# Load bitmap need lots of ram

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-bitmap-need-lots-of-ram/328877>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 27, 2012, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-bitmap-need-lots-of-ram/328877 "2012-06-27T08:47:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![cledus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@cledus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cledus)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-bitmap-need-lots-of-ram/328877/1 "2012-06-27T08:47:32Z")

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Hi!

I load 200 external jpg images into flash. The images total size on disk is about 5mb but when I load them into flash it takes about 800mb of ram. Is there a way to control this?

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