# Another question on importing bitmap images
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-question-on-importing-bitmap-images/3452
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**Created:** [February 6, 2002, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-question-on-importing-bitmap-images/3452 "2002-02-06T23:14:46Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2002, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-question-on-importing-bitmap-images/3452/1 "2002-02-06T23:14:46Z")
In Flash 5…am I able to animate only part of an imported bitmap image?..example, image of guy holding a ball and I want to make the ball spin in his hand. How do I do this? First of all I dont want to convert it to a vector image… Do I still break apart the image first and then cut and paste the part i want to animate to another layer?..somehow I think Im doing the wrong approach. HELP thanks Nath
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-question-on-importing-bitmap-images/3452/2 "2002-02-07T01:04:22Z")
well, if you can find a gif, you can import it and flash severs the gif into individual frames.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2002, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-question-on-importing-bitmap-images/3452/3 "2002-02-07T05:43:43Z")
I would try to edit the picture in a photoshop type program, to take the ball out of the picture… either save it as it’s own picture, or recreate the ball in flash using those tools.
It is true that you cannot animate small sections of a raster image without some serious work.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2002, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-question-on-importing-bitmap-images/3452/4 "2002-02-07T17:00:53Z")
Thanks guys…im on it! hope it works!