# Flash MX and PNG
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-and-png/9476
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 12, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-and-png/9476 "2002-12-12T15:44:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@ollihimself](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ollihimself)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-and-png/9476/1 "2002-12-12T15:44:00Z")
Hi Volks…
maybe a silly question?!? I Would like to import a png file to flash mx. It works fine but the alpha channels are not imported. I am using the windows version of mx and for creation the png Corel Photopaint 9. Any solution !?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-and-png/9476/2 "2002-12-12T18:11:10Z")
I use photoshop… and most of the time I make transparent GIF’s
But I assume that when in Corel you save something as a .png file, there must be a checkbox where you can check ‘transparency’ yes/no.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-and-png/9476/3 "2002-12-12T18:58:25Z")
hi!
thx for your info. But Corel does not have a filter wehre i can set transparency when export a graphic to png ☹
Mhhh maybe i´ll try gif…