# Add an image on top of your video

> In Tella, attach the image in the Tella Agent chat (click + in the message box, then Attach…) and say when it should appear, where it sits and how big it is. The agent places it as an overlay over your recording and can fade, slide or grow it in and out. To do it yourself, open Overlay in the editor sidebar and upload the image under Media, or drop the file onto the timeline.

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## How do I add an image or picture on top of my video?

In Tella, attach the image in the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) chat (click + in the message box, then Attach…) and say when it should appear, where it sits and how big it is. The agent places it as an overlay over your recording and can fade, slide or grow it in and out. To do it yourself, open Overlay in the editor sidebar and upload the image under Media, or drop the file onto the timeline.

## Prompt to start from

```text
I've attached the new Tallyfern dashboard screenshot. Show it on the right at 40% of the canvas width from when I say "here's the new dashboard" until the end of that sentence. Slide it up in and fade it out.
```

## More prompts

### Talking-head video

```text
Put the photo of the Quillhaven studio I attached behind me while I talk about our new space, and fade it in and out.
```

### Tutorial

```text
Each time I mention the Brackenmoor mobile app, show the phone mockup I attached in the bottom-right corner at 25% of the canvas width for four seconds, growing in and shrinking out.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video in the Tella editor.
2. In the Tella Agent chat, click +, then Attach…, and pick your image.
3. Say when it shows, where it sits, how big it is and how it animates.
4. Drag the overlay on the canvas, or its card on the timeline, to fine-tune it.

## Good to know

- Needs a paid plan or the 7-day trial. Messages use your workspace's credits.
- An overlay pops in and out instantly unless you or the agent give it an animation.
- Images you attach are added to the current video's media library, under Personal, In this video, so you can place them again yourself.
- On a clip with your camera, an image can sit behind you instead of in front.

## Questions people ask

### How do I add my logo to every clip?

Open Style in the Tella editor (press B) and upload your logo under Logo on video. It sits in a corner of every clip. Pick the corner, and change its size and padding under Advanced logo settings.

### Can I add a GIF or a video instead of an image?

Yes. Media overlays can be images, GIFs, stickers or videos. A video overlay with an alpha channel, such as a VP9 WebM or ProRes 4444 file, keeps its transparent areas.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT add an image to my Tella video?

Yes. An app connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) uploads the image with create_source, then places it with add_overlay, giving it a time range, position, size and an optional entrance and exit animation.

## Related

- [Show a web page in your video from its link](https://www.tella.com/agent/add-website-screenshot-to-video.md): Paste a link to show the page in your video.
- [Put a title behind you and stand in front of it](https://www.tella.com/agent/put-text-behind-you-in-video.md): Titles and logos behind you, with you in front.
- [Animate a product screenshot for your launch](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-product-screenshot.md): Turn a still screenshot into a moving launch shot.
- [Add media overlays](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/media-overlays)
- [Attach files to the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent#attach-files-videos-and-playlists)
- [Add your logo to videos](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/add-your-logo-to-videos)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)