# Duplicated movieclip doesn't inherit loaded movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicated-movieclip-doesnt-inherit-loaded-movieclip/192354>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicated-movieclip-doesnt-inherit-loaded-movieclip/192354 "2006-06-28T01:31:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![stunt\_penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@stunt\_penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stunt_penguin)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicated-movieclip-doesnt-inherit-loaded-movieclip/192354/1 "2006-06-28T01:31:05Z")

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I’m loading an image into a blank\_mc within a movieclip called ‘background\_mc’ using the MovieClipLoader object; when the onLoadInit for the MovieClipLoader object is fired, i then attempt to clone my ‘backgound\_mc’ object and the loaded image it contains so i can do something with it (i,e a funky masky/blur thing, not important right now)

I’m successfully loading my image into the blank clip within background\_mc, the onLoadInit behaviour fires and duplicates background\_mc once the image has been loaded, but in a disappointing turn of events, my clone of background\_mc no longer has an image attached, and has instead reverted back to it’s original form, just as ti was before it had the jpeg image loaded in.

Has anyone ever encountered something like this this before regarding the duplicateMovieClip command, and if so can anyone suggest a workaround?

_goes off to boost karma by helping others_

Thanks!

Chris