Action: Show Text Overlay

What is the Show Text Overlay action?

Nx Witness's Show Text Overlay action is a feature which allows operators to display custom text on top of live streams based on specific System events. The Show Text Overlay action can use either built-in style and automatic-generated text, or can be customized using HTML to provide variable types of overlays.

* Note: Text Overlays only show on live video and are not stored in Archive. Trying to store event-driven information in the storage archive? Check out Bookmarks.

How to set up a Show Text Overlay action:

• Right click on the camera (in the Resource Panel or Viewing Grid) and select Camera Rules to open the Event Rules Dialog.
• Under the Event section (on the left side of the rule dialog) choose your target System Event (e.g. Motion, Soft Trigger, etc).
• In the Action section of the rule (on the right side of the rule dialog) in the Do field select Show on Alarm Layout.
• In the at field select the device(s) (cameras, streams) on which the text should be shown.
• Optional: Check the Also show source camera checkbox if you would like to show the text on the camera generated the event.
• In the Display text for: field configure how long the text should be shown on the live stream.
• To create custom text check the Use custom text checkbox and add your custom text and styles.
• Press Apply and Ok to save the rule.

Questions

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