How to display additional information next to video without overlaying it when saving to AVI in LabVIEW

[SeraphimSeth]

Hello everyone,

I am currently working on a LabVIEW project where I am capturing video from a camera and saving it as an AVI file using IMAQ AVI Write.vi. The issue I am encountering is that I would like to display some additional information (such as text or images) next to the video while it is being captured and recorded, without overlaying this information onto the video itself.

My current setup captures the video and successfully overlays text onto the image using IMAQ Overlay Text / 

However, I need to find a way to display information next to the video — not on top of it — and still record the video as it is, while keeping the text or other elements visible on the LabVIEW front panel.

(I was testing the number 100 to roughly figure out how it works)

This is what should be shown on the saved video file. The image and how any parameters changed during recording

[carliecrosby01]

Hey!
Interesting question - one possible solution is to use a transparent overlay or customize the front panel with an additional indicator (like a string or label) positioned near the video display. That way, you won’t interfere with the video itself but can still show extra information alongside it.

Curious to see what others suggest, too!

[Andrey_Dmitriev]

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@carliecrosby01 wrote:

Hey!
Interesting question - one possible solution is to use a transparent overlay or customize the front panel with an additional indicator (like a string or label) positioned near the video display. That way, you won’t interfere with the video itself but can still show extra information alongside it.

Curious to see what others suggest, too!

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I would like to recommend allocating an image that is slightly larger, then placing an overlay as usual in the free space (on the right or bottom), and finally inserting the original image into it using IMAQ ImageToImage 2.