# Importing video in an already created fla not working

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-in-an-already-created-fla-not-working/237092>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 27, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-in-an-already-created-fla-not-working/237092 "2007-08-27T08:18:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![txusm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@txusm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/txusm)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-in-an-already-created-fla-not-working/237092/1 "2007-08-27T08:18:33Z")

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Hi guys,

I have been trying to import video to a movie clip but it doesn’t work. I import the video to the library but when I place the flv component in the mc timeline and add the correct path to the movie nothing happens. I can import video to a new fla (and I have tried all different options available to import). The FLV component is created and the path to the video is correct but it won’t show. It only shows when I start a blank fla and import the video…why is this?. What am I doing wrong?.

Just to add that i want everything to work locally from my Mac. I don’t want to import the vid from any server and i don’t want to embed it in the timeline as there are quite a few videos…

The thing is, why does the importing work in a blank fla, in the main timeline but will not work in the timeline of a movie clip?. Am I missing something very obvious…?..please help me, I’m stuck…

thanks a lot ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/755/062222e6fedaef86.gif)

txusm