# WMODE - Mac vs. PC and Speed Improvement

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmode-mac-vs-pc-and-speed-improvement/171053
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 1, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmode-mac-vs-pc-and-speed-improvement/171053 "2005-12-01T15:39:07Z")
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### Author: ![jasonoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@jasonoda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasonoda)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wmode-mac-vs-pc-and-speed-improvement/171053/1 "2005-12-01T15:39:07Z")

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I use WMODE set to transparent windowless on my flash movies because it improves the speed of the flash movie when dropped into a browser. however, WMODE set to transparent actually seems to go slower on macs than when WMODE is set to the default setting. i have tried this in safari and IE.

has anyone else encountered this and does anyone know how to get it to work better on macs?

if not, does anyone know a good tutorial that can allow the browser to detect if the user is using a PC or MAC so i can forward MAC users to a different page?