# GIF, JPEG or BITMAP?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gif-jpeg-or-bitmap/18593>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [April 18, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gif-jpeg-or-bitmap/18593 "2003-04-18T11:34:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![cturner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@cturner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cturner)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gif-jpeg-or-bitmap/18593/1 "2003-04-18T11:34:57Z")

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What is the best image format to be imported into Flash and why? GIF, JPEG or BITMAP?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gif-jpeg-or-bitmap/18593/2 "2003-04-18T11:48:54Z")

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.png cause flaSh supports that 100% then jpg gif or bitmap alkl werk fine…ithink. but png is the best

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gif-jpeg-or-bitmap/18593/3 "2003-04-18T11:52:00Z")

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It depends on what your using the image for and what kind of image.  
If you want to import a photo or photo-like image into flash, then Jpeg would be the best quality and size wise compared to other formats.  
cartoonish images, or images that need transparency should be imported as a png or gif file.  
i dunno about bmp files though

hope that helped (im abit of a noob) =P

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gif-jpeg-or-bitmap/18593/4 "2003-04-18T13:27:21Z")

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Like [mdipi.com](http://mdipi.com) png would be the best format to bring into flash , and then you set 70-80 percent jpeg compression in flash.

check this link. [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20840](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20840) even though here im helping in flash 5 same applies for MX.