# Help with "smoothing out" my preloader animation

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-smoothing-out-my-preloader-animation/144049>\
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**Created:** [April 11, 2005, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-smoothing-out-my-preloader-animation/144049 "2005-04-11T10:38:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![prunetracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@prunetracy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prunetracy)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-smoothing-out-my-preloader-animation/144049/1 "2005-04-11T10:38:11Z")

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Hey guys

Im an ultra noob with this stuff, and ive tired out a couple of tutorials. Im trying to build a flashy site with “gates” when loading an external swf (the lines in your preloader tutorial do something similar). Trouble is, when i simulate the download, the animation of the “opening gates” is really choppy. It’s probably very trivial, but i just cant seem to smooth it out… little help?

cheers,

Dr. P.J Tracy.