JW Player 4.4: Can I remove the new watermark?

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Apr. 01, 2009Daniel

I own a license and I know you can download an unbranded/unwatermarked swf file.

Though, since I usually need to translate the context menu items, I have to use the source code to edit the strings. The brand logo/watermark is included there, however.

Am I allowed to remove the brand logo/watermark from the source code in order to get a translated "licensed version" swf file? I do know how to remove it, but I just want to know if it's okay for a licensed user.

Thanks.
Daniel

Apr. 01, 2009Adam LongTail

Hi Daniel. Yes, it's okay to use the source code to remove the watermark yourself if you're a licensed user.

Apr. 01, 2009fmp

As a licensed user, is there a variable to configure to disable the watermark?

We do not want our visitors getting distracted, nor are we accustomed to modifying the source.

Apr. 01, 2009Daniel

fmp: http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/commercial-license/ ← Try this!

Apr. 01, 2009Adam LongTail

If you want to remove the logo, first buy a license:
https://www.longtailvideo.com/players/order

Then download your licensed unbranded player here:
http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/commercial-license/

Note: you'll need your email and license number to download the licensed player. If you can't remember your license number, contact us here:
http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/contact-us

Apr. 01, 2009Dave

What about for non-profit and educational users? We've been told that we don't need to purchase a license for use in non-profit organizations.

Apr. 02, 2009Robert Miller

I also work for a non-profit (school district). Do I need to purchase a license to remove the watermark?

Apr. 03, 2009jwyatt

Same question here as Dave & Robert. We're a college using the FLV player for streaming video, and would like to remove the watermark from the 4.4 and later player. Not a problem of wanting to eliminate attribution (right-click, etc is perfectly fine!), just don't want the logo showing over our videos.

If we need to buy a license, will it also apply to the upcoming 5.0 series players? Since the 4.x line is near end of development with 4.5 according to the roadmap...

Apr. 03, 2009Adam LongTail

@Dave - you don't need to purchase a license for the non-profit. But if you'd like an unbranded version, pls buy a license.

@Robert - same answer as above

@jwyatt - current license is good for all 4.x players, though we typically grant free upgrades to the next level.

Apr. 04, 2009superman

yea me too, its annoying.

Apr. 05, 2009Mike

For me too...it's annoying...and 39 Euro are not cheap for a student.....if there are special student prices to get an unbranded version..... but 39 euro are so much money for a poor student with a private website...

Apr. 05, 2009Josh Chesarek

Just use the version prior to the branding?

Apr. 06, 2009Mike

Yeah, but i also want the bug fixes and so on...

Apr. 06, 2009Adam LongTail

@Mike/Josh - We do offer student discounts on occasion. Please contact us: http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/contact-us from a valid university email and we will give you the discount code.

Apr. 20, 2009yac

Is it possible to displya informations about clip onMouseOver event?

Thks.

Apr. 21, 2009PabloS

@Yac -

Could you be more specific? Where do you want to display the mouse event information?

Apr. 23, 2009Urghh

I just went to download it and saw the watermark -I have a license and found it quite annoying as I had to look up this thread and go through endless posts just to find out how to get an unwatermarked copy.

I wish you guys had contacted us via email about the new place - would have saved me much time. Well I got my unwatermarked copy - so I guess I'm happy now, but still in future please make it really obvious so that commercial users can skip over the regular enter email etc link.

:)

Apr. 29, 2009Adam LongTail

@Urghh - sorry for the inconvenience. We've provided a link on the main FLV download page, but will work to make it more prominent in the future.

May. 09, 2009Josh Chesarek

This setup also makes it hard for licensed users to use latest player in trunk as it has the water mark. Is it possible to have the page that we log into offer the latest and greatest as well as the last release?

May. 10, 2009SiSL

So I'm a licensed user and I want to edit the code for various purposes, how will I get latest trunk code or other codes without watermark?

May. 11, 2009Adam LongTail

Currently the trunk contains the watermark, so you must remove this yourself, however we may alter this in the future. Sorry for any inconvenience.

May. 11, 2009SiSL

Alright, Adam, sorry for inconvenience as well, I realised that just a few minutes after I posted.

May. 31, 2009smok3

the watermark is a bad idea for commercial and non/commercial users, thats what the folks here are trying to tell you...

