Duplicate container doesn't work, how come?

programming flash
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Hi there,

Been awhile since i last used flash mx. But these is what i want to do:

1 Put an empty mc on the stage (called container) <- done
2 Dynamicly load a .jpg <- done
2a The .jpg needs to be scaled down 50% <-done
3 Masking the container <- done
4 Duplicate the container, so the jpg can be used as a background <-??
5 Making a transition with a mask <- what i finally want

ad 4 Tried these container.duplicateMovieClip(“containerBG”, 999); but this doesn’t work

Any tips

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so i got it almost working

except for a pesky “blink” when the mask finished.

see: http://www.xmoment.nl/flashTest/home_nl5.html

The images and text are external loaded.

Src here

Any suggestions