# Flash messing up my images **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [March 16, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668 "2003-03-16T23:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mdipi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mdipi/32/49_2.png) [@mdipi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdipi)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/1 "2003-03-16T23:53:08Z")
hey guys, i was making a scroller for my site and i made two little arrows (up and down respectivly) in pixle art in FWMX. i brought it into flash and it looked great, untill i prewiewed it, the arrows are all round and stuff. if you need to see what i mean i will post the SWF. well my question is how do i stop this? [see swf here](http://www28.brinkster.com/mdipi2/version2.html) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/2 "2003-03-17T00:03:51Z")
Give your arrows about a pixel transparent margin around them when you’re in FMX and it should solve the problem. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/3 "2003-03-17T01:16:19Z")
can you be a little more specific? ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/4 "2003-03-17T01:18:33Z")
Let’s say your button is 10x10 pixels, go into FMX or Photoshop and give it a transparent margin of 5 pixels so that the button will still be 10x10 pixels in size, but the total image size would now be 20x20 pixels since there’s a 5 pixel margin all around. I hope that is more clear. =) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/5 "2003-03-17T14:49:04Z")
ok i get it now! and my buttons ARE 10x10 lol. thanks a bunch, and congrats on the 3000! ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/6 "2003-03-17T15:38:57Z")
electrongeek, still no luck! as soon as i make it a button it goes just like before. but when its a graphic it is fine… ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/7 "2003-03-17T20:13:16Z")
:bump: ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/8 "2003-03-17T20:40:42Z")
Try breaking the image as well, select it and press Ctrl B, if that doesn’t work, select the image and trace bitmap it. Set the Color Threshold to 1. Minimum area to 1, Curve Fit to Pixels and Corner Threshold to normal. And if that still doesn’t work, when the image is converted to a symbol, select it and turn the alpha down to 97%. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/9 "2003-03-17T21:47:00Z")
for such a small arrow, why don’t you use vector graphics in flash? you could get more interactivity, and a lower output size if you used flash’s vector graphics. c’mon now… ---
**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:** [March 18, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/10 "2003-03-18T01:29:11Z")
but the pencil tool isnt what i need it to be… eg i will try the breaking thing, but then the second part i was like, huh? lol i dont use flash to much anymore ---
**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:** [March 18, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/11 "2003-03-18T17:47:23Z")
:bump: ---
**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:** [March 18, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-messing-up-my-images/15668/12 "2003-03-18T17:50:51Z")
EG! haha i got it! i just traced it like you said! its a little blurry but i will fool around with some of the settings. thanks a bunch!