diff --git a/headers/private/graphics/video_overlay.h b/headers/private/graphics/video_overlay.h
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+#if !defined(_VIDEO_OVERLAY_H_)
+#define _VIDEO_OVERLAY_H_
+
+/*
+	Copyright Be Incorporated.
+	This file will eventually be merged into Accelerant.h once the API is finalized.
+*/
+
+#include <Accelerant.h>
+#include <GraphicsDefs.h>
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+enum {
+	B_SUPPORTS_OVERLAYS = 1 << 31	// part of display_mode.flags
+};
+
+enum {
+	B_OVERLAY_COUNT = 0x08000000,
+	B_OVERLAY_SUPPORTED_SPACES,
+	B_OVERLAY_SUPPORTED_FEATURES,
+	B_ALLOCATE_OVERLAY_BUFFER,
+	B_RELEASE_OVERLAY_BUFFER,
+	B_GET_OVERLAY_CONSTRAINTS,
+	B_ALLOCATE_OVERLAY,
+	B_RELEASE_OVERLAY,
+	B_CONFIGURE_OVERLAY	
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+	uint32	space;	/* color_space of buffer */
+	uint16	width;	/* width in pixels */
+	uint16	height;	/* height in lines */
+	uint32	bytes_per_row;		/* number of bytes in one line */
+	void	*buffer;		/* pointer to first byte of overlay buffer in virtual memory */
+	void	*buffer_dma;	/* pointer to first byte of overlay buffer in physical memory for DMA */
+} overlay_buffer;
+
+typedef struct {
+	uint16	h_start;
+	uint16	v_start;
+	uint16	width;
+	uint16	height;
+} overlay_view;
+
+enum {
+	B_OVERLAY_COLOR_KEY = 1 << 0,
+	B_OVERLAY_CHROMA_KEY = 1 << 1,
+	B_OVERLAY_HORIZONTAL_FILTERING = 1 << 2,
+	B_OVERLAY_VERTICAL_FILTERING = 1 << 3,
+	B_OVERLAY_HORIZONTAL_MIRRORING = 1 << 4,
+	B_OVERLAY_KEYING_USES_ALPHA = 1 << 5
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+	uint8	value;	/* if DAC color component of graphic pixel & mask == value, */
+	uint8	mask;	/*  then show overlay pixel, else show graphic pixel */
+} overlay_key_color;
+
+typedef struct {
+	int16	h_start;	/* Top left un-clipped corner of the window in the virtual display */
+	int16	v_start;	/* Note that these are _signed_ values */
+	uint16	width;		/* un-clipped width of the overlay window */
+	uint16	height;		/* un-clipped height of the overlay window */
+
+	uint16	offset_left;	/* that portion of the overlay_window which is actually displayed */
+	uint16	offset_top;		/* ie, the first line displayed is v_start + offset_top           */
+	uint16	offset_right;	/*     and the first pixel displayed is h_start + offset_left     */
+	uint16	offset_bottom;
+
+	overlay_key_color	red;	/* when using color keying, all components must match */
+	overlay_key_color	green;
+	overlay_key_color	blue;
+	overlay_key_color	alpha;
+	uint32	flags;	/* which features should be enabled.  See enum above. */
+} overlay_window;
+
+typedef struct {
+	uint16	min;
+	uint16	max;
+} overlay_uint16_minmax;
+
+typedef struct {
+	float	min;
+	float	max;
+} overlay_float_minmax;
+
+typedef struct {
+	uint16	h_alignment;	/* alignments: a 1 bit set in every bit which must be zero */
+	uint16	v_alignment;
+	uint16	width_alignment;
+	uint16	height_alignment;
+	overlay_uint16_minmax	width;	/* min and max sizes in each axis */
+	overlay_uint16_minmax	height;
+} overlay_limits;
+
+typedef struct {
+	overlay_limits	view;
+	overlay_limits	window;
+	overlay_float_minmax	h_scale;
+	overlay_float_minmax	v_scale;
+} overlay_constraints;
+
+typedef void * overlay_token;
+
+typedef uint32 (*overlay_count)(const display_mode *dm);
+typedef const uint32 *(*overlay_supported_spaces)(const display_mode *dm);
+typedef uint32 (*overlay_supported_features)(uint32 a_color_space);
+typedef const overlay_buffer *(*allocate_overlay_buffer)(color_space cs, uint16 width, uint16 height);
+typedef status_t (*release_overlay_buffer)(const overlay_buffer *ob);
+typedef status_t (*get_overlay_constraints)(const display_mode *dm, const overlay_buffer *ob, overlay_constraints *oc);
+typedef overlay_token (*allocate_overlay)(void);
+typedef status_t (*release_overlay)(overlay_token ot);
+typedef status_t (*configure_overlay)(overlay_token ot, const overlay_buffer *ob, const overlay_window *ow, const overlay_view *ov);
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif