Hey Douglas, To answer your question, the technique is to create a BitmapData object initialized to the width/height of your movieclip, you then call draw() passing the movieclip you want to convert.
This is something I've done in Flex. It's much easier in AS3 as there are jpeg/png encoders out there that encode BitmapData objects into byte arrays. The encoding phase is a little resource intensive, but once it's done, you have a compressed object you can send and write straight to the HD without any encoding on the server side. <www.pierinc.com> On 3/21/07, Douglas Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Anyone know if there's a way to draw the contents of a SWF to a Bitmap/BitmapData object within Flash? I have a SWF that involves lots of complex rendering steps and I want to be export it as a bitmap. The export part should be fine (using a server to actually save the file) if I can figure out how to get it into a BitmapData object so I can call getPixels() on it. Anyone have any ideas? Doug _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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