Hello Jake,
At this point this is not possible because of the way the modal overlay is built. In order to achieve semi-transparency in IE, it uses CSS filter. If such filter (which is an ActiveX object) is combined with animation of any kind, it will result in a black background. That is why we prefer to apply the modal background at the end of the animation sequence.
Best wishes,
Georgi Tunev
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