# Can flash be transparent over another movie?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-be-transparent-over-another-movie/116298
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**Created:** [July 16, 2004, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-be-transparent-over-another-movie/116298 "2004-07-16T07:48:36Z")
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### Author: ![cave12oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@cave12oy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cave12oy)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2004, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-be-transparent-over-another-movie/116298/1 "2004-07-16T07:48:36Z")

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i need help in placing a flash movie over another flash movie.

i have set the background of the overlapping flash movie to become 50% transparent

it works great when it is overlapping text but i cant get it to work over a another movie

i overlapped it using the css z-index property

example:  
 ![](http://www.geocities.com/cave12oy@pacbell.net/trans.gif)

thank you.

-roy