---
title: "Transparent Video"
description: "Demonstrates playing a transparent WebM video over a background shader and an audio-reactive waveform visualization."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "1024x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/transparent-video
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Transparent Video

Demonstrates playing a transparent WebM video over a background shader and an audio-reactive waveform visualization.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Game Objects / Video](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video.md). It runs at 1024 × 600, and loads its assets from https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410. See it running, with its code, at https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/transparent-video.

To run it, load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`), then the file, on a page with a `<div id="game-container">`.

## Code

### transparent video.js

```js
class Example extends Phaser.Scene
{
    constructor ()
    {
        super();

        this.analyser;
        this.dataArray;
        this.bufferLength;
    }

    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.video('robot', 'assets/video/robot-dance.webm');
        this.load.audio('tune', 'assets/audio/aquakitty-kittyrock.m4a');
        this.load.glsl('gridback', 'assets/shaders/gridback.frag');
    }

    create ()
    {
        const text = this.add.text(10, 10, 'Click to start', { font: '16px Courier', fill: '#00ff00' });

        let analyser = this.sound.context.createAnalyser();

        this.sound.masterVolumeNode.connect(analyser);

        analyser.connect(this.sound.context.destination);

        analyser.smoothingTimeConstant = 1;

        this.bufferLength = analyser.frequencyBinCount;

        this.dataArray = new Uint8Array(this.bufferLength);

        this.analyser = analyser;

        this.input.once('pointerdown', () => {

            text.destroy();

            this.sound.play('tune', { loop: true });

            // this.add.shader('GridBack', 512, 300, 1024, 600);
            this.add.shader({
                name: 'GridBack',
                fragmentKey: 'gridback',
                initialUniforms: {
                    resolution: [ 1024, 600 ]
                },
                setupUniforms: (setUniform, drawingContext) => {
                    setUniform('time', this.game.loop.getDuration());
                }
            }, 512, 300, 1024, 600);

            this.graphics = this.add.graphics();

            this.add.video(512, 300, 'robot').play(true);

        });
    }

    update ()
    {
        if (!this.graphics)
        {
            return;
        }

        this.analyser.getByteTimeDomainData(this.dataArray);

        this.graphics.clear();
        this.graphics.lineStyle(2, 0x00ff00);

        this.graphics.beginPath();

        var sliceWidth = 1024 / this.bufferLength;
        var x = 0;

        for (var i = 0; i < this.bufferLength; i++)
        {
            var v = this.dataArray[i] / 128;
            var y = v * 300;

            if (i === 0)
            {
                this.graphics.moveTo(x, y);
            }
            else
            {
                this.graphics.lineTo(x, y);
            }

            x += sliceWidth;
        }

        this.graphics.lineTo(1024, 300);

        this.graphics.stroke();
    }

}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    type: Phaser.AUTO,
    width: 1024,
    height: 600,
    backgroundColor: '#000000',
    parent: 'game-container',
    scene: Example
};

let game = new Phaser.Game(config);
```

## More in Video

- [Change Video Source](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/change-video-source.md): Demonstrates how to dynamically switch the source of a Video Game Object between different preloaded video assets during runtime.
- [Get First Video Frame](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/get-first-video-frame.md): Demonstrates how to use the getFirstFrame method to display the initial frame of a video as a static preview before playback starts.
- [Load Video From URL](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/load-video-from-url.md): Demonstrates how to create a Video Game Object and load a video file directly via a URL at runtime instead of using the preloader.
- [Loop Video](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/loop-video.md): This example demonstrates how to play a video on a continuous loop, handle browser autoplay restrictions, and listen for the 'loop' event to track repetitions.
- [Multiple Video Instances](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/multiple-video-instances.md): Learn how to display multiple video Game Objects using the same video asset, each playing independently with a different start time offset.
- [Multiple Videos](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/multiple-videos.md): This example demonstrates how to load, display, and play multiple video files simultaneously in a grid layout.
- [Play Video with Interaction](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/play-video.md): Demonstrates how to load and play a video file, including handling browser autoplay restrictions and toggling play/pause states via user input.
- [Stream Video From Webcam](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/stream-video-from-webcam.md): Demonstrates how to capture a user's webcam stream using the browser MediaDevices API and display it within a Phaser Video Game Object.
- [Video as Shader Texture](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/video-as-shader-texture.md): Demonstrates how to use a playing video as a dynamic input texture for a GLSL shader. It shows how to register a video stream as a texture and pass it as a uniform into a shader object for real-time visual effects.
- [Video as Sprite Texture](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/video-to-sprites.md): Demonstrates how to use a single playing video as a dynamic texture source for multiple Image Game Objects and multi-pass shaders simultaneously.
- [Video Controls](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/video-controls.md): Demonstrates how to control video playback in Phaser, including play, pause, and resume functions, as well as tracking progress and seeking to specific timestamps using a slider.
- [Video On Complete Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video/view/on-complete-event.md): Listen for the 'complete' event on a Video Game Object to trigger actions, such as displaying UI or restarting playback, once a video finishes playing.
- [All 17 examples in Video](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/video.md)

---

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