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Help! I created a 72 ppi layout for an image I needed to save for flash. I took the original 300 ppi images (from another file) and shrunk them in the 72 ppi window then saved the entire image for web. Then I imported the saved for web image into flash. I made sure I used maximum quality when saving for web but it loooks blurry online. I cannot figure out how to fix it. It's been a while since I used flash so I would appreciate any help. Could it be the settings in my save for web in photoshop or settings in flash?

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What described is a common workflow mismatch: Flash cares about pixel dimensions and how the SWF is published/embedded, not the resolution number that Photoshop shows. Blur most often comes from resampling (changing pixel size between apps), browser/SWF scaling, or the bitmap compression/smoothing Flash applies at publish time.

Practical checklist to fix it:

  • Export from Photoshop at the exact pixel size you want displayed in the SWF. When downsizing, pick a resampling method geared for reduction (Bicubic Sharper) and export a PNG for UI/line-art or a high-quality JPEG for photos.
  • In Flash, open the Library, right-click the bitmap -> Properties. Control the bitmap compression/quality and use the Allow Smoothing checkbox appropriately: smoothing helps photos when scaled, but softens text/lines.
  • Avoid fractional scaling and fractional x/y positions in the stage (keep scale at 100% or integer values and snap to whole pixels) so Flash does not interpolate pixels.
  • Make sure the SWF is embedded in the page at the same pixel dimensions it was published at. HTML/CSS scaling of the SWF will blur everything inside it.
  • Prefer vectors or Flash-native text for UI elements and labels; rasterize only when necessary.

Quick tests will show which setting matters most: place the bitmap at 1:1 with smoothing off, publish locally, then try toggling compression and smoothing. This builds on the points from and : quality and import/publish settings matter, but the reliable fix is matching pixel sizes, choosing the right export format, and controlling Flash’s smoothing/compression rather than only changing Photoshop’s export "quality."

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Member Avatar for MJ Pieterse

it depends on how big you want your file size to be, but firstly you can save it perhaps in better quality, like a normal gif/jpg and then import. when you do import, also make sure that your settings are at lossless.

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Try to optimize file size after you've imported into Flash. I see that you "shrunk" your ppi before importing into Flash. My experience for example has been that even though a 72 dpi loads faster than 300 dpi, the difference in time for most 2009 internet users will be minimal so why bother with less quality.

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