# Bad graphics

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-graphics/960>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 4, 2002, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-graphics/960 "2002-08-04T22:42:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmike620](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@cmike620](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cmike620)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2002, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-graphics/960/1 "2002-08-04T22:42:44Z")

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Hi,

I’m a novice Flash user. My question is when I’m designing on Flash, everything looks good. But as soon as I test the movie, my gif graphics look like they’re melting. Please help. Thanks.

Mike

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-graphics/960/2 "2002-08-04T22:45:32Z")

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Hey Mike,  
That is a common problem. Go to your Library by pressing Ctrl + L or go to Window | Library. Right click on your GIF image listing and select Properties. From the dialog box that appears, uncheck the box for “Use default quality” (something like that) and enter a value in the box that appears toward the bottom. The higher the value, the higher the quality of the graphic and the larger the file size.

Cheers!  
Kirupa :rambo:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-graphics/960/3 "2002-08-04T22:48:38Z")

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It also sometimes helps to uncheck the box that says “Allow Smoothing”.