# Printing transparent movies in flash

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-transparent-movies-in-flash/183949
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 31, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-transparent-movies-in-flash/183949 "2006-03-31T13:33:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![inso1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7993a0/32.png) [@inso1982](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inso1982)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-transparent-movies-in-flash/183949/1 "2006-03-31T13:33:34Z")

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I have got the printing function to work fine, but am having trouble with the fact transparency of the top movie just appears white.

any suggestions??

🙂

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### Author: ![inso1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7993a0/32.png) [@inso1982](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inso1982)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-transparent-movies-in-flash/183949/2 "2006-03-31T13:39:27Z")

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i found this solution pretty much after posting this, with the help of a few people.

printAsBitmap() allows transparency \o/

just thought id leave it on here incase anyone else come accross this problem 🙂