# Time as overlay

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/time-as-overlay/37896
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [August 28, 2015, 10:12am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/time-as-overlay/37896 "2015-08-28T10:12:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![asim\_khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@asim\_khan](https://community.wowza.com/u/asim_khan)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2015, 10:12am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/time-as-overlay/37896/1 "2015-08-28T10:12:34Z")

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I can add time text as overlay but the seconds does not tick ? it is just static text

how can i make the time update with each frame

```auto
	        Date dNow = new Date();
		SimpleDateFormat ft = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss");
		
		wowzaText = new OverlayImage(ft.format(dNow), 12, "SansSerif", Font.BOLD, Color.white, 66,15,100);
		wowzaTextShadow = new OverlayImage(ft.format(dNow), 12, "SansSerif", Font.BOLD, Color.darkGray, 66,15,100);
		
		brImage.addOverlayImage(wowzaText, 0, 0);
		wowzaText.addOverlayImage(wowzaTextShadow, 1, 1);

```

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### Author: ![asim\_khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@asim\_khan](https://community.wowza.com/u/asim_khan)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/time-as-overlay/37896/2 "2015-08-29T02:46:44Z")

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Still looking for a solution

> I can add time text as overlay but the seconds does not tick ? it is just static text
> 
> how can i make the time update with each frame
> 
> ```auto
> Date dNow = new Date();
> SimpleDateFormat ft = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss");
> 		
> wowzaText = new OverlayImage(ft.format(dNow), 12, "SansSerif", Font.BOLD, Color.white, 66,15,100);
> wowzaTextShadow = new OverlayImage(ft.format(dNow), 12, "SansSerif", Font.BOLD, Color.darkGray, 66,15,100);
> 		
> brImage.addOverlayImage(wowzaText, 0, 0);
> wowzaText.addOverlayImage(wowzaTextShadow, 1, 1);
> 
> ```