraction.
Unique to Each User
A distinctive code is generated for individual users, like attaching a copy of someone’s fingerprints to playback.
Highly Traceable
Identifying the source of a breach is more direct and faster than traditional investigations, with results typically ready in a matter of hours.
Device Agnostic
Regardless of the type of device used to view content, forensic watermarking can trace usage back to an individual user.
Sensitive
Regardless of device, software, or hardware, users can be identified and located. It’s sensitive enough to identify a camera recording another screen.
Frequently asked questions
Because two separate versions of a file are combined to create one half of a forensically watermarked film, the size of the watermarked file is roughly quadruple the size of a non-watermarked film. For example, if the average feature length film is 11.25gb, a forensically watermarked version would be about 45gb. It’s a larger file, but it carries a best-in-class security feature along with it.
Forensic watermarking is included in our premium package, but is available as an add-on to the professional package.
Fast. Generally speaking, we can provide an investigation report in a matter of (business) hours depending on the quality of the pirated content.
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