# How to get rid of the background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-the-background/38944>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 1, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-the-background/38944 "2004-01-01T06:00:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![NewbiEFlasheR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NewbiEFlasheR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NewbiEFlasheR)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-the-background/38944/1 "2004-01-01T06:00:42Z")

</div>

im trying to use a spark thing i made in photos. but i cant get the background to go away on flash mx. when i make the spark on a 250px 250px canvas, the whole thing shows (the spark and the background) how do i get rid of the background with no traces of it to be found on it when i animate it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [January 1, 2004, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-the-background/38944/2 "2004-01-01T09:54:24Z")

</div>

try saving as .png …