# Drop shadow transparency **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 2, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-transparency/66080 "2004-10-02T07:23:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elwatie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a587f6/32.png) [@elwatie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elwatie)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-transparency/66080/1 "2004-10-02T07:23:59Z")
i put a drop shadow on my picture and save it(i use photoshop).then i import the pictre(with the drop shadow)into flash.but what i found is the shadow is not ‘transparent’ when i export the swf,i mean i can’t see through the shadow.can somebody pls help? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2004, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-transparency/66080/2 "2004-10-02T08:19:38Z")
Make sure that the **fill opacity** on the layer with the dropshadow is at 0%. And save it as a PNG or GIF. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-transparency/66080/3 "2004-10-02T15:10:47Z")
use .png24 as the format, make sure you turn off matte and use alpha transparency in the export settings ---
**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:** [October 2, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-transparency/66080/4 "2004-10-02T23:11:31Z")
yeah its gotta be png