Enable date/time and channel name overlay
If you wish to show the current date/time and a channel name as an overlay in your camera picture.
Choose your device:
Use the recorder
- Open the settings and navigate to Camera -> General settings
- Click on the cogwheel icon in the settings tab
- Enter a desired name for the channel in the textfield next to name
- To show the name overlay -> Tick the checkbox show name
- To show the date/time overlay -> Tick the checkbox show time
You can adjust the position of the overlays by clicking and dragging them in the preview with the left mouse button.
Use the computer
- Click on remote-settings in the top navigation bar
- Navigate to Channel -> Live
- Enter a desired name for the channel in the textfield next to name
- To show the name overlay -> Tick the checkbox show name
- To show the date/time overlay -> Tick the checkbox show time
You can adjust the position of the overlays by clicking and dragging them in the preview with the left mouse button.
Use the smartphone
- Open the settings by tapping on
- Navigate to recorder settings and select your recorder
- Open the Live menu
- Enter a desired name for the channel in the textfield next to name
- To show the name overlay -> Tick the checkbox show name
- To show the date/time overlay -> Tick the checkbox show time
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