Thanks for the reply Steven, and apologies for what should be something very simple! If I use your example I notice that the flashvars.baseURL is missing, which gives the message XML not found, and var flashvars = {}; is also missing. So I simply copied your line:
var params={}
params.bgcolor="#222222";
and changed the hex value to black, but I still get the same grey. Ive probably put it in the wrong place, as below?
<!--START SIMPLEVIEWER EMBED.-->
<script type="text/javascript" src="/Users/pwnsolutions/Documents/A. Projects/PhilnortonPhotography/NewWebsite2012/NewWebGalleries/Landscapes/svcore/js/simpleviewer.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var flashvars = {};
var params={}
params.bgcolor="#000000";
flashvars.baseURL = "/Users/pwnsolutions/Documents/A. Projects/PhilnortonPhotography/NewWebsite2012/NewWebGalleries/Landscapes/";
simpleviewer.ready(function () {
simpleviewer.load("sv-container", "100%", "900px", "transparent", true, flashvars);
});
</script>
<div id="sv-container"></div>
<!-- END SIMPLEVIEWER EMBED -->