# Problem of changing \_xscale/\_yscale of an external clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-of-changing--xscale--yscale-of-an-external-clip/192349>\
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**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-of-changing--xscale--yscale-of-an-external-clip/192349 "2006-06-28T00:18:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![OMG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@OMG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OMG)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-of-changing--xscale--yscale-of-an-external-clip/192349/1 "2006-06-28T00:18:47Z")

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when I change a MC(that is in the movie at the beginning)'s \_xscale(or \_yscale) like this:  
mc1.\_xscale=-mc1.\_xscale  
in order to reverse the MovieClip, it worked well  
later, when I loaded a clip in the movie and tried to reverse it, the MC DID reverse, but it didn’t do it the right way. It completly changed the coordinates

how can I solve this problem?  
if I can’t, is there any other way to reverse a MC?  
thanks