# Line art question
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-art-question/19594
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 29, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-art-question/19594 "2003-04-29T18:44:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@planetfour](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/planetfour)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-art-question/19594/1 "2003-04-29T18:44:50Z")
hey there… i was wondering about this tutorial.
[line art in flash](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/lineart.htm)
What are the benefits over using the trace bitmap feature? optimizing your graphics? would that be it?
thanks in advance oh gurus of teh flash. :goatee:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-art-question/19594/2 "2003-04-29T18:48:31Z")
trace bitmap is not going to give you the same look.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-art-question/19594/3 "2003-04-29T21:03:23Z")
trace bitmap will work…i just don’t prefer that look
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-art-question/19594/4 "2003-04-29T21:18:20Z")
gotcha… it’s a preference thing. I’m just starting to work with scanned images, so i’ll make sure to try both.
thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-art-question/19594/5 "2003-04-29T21:28:23Z")
Well also… Trace Bitmap when used in high detail to get a cleaner look becomes more CPU intensive because it breaks it up into more pieces than it really should be. This increases both file size and CPU usage if this image is going to be animated or anything like that. Basically… the Trace Bitmap feature is the evil and line art is good 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-art-question/19594/6 "2003-04-29T21:43:04Z")
> \*Originally posted by lostinbeta \*
> \*\* Basically… the Trace Bitmap feature is the evil and line art is good 😛 \*\*
way to break it down to something i understand 😏