Axis 01809-031 - Show a Text Overlay in the Video Stream When the Device Detects Motion

AXISP13NetworkCameraSeries
Additionalsettings
ImagewithWDR.
Note
WDRmaycauseartifactsintheimage.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion:
MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
5.SelectCreateoverlayandselectTextoverlay.
6.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
7.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
8.Topositionthetextoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
Createarule:
9.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
10.Typeanamefortherule.
11.Inthelistofconditions,selectAXISVideoMotionDetection.
12.Inthelistofactions,selectUseoverlaytext.
13.Selectaviewarea.
14.Type“Motiondetected”.
15.Settheduration.
16.ClickSave.
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