# Can I create a movieclip of the main timeline?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-create-a-movieclip-of-the-main-timeline/227540>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 31, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-create-a-movieclip-of-the-main-timeline/227540 "2007-05-31T03:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![boomtish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@boomtish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boomtish)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-create-a-movieclip-of-the-main-timeline/227540/1 "2007-05-31T03:59:04Z")

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I’ve just spent a few hours making this frame by frame animation across a number of layers, all existing on the main timeline in flash.

I’ve just decided, I would rather this animation be housed in a movieclip, so I can move the whole thing around easily. Is it possible to make a movieclip of the main timeline, that keeps the layers and frames as they were?

Any hints, much appreciated

p.s.  
I’m using Flash8