# Cutting up a movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cutting-up-a-movieclip/307985>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 14, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cutting-up-a-movieclip/307985 "2010-04-14T15:04:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cutting-up-a-movieclip/307985/1 "2010-04-14T15:04:27Z")

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Hi kirupas

Does anyone know of a good method to chop and or slice (animated) a movie clip?

i know how to cut an image:

```auto

var loader:Loader = new Loader(); 
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, breakUp); 
loader.load( new URLRequest("http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4514034027_a5ebcac2cf.jpg")); 

function breakUp(e:Event):void 
{     
	var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(loader.width/2, loader.height/2);     
		bmd.draw(loader, null, null, null, new Rectangle(0, 0, loader.width/2, loader.height/2));     
	
	var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);        
	
	var loaderBMD:BitmapData = new BitmapData(loader.width, loader.height);     
	loaderBMD.draw(loader);     
	
	var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(loader.width/2, loader.height/2, false, 0xFF0000);     
	//bmd2.draw(loader, null, null, null, new Rectangle(loader.width/2, 0, loader.width/2, loader.height/2));     
	bmd2.copyPixels(loaderBMD, new Rectangle(loader.width/2, 0, loader.width/2, loader.height/2), new Point(0, 0));         
	
	var bm2:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd2);         
	addChild(bm);     
	addChild(bm2);    
	bm2.x = bm.width + 1; 
}

```

but not a movieclip

thanks  
d2  
:stormtrooper: