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[dushkin]

hi. have this posted as an "add on" further down but thought i'd do the right thing and make it its own thread.
I am working with background/foreground colors and am also working form and example file. in the example file, the stage is set to dark green while the slide is transparent blue. despite its transparency, the stage's dark green doesn't show through the stage's transparent blue color. i can't seem to figure out how they do this. is there a way to set something as a transparent color without it becoming "actually" transparent. thanks in advance.

 

[crazybeans128]

There are two ways to do what you are asking.

1: Crate your box, then in the Color Mixer rollout, change the Alpha to whataver tranparency.

2: Change the box to an image or movie clip. Then in the properties rollout, next to color is a dropdown menu. Use the aplha on that and change it to about 50, or whatever transparency you choose.

 

[dushkin]

thanks. number 2 did the trick . i guess i needed to turn it into a movie clip... it retains its color that way. the first option still doesn't work... the alpha, unless it is at 100 per cent, allows the other side to show through. thanks again.

 

[crazybeans128]

sure thing