# Hi res or low res?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-res-or-low-res/119889>\
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**Created:** [August 18, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-res-or-low-res/119889 "2004-08-18T21:11:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![tranism](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/tranism/32/269_2.png) [@tranism](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tranism)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-res-or-low-res/119889/1 "2004-08-18T21:11:32Z")

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Hey peeps,

Quick question; when bringing in bitmap images, should they be at hi-res (say 300 dpi) and let flash compress it or should I bring bitmaps already compressed at 72dpi?

I’v experimented with both but keep getting mixed results. Sometimes bringing it a hi-res image and let flash compress it gives me a beautifully small file, other times - its a monster of a swf file even tho there’s no animation.

Any suggestions? :bounce:

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Chen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@Michael\_Chen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Michael_Chen)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-res-or-low-res/119889/2 "2004-08-19T07:33:08Z")

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Personally I think 72 is good enough, however the maximum you would need is 96, since Windows are 96 dpi, while are Macs 72 dpi.

Just my opinion 🙂

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**Author:** ![newhopekenny](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/newhopekenny/32/317_2.png) [@newhopekenny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newhopekenny)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-res-or-low-res/119889/3 "2004-08-19T11:48:08Z")

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You could drop-in the 300dpi bitmaps, but you might run into scaling problems with Flash (300x300 bitmap @ 300dpi turns into a 900x900, for example).

I would suggest dropping-in images around your native screen dpi (usually 72, screw Mac users ;)), since Flash is going to compress is down to the native dpi anyways.

You could also create your art in Flash only:  
[http://www.emptyproductions.com/flashWallpaper](http://www.emptyproductions.com/flashWallpaper)

That way, you know it’s going to look good at any resolution, and don’t have to worry about dpi (plus the file-size will be much smaller).