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title: "AviWriter..::.BackgroundColor Property "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_BackgroundColor.htm
product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
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# AviWriter.BackgroundColor Property 
 
Gets/sets a background color used when transparent images are added as frames.
 
**Namespace:** [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)
 **Assembly:** Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AviProcessor (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AviProcessor.dll)
 
## Syntax
  
```
Public Property BackgroundColor As Color
```
 
```csharp
public Color BackgroundColor { get; set; }
```
 
### Property Value
 [Color](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Color.htm.md) value that specify a background color of the AVI file.
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [AviWriter Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)