Linking moview files in director

Hi all,
I have managed to link 2 movie files in director together and am able to link back to specific frames etc etc.
Currently one of my links from the 2nd move moves to frame 149 in the 1st movie. Now the link works but just a split second before that the frame before that appears.
Does anyone know if a way to get around this?
Thanks
Claire

Hi Claire,
Can you be a little more specific with some details? Are you linking Director movies or actual video files (ie Quicktime, WMV, SWF, FLV...etc). What lingo are you using so that Director knows what do do after your "movies" are done playing? This information might help us help you better.
Rafa.

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