# Unwanted flickering objects question

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unwanted-flickering-objects-question/31550
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 24, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unwanted-flickering-objects-question/31550 "2003-09-24T06:51:45Z")
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### Author: ![cermunnos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@cermunnos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cermunnos)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unwanted-flickering-objects-question/31550/1 "2003-09-24T06:51:45Z")

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Hi,

Have a problem, i’ll try to over descibe it a bit here but anyway.

I have a simulation where I have amovie clip instance thats basically a filled circle with a second layer inside thats a gradiated fill (black 100%-\> grey 0%), the gradiated fill layer rotates towards a fixed point on the canvas which gives the effect of the the circle looking like a sphere with a shadow on it (think dark side of the moon). The problem is as this object is actionscript around the canvass using glorified \_x++/y++ functions, the object flickers as if it is moving back a frame then jumping forward 2 frames. This jerky movement must be stopped at all costsC:-) , Strangely though when i zoom in when the movie is playing the object behaves smoothly and normally.

Any ideas…?