# Optimizing Images

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimizing-images/156104
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimizing-images/156104 "2005-07-22T14:58:49Z")
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### Author: ![CkretAjint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@CkretAjint](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CkretAjint)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimizing-images/156104/1 "2005-07-22T14:58:49Z")

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I am trying to build an online portfolio, I do ALOT of Adobe Illustrator vector drawings, and I am having some troubles when I import images into Flash MX. I know I am supposed to import them to the same size I am going to use them at, 72 dpi, RGB (save for web). Is there any specific way i am supposed to save them as? JPEG? PNG? GIF? or should I just export an .ai as a .Swf and drop it in?? I am looking for what everyone else is, less overall file size and with more clearity on in the image. I am also saving alot of these from Illustrator 10 / CS, and a few from Photoshop 7 / CS.

Mostly I am looking to keep my .SWF file as small as possible, while the image still being clear.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks my fellow artists.