# Graphic problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphic-problem/24102>\
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**Created:** [June 26, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphic-problem/24102 "2003-06-26T02:14:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![syphon101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@syphon101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/syphon101)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphic-problem/24102/1 "2003-06-26T02:14:13Z")

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I’m trying to create a navigation system with buttons I created in Photoshop, but Flash changes the way my button looks.

Here’s the link: [http://mptolman.com/navigation.html](http://mptolman.com/navigation.html)

Any ideas how to make my graphic look normal? :-\

Also, if there is a way… instead of using Flash navigation, I was thinking if somehow I could load a different .swf file into a Flash movie from just a regular HTML button? (I hope I’m making sense here). For instance… I have a menu made just from HTML and graphics, and my content is all in Flash. If I could make the HTML button load the new Flash movies into the .swf file.  
Doing it that way, I wouldn’t have to worry about importing my graphics to flash.

Anyway, any help would be great

// Matt

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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:** [June 26, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphic-problem/24102/2 "2003-06-26T03:18:01Z")

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When you save in PS, do you ‘Save For Web’ or ‘Save As’?

And for the other question, I think it would be possible if you use PHP and then have your flash movie check for a change in a variable. However, I wouldn’t be the best one to ask, I’m having trouble with a PHP thing right now…

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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:** [June 26, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphic-problem/24102/3 "2003-06-26T03:33:08Z")

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Flash has this little thing it likes to do… where it mashes your imported image.

If you switch to low quality you see a good difference.

Also another thing that I believe works is if you create a few pixel (5 maybe?) wide transparent border around your image before you save it. Then when you import it into Flash, it should be compressed and mashed like that.

Also to help a little more open your library right click on the imported image and open the properties panel, mess with those settings (uncheck smoothing for sure).

As for HTML to Flash… you can use PHP, ASP, or Javascript to communicate variables to Flash, but if you don’t know server-side Flash (like me… I don’t know diddly about it), it might be hard (not sure though).

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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:** [June 26, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphic-problem/24102/4 "2003-06-26T06:12:49Z")

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Nice. Thanks for the tips Freddythunder and lostinbeta!  
I’ll just look around for some php tutorials