# Opacity of unlit material does not respect alpha value

**URL:** <https://forum.8thwall.com/t/opacity-of-unlit-material-does-not-respect-alpha-value/8192>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** materials, studio\
**Created:** [August 28, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/opacity-of-unlit-material-does-not-respect-alpha-value/8192 "2025-08-28T21:16:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_Gabriel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Joe\_Gabriel1](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Joe_Gabriel1)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/opacity-of-unlit-material-does-not-respect-alpha-value/8192/1 "2025-08-28T21:16:21Z")

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hey @GeorgeButler ! Inbound troubleshooting request from @Samuel_Jones from the Refract Studio team I’m working with.

> Opacity of unlit material does not respect alpha value

Let us know any other info you need to help troubleshoot!

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**Author:** ![GeorgeButler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/georgebutler/32/1903_2.png) [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/opacity-of-unlit-material-does-not-respect-alpha-value/8192/2 "2025-09-02T16:44:19Z")

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Hi, thanks for reporting this.

I wasn’t able to reproduce the issue on my end. I’ve recorded a video of a custom component that updates the opacity of the UnlitMaterial every frame, and it appears to be working as expected.