AXIS P3214-V Network CameraVideo- To make a color in the overlay image transparent, select Use transparency and enter the RGB hexadecimal valuefor the color. Example: To make white transparent, enter FFFFFF.For more examples of hexadecimal values, see the online help .- To scale the image automatically, select Scale with resolution. The image will be scaled down to fit theresolution used by the Axis product.5. Click Save.To select the image to use as overlay:1. Go to Video > Overlay Image.2. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list and click Save.To display the overlay image:1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab.2. Under Overlay Settings, select Include overlay image at the coordinates.3. To control the image’s position, enter the X and Y coordinates. The X=0 and Y=0 position is the top left corner. If a part ofthe image is positioned outside the video image, the overlay image will be moved so that the whole image is visible.4. Click Save.Use Overlay Text in an Action RuleAction rules, see page 37, can display an overlay text when the rule is triggered. The text can be used to provide information forforensic video analysis, notify surveillance operators or validate triggers and actions during product installation and configuration.To display overlay text when an action rule is triggered, the modifier #D should be used as described below. When the rule istriggered, #D will be replaced by the text specified in the action rule.Start by enabling overlay text in the video stream:1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab.2. Under Overlay Settings, select Include text.3. Enter the modifier #D and, optionally, additional text which will be displayed also when the action rule is not active.Create the action rule:1. Go to Events > Action Rules2. Click Add to create a new rule.3. Select a Trigger and, optionally, a Schedule and Additional conditions. See the online help for details.4. From the Actions list, select Overlay Text5. Enter the text to display in the Text field. This is the text that #D will be replaced by.6. Specify the Duration. The text can be displayed while the rule is active or for a fixed number of seconds.NoteTo display text in multiple view areas, overlay text must be enabled in each view area.23