# Camera preview overlay for photo alignment **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [May 5, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/camera-preview-overlay-for-photo-alignment/1265347 "2021-05-05T20:03:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mikeil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mikeil](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mikeil)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/camera-preview-overlay-for-photo-alignment/1265347/1 "2021-05-05T20:03:51Z")
I am looking to create a photo taking aid. I would like to apply an alignment overlay (wire frame with transparent background) in the camera preview to get a more exact position of the subject before taking the photo. I do not want the wire frame to be a part of the final photo. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/camera-preview-overlay-for-photo-alignment/1265347/2 "2021-05-05T21:56:44Z")
This unfortunately is not possible in Thunkable. > [@Live video overlay with image?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/live-video-overlay-with-image/1235560): > > Hi there Thunkers! I thunk – I mean think – that there is no way to do this but some of you are pretty clever about figuring out ways to do stuff in Thunkable. I have a student who wants to make a drawing app where you can overlay an outline over a live video to help with tracing artwork. The drawing itself would be done on paper so she’s not using the Canvas for example. In short, she wants to turn on a phone’s camera and see the live view in the app while also displaying an image over it. I… ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/camera-preview-overlay-for-photo-alignment/1265347/3 "2024-11-08T13:22:39Z")