# Why movieclip size does not bloat up when using getSize?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 14, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-movieclip-size-does-not-bloat-up-when-using-getsize/316144 "2010-11-14T02:58:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-movieclip-size-does-not-bloat-up-when-using-getsize/316144/1 "2010-11-14T02:58:35Z")

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Hi guys, this puzzles me.

I added a big image 1.6megabytes into a movieclip,  
and use getSize to check the movieclip size, it shows 456 (bytes??)

Then I added a 45kilobyte icon into a movieclip,  
and use getSize, it traces 456

If I check against the size of the children  
its always 256. Why?