Exporting a Single Movie Clip from a .fla?

[solomonsrequest]

I have a 2.4 meg .swf file that is pretty much a complete website in flash (too big I know :)) So I'm trying to use the much advised "splitting up the file into a few .swf's" and running a preloader .swf that calls them up as needed.

What I need to know is... How do you take a (large) movie clip that was not in the first scene and export just that so it will be it's own .swf? In other words, what is the recommended way of splitting up a large .fla into smaller .swf's?

Thank you! SR

[badlorry]

my recommended way is to break the main movie into discrete sections. First, isolate code that relates to

-the main movie
-each section

Then isolate movieclips into

-those that appear throughout the movie
-those that appear in specific sections

Create a simple diagram of the site architecture as you then imagine it to be, and work out a loading process for each section (ie. the sub movies that you load up in sections).

[solomonsrequest]

I understand (I think) what your logic is, and I know I'll have to rewrite a lot of the code, but what is the best way to physically export a .swf that is still just a movie clip within a .fla file?

Here, you can check out the test page. After you hit "enter" on the door, then the whole rest of the site interaction should be a seperate .swf I'm thinking. Thanks, SR
http://solomonsrequest.com/SR%202005%20WEBSITE/index

[Stu]

Open the library (F11) and find the movie clip you want to export.

Right click -> Export Flash Movie

[solomonsrequest]

I have Flash MX and when I right click on the mc I get everything else but no "Export Flash Movie", sorry... SR