# Storing bitmaps efficiently?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-bitmaps-efficiently/282142
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 18, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-bitmaps-efficiently/282142 "2009-02-18T04:23:58Z")
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### Author: ![michdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@michdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michdd)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-bitmaps-efficiently/282142/1 "2009-02-18T04:23:58Z")

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The game that I’m currently making has many bitmaps, for the sheets for various things. Is there a way that I can store these efficiently so my flash file is huge?