Full Window Transparency with video playback

from Stardock Forums
Something I wanted to point out and see if it's possible to fix or redesign to make it work. If you're using a skin that can do full transparency on the active window and let's say the current window is a full screen of IE on a webpage, you cannot play a video in the background and watch it through the transparency. Obviously it would be very beneficial if you wanted to do this that it would work, but I can understand if it's a limitation of the GUI redrawing design. I just want to make sure this is truly a limitation and not just an overlooked issue with a solution. Thanks
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
No one else has tried to do this to see that it doesn't work...?
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You should be able to see videos under a transparent window.  The video playing app must not be using overlays though due to how overlays work.  But if you use WMP and set it to high quality mode then it should be seen under transparency.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
This issue mostly deals with the Slingbox player app. I believe that it works via overlay... which of course explains it, but I wanted to make sure you didn't by any chance had a way to rewrite arround this limitation.