# How do I split a movie clip with actionscript?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-split-a-movie-clip-with-actionscript/207087>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 14, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-split-a-movie-clip-with-actionscript/207087 "2006-11-14T17:56:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![steveyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@steveyboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steveyboy)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-split-a-movie-clip-with-actionscript/207087/1 "2006-11-14T17:56:41Z")

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I have a horrible feeling its not possible, but I would like to know if its possible to split only part of a movieclip using Actionscript using either the emptymovieclip, or duplicatemovieclip command, rather than the entire thing.

In other words is it possible to duplicate only a specific frame range of an existing movie clip to a new empty one?

The reason I ask is because I want to create a kind of online video editing application in flash, where users can crop parts of a preselected video, basicly a trim tool.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 😏