Enabling video overlays
You can place information (date, location, etc.) on top of the video presentation during playback and/or the live feed.
Context
The Overlay Settings dialog box allows you to place information (date, location, etc.) on top of the video presentation during playback and/or the live feed. The overlay information is automatically extracted from the recorded file. The information includes title, date and time, as well as navigational information.
The date and time information is derived from the computer clock, or the GPS time, whichever is chosen on the GPS Time page in the Navigation dialog box. The navigational information is available only if the relevant sensors are connected to the FX80 system.
The overlay appears during playback by default. You can also set it up so that the current overlay data is placed on top of the live feed during the presentation. When a video sequence is recorded, the selected overlay data is automatically added to the video file independent of the choices you have made in the Overlay Settings dialog box.
Procedure
1 Select the Display icon.
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The icon is located under the Main menu.
2 Click the Overlay Settings button.
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3 Check the boxes next to each item of information you wish to enable.
•  Title: Appears as entered at the top of the Overlay Settings dialog box.
•  Date: Provided by the computer clock.
•  Time: Provided by the computer clock.
•  Position: Vessel’s geographical position as provided by the navigation system.
•  Heading: Vessel’s current heading as provided by the navigation system.
•  Speed: Vessel’s current speed as provided by the navigation system.
•  Connection Speed: Current speed of the connection between the Bridge Control Unit and the Communication Hub. The same connection speed is shown in the Status Bar.
4 If you wish to remove the video overlay from the live feed, check the Hide overlay on live feed box.
5 Use the Layout parameter to define how the video overlay shall appear on the video presentation — horizontal or vertically.
6 Select OK to save the selected settings and close the dialog box.