![\"Axis](\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Text-Overlay-on-Axis-Camera.png\" "\\"Axis")
<\/span><\/p>\nAs you can see, the camera in the picture displays the following information:<\/p>\n
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- Camera Name<\/li>\n
- IP address<\/li>\n
- Stream Profile<\/li>\n
- Bitrate<\/li>\n
- Frame rate<\/li>\n
- Temperature<\/li>\n
- Date and time<\/li>\n
- Image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You can use text and variables to display such information.<\/p>\n
It’s possible to display a image (such as a logo) as long as you upload a .bmp f<\/strong>ile that with the maximum dimensions of the resolution the stream profile the camera is using. If the resolution is 1920×1080, that will be the image dimensions limitation.<\/p>\n
The cameras come with a default Axis logo but you can add other images to the image list and then select any of them to be part of the overlay.<\/p>\n
The picture below shows the Overlay Menu.<\/p>\n
![\"Axis](\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Axis-camera-overlay-menu.png\" "\\"Axis")
<\/span><\/p>\nTo create a new overlay, just click “Create overlay<\/strong>” and enter the text.<\/p>\n
You can format the text and the background as you wish. (See picture below).<\/p>\n
![\"Format](\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Format-Overlay-text.png\" "\\"Format")
<\/span><\/p>\nAs you can see in this example, I typed the camera name and some variables to get the IP Address, Stream Profile, Bitrate, Frame Rate, Temperature and Date\/Time.<\/p>\n
Click the three dots (…) to check what are the variables that are available.<\/p>\n
![\"Text](\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Text-Overlay-options.png\" "\\"Text")
<\/span><\/p>\nYou can use a combination of text and variables to display the information the way you need. You can also change the font color and the background.<\/p>\n
![\"overlay](\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/overlay-font-and-background-color.png\" "\\"overlay")
<\/span><\/p>\nVideo: Text Overlay on Axis Cameras<\/h2>\n
Here’s a quick video that shows how the video overlay works (Hosted on YouTube).<\/p>\n
![\"Axis](\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Axis-Overlay.png\" "\\"Axis")
<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nRelated Articles<\/h2>\n
How to record Axis Camera on a FTP Server<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a>How to view Axis Camera on a Roku TV<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/a>How to enable ONVIF on Axis Cameras<\/a><\/p>\n
Overlay variables (Modifiers)<\/h2>\n
Here’s a list of modifiers you can use for the camera overlay.<\/p>\n
The available modifiers can each be used in various situations. The abbreviations given in brackets for each modifier show which situations the modifier can be used in. These are:<\/p>\n
D<\/strong> – Own date formatting<\/p>\n
T<\/strong> – Own time formatting<\/p>\n
I<\/strong> – Text overlay<\/p>\n
IP<\/strong> – Notification of change of IP address<\/p>\n
EF<\/strong> – Event file name<\/p>\n
EN<\/strong> – Event notification via TCP\/HTTP<\/p>\n
M<\/strong> – Mail subject\/message<\/p>\n
UF<\/strong> – Folder name for uploads<\/p>\n
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\n \n Modifier<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n Description (can be used for)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %a<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %a The abbreviated weekday name. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %A<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %A The full weekday name. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %b The abbreviated month name. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %B<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %B The full month name. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %c<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %c The date and time. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %C<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %C The century number (year\/100) as a 2-digit integer. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %d The day of the month as a decimal number (range 01 to 31). (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %D<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %D Date in format MM\/DD\/YY.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %e<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %e As for %d, but a leading zero is replaced by a blank space. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %f The 1\/100 second fraction. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %F<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %F The date in the format as specified in the Date & Time settings. (I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %g<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %g As for %G, but without the century, i.e., with a 2-digit year (00-99). (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %G<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %G The ISO 8601 year with century as a decimal number. The 4-digit year corresponding to the ISO week number (see %V). This has the same format and value as %y, except that if the ISO week number belongs to the previous or next year, then that year is used instead. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %h<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %h Equivalent to %b. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %H<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %H The hour as a decimal number, using the 24-hour clock (range 00 to 23). (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %I<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %I The hour as a decimal number, using the 12-hour clock (range 01 to 12). (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %j<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %j The day of the year as a decimal number (range 001 to 366). (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %k<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %k The hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 0 to 23); single digits are preceded by a blank space. (See also %H.) (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %l<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %l The hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 1 to 12); single digits are preceded by a blank. (See also %I.)(T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\n \n %m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %m The month as a decimal number (range 01 to 12). (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %M<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %M The minute as a decimal number (range 00 to 59). (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %p<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %p AM or PM, according to the given time value, or the corresponding strings for the current locale. Noon is treated as PM and midnight as AM. (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %r<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %r The time in a.m. or p.m. notation. (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %R<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %R The time in 24-hour notation (%H:%M). For a version including seconds, see %T. (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF) Note:<\/strong> Will not work on all FTP servers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %s<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %s The number of seconds since the Epoch, i.e., since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %S<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %S The second as a decimal number (range 00 to 61). (T,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %T<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %T The time as specified in the Date & Time settings. (I,IP,EN,M,UF) Note:<\/strong> Will not work on all FTP servers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %u<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %u The day of the week as a decimal, range 1 to 7, Monday = 1. See also %W. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %U<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %U The week number of the current year as a decimal number, range 00 to 53, starting with the first Sunday as the first day of week 01. See also %V and %W. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %v<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n Adds support for 1000 Milliseconds Time Overlay<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %V<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %V The ISO 8601:1988 week number of the current year as a decimal number, in the range 01 to 53, where week 1 is the first week that has at least 4 days in the current year, and with Monday as the first day of the week. See also %U, %v and %W. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %w<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %w The day of the week as a decimal, in the range 0 to 6. Sunday = 0. See also %u. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %W<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %W The week number of the current year as a decimal number, in the range 00 to 53, starting with the first Monday as the first day of week 01. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %X<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %X The time representation without the date. (D,I,IP,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %y<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %y The year as a decimal number without the century (range 00 to 99). (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %Y<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %Y The year as a decimal number, including the century. (D,I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\n \n %z<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %z Zoom coordinates (1\u201319999).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n %Z<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %Z Zoom magnification in one-decimal format.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n\n
\n \n %%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n %% The literal % character. (All).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n #b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n #b The bit rate in Kbit\/s (with no decimals). (I,IP,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n #B<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n #B The bit rate in Mbit\/s (with two decimals) (I,IP,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n #c<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n #c The compression rate (Stream > General > Compression).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n\n
\n \n #e<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n #e The action performed by the Action Rule, for example Send Notification. (EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\n \n #F<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n #F The frame size in Kbit\/s.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n #D<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n #D Displays a text on top of a video stream image when the Action Rule is triggered. (I,EF,EN,M).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \n #i<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\n #i The IP address. (I,IP,EF,EN,M,UF).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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