PRESS PREVIEW · IBC2026 · LATEST R&D
Beyond piracy: making video manipulation visible
A redistributed video can still carry your name even after its picture has changed. At IBC2026, see how Vestigit’s latest R&D uses an invisible watermark embedded before distribution to help an authorised team locate regions flagged as altered during a controlled video inspection.
For teams reviewing suspicious copies, the question is not only where the video came from, but what may have changed.
Controlled R&D demonstration
SESSION TITLE
Beyond Piracy: Making Video Manipulation Visible with Invisible Watermarks
A booth demonstration presented by Rafał Radawiec at the Redge Technologies stand.
- Sunday, 13 September 2026
- 12:20 CEST
- 15-minute live demo
- Hall 1, Booth 1.C18
- With Redge Technologies
DEMO FRAME SEQUENCE · THREE STILLS AVAILABLE
The demo in three frames
01Original
Rafał appears in a white shirt.
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02Manipulated copy
The same scene is altered so that the shirt appears black.
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03Watermark-assisted inspection
Vestigit’s R&D visualises regions flagged during watermark-assisted inspection.
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The watermark is embedded before distribution. The later inspection uses that signal as additional forensic evidence; this is not general-purpose deepfake detection.
Why this matters
Forensic watermarking is usually discussed as a way to attribute a captured copy to its source. This demonstration explores a second question: can the same invisible signal help an authorised team investigate whether a protected video changed after it left the original workflow?
Potential applications to discuss
Explore how watermark-assisted inspection could support review workflows for protected video.
Brand and sponsor integrity
Sponsor boards, logos and product placement can be swapped after distribution. A watermark-derived signal can give an authorised team an additional indication of where a protected video may have been changed.
News and corporate communications
When an executive statement circulates in an edited form, a review team has to ask whether the picture matches the distributed version. Inspection of a watermarked copy can support that internal assessment.
Evidence review after distribution
When a suspicious copy reaches a rights or legal team, the embedded identifier can contribute forensic context alongside the usual chain-of-custody work.
Content provenance workflows
Watermarking sits before distribution, so it can complement provenance metadata and monitoring rather than compete with them.
What this is — and what it is not
WHAT IT IS
- Latest Vestigit R&D
- A controlled visual demonstration
- Watermark-assisted tamper localisation
- Complementary to source attribution, DRM and monitoring
WHAT IT IS NOT
- A universal deepfake detector
- Internet-wide monitoring
- A claim that every edit is detectable
- A commercial-availability announcement
Press essentials
- HEADLINE
- Vestigit to demonstrate watermark-assisted video tamper localisation at IBC2026
- ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY
- A 15-minute live R&D demonstration will show an original video, a manipulated version and a watermark-assisted inspection that visualises regions flagged during analysis.
- AVAILABILITY
- Demonstration stills are available below. For an advance briefing or an interview with Rafał Radawiec, contact Sandra Damm.
- PRESS CONTACT
- Sandra Damm · sandra.damm@vestigit.com
About Vestigit
Vestigit develops invisible forensic watermarking for live, OTT and VOD workflows. Its technology embeds identifiers into video delivery and helps authorised teams attribute a captured copy to the relevant session, account, token or device, depending on the deployment architecture. Vestigit is an independent company. At IBC2026, meetings and this demonstration take place at Hall 1, Booth 1.C18, with Redge Technologies.
Frequently asked
- Is this a product launch?
- No — it is a demonstration of Vestigit’s latest R&D.
- Is this a universal deepfake detector?
- No — it uses an invisible signal embedded before distribution as additional evidence during inspection.
- Does Vestigit monitor the Internet?
- No — Vestigit provides a watermarking and forensic attribution layer; monitoring is a separate capability.
- Where can press see the demo?
- Sunday, 13 September at 12:20 CEST, Hall 1, Booth 1.C18, with Redge Technologies.