May. 31, 2009Jonas

If you are a non commercial user, is it OK to remove the watermark by altering the source-code?

The watermark competes about the visual space with a plugin that I'm creating and I think that the watermark draws too much attention from the video content.

I would be more than happy to credit longtailvideo on a more discreet place.

Jun. 08, 2009Adam LongTail

@Jonas - Sorry, but if you do not buy a licnese you cannot remove the watermark.

Jun. 27, 2009shan

We have a license. How do we remove the watermark from the source?

Jun. 30, 2009Adam LongTail

@shan - Please contact us directly w/ your license number and a member of our support team will get back to you:

http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/contact-us

Jul. 23, 2009Mark Robertson

Id also like a "non-branded" version as I have a license but do not know how to remove the watermark and do not have Flash to modify the fla. Are you going to remove the watermark in the current 4.5 player?

Jul. 23, 2009Adam LongTail

@Mark Robertson - If you have your license #, you can download the non-branded version here:
http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/commercial-license/

Aug. 02, 2009How do i?

Remove the right click contextual "about JW Player" menu from a commercial license?

Aug. 06, 2009Ethan LongTail

Hi,

This is Ethan from LongTail here to help you.

What is your license number?

Please email me directly at ethan [at] longtailvideo [dot] com to follow up if you have any other questions, thank you.

Best Regards,
-Ethan

Sep. 17, 2009Matt @ View

Hi,

I'm a commercial licence holder, have downloaded the commercian version, but when a video plays, the player logo appears for a couple of seconds and then fades...

How would I go about removing this from the FLA. My Flash skills are somewhat lacking...

Sep. 22, 2009alberto

Hello,

I was wondering the same thing as Matt. Seems like the other posts are a little older, so I wasn't sure if they were talking about the same branding. If I purchase a license will the player lose the logo? Thanks.

Sep. 22, 2009Darjan LongTail

Matt, using your license credentials, you can download an unbranded player on this link: http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/commercial-license/

Sep. 25, 2009james

I really wish you guys hadn't gone down this watermark route. So much for open source.

Oct. 14, 2009stephbob

[lease cancel jwplayer7

Oct. 14, 2009Darjan LongTail

James, if more people honored our license agreement, then we would not have had to introduce the watermark.

I come across about 100 commercial websites each day using our player and only 1% are using it legally (by having purchased a license).

Oct. 14, 2009paris

sorry but this watermark is absolut bullshit! i ll use another player in future because of this! this watermark will not help to sell more licences to commercial websites in any way but it will help to lose many people! very very bad way longtail team!

Oct. 14, 2009Darjan LongTail

Paris, may I ask what player you are using?

Keep in mind, if you purchase a license for the player you get to download an unbranded player without the watermark.

Our closest competitor, Flowplayer, also includes a watermark for the non-paying version.

Oct. 17, 2009murrayc

I keep reading that the watermark is removed from the licensed versions of the Player. If I wish to use both the Image Rotator plus the Player can you assure me that I will not get the brief logo and/or watermarks in both programmes? I'm happy to purchase a license on the basis I don't have the annoying branding distractions, but I'm a little nervous given some of the feedback. Thanks

Oct. 17, 2009xdrone

I have a licensed player but the branding is still on the contextual menu. How can I remove this?

Oct. 20, 2009Dave_LongTail

@ murrayc: if you purchase a license for the Image Rotator and the JW Player, you can get an unbranded version. If you run into any problems at all w/ this, you can send an email to Darjan on our customer service team (darjan [at] longtailvideo [dot]com).


@xdrone: happy to help out here. Send an email to ethan (ethan [at] longtailvideo [dot] com). Please make sure to include your license # and URL in the email. He will provide you w/ instructions on how to remove.

Thx

Nov. 03, 2009harry

i'm looking for a licensed player that will be:

1 Hosted and played at my domain
2 can be embedded as widget on other sites to play my videos
3 videos and player will be hosted on my domain

Is it possible with your player??
thanks
Harry

Nov. 03, 2009Darjan LongTail

Hello Harry,

Yes that is possible with our player.

Best,

Darjan

Nov. 10, 2009... and ...

this added a bunch of JW advertising on my blog itself - OK, I understand you guys want to make money, but I'm going to have to "pull the plug" here

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