Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-23 Thread aklist_flash
I think you'd need to use bitmapData and some filters on it... like displacement mapping, etc. Not a small task. I took a look at the BitMapData class and the displacementMapFilter and I'm not sure if it can do what I want or not. I looked at the PerlinNoise filter as well and I don't see

Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-20 Thread aklist_flash
Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the suggestion of the list. I'm looking for insight into applying transformations to text (or vectorized text) such as Adobe's warp functionality, where you can take an object and make it bulge, arc, squeeze, spherize, etc. in

Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-20 Thread eric dolecki
I think you'd need to use bitmapData and some filters on it... like displacement mapping, etc. Not a small task. On 6/20/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the suggestion of the list. I'm looking for insight into

Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-20 Thread aklist_flash
I think you'd need to use bitmapData and some filters on it... like displacement mapping, etc. Not a small task. Thanks! Any suggestions on where I could look for more information on applying filters to bitmapData other than on this list? Are there any other ways of doing this? I thought

[Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-19 Thread aklist_flash
Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the suggestion of the list. I'm looking for insight into applying transformations to text (or vectorized text) such as Adobe's warp functionality, where you can take an object and make it bulge, arc, squeeze, spherize, etc. in