# Linking vs. Embeding Video

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-vs-embeding-video/39964>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 13, 2004, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-vs-embeding-video/39964 "2004-01-13T08:36:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nickolas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5e9695/32.png) [@Nickolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nickolas)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-vs-embeding-video/39964/1 "2004-01-13T08:36:56Z")

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Hello all,

I would just like some pointers on linking Quicktime files through paths verses embedding them. From just trying it out, when I link the video footage from the main directory path, it won’t show up in the export tester. However, when I embed the video, it shows up, but the file is very large, so it takes a while for the export loader to finish loading in order for me to view it. I am having different types of issues relating to this. Can anyone help me out?

Nick