get transparent background in swf or flv files.

[gutterleech]

Hello,

I want to know how can one get transparent background in swf of flv file?
I got abode aftereffct. However, I dont know how to work with it.

- the project is for a websit spokesperson - just like live face on web. But the background of the current file is Black. I tried changing the background and embed code for the video in Dreamweaver to transparent, However it didnt work.

Plase help.

Regards
Manu

[Big Frank]

Hi gl, unfortunately I don't know how to do this in AE, but you can do it in Flash, Dreamweaver or by editing the HTML page directly:

In Flash

1. File > Publish Settings > HTML
2. Under WMODE, select "Transparent"
3. Publish

In Dreamweaver

1. Enter Design View
2. Select the Flash movie
3. In the Properties panel, select Parameters
4. Type "wmode" (without quotes)
5. For Value, enter "transparent"
6. Save

Edit the HTML:

1. Add the following inside the movie's OBJECT tag: <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
2. Add the following inside the movie's EMBED tag: wmode="transparent"
3. Save

I hope this helps

[zaphodeist]

But surely, if the video has been shot on a black background nothing in the video embed tag will change that - you have to first create the video with an alpha channel

[Big Frank]

Yep, that's correct. If the flash file is simply a flash embedded video then you can manipulate the parameters as much as you like but the background will always be the background of the video file, not the flash file.