# Static graphic overlay
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You can insert a static overlay into the event so that it appears on the video in one or more of the video outputs. You can configure the static overlay with a start time and duration. You can insert the static overlay at any position on the video frame, as specified by x/y coordinates. You can configure with an opacity and with fade-in and/or fade- out. 

You can insert any number of static overlays in the event. 

**Topics**
+ [Insertion options and the effect on outputs](insertion-options-and-the-effect-on-outputs.md)
+ [Multiple overlays and layers](multiple-overlays-and-layers.md)
+ [Combining overlays and insertion options](combining-overlays-and-insertion-options.md)
+ [Procedure](inserting-a-static-graphic-overlay.md)
+ [Using the REST API for static overlays](using-the-rest-api-for-static-overlays.md)
+ [Static overlay plus dynamic content switching](graphic-overlay-plus-dynamic-content-switching.md)
+ [XML structure](xml-structure-static.md)