# Preloading movie in as3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-movie-in-as3/223537
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 23, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-movie-in-as3/223537 "2007-04-23T17:55:11Z")
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### Author: ![tonni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@tonni](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tonni)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-movie-in-as3/223537/1 "2007-04-23T17:55:11Z")

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How to preload a movie in as3? Is it just non-existing? Loading external files seems documented - but the old fashioned \_root.getBytesLoaded etc, just can’t find it anywhere. Anyone got a suggestion?