# Media files are not played after the project is packaged **URL:** \ **Category:** Cinematics & Media\ **Tags:** unreal-engine\ **Created:** [April 17, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/media-files-are-not-played-after-the-project-is-packaged/531221 "2022-04-17T08:08:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/media-files-are-not-played-after-the-project-is-packaged/531221/6 "2022-04-17T13:12:45Z")
You specify your movies here ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/f/4/2f4b5b4cc3a5647328db438f963d8e3282a5af76.png) After packaging, I seem to recall you have to manually make a folder called movies in the content folder and put the movies in it. Apparently also possible to get them in the PAK file: > [@Packaging movies](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/packaging-movies/448188/2): > > Hi friend, i was having the same problem for some time and this is the solution i found: Go to the “Project Settings” Add the directory path of your movies folder on “Additional Non-Asset Directory to Package” Check the option “Exclude movie files when staging”. Now, all the movies will be on the pak file. I suggest you test a little to see if you added all of them and if they are working correctly, but with me all them worked with no problems. A huge thanks to “bhn\_nirab” who posted this s… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/media-files-are-not-played-after-the-project-is-packaged/531221)._