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roquoonewbie
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Text Overlay on roVideoScreen

Is it possible to display a text overlay on top of an roVideoScreen?

The DesignGuidelines.pdf and MockUpTool.pptx documents shows a wireframe of a text overlay screen with "[video or photo stream]" in the middle of it.

However, the Component Reference guide seems to only describe how to create a text overlay on top of a slide show (where it describes the use of TextOverlayUL, TextOverlayUR, and TextOverlayBody, it is all in the context of roSlideShow).

And I see no other mention of Text Overlays in the Component Reference besides the above.

So is it even possible to create a text overlay on an roVideoScreen (as the Design and Mockup docs indicate)?
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roquoonewbie
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Re: Text Overlay on roVideoScreen

I take it the lack of reply means it is not possible to do a text overlay on an roVideoScreen?
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RokuJoel
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Re: Text Overlay on roVideoScreen

See this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=34&t=45968&hilit=+rovideoplayer

You can use roVideoPlayer in conjunction with roImageCanvas to display overlays on your video.

- Joel
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