Definitely possible -- I do it using a function like so:
public function getBitmapData(target:UIComponent, scale:Number =
0.33333333):BitmapData
{
var bd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(target.width * scale,
target.height * scale);
var m:Matrix = new Matrix();
m.scale(scale, scale);
bd.draw(target, m);
return bd;
}
Basically what that function does, it accepts a target UIComponent to
draw the thumbnail from (in my case it's usually charts, but to do
what you're after you might use an Image or an SWFLoader). It also
accepts a scale to upsize/downsize the bitmap to... by default it does
it 1/3 of the size.
Cheers,
Brian
On 2/22/07, joebob409 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I am wondering if it is possible with AS3 to create thumbs from large
> image files on the fly. Maybe only downloading partial image data and
> shrinking the size. Anyone know if that is possible or any
> alternative methods I could possibly use for this?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Brian Dunphy
