# DuplicateMovie motion trail effect?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovie-motion-trail-effect/62018>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 24, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovie-motion-trail-effect/62018 "2004-08-24T06:33:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![sky\_vault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sky\_vault](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sky_vault)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovie-motion-trail-effect/62018/1 "2004-08-24T06:33:22Z")

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I am trying to get a motion trail effect(mouse trail) but instead of on mouse move i want to duplicate the effect based upon any change in the \_x or  
\_y position of a parent clip. I hope that is clear … example … I have a draggable box on the main timeline and when it is dragged across the screen  
i want it to leave a trail but not a trail of boxes like a mouse trail but a trail of  
a different clip to simulate streaks or noise left behind the box. And I dont want the duplicated trailing clips to have any easing for I would like them to stay where they were created and then fade away or remove themselves over a period of time or certain # of clips and not try and catch up with the \_x or \_y of the box as it is being dragged.

If you made it thru that without wanting to shoot me then maybe you could give some much needed help 😃

Thanks in advance … and sorry if that made no sense at all !!!