# Positioning empty movie clip external image loader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-empty-movie-clip-external-image-loader/240965>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 8, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-empty-movie-clip-external-image-loader/240965 "2007-10-08T22:24:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![dsmflash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@dsmflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dsmflash)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-empty-movie-clip-external-image-loader/240965/1 "2007-10-08T22:24:55Z")

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Hello (again),

I am building a gallery for a photographer.

**The setup:** one large mc loader on mainstage (myLoader\_mc). Several movie clip thumbnails contained in one large movie clip. You click on the thumbnail, large image loads into myLoader\_mc. I am using a purchased component from extend studios for my transitions.

**The problem:** my jpgs are of different height and width. I want to keep using the same movie clip to load the images (myLoader\_mc) but position the loader with different x and y coordinates for each loaded image so that it is centered on the stage. I am using the following script but the loader clip is stuck in the position defined by the first thumbnail. the script is in layer 1, frame 1 of the movie clip containing all of the thumbnail movie clips.

th1\_mc.onRelease = function(){  
\_parent.myLoader\_mc.loadMovie("/assets/family/1b.jpg");  
myLoader\_mc.\_x = 162;  
myLoader\_mc.\_y = 5;  
}  
th2\_mc.onRelease = function(){  
\_parent.myLoader\_mc.loadMovie("/assets/family/2b.jpg");  
myLoader\_mc.\_x = 282;  
myLoader\_mc.\_y = 5;  
}

The image loaded by thumbnail 2 is stuck in position on thumbnail 1. Need to change this dynamically no matter which thumb is clicked.

Any help is appreciated and I hope I have explained this clearly enough. If you help me solve this, i will toast my next drink to you.