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Hi Everybody

I wonder if you could help me on the following. I have a little movie in a banner that finishes in a static banner image, but the image is a terrible quality, unlike it is when just inserted as a banner image in html.

I tried the

[-quality = "HIGH"; ] - withouth brackets of course

in the first frame of the movie and also in the first frame of the actual timeline that the image is on but to no avail.

Also the best way to get a good quality image into Flash would be of interest.

Any suggestions very much appreciated.

Best regards

Catherine

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Good to see 's change cleared the immediate problem for and that pointed toward better source formats. A Flash SWF can still make a bitmap look worse than the same file in a plain HTML <img> because of resampling, instance scaling, pixel alignment, and how Flash handles bitmaps inside the movie. The following checks and practices cover the usual causes that aren't obvious from the publish-format choice alone.

Import and placement: import artwork at the exact pixel size you need on the stage (no upscaling). Place the bitmap at whole-pixel coordinates and keep its instance scale at 100% to avoid fractional-pixel blurring. If you must reduce size, do the downscaling in an image editor first (use a good resampling algorithm) and import the finished image rather than letting Flash resample it. For UI elements and logos, prefer vector artwork where possible so edges remain crisp at any size.

Instance settings and rendering: use the bitmap instance property that enables smoothing only for photographic images — smoothing reduces blockiness when scaling down photos but softens sharp-edged graphics. For text or icons, avoid smoothing and avoid scaling. Also check that images are not being cropped or padded by the movie’s stage/crop box; a mismatch there can cause unexpected recompression or sampling on export.

If absolute fidelity is required, keep the image external and load it at runtime so the browser delivers the original file instead of embedding and recompressing it inside the SWF. When preparing source images, export them at the final display size and appropriate color depth: lossless for flat graphics with transparency, high-quality for photographs. These steps prevent most “looks fine in HTML but bad in Flash” surprises.

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I suppose, that you have got two problems.

First regarding the image quality. Well first question is not very clear. First tell me the format is it GIF or FLASH. And whatever software you are using.

To get the best quality picture in flash...Start Flash/Goto File Menu/Select Publish Settings/Select Flash Tab in the dialog/Set JPEG quality to 100%

hope it helped
vishesh

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Thank you Vishesh, what you suggested has helped enormously. I think it is as good as the static banner on the other pages. It was on 60% before I increased it to 100%. (Nice pic ; ) )

Best regards

Catherine

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In answer to your question, how to get the best quality image into flash well:

I always use PNG files and import them into flash

BUT

You may find this interesting:

It explains the different ways to get from a photoshop image into flash. It is well worth a read.

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Thank you roryt for your advise and information.

Best regards

Catherine

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