# .draw() speed

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-speed/308831>\
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**Created:** [May 1, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-speed/308831 "2010-05-01T01:38:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![tbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-speed/308831/1 "2010-05-01T01:38:53Z")

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can anyone tell me if its more or less taxing when drawing movieClips to bitmapdata rather than letting flash normally render them.

thanks:mr\_t: