Axis P1244 - Privacy Mask

AXISP1244NetworkCamera
Video
•Theimagecannotbelargerthanthemaximumimageresolution.
•Ifcombiningtextandimageoverlays,takeintoconsiderationthatthetextoverlayoccupies16or32pixelsinheight
(dependingontheresolution)andhasthesamewidthasthevideoimage.
Toalwayscoveraselectedpartofthemonitoredarea,useaprivacymask.SeePrivacyMaskonpage21.
Howtouploadanoverlayimage
1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.
2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.
3.ClickUpload.
4.TheTransparencySettingspageisnowdisplayed:
-Tomakeacolorintheoverlayimagetransparent,selectUsetransparencyandentertheRGBhexadecimalvalue
forthecolor.Example:Tomakewhitetransparent,enterFFFFFF.
Formoreexamplesofhexadecimalvalues,seetheonlinehelp
.
-Toscaletheimageautomatically,selectScalewithresolution.Theimagewillbescaleddowntotthe
resolutionusedbytheAxisproduct.
5.ClickSave.
Howtoincludeanoverlayimage
1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.
2.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelistandclickSave.
3.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
4.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.
5.Tocontroltheimage’sposition,entertheX(horizontal)andY(vertical)coordinates.TheX=0andY=0positionis
thetopleftcorner.Ifapartoftheimageispositionedoutsidethevideoimage,theoverlayimagewillbemovedso
thatthewholeimageisvisible.
6.ClickSave.
PrivacyMask
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventusersfromviewingpartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymasksappearas
blocksofsolidcolororblurredimageelementsandareappliedonthevideostream.Privacymaskscannotbebypassedusingthe
VAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API).
ThePrivacyMaskList(Video>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductandindicates
iftheyareenabled.
Youcanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Important
Addingmanyprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
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