# Flash & search engines

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-search-engines/198885>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 29, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-search-engines/198885 "2006-08-29T13:00:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![11\_11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/b38774/32.png) [@11\_11](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/11_11)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-search-engines/198885/1 "2006-08-29T13:00:50Z")

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Hello all,

I just read that if you don’t compress your movie, all static text can be read by search engines.

Can someone please confirm of this is true?

Thanks,