# Transparent Flash over HTML page
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-flash-over-html-page/6541
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 10, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-flash-over-html-page/6541 "2002-10-10T01:11:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@stevios96](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stevios96)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-flash-over-html-page/6541/1 "2002-10-10T01:11:08Z")
I read about making flash movies transparent over html backgrounds, and I understand that just fine…but–I’m having some trouble getting the “Ad-like” effect where a movie can fly across an HTML page with images, text, links, etc.
I think I did this a few months ago, but I’ve forgotten since then… memory, it’s a fleeting gift.
Can anyone help? Anyone? Anyone? Beuler? Beuler?
THANKS!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2002, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-flash-over-html-page/6541/2 "2002-10-10T01:42:56Z")
Put your movie on a new Layer in HTML.
Be aware though, transparent flash does not work in Netscape… the viewer will get a big white background.
This should show you how to do it…
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/dhtmlflash.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/dhtmlflash.asp)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-flash-over-html-page/6541/3 "2002-10-10T02:15:33Z")
I think I need to re-write that tutorial and make it more suited to the ad-like animations one sees on yahoo or slate. They are really annoying but a great use of flash!
Cheers!
Kirupa 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2002, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-flash-over-html-page/6541/4 "2002-10-10T02:17:08Z")
Yeah, but do you know the Javascript code to detect browser and disable the movie for Netscape and any other browser that doesn’t support transparent flash?
I would offer to write it, but I really don’t know where to start on how to disable flash movies.
Perhaps…
if - netscape - layer.visible = false
if - ie - layer.visible = true
???
Ok, that is very crude code, but I used it to demostrate a point.
Not sure if I can write it, but I can sure as heck try if you want:)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-flash-over-html-page/6541/5 "2002-10-10T13:48:53Z")
Thanks for your replies…
LostinBeta: I’m aware of the Netscape problem, and I’m just going to redirect to a mirror page without the flash. I tried putting it on another layer, but if I put the flash on top of the HTML, the HTML links and buttons don’t work. If I put it on a layer below the HTML, the Flash doesn’t respond to the mouse events.
Kirupa: That’s exactly what I need, if you could send me an example file, I can figure it out from there. Or I guess I could wait for a new tutorial, but I don’t want you going to all that trouble just for me! Your help is greatly appreciated.
Steve