Overlay files are used to create and maintain overlays within the Plex libraries on the server.
Overlays and templates are defined within one or more Overlay files, which are linked to libraries in the [Libraries Attribute](../config/libraries.md#overlay-path) within the [Configuration File](../config/configuration.md).
**To change a single overlay original image either remove the `Overlay` shared label and update the Image in Plex or replace the image in the assets folder and then PMM will overlay the new image**
| [`templates`](templates) | contains definitions of templates that can be leveraged by multiple overlays |
| [`external_templates`](templates.md#external-templates) | contains [path types](../config/paths) that point to external templates that can be leveraged by multiple overlays |
*`overlays` is required in order to run the Overlay File.
* Example Overlay Files can be found in the [Plex Meta Manager Configs Repository](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/tree/master/PMM)
1. If there is no `overlay` attribute PMM will look in your `config/overlays` folder for a `.png` file named the same as the mapping name of the overlay definition. This example below would look for `IMDb Top 250.png`.
2. If the `overlay` attribute is given a string PMM will look in your `config/overlays` folder for a `.png` file named the same as the string given. This example below would look for `IMDbTop.png`.
| `git` | Location in the [Configs Repo](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs) of the Overlay Image. | ❌ |
| `repo` | Location in the [Custom Repo](../config/settings.md#custom-repo) of the Overlay Image. | ❌ |
| `group` | Name of the Grouping for this overlay. Only one overlay with the highest weight per group will be applied.<br>**`weight` is required when using `group`**<br>**Values:** group name | ❌ |
| `weight` | Weight of this overlay in its group.<br>**`group` is required when using `weight`**<br>**Values:** Integer | ❌ |
| `horizontal_offset` | Horizontal Offset of this overlay. Can be a %.<br>**`vertical_offset` is required when using `horizontal_offset`**<br>**Value:** Integer 0 or greater or 0%-100% | ❌ |
| `vertical_offset` | Vertical Offset of this overlay. Can be a %.<br>**`horizontal_offset` is required when using `vertical_offset`**<br>**Value:** Integer 0 or greater or 0%-100% | ❌ |
| `vertical_align` | Vertical Alignment of the overlay.<br>**Values:** `top`, `center`, `bottom` | ❌ |
| `font` | System Font Filename or path to font file for the Text Overlay.<br>**Value:** System Font Filename or path to font file | ❌ |
| `font_size` | Font Size for the Text Overlay.<br>**Value:** Integer greater than 0 | ❌ |
| `font_color` | Font Color for the Text Overlay.<br>**Value:** Color Hex Code in format `#RGB`, `#RGBA`, `#RRGGBB` or `#RRGGBBAA`. | ❌ |
| `back_color` | Backdrop Color for the Text Overlay.<br>**Value:** Color Hex Code in format `#RGB`, `#RGBA`, `#RRGGBB` or `#RRGGBBAA`. | ❌ |
| `back_width` | Backdrop Width for the Text Overlay. If `back_width` is not specified the Backdrop Sizes to the text<br>**`back_height` is required when using `back_width`**<br>**Value:** Integer greater than 0 | ❌ |
| `back_height` | Backdrop Height for the Text Overlay. If `back_height` is not specified the Backdrop Sizes to the text<br>**`back_width` is required when using `back_height`**<br>**Value:** Integer greater than 0 | ❌ |
| `back_padding` | Backdrop Padding for the Text Overlay.<br>**Value:** Integer greater than 0 | ❌ |
| `back_radius` | Backdrop Radius for the Text Overlay.<br>**Value:** Integer greater than 0 | ❌ |
| `back_line_color` | Backdrop Line Color for the Text Overlay.<br>**Value:** Color Hex Code in format `#RGB`, `#RGBA`, `#RRGGBB` or `#RRGGBBAA`. | ❌ |
| `back_line_width` | Backdrop Line Width for the Text Overlay.<br>**Value:** Integer greater than 0 | ❌ |
* If `url`, `git`, and `repo` are all not defined then PMM will look in your `config/overlays` folder for a `.png` file named the same as the `name` attribute.
Non-Positional overlays are images that are either 1000 x 1500 for Posters or 1920 x 1080 for Backgrounds and Title Cards.
These Overlays should be mostly transparent and will just be completely merged with the base image.
### Positional Image Overlay
Positional overlays can be of any size and use `horizontal_offset`, `horizontal_align`, `vertical_offset`, and `vertical_align` to position the overlay on the image.
You can add text as an overlay using the special `text()` overlay name. Anything inside the parentheses will be added as an overlay onto the image. Ex `text(4K)` adds `4K` to the image.
You can control the font, font size and font color using the `font`, `font_size`, and `font_color` overlay attributes.
You can use the `mass_audience_rating_update` or `mass_critic_rating_update` [Library Operation](../config/operations) to update your plex ratings to various services like `tmdb`, `imdb`, `mdb`, `metacritic`, `letterboxd` and many more.
PMM includes multiple fonts in the [`fonts` folder](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/tree/master/fonts) which can be called using `fonts/fontname.ttf`
You can add `suppress_overlays` to an overlay definition and give it a list or comma separated string of overlay names you want suppressed from this item if this overlay is attached to the item.
So in this example if the `4K-HDR` overlay matches an item then the `4K` and `HDR` overlays will also match. The `suppress_overlays` attribute on `4K-HDR` will stop the overlays specified (`4K` and `HDR`) from also being applied.
Builders use third-party services to source items for overlays. Multiple builders can be used in the same overlay from a variety of sources listed below.
Only a few details can be used with overlays: `limit`, `show_missing`, `save_missing`, `missing_only_released`, `minimum_items`, `cache_builders`, `tmdb_region`
