# Bitmap.smoothing alternative?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-smoothing-alternative/260876
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 20, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-smoothing-alternative/260876 "2008-05-20T17:39:09Z")
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### Author: ![WearDark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/48db29/32.png) [@WearDark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WearDark)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-smoothing-alternative/260876/1 "2008-05-20T17:39:09Z")

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I’m trying to resize some jpg’s and whenever they get smaller than the original size, the quality sucks.

I know I can get around the problem by turning the images into bitmapData and turning smoothing on, but I’m wondering if there is another solution as I wont always have the ability to use bitmapdata?

Thanks.

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### Author: ![RebuiltJorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@RebuiltJorge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RebuiltJorge)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-smoothing-alternative/260876/2 "2008-05-20T19:46:04Z")

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can you be a little more specific about what you are trying to do

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### Author: ![Felixz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Felixz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Felixz)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-smoothing-alternative/260876/3 "2008-05-20T22:04:33Z")

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```auto
var loader:Loader=new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("image.jpg"));
//and on complete event
loader.content.smoothing=true;

```

Can’t simpler