# Desaturate - Mouseover

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desaturate-mouseover/8246
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 16, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desaturate-mouseover/8246 "2002-11-16T18:29:04Z")
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### Author: ![MCG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@MCG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MCG)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desaturate-mouseover/8246/1 "2002-11-16T18:29:04Z")

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In flash MX I need to know how to get a desaturated picture to light up to its original color on mouseover. Thank you.

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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: [November 17, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desaturate-mouseover/8246/2 "2002-11-17T15:56:49Z")

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I think you have to do it with to separate pictures… :-  
in the “up” frame put the desaturated picture and in “over” frame put the color picture…