# Drop shadow problems
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-problems/183068
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 23, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-problems/183068 "2006-03-23T16:06:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@rai\_kane3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rai_kane3)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-problems/183068/1 "2006-03-23T16:06:01Z")
I have created a site where I have the content scroll up and down. I have created a background shape with tabs placed up and down the graphic (to get a better idea swf is attatched.
why when i make the graphic bigger down my dropshadow filter not work when i publish it and when i shrink the graphic back down it works again.
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### Author:  [@rai\_kane3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rai_kane3)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-problems/183068/2 "2006-03-27T14:49:42Z")
anyone?
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### Author:  [@EmeniusXp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/EmeniusXp)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-problems/183068/3 "2006-03-27T14:53:39Z")
filters in flash 8 have a size limit (near 2800 px) so if your MC is bigger than that then it wont work.
check flash 8 help for the exact size.
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### Author:  [@grimdeath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grimdeath)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-problems/183068/4 "2006-03-27T17:19:26Z")
how are you making your graphic bigger via a motion tween? if so verify that the filter is applied on all keyframes.