# Converting Fla's into moveclips

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-flas-into-moveclips/102367>\
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**Created:** [February 23, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-flas-into-moveclips/102367 "2004-02-23T02:57:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlkedave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mlkedave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlkedave)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-flas-into-moveclips/102367/1 "2004-02-23T02:57:56Z")

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I have an Fla that includes masks and other things and I want to convert it into a movieclip (so I can fit it into one frame). Does anyone know how to convert an Fla into a movieclip without losing any effects? Thanks.

Mike

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-flas-into-moveclips/102367/2 "2004-02-23T03:12:34Z")

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export it as a swf and use loadMovie.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-flas-into-moveclips/102367/3 "2004-02-23T03:15:02Z")

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I thought about that but it wouldn’t help… I accidently made my site with multiple layers (instead of just making 3 frames for a preloader) so I basically want to just combine everything. I REALLY dont want to use the load movie AS. I also thought of just adding 2 new frames in front of the existing frames and using a preloader but everytime I add keyframes it screws up my movie… When I tried highlighting everthing and converting it into a movieclip the masks got screwed up.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-flas-into-moveclips/102367/4 "2004-02-23T03:21:22Z")

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if you select all the frames, right click and copy. and paste it into the timeline of a new MC it should copy the timeline, and even the layer names, but you’ll probably have to remask everything. Either way, it’s probably going to be a tedious task (try saying “tedious task” 5 times in a row fast 😉 )

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-flas-into-moveclips/102367/5 "2004-02-24T03:07:13Z")

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😜