# Help with displacement map filter

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-displacement-map-filter/222808>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 17, 2007, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-displacement-map-filter/222808 "2007-04-17T06:57:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![iceblueflame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@iceblueflame](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iceblueflame)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2007, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-displacement-map-filter/222808/1 "2007-04-17T06:57:41Z")

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Hi all… i am trying to make my text appear wavy using displacement maps. i’ve attached the file. Please check it out and tell me how to do the following three things with it:

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[_]i need to ensure that the text doesnt get cut at the top when it goes out of bounds.  
[_]i need to create a gradient with more variations. that is, right now its going from 0x000080 to 0x0000FF to 0x000080. so i need to make it go like: 0x000080 - 0x0000FF - 0x000080 - 0x0000FF - 0x000080.  
[\*]i need to be able to vary the size of the gradient box so that it perfectly fits the movieclip that i apply it to[/LIST]how do i do it? could anyone please make those changes and attach the file back? or just tell me how to do it?