# Scaling a MovieClip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-a-movieclip/158003>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 5, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-a-movieclip/158003 "2005-08-05T18:51:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![obey360](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@obey360](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/obey360)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-a-movieclip/158003/1 "2005-08-05T18:51:09Z")

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I need to scale a movie clip from 100% to 300%…but I need to do it in a smooth continous motion, not just jump from 100% to 300% instantly, but have a smooth transition. the scaling will be done on a rollOver event for a different movieClip.

any ideas.