# How do I get a transparent background for my video?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-transparent-background-for-my-video/171183>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 2, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-transparent-background-for-my-video/171183 "2005-12-02T15:32:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![OM2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@OM2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OM2)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-transparent-background-for-my-video/171183/1 "2005-12-02T15:32:34Z")

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Can someone tell me how I can get a transparent background for me video?

I want to have an FLV file with a transparent background.

OK… I know that I need to film with a blue or green or white background… but what else?

How do I get the transparency into Flash?

Thanks.

OM