Remove Date and Timestamp from Video with AI

Where Timestamps Come From

Many cameras burn a date and time directly into the recording. Old camcorders, dashcams, trail cameras, and security systems all stamp the corner of every frame with the capture time, and that text becomes a permanent part of the video.

Cameras, Dashcams, and CCTV

People remove timestamps for several reasons: to repurpose old family footage cleanly, to share dashcam clips without exposing exact times, or to present security footage without a distracting overlay. In each case the stamp needs to be reconstructed away rather than hidden.

Why Remove Them

Because the stamp is usually a small, bright block in a corner, it is a clear target for AI removal — but the digits can change every second, so the tool must rebuild a slightly different area on every frame.

Burned-in timestamps from cameras, dashcams, and CCTV change every second, so removal means rebuilding the corner across all frames.

Erasing the Timestamp with AI

550W Video Eraser tracks the timestamp region and reconstructs the background behind it on every frame, even as the digits tick over. Select the clip, mark the stamp area, and export the clean result.

Mark the Stamp Once

For a stamp over a static background — a parked dashcam or fixed CCTV view — Standard mode is quick and accurate. For a stamp over moving scenery, such as driving footage, Protect mode rebuilds the changing background more faithfully.

Standard or Protect Mode

There is no need to crop, so you keep the full frame and original aspect ratio. Only the corner is rebuilt; everything else stays at the source resolution up to 1080p.

Mark the stamp once and the AI rebuilds the corner on every frame as the digits change, with no cropping needed.

Common Use Cases

Removing a timestamp is closely related to clearing other corner overlays like channel logos or station bugs. If your footage also has a broadcaster mark, the same eraser handles it — see our guide on removing a channel logo from a recording.

For evidence or insurance use, keep an untouched original and only share the cleaned copy for presentation. Removing the visible stamp does not change the file's underlying metadata.

Tips for a Clean Timestamp Removal

Timestamps include several digits plus separators and sometimes a label. Make the selection cover the entire stamp with a little padding so no fragment of a digit survives. Because the numbers change, confirm the box stays over the stamp throughout the clip.

Cover Every Digit

Use the original recording rather than a re-encoded copy. Extra compression around the bright stamp text reduces reconstruction quality. A clean source gives the sharpest corner after removal.

Use the Original Recording

Cover the whole stamp with padding and work from the original recording for a fragment-free corner.