# Starting STOPPED with movie clips

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starting-stopped-with-movie-clips/181621
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 10, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starting-stopped-with-movie-clips/181621 "2006-03-10T23:15:06Z")
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### Author: ![dexa\_007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@dexa\_007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dexa_007)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starting-stopped-with-movie-clips/181621/1 "2006-03-10T23:15:06Z")

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What’s the best way to STOP (and start) movie clips from buttons placed on the main timeline? Example: 4 clips are still until a button is pressed. On release, all clips begin.

Thanks!