OverlayEllipse

Description

Draws an empty or filled ellipse in the overlay.


Syntax

[VB]
objActiveDcam.OverlayEllipse StartX, StartY, EndX, EndY [,Width = 1]

[C/C++]
HRESULT OverlayEllipse( short StartX, short StartY, short EndX, short EndY, short Width);


Data Types [VB]

StartX, StartY, EndX, EndY: Integer
Width: Integer (optional)


Parameters [C/C++]

StartX [in], StartY [in]

Pixel coordinates of the top left corner of the ellipse's bounding rectangle, relative to the image origin.

EndX [in], EndY [in]

Pixel coordinates of the bottom right corner of the ellipse's bounding rectangle, relative to the image origin.

Width [in]

Width of the outline of the ellipse in pixels. If zero, a filled ellipse is drawn.

Return Values

S_OK

Success

E_FAIL

Failure.

Example

The following VB example overlays a filled red ellipse on the live video:

ActiveDcam1.Acquire = True
ActiveDcam1.OverlayEllipse 100,100,200,200,0
ActiveDcam1.OverlayColor=RGB(255,0,0)
ActiveDcam1.Overlay=  True

Remarks

To draw a filled ellipse, use Width=0. Also see OverlayColor, OverlayClear.