# Simple Optimizing Questions

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-optimizing-questions/45234>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 12, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-optimizing-questions/45234 "2004-03-12T05:26:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![FAMUAKA23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@FAMUAKA23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FAMUAKA23)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-optimizing-questions/45234/1 "2004-03-12T05:26:23Z")

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I am trying to significantly reduce my .fla and .swf file size so that I can publish to the web. I have a couple of questions:

1. I have imported an image into Flash (after saving as a .png with the “Save for Web” command in Photoshop (by the way, some of them were at 150 dpi on Photoshop when I did the “save for web” command…others were reduced to 72 dpi). I just realized that there are ways to reduce file sizes in the library in Flash, even though I am almost through with the whoel thing. When I go into the library to compress the image, if there is a bitmap that I am going to update and I have previously used it to transform into a graphic, will all of the instances of the graphic be updated in size and compression too, since I have used the original bitmap to make the graphic?

2. What is the ideal file size (both .swf and .fla) for a project that will be published to the web?

Kelly

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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:** [March 12, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-optimizing-questions/45234/2 "2004-03-12T21:04:44Z")

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I’m pretty sure it will.

I’m happy to help.