aight so the problem isnt really the muzzle flash, its the blood burst im also testing. If i have my unedited clip(on source alpha) and then i put my blood burst(Action movie essentials) in another video track, compositing mode on screen. If I look at the burst while in its original form, with the black background it will look as it should, quite dark red and solid, however when its in vegas it will become very bright red and transparent. I did as you said, but it didnt do the trick, so its still bright and transparent.