# Visibility for movie clip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visibility-for-movie-clip/33619
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 21, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visibility-for-movie-clip/33619 "2003-10-21T18:38:46Z")
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### Author: ![dshallenberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dshallenberger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dshallenberger)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visibility-for-movie-clip/33619/1 "2003-10-21T18:38:46Z")

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I’m trying to load an swf movie clip into an invisible mc, but it won’t go invisible. I want it invisible so it loads quietly, then I can make it visible later, and it’s already loaded. I can’t believe this is this hard for me…seems like I’m overlooking something simple. Here’s my code:

```php

setProperty("sub01", _visible, 0);
loadMovie("int_websites.swf", "sub01");

```

What am I doing wrong? I tried reversing the two, but to no avail.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,  
Dan

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visibility-for-movie-clip/33619/2 "2003-10-26T15:04:43Z")

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Hi,

You could try leaving a blank key frame in frame 1 of the int\_websites movie (with a stop(); action attached to it) then once it is loaded into the clip you can make it visible by playing the movie,

sub01.play();