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# Motion Overlay

Click on your desired viewport and use the motion icon control in the bottom right corner to switch the motion grid overlay ON and OFF. This will only work if motion detection is enabled for the selected channel.

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Apart from motion, other data may be overlaying the video, e.g., textual data and video analytics contents.