# Noob: animate, stop, animate

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-animate-stop-animate/179041>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 16, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-animate-stop-animate/179041 "2006-02-16T05:37:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![artcore](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/artcore/32/2142_2.png) [@artcore](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artcore)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-animate-stop-animate/179041/1 "2006-02-16T05:37:57Z")

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basically i’m trying to animate a movie clip from 0 pixel to 550 pixels in x axis, and when i reach 550 pixels in x axis i want it to stop and then animate in y axis from 10 pixels to 100pixels.

how can i do that?

please help me on my problem, it has been bothering me for days.