# Importing Flash Movies

If you import a Macromedia® Flash file into your scene, Toon Boom Studio expands the contents and lays it out as a collection of elements. Toon Boom Studio creates pegs to manage any scaling, rotation or motion animated in the file.

To import a Macromedia® Flash movie:

1. Select File > Import Macromedia Flash Movie.The Open dialog box opens.

2. Browse to the path that contains the SWF file you want, select it, and confirm your selection.

Toon Boom Studio expands the artwork within the SWF file and creates a series of elements, preserving the original animation layout.

| You can also import SWF files that are saved as templates into your Library window. You can also link SWF files into media elements.

See Also
Changing the Timing (Exposure) of Drawings and Images
Adding Many Elements to a Scene
Drawing Line Art
Modifying the Shape of Vector Lines
Using Templates