# Adding a bitmap graphic to a movieclip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-graphic-to-a-movieclip/316713
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**Created:** [November 30, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-graphic-to-a-movieclip/316713 "2010-11-30T18:48:37Z")
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### Author: ![WEich1213](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecb155/32.png) [@WEich1213](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WEich1213)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-graphic-to-a-movieclip/316713/1 "2010-11-30T18:48:37Z")

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Hi, I’m new to as3 and programming and I’m trying to add a bitmap to a movie clip in code. However, I’m having trouble getting the bitmap location to go where I want it because it’s inside the movieclip and it just shows up at 0,0 of the movieclip instead of the coordinates I want it to be: Here’s some of code so you can see what I mean:

imageBitmapData3 = new Lander(63, 53);

```
		_player = new Bitmap(imageBitmapData3);
		
		_gameLevel.addChild(_player);
		_player.x = 145;
		_player.y = 90;

```

-Instead of showing up at 145, 90 It just shows up at the movieclip, \_gamelevel, 0,0.

does anyone know how I could get it to do what I want it to do? I want to add it inside the mc because I need everything to move with the \_gameLevel background when I move it.

Thanks