# Filters been disabled

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filters-been-disabled/177060>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 29, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filters-been-disabled/177060 "2006-01-29T22:43:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filters-been-disabled/177060/1 "2006-01-29T22:43:26Z")

</div>

Why is it that when you start with a graphic symbol, then convert it to a movie clip symbol, and then try to add a filter to it, the filters are disabled? How do you bypass this?