If you’ve spent any time playing with ByteDance’s AI video generator, you know the magic of JiMeng (即梦). It’s genuinely impressive how you can upload a simple photo of yourself and watch the AI generate a fully animated video where you’re talking, moving, or presenting. That feature—known as Camera Mode (出镜模式)—is perfect for creators who want to produce talking-head content without actually filming.
But here’s the catch that drives everyone crazy: every video generated in Camera Mode comes stamped with a JiMeng watermark. It’s usually placed right on top of your face or in a corner, and it ruins the immersion. You can’t crop it out without losing the shot, and re-recording isn’t an option because the video is AI-generated.
The good news? You don’t have to live with it. Removing that watermark takes seconds if you use the right method. Here’s the exact workflow I use to get a clean, 100% original-quality video out of JiMeng without any ugly overlays.
Before we get into the fix, let’s talk about why this happens. When you use JiMeng’s Camera Mode, the AI renders a video based on your uploaded photo. The platform adds a dynamic watermark—usually a semi-transparent logo or account handle—to protect against unauthorized redistribution. It’s a common practice across AI content platforms.
Some people try to get around this by zooming in or cropping the video. That’s a terrible idea. You lose resolution, you cut off parts of your head or background, and the video looks amateurish. Others try screen recording, which tanks the quality and introduces compression artifacts. Neither of those is a real solution.
The only way to get a clean file is to extract the original source video that JiMeng stores on its servers. The watermark is applied at the player level, not baked into the original file. That means the clean version exists—you just need a tool that knows how to pull it.
The first thing you need is the direct share link for the video you want to clean. Here’s how to grab it:
That’s it. You don’t need to download the video to your phone first, and you don’t need a special account. The share link is the key. If you’re using the international version of JiMeng (which is called Dreamina), the process is identical. The share link format might look slightly different, but the extraction method is the same.
Now that you have the link, open your browser and head over to OffWatermark. It’s a web-based tool, so there’s no app to download and no installation required. It works on your phone, tablet, or computer—just open the site.
Here’s what you do next:
The extraction process takes a few seconds. OffWatermark’s server-side technology fetches the original source file directly from JiMeng’s CDN. This is important: it’s not screen recording, and it’s not re-encoding. It’s pulling the actual clean video file that exists on the server, which means you get 100% of the original quality—no compression, no quality loss, no re-encoding artifacts.
Once the extraction is complete, you’ll see a preview of the video right on the page. Take a second to check it—you should see that the watermark is completely gone. The video should look identical to the original in every other way: same resolution, same frame rate, same clarity.
When you’re satisfied, just hit the "Save Video" button. The file downloads directly to your device. That’s the whole process. From copy-link to clean-download, it takes under a minute.
Here’s the part that makes OffWatermark genuinely useful beyond JiMeng. The same tool handles watermark removal for Douyin (抖音), TikTok (the international version), Kuaishou (快手), and Xiaohongshu (小红书).
So if you’re a creator who posts across platforms, you don’t need a different tool for each one. You use the same workflow:
Paste any of those links into OffWatermark, and you’ll get the clean source video. This is a huge time-saver if you’re repurposing content across platforms or saving your own videos before they get compressed by the platform’s re-upload process.
If you’ve seen the term Dreamina floating around, don’t be confused. Dreamina is simply the international version of JiMeng. Same parent company (ByteDance), same underlying AI technology, same Camera Mode feature. If you’re using Dreamina outside of China, you’ll likely encounter the same watermark issue on your generated videos. OffWatermark handles both versions, so you’re covered either way.
Let’s recap why using a server-side extraction tool is the right approach:
If you’re creating AI-generated videos with JiMeng’s Camera Mode, the watermark is the one thing standing between you and a clean, professional-looking clip. It’s annoying, but it’s also completely fixable.
The process is simple: copy the share link from JiMeng, paste it into OffWatermark, and download the clean video. No apps to install, no complex settings, no quality loss. Just a clean file you can use however you need.
Give it a shot with your free 3 extractions and see how clean the output is. I think you’ll be surprised at how easy it is.
> Disclaimer: OffWatermark is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to ByteDance, JiMeng (即梦), Dreamina, Kuaishou (快手), or Xiaohongshu (小红书) in any way. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Users are solely responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable laws and terms of service. Only remove watermarks from videos you personally created.
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