# Problem importing flv+alpha into flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-importing-flv-alpha-into-flash/281143>\
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**Created:** [February 5, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-importing-flv-alpha-into-flash/281143 "2009-02-05T11:26:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![magarik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magarik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/magarik)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-importing-flv-alpha-into-flash/281143/1 "2009-02-05T11:26:15Z")

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hello everyone  
i need to import a flv into flash project. i have encoded the flv in adobe media encoder, with alpha channel checked, but when i import it, it is not at all transparent.

the .mov from which it was encoded is 100% transparent.

where did i go wrong?  
please help…

thanks,  
michael