What Is Best Practice For Camera Overlays (Name/Time/Date/Etc.)?

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Ethan Ace
•Feb 02, 2023

This morning, someone asked me what they should use for camera overlays and why. I actually wasn't sure how to answer.

Historically, I was anti-overlay, because the VMSes I was using basically displayed anything I needed to see in the GUI (name, time, etc.). But recently, I've found myself putting more information on the overlay, up to and including bitrate, framerate, and IP address (though I make it small and put it in the bottom corner).

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* ******* ***** **** ******* * use ******** ** **** *** ** auto-hides *** ****** **** *** ***** information ****** *** ***** **** **, but **** ******* * **** ************ have ** ***** ** ***** ****** and **'* ******* ** **** **** at *** ****** *** **** **'* IP ******* ******* ** ****** ** remember **** ** **** **** **. And **** ** ***** **** ** a ***** ** **** **** *** stream ** ****/*** **** *******.

**** ** *** ***? ***?

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Feb 02, 2023

******** **** ** ****** *** *** integrator ** ******* *** *********** ***** the ******, *** **** **** ****** messier *** *** *** ****, *** usually *****'* **** ***** *** ** it. **********, *** *** **** **** out. *** **** **** ** *** overlays ** ** *** *** **** wants ** *** * **** ** time ** *****.

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Ethan Ace
•Feb 02, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1

****'* **** *********** ** **********, ***. I *** **** ***** *** ****** to *** ****, *** **** *** not.

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Undisclosed #2
•Feb 02, 2023

*** **** ***, ********** *** ** in *** *** *** ** ********** - *** *** ******* ***** ********.

*** ** ********** ***, * ****** recommend ******* *** ********.

***** *** **** ** **** ***** possibly ********* *** *********** **** (*** non-default *** *** ******* ******), ********** the ** ***** ******** ** ****** vector **** ******* ***** ***** **** or ******* ****, *** ** ***.

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Ethan Ace
•Feb 02, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed #2

***** *** **** ** **** ***** possibly ********* *** *********** **** (*** non-default *** *** ******* ******), ********** the ** ***** ******** ** ****** vector **** ******* ***** ***** **** or ******* ****, *** ** ***.

* ******* ***** **** ****. * wouldn't **** **** * ***** ******** a ******* ** **** **** **.

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Undisclosed End User #4
•Feb 03, 2023
In reply to Ethan Ace

*** * ****** **.....

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
•Feb 03, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed End User #4

*** *** *** ******** *** ******** changes ** *** *******? ** *** change *** ********* ** *** *** and ** ******* *** ******* ********* or ** *** **** ** ****** the ********* ** *** *** ******* then ****** **** ** *** ***?

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Undisclosed Integrator #3
•Feb 02, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed #2

** ******* ** **** *** ******** only **** *** **** ****** ** the ** ******* * ******* **** the ****. ** *** ******* ** my ***** **** ****** ** ***.***.*.** my *** **** "***** **** .**"

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Michael Miller
•Feb 02, 2023

** ***'* *** *** ****** ******** as ** *** *** *** *** this. **** ******** (* ** **** others ***) **** ******** **** ** we *** *** ***** **** **** the ***** *** **** ***** *** be ****** *** **** ****** **** needed.

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Tony Darland
•Feb 03, 2023
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** *** *** ****, ****, *******, city *** *** ***** ****** ** the ****** ** ** * ***** or **** ********. * **** ** put *** ********* *** * ***'* think **** *** ** ** ******* post ******* *.*.

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Ethan Ace
•Feb 03, 2023
In reply to Tony Darland

****, ****'* ***********! *'* ******** *** phone ****** ** ** ******* ******** monitoring ** *** ******* **** *** site ** *****'* ** *****?

*** *** ***** *** ******* ** there, **'* #* *** **** ** #B *** ****. ****'* ** ******** camera:

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Tony Darland
•Feb 03, 2023
IPVMU Certified

******* ** *** ***** ******.

* ***** ******* ******** *** *** bitrate ****'* ****. ** *** ***** after **** ******** ***** ***. * guess * ****'* ****** ** ***** again ***** ****. ******, *****.

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Jim Elder
•Feb 03, 2023
IPVMU Certified

* ***** ***** *** ***** **** to ******** *** ** ***** *** image *** ***. ***** *** *** overlay ** ******* ********* **** *** profile ** *** ****** *** ** logged **?

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
•Feb 03, 2023

*** ***** ** ******** ** **** if *** ** * ****/**** ******* and ** ******* ********* **** **** due ** ****** *******, **** *** cause * ******* ******** ** *** camera ******** ** ******** *** *** need ** ***** **** ** ********.

** ******* **** **** *** *** individual ******** ** *** ***** ** claim ** ***** *** *** ********* time ** *** ******* *** *** that **'* *** ****. ********** **** if ***** **** ** ********.

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David Capousek
•Feb 06, 2023
CamStreamer s.r.o.

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**** ****** ** *** ******** *** view ****, ** ** ****** *** can **** *** ***** ******* ** your ***, *** *****, *** ***** with ********. *** ******** *** *** limited ** **** ****, ** *** in ********* ** ******** *** ****, some ** ******** ***** **** * dedicated **** *** ******.

**, *****.

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Lynn Harold
•Feb 07, 2023

******* *** * '***** ********* *******' feature **** ****** *** ** ******* the ***-****'* **** ** *** ****** tile. **** *** ********** ********* *** a ******** ******** (****** ******) *** has ***** **** ********** ** * standard *******. *** *** ***** **** do *** **** *** ******* ** save * ******** ** ****** *****, they **** ***** ***** **** ****** to ******* ******** *** ***** **** to ******* *** ****** *****. *** if **** ** ****, *** *** user's **** ** ******** ** *** live ******* (* ** *** ***** it's ** *** ******** *****) *** the ****** ** *** *** ** video *** ** ****** **** ** the *** ****.

** *** ******-**** ********, * ***** use **** ****** **'* *** *** benefit ** *** *** ****, *** they ****** **** ***** *** ****, frame ****, ** *******, ***. *** VMS **** ******* ******* *** ****, date, & **** *** ****'* ******* sufficient.

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Undisclosed #2
•Feb 07, 2023
In reply to Lynn Harold

******* *** ***-****'* **** ** *** camera ****

*********** *** *** ****** ***** **** a *** ** * *** **** - *** **** ****** *** ********** can *** ****** ** **** ** restrict ****.

*** **'** *** **** *** '******** in ***** ** *** ****** **** cell *****' ***** ******** **** *** mention.

*'** **** ** **** **** **** you ********* *** **** ** ********* device *** **** **** ** ******* outside *** *** ****** **** *** you **... **** **** **** ** with ******** **** ********** ***** ** county ****** ****** **** *** ***** the **** ******.

********** *** ******** ** *** ****** in **** ** *** ** * great *** ** ****** **** **** I **** ***** ***** ** ******.

* **** **.

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