# Externally loading a .mov into a .swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-loading-a-mov-into-a-swf/6220>\
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**Created:** [October 2, 2002, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-loading-a-mov-into-a-swf/6220 "2002-10-02T04:52:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![paulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19b73/32.png) [@paulus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulus)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-loading-a-mov-into-a-swf/6220/1 "2002-10-02T04:52:15Z")

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Hello  
I am trying to load a .mov file externally into a .swf file, i can do it with a .jpg with load movie and as long as the file name stays the same it will load in any pic with that file name. I need to be able to do this with a movie file. So flash can just pick it up from a folder and dump it into a clip, regardless of wether the actuall movie is different, they will all be the same length in time and same size width and height wise. I was told attach movie will work, but that only attachs movies within a library, not from an external folder. Can this be done with flash.  
Cheers  
Paul

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-loading-a-mov-into-a-swf/6220/2 "2002-10-02T14:55:20Z")

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I would make the Mov movies into swfs then use the load movie, it will make the file sizes much smaller to, you can use a conversion tool like Swideo at [Http://www.swideo.com](Http://www.swideo.com)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-loading-a-mov-into-a-swf/6220/3 "2002-10-03T02:51:15Z")

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Thanks for your info, i will give it a try.

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**Author:** ![Duck11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Duck11](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Duck11)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-loading-a-mov-into-a-swf/6220/4 "2006-04-14T08:12:36Z")

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[MOV to SWF](http://www.geovid.com/Video_to_Flash_Converter/) :nerd: