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[IDV #MOZ-572544]: question on overlaying the time onto a movie

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  • Subject: [IDV #MOZ-572544]: question on overlaying the time onto a movie
  • Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:22:39 -0600
Hi Katie-

> That did the trick. Thanks a lot Don!

Thanks for letting me know.  I updated the docs for the next release.

Don
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Mon 10/26/2009 1:22 PM
> To: Carbonari, Katie (IS)
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #MOZ-572544]: question on overlaying the time onto a movie
> 
> Hi Katie-
> 
> > Hello. I'm making a movie using IDV. For each image, I'm using the
> > overlay tag in order to display the date and time. We'd like to have the
> > background of that text be a black box (so it's easier to see without my
> > map as the background). Is there a parameter I can add to the overlay
> > tag in order to get the text displayed on a solid black background?
> >
> > overlay text="${time:MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm} EST" color="white" place="UL, 0, 
> > 0" fontsize="60" fontface="bold" anchor="UL"/>'
> 
> It's not in the docs, but you should be able to just add background="black" 
> to your overlay tag.
> 
> Let me know if that doesn't work.
> 
> Don Murray
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: MOZ-572544
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Closed
> 
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: MOZ-572544
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed