# Loading photo into the mc

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-photo-into-the-mc/56987>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 9, 2004, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-photo-into-the-mc/56987 "2004-07-09T10:33:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![unanet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ccd318/32.png) [@unanet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/unanet)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-photo-into-the-mc/56987/1 "2004-07-09T10:33:27Z")

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I’m trying to put jpg, or gif picture in to the movie clip. here is the code:

target.loadMovie(“photo.jpg”);

stop();

it doesn’t work always for jpg and for gif it’s not working at all.

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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:** [July 9, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-photo-into-the-mc/56987/2 "2004-07-09T15:30:53Z")

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Flash only allows you to import swfs or jpgs directly.

> [@unanet](#):
>
> I’m trying to put jpg, or gif picture in to the movie clip. here is the code:
> 
> target.loadMovie(“photo.jpg”);
> 
> stop();
> 
> it doesn’t work always for jpg and for gif it’s not working at all.

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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:** [July 9, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-photo-into-the-mc/56987/3 "2004-07-09T15:42:07Z")

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> [@mariachi77](#):
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> Flash only allows you to import swfs or jpgs directly.

And only non progressive JPGs.