# Duplicating dynamic movieClips

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**Created:** [November 3, 2004, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-dynamic-movieclips/127468 "2004-11-03T07:36:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![lenna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@lenna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lenna)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-dynamic-movieclips/127468/1 "2004-11-03T07:36:27Z")

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Hi:

I´m trying to do an effect that requires the same image in two different movie clips(one under a mask, and the other outside). The image is entered dynamically since I have many images and I don´t want to increase the size of the whole film. The problem is that when I order to duplicate (using “duplicateMovieClip”) the movieClip in which the image was loaded, it doesn´t do it (I give the order on the “onLoadInit”).

Is there a way of doing this? Or I have to enter the image twice in my film, which increase the loading time?

Regards,

Lenna