# Image flickering issue in image tracker **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support\ **Tags:** image-targets\ **Created:** [May 7, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-flickering-issue-in-image-tracker/1312 "2024-05-07T18:57:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OWLED\_Media](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b5e925/32.png) [@OWLED\_Media](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/OWLED_Media)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-flickering-issue-in-image-tracker/1312/1 "2024-05-07T18:57:32Z")
Hi, I’m working on an image tracker based experience. Which on detection of the tracker, auto-plays a video. But the issue is as soon as we change the tracker image the overlapped video is flickering too-much. Changing it’s rotation automatically that too just changing to a different image with the same tracker. Sharing a screenshot of both stable and flickering tracks. ![Flickering.PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/x8thwall/original/1X/d9b8bf4c1fdf5d176de68b7da66d17ad85662cf0.jpeg) ![Stable.PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/x8thwall/original/1X/9e05407773f677a35c5ac07eecb5903cd093a840.jpeg) Looking forward to hear from the experts. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Ian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/ian/32/430_2.png) [@Ian](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Ian)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-flickering-issue-in-image-tracker/1312/2 "2024-05-07T19:09:41Z")
what does your image target look like? we could suggest making the image target tarcker better We recommend using an image target with the following characteristics: 1. No reflective surfaces 2. Varied and abundant detail 3. High image contrast 4. Absence of repetitive patterns 5. Minimal whitespace 6. Preferably a photograph or image with high local contrast, as opposed to logos or vector-based graphics 7. Avoid using images with excessive text For further guidance on optimizing image target tracking, please refer to our documentation: [8th Wall](https://www.8thwall.com/docs/web/#optimizing-image-target-tracking) Additionally, you may find this youtube tutorial helpful [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/x8thwall/original/1X/6b0e917dc8a9854d8ccdaa41d7a2f75f30a84907.jpeg "Quick Tips: Best Image Targets For AR Tracking") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXzj0NDchU0&t=64s) Also make sure the image target stays in the center view of the camera for best tracking. ---
**Author:** ![OWLED\_Media](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b5e925/32.png) [@OWLED\_Media](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/OWLED_Media)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-flickering-issue-in-image-tracker/1312/3 "2024-05-07T20:37:49Z")
Hi, Thank you so much for the response, but have checked it properly image tracker is is ticking all the check boxes. It’s just as soon as I point the camera towards a different image with the same target image, same lighting condition, same image quality. Everything is almost identical. Flicker is happening. Position and rotation of the placed image/ video is flickering on a stable tracker automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Ian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/ian/32/430_2.png) [@Ian](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Ian)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-flickering-issue-in-image-tracker/1312/4 "2024-05-07T22:50:18Z")
Can you share a link to a video or a gif so that we can better understand what is happening please. ---
**Author:** ![OWLED\_Media](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b5e925/32.png) [@OWLED\_Media](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/OWLED_Media)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-flickering-issue-in-image-tracker/1312/5 "2024-05-08T06:15:20Z")
sure, here > **[Flickering.mov](https://drive.google.com/file/d/13yJTy2znAiZCDx7CHC-a4NAKgKgVYfeR/view?usp=sharing)** > > Google Drive file. ---
**Author:** ![Ian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/ian/32/430_2.png) [@Ian](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Ian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-flickering-issue-in-image-tracker/1312/6 "2024-05-08T18:56:25Z")
Thank you for providing this video. Taking a look, it seems that the image target tracks pertty well until you try to track a very small and low quality image which is what we would expect when tracking something like this. Image targets need to be high quality and larger images. I would also note that your image target is of good quality but not great. I would suggest testing again with a higher quality image.