Remove CCTV Timestamp & Date Overlay from Security Video
Erase digital clock overlays, DVR date stamps, and camera IDs from security and surveillance footage for legal or broadcast use.
Drag & drop your video here
Or browse files. Supports MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM up to 100 MB.
Overview & Key Features
Security camera systems, DVR recorders, and dashcams typically burn green, yellow, or white digital timestamps directly into video frames. While helpful for raw monitoring, these large date/time overlays block critical visual details during legal presentations, documentaries, and news broadcasts. Our AI tool accurately removes CCTV timestamps by inpainting original background pixels.
The Problem vs. Our AI Solution
Why traditional editing methods fail and how AI inpainting restores video quality.
The Challenge
DVR timestamps are hardcoded into every single video frame. Traditional editing tools force you to crop out the top or bottom of the frame, losing vital context.
Our AI Engine Fix
Our AI spatio-temporal inpainting engine detects static or digital numbers, calculates background patterns behind the text, and reconstructs seamless footage.
Supported Use Cases & Video Types
Real-world scenarios our AI video engine handles effortlessly.
Hikvision & Dahua DVR Clips
Remove standard top-right or top-left digital timestamps.
Car Dashcam Date Stamps
Clean speed, GPS coordinates, and timestamp lines from dashcam videos.
Bodycam & Police Video
Clear timestamp overlays for privacy and court presentation.
How It Works in 3 Simple Steps
Automatic AI video inpainting pipeline
Upload CCTV Clip
Upload your MP4, MOV, or AVI surveillance video.
Highlight Timestamp Area
Draw a rectangular mask over the digital date and time numbers.
Clean & Export
Click process to download a clean video clip with audio preserved.
Key Advantages & Technical Benefits
Why creators and professionals choose our AI processing platform.
Maintains Full Frame Resolution
No need to zoom in or crop frame edges.
High Contrast Text Erasure
Handles bright neon or white digital numbers over dark backgrounds.
Technical Limitations & Tips
Honest technical boundaries and best practices for maximum AI accuracy.
Technical Considerations
- Rapidly Flashing Numbers
Timestamps with changing milliseconds are supported, but require drawing a bounding box slightly larger than the digit flicker area.
Recommended Best Practices
- Include a 2-pixel margin around digital numbers when drawing your mask for smoothest blending.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions regarding AI video processing, formats, and usage.
Senior Computer Vision Engineer & Video AI Researcher
Alex is a Senior Computer Vision Engineer specializing in deep spatio-temporal video inpainting, neural optical flow models, and self-hosted AI video processing architectures.
Last Reviewed & Updated: 2026-07-31
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