# Making a rotated image look nice

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-rotated-image-look-nice/241098>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 10, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-rotated-image-look-nice/241098 "2007-10-10T00:55:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mistykal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Mistykal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mistykal)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-rotated-image-look-nice/241098/1 "2007-10-10T00:55:34Z")

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Does anyone have a method for rotating an externally loaded image that doesen’t make the picture look awful?  
I have browsed the forums and I see this is a common problem, however I haven’t found a nice solution to do this in AS3. Editing each image in photoshop unfortunately isn’t an option for me. ☹  
I’m guessing this would have something to do with programatically smoothing the image after it’s loaded, however i’m kinda new to AS3 so I could be totally wrong.

I would be really thankful for any pointers.