# Match pic into mc

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/match-pic-into-mc/63704>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 9, 2004, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/match-pic-into-mc/63704 "2004-09-09T09:29:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![fightalone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@fightalone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fightalone)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/match-pic-into-mc/63704/1 "2004-09-09T09:29:21Z")

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ok… i got the following problem… i got an mc with 80x80 pixels… and a picture with 640 x 480 pixels… i want to load the pic into the much smaller mc (kinda tumbnails) but when i try, the mc is enlarged to fit the size of the picture…

how can i avoid this and make the pic fit to the mc…

thy in advance

yours sincerly…

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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:** [September 9, 2004, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/match-pic-into-mc/63704/2 "2004-09-09T09:51:16Z")

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first setup a preloader loop.

after the image is loaded and one frame after that set the width and height of its parent movieclip to 80