# Playing MPEG movies

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mpeg-movies/4688>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 16, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mpeg-movies/4688 "2002-08-16T03:24:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![sqlocarinas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sqlocarinas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sqlocarinas)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mpeg-movies/4688/1 "2002-08-16T03:24:29Z")

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Is there an easier way to load MPEG movies aside from converting it to SWF?

When I convert to SWF I have the ff concerns:

1. file is too big 30 or more MBs
2. need to retain the quality and scale
3. takes a long time to load
4. takes up a big chunk of memory (i’m assuming)

I’m making an interface that will be played from a CD so bandwidth is not an issue but load time from CD is.

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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:** [August 16, 2002, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mpeg-movies/4688/2 "2002-08-16T08:30:21Z")

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Are you loading the .mpg into a MC symbol?

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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:** [August 16, 2002, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mpeg-movies/4688/3 "2002-08-16T10:35:25Z")

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Yes.

Any other way to do it?