# Positioning of Load movie?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-load-movie/14110
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 21, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-load-movie/14110 "2003-02-21T22:52:35Z")
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### Author: ![electrostatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@electrostatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/electrostatic)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-load-movie/14110/1 "2003-02-21T22:52:35Z")

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what is the best way to control where a movie will open when loading a movie within the same page…?

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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: [February 21, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-load-movie/14110/2 "2003-02-21T23:04:22Z")

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Hi electrostatic,

I like to load movies into empty movieclips (mc). The advantage is you place the empty mc on the stage wherever you want. If you load into a level you have to position the mc after it loads using the \_x and \_y properties.

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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: [February 21, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-load-movie/14110/3 "2003-02-21T23:14:34Z")

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thanks! I like the idea of that…now how do you do that?

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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: [February 21, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-load-movie/14110/4 "2003-02-21T23:21:45Z")

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[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm) =)

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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: [February 21, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-load-movie/14110/5 "2003-02-21T23:26:14Z")

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i don’t need anyone to hold my hand, just kick me in the right direction…

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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: [February 21, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-load-movie/14110/6 "2003-02-21T23:27:32Z")

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thanks.[SIZE=3]thanks[/SIZE]