Printing an image with overlays

[Veena]

How to print an image with overlays on it like rectangles, points?I want print the image along with the overlays too.
Thanxs,Veena

[zio]

If it's a one off thing you can always do a screen dump (ALT+"print screen" key). Otherwise you probably need to convert the image to a picture and then send it to the printer.
ciao!

[gog]

There is a function called "merge overlays" that allow you to put the ovelays as part of the image, then you can save or print the image with the overlays.

In labview 6.1, it's on : Motion and Vison -> Vision utilities -> Overlay

[Veena]

Hi am using version 6.0.2,I can't find the particular function.
I tried saving the image with overlay info and reading it back into a picture control, but only the processed image is displayed without the overlays.am I missing something?
Is there any other way of doing it?
Thanxs,Veena

[gog]

If you don�t merge overlays, the picture you save or print will not contain the overlay info, this is why you need to merge them before so that the overlays become part of the image.

Since you don't have the merge overlays function, an other way to do it is to save the image without overlays and read it in a picture ctrl, like you did already, and then use the pictures function to redraw the overlays.

-> Picture functions are in Graphic and sound

[BruceAmmons]

There is a way to do it in Vision 6.0. Search the Developer Zone for IMAQ Overlay to Image to find the routine that will do it for you. It basically does a screen capture of the image display and stores it as a new image.

Bruce