# Why can't i change the image of a movie clip easier

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-i-change-the-image-of-a-movie-clip-easier/299615>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 8, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-i-change-the-image-of-a-movie-clip-easier/299615 "2009-11-08T06:08:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![flashCS4User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f9b8f/32.png) [@flashCS4User](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashCS4User)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-i-change-the-image-of-a-movie-clip-easier/299615/1 "2009-11-08T06:08:20Z")

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> **[change movieclip image dynamically in actionscript?](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070808024439AAc224B)**
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> Hi, I have an empty movie clip, and I want when the flash loads, to get an external image into this movie clip (without prerssing any buttons, you might need to add the actionscript to the first frame of the flash).
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> I also want when someone rolls...

seems a little complicated for replacing an image in a movieclip with something else. It seems like a hack actually. Is it really so hard to switch a png (maybe of a different size) in a movieclip with something else? It also appears the livedocs at this time, are down. If it gets any harder I might switch to silverlight if it’s not based off hack(ECMA)script