# Can a swf have a transparent background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 6, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191 "2002-12-06T19:21:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![highwire](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/highwire/32/107_2.png) [@highwire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/highwire)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/1 "2002-12-06T19:21:30Z")

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I want to have my movie play in a non-rectangular player and be able to see the desktop or whatever behind it. Can I do this with the swf or an exe?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/2 "2002-12-06T19:24:18Z")

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yes, but only on IE5 or higher, and only on PC (no Mac).

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/3 "2002-12-06T19:32:59Z")

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IE5 or higher, and only on PC?

I didn´t knew abou that.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/4 "2002-12-06T19:44:10Z")

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I don’t think they ever fixed that…

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/5 "2002-12-06T19:46:24Z")

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so how do you tell it to be transparent?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/6 "2002-12-06T19:49:01Z")

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it is in the publish settings/HTML portion.

there is a box to check…

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/7 "2002-12-06T19:49:31Z")

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use this code to embed your Flash File into the HTML document.

check the example…

````php

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="800" height="180">
        <param name="movie" value="YOURswf.swf">
        <param name="quality" value="high">
		<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
		<param name="menu" value="false">
        <embed src="YOURswf.swf" menu="false" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="800" height="180"></embed></object>

```php

the code for it is 
```php
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
```php
.

just add it in the middle, and your set..
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/8 "2002-12-06T19:50:22Z")

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there is also a prog called “FlashJester” that will do the same thing, but for .exe …

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/9 "2002-12-06T19:51:31Z")

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majeye that´s really transparent!🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/10 "2002-12-06T19:57:47Z")

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oops, the code actually worked. Heres a screenshot…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/11 "2002-12-06T20:06:49Z")

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to post codes, click first on the **PHP** button and them type the code there.

or place your code between the PHP brackets

ex:

````php

```php
code goes here[/PHP]

````

=)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/12 "2002-12-06T20:56:40Z")

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thanks guigo…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/13 "2002-12-06T22:11:54Z")

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LOL

😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/14 "2002-12-06T22:16:04Z")

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Obragado!

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/15 "2002-12-06T22:22:52Z")

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hahahah

You´re making fun of me, I can tell.🙂

=)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-swf-have-a-transparent-background/9191/16 "2002-12-06T22:48:27Z")

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I’m sorry,

Obrigado!

I write with an accent…

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)