# Using png (transparent background) in movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-transparent-background-in-movie/186924>\
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**Created:** [April 25, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-transparent-background-in-movie/186924 "2006-04-25T12:59:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![veraxoxo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@veraxoxo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/veraxoxo)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-transparent-background-in-movie/186924/1 "2006-04-25T12:59:58Z")

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I have converted an image which originally had a white background to a transparent background using Photoshop. It is a png file. When I shrink it down and use it in Flash, the edges are not sharp - They kind of bleed out onto the transparent bg. I tried using a jpg version of this png but no improvement.

Any ideas about what I might be doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-transparent-background-in-movie/186924/2 "2006-04-25T13:03:49Z")

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most likely the resolution difference between your moie and the trans png. Go back to Photoshop and give it a smooth transition around the outside

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**Author:** ![veraxoxo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@veraxoxo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/veraxoxo)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-transparent-background-in-movie/186924/3 "2006-04-25T16:46:29Z")

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> [@Defective](#):
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> most likely the resolution difference between your moie and the trans png. Go back to Photoshop and give it a smooth transition around the outside

OK. How would I go about doing this?

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-transparent-background-in-movie/186924/4 "2006-04-25T16:48:17Z")

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with the eraser tool and a soft brush.