# Play movie before fully loaded

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-movie-before-fully-loaded/240398>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 2, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-movie-before-fully-loaded/240398 "2007-10-02T17:16:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![ilProphet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@ilProphet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ilProphet)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-movie-before-fully-loaded/240398/1 "2007-10-02T17:16:50Z")

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i was trying to use

if (this.\_framesloaded == 3) {  
this.gotoAndPlay(3);  
}

to play my movie before the whole movie is loaded, but it doesnt go to frame 3, it just waits until the whole movie is loaded.