# Imported Pics in symbols - lines, offset?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imported-pics-in-symbols-lines-offset/10956>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 9, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imported-pics-in-symbols-lines-offset/10956 "2003-01-09T20:08:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![skidpanda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@skidpanda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skidpanda)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imported-pics-in-symbols-lines-offset/10956/1 "2003-01-09T20:08:57Z")

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ello,

How come when I put a picture (png, jpg) into a symbol it has a line in it, or the top half of the pic is slightly offset by a pixel to the bottom half? It doesnt happen with every pic just now and then I get the graphical glitch.

Anyone know what i’m on about? Any fixes?

Cheers

skid:sleep:

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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:** [January 9, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imported-pics-in-symbols-lines-offset/10956/2 "2003-01-09T21:08:29Z")

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[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/bitmaps\_shift.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/bitmaps_shift.htm)

I understand they are towards fixing this in the next player release

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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:** [January 9, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imported-pics-in-symbols-lines-offset/10956/3 "2003-01-09T21:14:38Z")

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nice link senocular…

Thanks,

Rev