How to superimpose still images onto video?

Hi there,
I'm an absolute beginner with iMovie (and video editing in general), so please forgive my ignorance!
OK, my question is this: Is it possible to superimpose still images on top of video in iMovie, and if so how? I'm using iMovie because it has a reputation for ease of use, and yet I can't figure out how to do this... Basically, all I want to do is take a single piece of video about 5 minutes long and periodically fade in and fade out some still images on top of the action. Am I being too ambitious here?! Should I just give up on the idea...?!
Any help or advice would be very gratefully received!
Thanks.

Just in case anyone else is interested in doing something similar - I found two (commercial) solutions to this problem:
Gee Three software's 'Slick 4 - Hollywood edition' plug-ins package includes 'Picture-in-Picture' - $50 (also includes three other great effects): http://www.geethree.com/slick/V_04.html
cf/x's 'Picture in Clip (Static)' does exactly the same, but only costs a bargain $1.50 - available here: http://www.imovieplugins.com/plugs/pictinclipstat.html
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