# \_visible = false vs. removeMovieClip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-visible-false-vs-removemovieclip/138875>\
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**Created:** [February 26, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-visible-false-vs-removemovieclip/138875 "2005-02-26T01:28:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-visible-false-vs-removemovieclip/138875/1 "2005-02-26T01:28:44Z")

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I am just wondering what the differences between these two are. I have an animation that I am trying to make as optimized as possible to get the best possible frame rate. I have clips on the stage that start out visible, but are then set to \_visible = false for the remainder of the animation. Basically I am just wondering, is a clip still using cpu power if it is set to invisible? Would it be more optimized to swapdepth the clip to a removable depth, then remove it from the stage with AS? Thanks for any help!