# Exporting a movieclip frame as a .gif or .jpg
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-movieclip-frame-as-a-gif-or-jpg/8084
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**Created:** [November 13, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-movieclip-frame-as-a-gif-or-jpg/8084 "2002-11-13T15:10:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Skasnad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skasnad)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-movieclip-frame-as-a-gif-or-jpg/8084/1 "2002-11-13T15:10:01Z")
Is there a way to let a button click save off a frame of a movie clip as a gif or jpeg file?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2002, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-movieclip-frame-as-a-gif-or-jpg/8084/2 "2002-11-14T07:23:47Z")
maybe in MX. I haven’t found a way in 5.0 yet. There is a print function which will send the current content of the Flash production to the printer… but that’s about it as far as I can find.
You CAN however create jpg’s upload them, and then make links in your movie to those files. It’s a little more trouble, but that’s why MX is better. Less trouble. 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2002, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-movieclip-frame-as-a-gif-or-jpg/8084/3 "2002-11-14T07:46:17Z")
MX doesn’t allow this either.
That I know of at least.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2002, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-movieclip-frame-as-a-gif-or-jpg/8084/4 "2002-11-14T07:48:12Z")
Generator allowed this…
Therefore, if I know MM, there is a way somewhere still…
Of course, I don’t know it, but someone else may…
Rev:elderly:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-movieclip-frame-as-a-gif-or-jpg/8084/5 "2002-11-14T16:43:44Z")
Rev… I am not very familiar with Generator. I bought Flash 5 does this mean I also have Generator. Is it practical for me to try and use Generator to solve this problem?
Thanks everyone…
-skasnad
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-a-movieclip-frame-as-a-gif-or-jpg/8084/6 "2002-11-14T17:30:02Z")
They don’t make generator anymore.