Issues importing PNG sequences

Hey all,
Using Flash CS3, I'm having an issue when importing a png
sequence to the stage. For some reason, a sequence rendered out of
after effects at 1920 x 1080 imports at 5442508.75 x 3061411.15.
Anyone know why? I never had this problem in the previous versions.
Thanks for the Help!
~Mike

mdebeer wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Using Flash CS3, I'm having an issue when importing a
png sequence to the
> stage. For some reason, a sequence rendered out of after
effects at 1920 x 1080
> imports at 5442508.75 x 3061411.15. Anyone know why? I
never had this problem
> in the previous versions.
>
import to library instead and then drag drop on stage.
most likely it's a resolution thing. Flash only get 72dpi so
images
in higher resolution might be scaled to redo the size maths.
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