# "Applying and Animating Filter Effects" - Syntax Error Help

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-and-animating-filter-effects-syntax-error-help/195829
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 3, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-and-animating-filter-effects-syntax-error-help/195829 "2006-08-03T13:46:45Z")
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### Author: ![biscuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@biscuit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biscuit)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-and-animating-filter-effects-syntax-error-help/195829/1 "2006-08-03T13:46:45Z")

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Hi there,

I was just trying out Jesse Marangoni’s tutorial on animating the glow filter. I entered the code exactly as it appears in the tutorial, but I get a syntax error for the first line( import flash.filters.GlowFilter;)whenever I try to preview the movie. Any ideas? Do I have to configure anything regarding these classes before I call / import them?

Cheers in advance,

biscuit.