# loadMovie clip--graphics outside stage visible?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 20, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717 "2006-03-20T23:00:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@yongjoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yongjoo)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717/1 "2006-03-20T23:00:48Z")
I have searched this forum and can’t seem to find an answer. I’m loading an external movieclip inside an empty movie clip. But when the clip loads, I can see all my graphics that i have placed outside the stage area, that i want animating in.
I understand I can use a mask, but i feel like the mask is slowing my animation down because of how big it is. There must be another way. Anyone know?
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717/2 "2006-03-20T23:49:13Z")
> [@yongjoo](#):
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> I have searched this forum and can’t seem to find an answer. I’m loading an external movieclip inside an empty movie clip. But when the clip loads, I can see all my graphics that i have placed outside the stage area, that i want animating in.
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> I understand I can use a mask, but i feel like the mask is slowing my animation down because of how big it is. There must be another way. Anyone know?
You ca also use \_x,\_y to position your mc away from view,also you can use \_alpha=0
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### Author:  [@goingNuts](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goingNuts)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717/3 "2006-03-21T00:11:33Z")
or .\_visible = false;
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### Author:  [@yongjoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yongjoo)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717/4 "2006-03-21T00:12:49Z")
using \_x,\_y coordinates doesn’t do it either. Let me rephrase this with examples:
main.swf = 700px x 600px
scene.swf = 400px x 300px
“scene.swf” is being loaded into “main.swf” at the coordinates x=50, y=50. I have graphics outside the stage area of “scene.swf”, that you can see when you use “loadMovie(“scene.swf”);”. Using a mask on “scene.swf” covering the whole stage area (400px x 300px) works, but with slower processor computers, i believe, it is slowing the animation down.
Is there any other way?
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### Author:  [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717/5 "2006-03-21T00:13:33Z")
or .alpha = 0
:hugegrin: and you thought the mask was an issue…😃
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717/6 "2006-03-21T00:19:37Z")
> [@yongjoo](#):
>
> using \_x,\_y coordinates doesn’t do it either. Let me rephrase this with examples:
>
> main.swf = 700px x 600px
> scene.swf = 400px x 300px
>
> “scene.swf” is being loaded into “main.swf” at the coordinates x=50, y=50. I have graphics outside the stage area of “scene.swf”. That you can see when you use “loadMovie(“scene.swf”);”. Using a mask works, but with slower processor computers, i believe, it is slowing the animation down.
>
> Is there any other way?
load it at \_x =-1000,then reposition when loaded.
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### Author:  [@yongjoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yongjoo)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-clip-graphics-outside-stage-visible/182717/7 "2006-03-21T00:32:42Z")
> [@stringy](#):
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> load it at \_x =-1000,then reposition when loaded.
Except the graphics animate in after the movie is loaded. I made an example of what is happening. Hopefully this example will make it more clear. I used the same specs as I described earlier.
main.swf = 700px x 600px
scene.swf = 400px x 300px
Take a look:
[http://iheartfood.com/test/](http://iheartfood.com/test/)