# Photo Files in Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-files-in-flash/27334>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 1, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-files-in-flash/27334 "2003-08-01T06:42:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![xarynna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@xarynna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xarynna)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-files-in-flash/27334/1 "2003-08-01T06:42:33Z")

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What file format would you use if you want to import full coloured photographs/illustrations onto Flash? I’m still working on my Flash portfolio, and when I imported BMP files (That’s what I was taught back in school), the resolution comes out very blurry and just plain ugly. How can I make my photographs come out crisp and clean?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-files-in-flash/27334/2 "2003-08-01T07:05:17Z")

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Open the Library (F11), right click over the image, choose _Properties_ from the menu and uncheck _Allow smoothing_ in the Properties dialog box. That should solve the problem, I think. 😛

By the way, I usually use PNG’s. =)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-files-in-flash/27334/3 "2003-08-01T07:10:11Z")

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^

I use PNGs if I do transparent files.

Thanks though! 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-files-in-flash/27334/4 "2003-08-01T07:12:37Z")

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No problem. 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-files-in-flash/27334/5 "2003-08-01T07:14:57Z")

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I normally use JPG since you can import and MX supports dynamically loading JPG’s as well.

If you need to preserve transparency use GIF. GIF files will be larger than JPG…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-files-in-flash/27334/6 "2003-08-01T07:17:41Z")

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This might help a bit too.

[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/publishexport/stream\_optimize/stream\_optimize08.html](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/publishexport/stream_optimize/stream_optimize08.html)