# Anti-aliasing confusion

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anti-aliasing-confusion/198233>\
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**Created:** [August 23, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anti-aliasing-confusion/198233 "2006-08-23T12:11:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anti-aliasing-confusion/198233/1 "2006-08-23T12:11:51Z")

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I am a little confused about Flash 8 anti-aliasing options. I am using a regular font (Helevetica Neue)in a movie clip and am animating the clip. If I set it to anti-alias for animation, the font is not clear and easy-to-read but it animates smoothly.  
If I select anti-alias for readability, the text is nice and clear to read, but the alpha fade-in animation is very jerky.

How do I get a piece of text to fade-in smoothly and yet be crystal clear to read?