Axis F41 User Manual page 24

AXIS F41 Main Unit
Video and Audio
2. To include date and time, select Include date and Include time.
3. To include a text string, select Include text and enter the text in the field. Modifiers can be used, see File Naming &
Date/Time Formats in the online help
4. Select size, color, and placement of the text string.
5. Click Save.
To modify the date and time format, go to System Options > Date & Time. See Date & Time on page 48.
How to include overlay text in an action rule
1. Go to Video & Audio > Video Stream and select the Image tab.
2. Under Overlay Settings, select Include text.
3. Enter the modifier #D. When the rule is triggered, #D is replaced by the text specified in the action rule.
Additional text in this field will be displayed also when the action rule is not active.
4. Go to Events > Action Rules and create your action rule.
5. From the Actions list, select Overlay Text.
6. Enter the text to display in the Text field.
7. Specify the Duration. The text can be displayed while the rule is active or for a fixed number of seconds.
About overlay images
An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example a company logo, is first uploaded to
the Axis product and then used to provide extra information or to mask a part of the image.
Image specifications:
• The uploaded image should be a Windows 24-bit BMP image with maximum 250 colors.
• The image width and height, in pixels, must be exactly divisible by four.
• The image cannot be larger than the maximum image resolution.
• If you combine a text overlay with and image overlay, the text overlay always takes presidence over the overlay image in
height. A text overlay always stretches across the whole video image which means you cannot shrink the overlay strip to
make room for an image. For information about the different text overlay heights, see About overlay text.
To always cover a selected part of the monitored area, use a privacy mask. See About privacy masks on page 25.
How to upload an overlay image
1. Go to Video & Audio > Overlay Image.
2. Click Browse and browse to the file.
3. Click Upload.
4. The Transparency Settings page is now displayed:
- To make a color in the overlay image transparent, select Use transparency and enter the RGB hexadecimal value
for the color. Example: To make white transparent, enter FFFFFF.
For more examples of hexadecimal values, see the online help
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