If you’ve spent any time inside JiMeng (即梦), ByteDance’s AI video generation app, you’ve probably noticed there are two distinct ways to create a video. One is the Outbound (出镜) mode, where you upload a photo or short clip of yourself and the AI generates a video featuring your face or body. The other is the standard AI Creation mode, where you generate entirely new scenes from text prompts or images—no personal footage needed.
Both modes are powerful, but they handle watermarks very differently. And if you’re trying to repurpose your JiMeng videos for other platforms—like TikTok, Douyin, or Xiaohongshu—understanding those differences is the difference between a clean export and a frustrating mess.
Let’s break down exactly how watermarking works in each mode, and more importantly, how to remove it properly.
The Outbound mode is essentially JiMeng’s “digital twin” feature. You upload a photo or a short video of yourself (or someone else), and the AI maps your appearance onto a generated scene. The result feels personal—it looks like you in a different environment.
However, because this mode involves real personal likeness, ByteDance adds a persistent watermark across the entire video. It’s not just a small logo in the corner. The watermark in Outbound mode is designed to be visible throughout the clip, often as a semi-transparent overlay that moves or shifts position. This is intentional: it prevents people from easily repurposing AI-generated “twin” content without attribution.
Key characteristics:
The standard AI Creation mode is what most people think of when they use JiMeng—type a prompt, generate a scene, get a video. These are usually landscapes, animations, product demos, or abstract visuals.
The watermark here is more traditional: a static JiMeng logo or platform identifier, usually placed in the bottom-right corner. It’s smaller, less intrusive, and in some cases can be cropped out without destroying the composition.
Key characteristics:
| Feature | JiMeng Outbound (出镜) | JiMeng AI Creation |
|---|---|---|
| Watermark Type | Dynamic, moving overlay across video | Static logo in corner |
| Watermark Intensity | High – designed to be hard to crop | Low – often removable by crop |
| Native Export | Watermark always included | Watermark always included |
| Cropping Viability | Poor – loses too much frame | Fair – if logo is in corner |
| Server-Side Extraction | Required – source file extraction via API | Required – same method works |
| Tool Needed | OffWatermark (website) | OffWatermark (website) |
| Time to Remove | ~10 seconds via link | ~10 seconds via link |
| Success Rate | Near 100% (source file method) | Near 100% |
| Risk of Quality Loss | Zero – no re-encoding | Zero – no re-encoding |
A lot of creators try the “crop it out” approach first. For AI Creation videos with a static corner logo, this can sometimes work—if the original video has enough padding around the edges. But for Outbound videos, the moving watermark makes cropping impossible. You’d lose 30-50% of the frame, and the watermark would still peek through in some scenes.
The only reliable method for both modes is server-side extraction. This means the tool fetches the original source file directly from ByteDance’s servers—the same file that exists before the watermark is overlaid. OffWatermark does exactly that. You don’t re-encode, you don’t re-render, you just get the clean file.
Here’s the part where most guides get it wrong. They tell you to upload the video file or use some desktop software. That’s not how JiMeng works.
Actual steps:
That’s it. No app download, no file upload, no complex settings. The same workflow works for Douyin, TikTok, Kuaishou, and Xiaohongshu videos too.
If you’re using the international version of JiMeng, it’s called Dreamina. The watermark behavior is identical. Outbound mode on Dreamina still adds the moving watermark, and AI Creation still adds a static logo. OffWatermark supports both versions—just paste the link the same way.
JiMeng’s two creation modes serve different purposes, but they share one annoying trait: neither lets you export without a watermark. The Outbound mode is particularly aggressive with its moving overlay, making cropping useless. The only clean solution is to extract the original source file via a server-side tool.
OffWatermark handles both modes identically. You paste the link, you get the clean file. No quality loss, no re-encoding, no guessing.
> 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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