# Load/Unload movie

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-movie/148637
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 21, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-movie/148637 "2005-05-21T21:40:30Z")
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### Author: ![jgreenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jgreenwood](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jgreenwood)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-movie/148637/1 "2005-05-21T21:40:30Z")

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How can I tell a movie to play an “exit” animation (fade out, etc) and THEN load the selected swf in its place instead of the unloading movie just disappearing as soon as the other swf is selected. Thanks for any help.

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### Author: ![onsitus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/onsitus/32/971_2.png) [@onsitus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onsitus)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-movie/148637/2 "2005-05-21T22:34:36Z")

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Welcome on the forum. :hugegrin:  
You could check out the tutorial section about transition.  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader\_transition.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm)