One API
Total Media Security

Secure, convert, and watermark your media—at scale.
Media Shield by Fortify Media delivers developer-first visual and forensic watermarking for images, video, audio, and documents.
Built for performance, trusted for protection.

Media Shield is your watermarking toolkit

It’s a powerful API service built for developers and media professionals who need to protect and process media—fast, securely, and at scale. Whether deployed on the cloud or on-prem, Media Shield fits seamlessly into your existing workflows with simple, efficient REST API integration.

Apply robust visual watermarks – ideal for work-in-progress workflows needing frame-level deterrence – or embed imperceptible forensic watermarks for tracing final assets delivered cleanly. You can even combine both for ultimate security.

Media Shield delivers this protection alongside lightning-fast conversion across all your media formats, saving you time and complexity.

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Developer-Friendly Integration

Integrate Media Shield with a few straightforward API calls. It’s intuitive, fast, and designed to free you from complexity, whether using our cloud service or enterprise deployment.

1. Integrate API

Connect effortlessly with our clear and simple REST API.

2. Configure & Upload

Use templates to set watermark/conversion settings, then upload your media.

3. Process & Secure

Instantly apply visual and/or forensic watermarks and convert files at scale.

4. Access & Utilize

Retrieve your secure, optimized media—ready for delivery or further workflows.

Core Capabilities

Our technology is revolutionary—protecting your media and processing it seamlessly, so you can focus on innovation.

Forensic Watermarking

Embed imperceptible markers ideal for tracking final assets without affecting visual quality. Resilient through transformations.

Visual Watermarking

Add dynamic, customizable visible watermarks perfect for deterring misuse during WIP stages and asserting ownership.

Advanced Conversion

Seamlessly convert media including advanced file formats like HDR, RAW, high‑channel audio, and more with unparalleled speed.

Scalable Processing

Harness the power of our cloud engine or your own infrastructure to scale instantly—optimizing performance while reducing costs.

Flexible Deployment

Utilize Media Shield as a scalable cloud service or deploy our enterprise offering in your own cloud or on-premises environment.

Admin Control & Insights

Manage users, create watermark templates, monitor jobs & queues, track usage with reports, and manage transaction-based licenses.

Management & Insights

Gain full visibility and control. Media Shield provides robust tools for managing templates, monitoring jobs, analyzing usage, ensuring compliance, and controlling costs.

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  • Centralized Template Management: Easily create, edit, and manage watermark configurations.
  • Job Queue Monitoring: Track processing status and manage job priorities effectively in the queue.
  • Real-Time Analytics & Reporting: Monitor transaction usage against your license tier with detailed reports.
  • Comprehensive Audit Trails: Full visibility into actions and processing for compliance.

Simple, Scalable Pricing

One API. All file types. Media Shield scales with you. Our transparent, transaction-based licensing offers tiers suitable for every need, empowering you to protect and process your media effortlessly, whether via cloud or enterprise deployment.

Cloud Starter

$50/mo

  • Visible Watermarking
  • Standard Conversion
  • Basic API Access
  • Email Support
  • 1,000 Processing Units*
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Cloud Pro

$200/mo

  • Forensic & Visual Watermarking
  • High-Speed Conversion
  • Full API & SDK Access
  • Custom Templates
  • Priority Support
  • 5,000 Processing Units*

Enterprise

Custom

  • Volume-Based Processing
  • Advanced Security Options
  • Your Cloud / On-Prem Deployment
  • Custom Integrations
  • Dedicated Infrastructure Option
  • Premium SLA & Support
  • Tailored Processing Units*

*Processing Units based on file type/size and operations. for details.

🚀 Experience a 14‑day free trial on Cloud Starter & Pro plans. No credit card required—start protecting your vision today. 🚀

Have Questions? We Have Answers.

Discover how Media Shield saves time, secures your media, and elevates your brand.

Media Shield supports virtually all common video, image, audio, and document formats, including advanced professional formats like HDR video, RAW images, and high-channel audio. Contact us if you have specific format requirements.
Security is fundamental to our design. We use AES‑256 encryption, TLS 1.3+, adhere to strict compliance standards (GDPR, CCPA), offer robust access controls, and provide comprehensive audit trails. Our Enterprise version allows deployment within your secure infrastructure.
Media Shield is available as a flexible, scalable Cloud API service suitable for most users. We also offer an Enterprise solution that can be deployed within your own private cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) or on-premises infrastructure for maximum control and security integration.
The platform includes a comprehensive admin interface allowing designated users to manage other administrators, create and edit reusable watermark templates, set up and monitor transaction-based licenses, view job queues and priorities, generate usage reports, and configure notifications.
Our forensic watermarking technology embeds data imperceptibly within the media's structure. It's designed to be highly resilient to common transformations (compression, format changes, cropping) while remaining undetectable to the human eye or ear, making it ideal for tracking leaks in final assets.
Absolutely. Define watermark content, appearance (for visual), and position via reusable templates in the admin interface or directly through API parameters. You also have extensive control over conversion settings like format, codecs, bitrate, resolution, and more.
Enjoy a 14‑day free trial of our Cloud Starter or Cloud Pro plan—experience the full power of our API with generous usage limits (processing units). No credit card required to start. Enterprise trials are available upon request.