# Can you combine Flash animation with video?

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**Created:** [April 20, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-combine-flash-animation-with-video/286747 "2009-04-20T14:26:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![newsteve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@newsteve](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newsteve)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-combine-flash-animation-with-video/286747/1 "2009-04-20T14:26:17Z")

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Hi,

Im wondering if its possible to combine flash animation over a background of live action video using Flash? I’m looking for an effect similar to the movie Roger Rabbit…

I have done some experimenting, and I realize that its possible to import a live action video into flash and then do some animation on another layer and then publish it - but with this method its essentially impossible to guess the timing of the live action video…

Does anyone know if its possible to import a live action video into flash and actually see the timing /frames of the video within the Flash IDE? Or should I be using something like after effects? (I’d much rather use flash!!!)

Thanks!