# Help for the Difference!

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**Created:** [August 9, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-for-the-difference/28068 "2003-08-09T17:41:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![raymondcleung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@raymondcleung](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raymondcleung)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-for-the-difference/28068/1 "2003-08-09T17:41:55Z")

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Hi guys…

Can anyone tell me the difference between coverting a symbol to a graphic and to a movie clip?

Thanks:P

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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:** [August 9, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-for-the-difference/28068/2 "2003-08-09T17:54:01Z")

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Movieclip:  
Plays even if root timeline is stoped  
Can have instance names [called on actionscript]  
Actionscript in the frames of movieclip

Graphic:  
Stops if root timeline is stopped  
[say if you have 5 frames in your swf, and your graphic has 8, it will only play the frist 5]  
No actions inside graphic

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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:** [August 9, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-for-the-difference/28068/3 "2003-08-09T18:03:59Z")

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> \*Originally posted by yonip \*  
> \*\*Graphic:  
> Stops if root timeline is stopped  
> [say if you have 5 frames in your swf, and your graphic has 8, it will only play the frist 5]  
> No actions inside graphic \*\*  
> A Graphic is a static image or text and it has only one frame.