# Storing MANY images in effeciently

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-many-images-in-effeciently/327074>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 4, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-many-images-in-effeciently/327074 "2012-02-04T02:25:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![FlashCS5Novice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8baadc/32.png) [@FlashCS5Novice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashCS5Novice)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-many-images-in-effeciently/327074/1 "2012-02-04T02:25:26Z")

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EDIT: Probably should have noticed the terribly worded title I gave this. just ignore “in” 🙂

I hope this fits here!

In [a project I am working on](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?370767-Untitled-Tilemap-Editor-(Prototype)&p=2633026), I will have hundreds- no, thousands- of small (32x32 pixels) images that I need to store in some way. What I need to know is what the most effective way would be. By effective, I mean “How can I keep the file size as small as possible and still retain its speed?”. I thought this would be something somebody has discussed (and I still believe so), but I can’t find it via Kirupa’s search feature or googling.

If you can help me, I would much appreciate it! Thank you! :thumb2: