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by Matt Petrowsky

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What's the easiest way to display images within your FileMaker solution?

Did you answer with a container field? Sure!

Now, did you answer with the "same" container field which stores the image?

Maybe not.

In fact, probably not. The right answer, however, in most all situations is typically "it depends", but we're going to walk through the knowledge necessary to optimize your database for the best performance when it comes to image display.

You often find tradeoffs when it comes to storing and displaying data. You either store once and render in multiple sizes or you store multiple sizes and render once.

The key is knowing what's going on behind the scenes. Knowing what's being transferred and when and how FileMaker provides support for this in order to make your database as efficient as possible!