# Stopping my interface loop **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 9, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110 "2003-07-09T16:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bigbadmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bigbadmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbadmilkman)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/1 "2003-07-09T16:19:57Z")
I am doing a flash interface, and there is some animation at the beginning and then it displays the buttons, however after 40 seconds it loops again, how do i stop this from happening without having to extend the the number of frames in the movie? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/2 "2003-07-09T16:25:30Z")
make your animation in a movie clip, not on your main timeline, this way you can control it without effecting your main timeline ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/3 "2003-07-09T16:27:24Z")
add stop(); at the end of the other movieclips that are on the stage. I’m assuming you have multiple movieclips and just a “stop();” at the end of the main stage… right? So what’s happening is the other movieclips are continuing 'cause they havent been told to “stop” 🙂 just guessin’ 'n trying to help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/4 "2003-07-09T16:28:51Z")
hi, the thing is i have already put my animation in the main time line, it was very stupid of me, is there any way of stopping it from looping? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/5 "2003-07-09T16:29:39Z")
go inside that movieclip (the animation) and add a stop(); at the end… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/6 "2003-07-09T16:33:15Z")
the thing is I was very stupid, and i just put it on the main timeline, so it isn’t a movie. is there any way of sorting it out? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/7 "2003-07-09T16:47:34Z")
insert a keyframe at the very end (assuming nothing is a movie clip), right click the frame, go to actions, and select the stop action from the movie control grouping. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/8 "2003-07-09T16:48:09Z")
I could be wrong, but can’t you just highlight all of the frames on the main timeline you want to be in a new movie clip, copy or cut these frames, and then paste them in a new movie clip? try that, and then like badpacket said, put a stop(); at the end. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/9 "2003-07-09T16:55:49Z")
problem solved cheers guys, i just went to the last keyframe and added a stop action, thanks for all ur help!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/10 "2003-07-09T16:56:13Z")
BLAH! (-: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/11 "2003-07-09T17:14:20Z")
> \*Originally posted by gabe \* > \*\*I could be wrong, but can’t you just highlight all of the frames on the main timeline you want to be in a new movie clip, copy or cut these frames, and then paste them in a new movie clip? try that, and then like badpacket said, put a stop(); at the end. \*\* no ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-my-interface-loop/25110/12 "2003-07-09T17:15:55Z")
Why not?