Compress BMP Images for Flickr
Flickr is a photography-first community where image quality and presentation matter greatly. Properly optimized photos maintain maximum visual quality while uploading efficiently. Uncompressed Windows bitmap format with very large file sizes. Not suitable for web use without compression. Use ImageSmith to compress your BMP images to the ideal file size for Flickr — target under 204,800KB for optimal performance. Processing is fully browser-based — no server uploads, no privacy risk.
Recommended format
JPEG
Max file size
204,800KB
Dimensions
Full resolution — Flickr serves optimized sizes automatically
✓Flickr Pro allows uploads up to 200MB per image in original resolution
✓Use JPEG quality 90+ for Flickr uploads to preserve photographic detail
✓Flickr generates multiple display sizes from your upload automatically
✓Free accounts have 1TB storage — optimize if approaching limits