Hi res or low res?

programming flash
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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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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 :slight_smile:

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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

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).