Can I pause an externally loaded swf? AS3 to AS2

[tibberous]

It uses timeline animation, so I just need to stop it. The loaded movie is AS2, the movie I load it in is AS3.

If I add it to an AS3 movieclip, is there a way I can just copy the whole surface?

[Enebreus]

I've had to do something like this in the past, I found this very helpful:
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2007/07/swfbridge_easie.html