# Specify "Viewable" area of a Movie Clip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specify-viewable-area-of-a-movie-clip/284553
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 20, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specify-viewable-area-of-a-movie-clip/284553 "2009-03-20T04:17:29Z")
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### Author: ![bortiquai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@bortiquai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bortiquai)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specify-viewable-area-of-a-movie-clip/284553/1 "2009-03-20T04:17:29Z")

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Is it possible to specify the viewable area of a movie clip?

for example, lets say I have a Movie Clip whos area is 500 x 500

But I want to only be able to view it through a 100x100 “window”.

So the size aspect of the movie clip stays the same. And the only area that you can see is through the 100x100 window.

Also, i want the “window” to be stationary, and have the movie clip pan around behind it.

can this be done?