# Import and play external video

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-and-play-external-video/253523>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [March 2, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-and-play-external-video/253523 "2008-03-02T15:04:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![fw2803](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e5b9ba/32.png) [@fw2803](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fw2803)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-and-play-external-video/253523/1 "2008-03-02T15:04:00Z")

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Hi all  
Just wondering all the time… Is it possible to import and display external videos just like images and sounds? Especially for video, it is disastrous when embedded in the .swf for a game. It would make the game extremely large…