# I can load Avi or mpg movies with Flash?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-can-load-avi-or-mpg-movies-with-flash/7583>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 3, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-can-load-avi-or-mpg-movies-with-flash/7583 "2002-11-03T17:03:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![onno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dec6dc/32.png) [@onno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onno)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-can-load-avi-or-mpg-movies-with-flash/7583/1 "2002-11-03T17:03:44Z")

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i tried with that, but i can get anything, why?

\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“loaderClip”, 1);  
loadMovie(“test.avi”, “loaderClip”);  
loaderClip.\_x = 0;  
loaderClip.\_y = 0;

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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:** [November 3, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-can-load-avi-or-mpg-movies-with-flash/7583/2 "2002-11-03T17:26:51Z")

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I am not sure you can directly load a avi or qt movie. Instead embed the avi file in the mc and it should work.

Hope this helps!!