# Background color around a fullscreen movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color-around-a-fullscreen-movie/309447>\
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**Created:** [May 15, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color-around-a-fullscreen-movie/309447 "2010-05-15T03:14:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![ba\_doyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@ba\_doyn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ba_doyn)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color-around-a-fullscreen-movie/309447/1 "2010-05-15T03:14:57Z")

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This is probably something very simple, but I can’t find the answer…

I have a movie (say 1024x768) that I want to play full screen, which it does. How do I get the area around the movie to be a color? Right now it shows white and I want it black.

Thanks,  
Michael