# SWF Transparent Background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-transparent-background/326274>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 3, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-transparent-background/326274 "2011-12-03T20:34:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![JenRizzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@JenRizzo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JenRizzo)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-transparent-background/326274/1 "2011-12-03T20:34:53Z")

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I have an swf file of a spinning globe that I’ have been trying to remove the background from. I have seen several tutorials on how to accomplish this, but have been unsuccessful. Here is a copy of the html

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]\<object classid=“clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000” codebase=“[http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0](http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0)” width=“590” height=“300” id=“solar\_eclipse.swf” align=“middle”\>  
\<param name=“allowScriptAccess” value=“sameDomain”\>  
\<param name=“movie” value=“solar\_eclipse.swf”\>  
\<param name=“quality” value=“high”\>  
\<param name=“bgcolor” value="#000000"\>  
\<param name=“wmode” value=“transparent”\>  
\<embed src=“solar\_eclipse.swf” quality=“high” bgcolor="#000000" width=“590” height=“300” “wmode=transparent”  
name=“solar\_eclipse.swf” align=“middle” allowScriptAccess=“sameDomain” type=“application/x-shockwave-flash” pluginspage=“[http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer](http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer)”\>  
\</object\>  
[/FONT][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]  
[/FONT][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]I have also tried changing the bgcolor from #000000 to “transparent” when I do this the background turns green.[/FONT][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]  
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]This is driving me crazy! Any help would be greatly appreciated.[/FONT][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Thanks,[/FONT][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Jen[/FONT][/COLOR]