# Visualization of the background and foreground image together

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/visualization-of-the-background-and-foreground-image-together/4981>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 5, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/visualization-of-the-background-and-foreground-image-together/4981 "2018-12-05T22:59:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpinter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/cpinter/32/7995_2.png) [@cpinter](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/cpinter)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/visualization-of-the-background-and-foreground-image-together/4981/2 "2018-12-05T23:12:18Z")

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If foreground is at full opacity then it will obscure everything underneath. The only way to see them on equal opacity is at 50-50.

Is your problem that it becomes darker that way? You can change the blending mode:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/a/1/a1ad04e4508037369305786c4ea5251424b7d1b1.png)

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