# Why are my images pixellated when in an externally loaded mc?

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**Created:** [January 18, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-are-my-images-pixellated-when-in-an-externally-loaded-mc/175830 "2006-01-18T04:30:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![InnellaDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/0ea827/32.png) [@InnellaDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/InnellaDesign)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-are-my-images-pixellated-when-in-an-externally-loaded-mc/175830/1 "2006-01-18T04:30:27Z")

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i have my movie set up so that I load an external movie into a “container” mc, and within that movie, I load another external swf into another “container”. However the images that are on that second swf show up pixellated through when I view the top level movie, and I’m not sure why. The actual images aren’t pixellated, just the usual 72dpi. Is there something I have to do so that they dont’ show up that way? Also, they’re under a mask. Should that matter? Help!

Thanks!