# Swf video background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-video-background/29784>\
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**Created:** [August 30, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-video-background/29784 "2003-08-30T20:00:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![R41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@R41](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/R41)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-video-background/29784/1 "2003-08-30T20:00:58Z")

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hello guys. i have a problem. I’d like to put an swf video background in flash with menus on top of it, just like the ones you see on dvd. but i dont want to put the video directly into it because the file would become large, so i use the loadmovie command, but when i publish it, all i see is the video, the menu that was on top of it is gone. later i figured that everytime we load a movie, it replaces the whole scene, am i right? so should the menu be a loaded swf movie so it can be on a different level than the background? is that possible? or does anyone know the ‘right way’ to do it? thanks

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**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:** [August 30, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-video-background/29784/2 "2003-08-30T20:27:33Z")

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No, you are actually loading it (or supposed to load it) into a movie clip (in this case) below the menu. I advise not loading that movie seperately, because then the veiwers will see a white screen untill it does load _NOT COOL!_ so I advise making it part of the movie

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**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:** [August 30, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-video-background/29784/3 "2003-08-30T20:41:34Z")

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hello… thanks for the reply.  
this is intended for cd, not for the web, so i thought it would load much faster if the video file is separated. is it possible to load swf onto the backround with menus on top of it? anyway, how can i make the video on the background to loop while the menu on top of it doesn’t?. oh yeah i did load it into a movie clip below the menu, but what i get is the opposite.

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**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:** [August 30, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-video-background/29784/4 "2003-08-30T20:51:44Z")

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okay, what if i made the menu separately as a swf file with all the buttons and links, and then loadmovie it into the higher level, would that be effective?

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**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:** [August 30, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-video-background/29784/5 "2003-08-30T21:28:33Z")

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If its going to be on a CD does loading time matter that much? Just make it one file but optimize it, and make sure the clip is short.