The flash.filters package

The flash.filters package contains classes for the bitmap filter effects available in Flash Player 8. Filters let you apply rich visual effects, such as blur, bevel, glow, and drop shadows, to Image and MovieClip instances. For more information on each class, see the cross references provided in the following table.

Class

Description

BevelFilter

The BevelFilter class lets you add a bevel effect to a movie clip instance. See BevelFilter (flash.filters.BevelFilter).

BitmapFilter

The BitmapFilter class is a base class for all filter effects. See BitmapFilter (flash.filters.BitmapFilter).

BlurFilter

The BlurFilter class lets you apply a blur effect to movie clip instances. See BlurFilter (flash.filters.BlurFilter).

ColorMatrixFilter

The ColorMatrixFilter class lets you apply a 4 x 5 matrix transformation on the ARGB color and alpha values of every pixel on the input image. After applying the transformation, you can produce a result with a new set of ARGB color and alpha values. See ColorMatrixFilter (flash.filters.ColorMatrixFilter).

ConvolutionFilter

The ConvolutionFilter class lets you apply a matrix convolution filter effect. See ConvolutionFilter (flash.filters.ConvolutionFilter).

DisplacementMapFilter

The DisplacementMapFilter class lets you use the pixel values from a specified image (the displacement map image) to spatially displace the original instance (a movie clip) that you apply the filter to. See DisplacementMapFilter (flash.filters.DisplacementMapFilter).

DropShadowFilter

The DropShadowFilter class lets you add a drop shadow to a movie clip. See DropShadowFilter (flash.filters.DropShadowFilter).

GlowFilter

The GlowFilter class lets you add a glow effect to a movie clip. See GlowFilter (flash.filters.GlowFilter).

GradientBevelFilter

The GradientBevelFilter class lets you apply a gradient bevel effect to a movie clip. See GradientBevelFilter (flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter).

GradientGlowFilter

The GradientGlowFilter class lets you apply a gradient glow effect to a movie clip. See GradientGlowFilter (flash.filters.GradientGlowFilter).


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