# How to control my video?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-my-video/321710
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 28, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-my-video/321710 "2011-04-28T06:51:18Z")
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### Author: ![learner\_7n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-my-video/321710/1 "2011-04-28T06:51:18Z")

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Hi,

I have a video file which plays fine but it plays as soon as the welcome page starts. I have some small text animation which needs to play first and after 45 Seconds my video should start playing automatically.

How to achieve this? Please help. Using actionscript 3.

Thanks.