# Play video in background

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/play-video-in-background/21092>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [May 20, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/play-video-in-background/21092 "2020-05-20T13:43:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/play-video-in-background/21092/2 "2020-05-21T15:58:03Z")

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Hi @Mesalcode  
I am afraid that is not possible.  
The sketch is drawn on a gray opaque layer.  
The video layer hovers above.  
But you can display a text or shapes on a transparent layer above the sketch and video layer. (However without processing’s functions)

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