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Applying filters to object instances and BitmapData instances

The use of filters depends on the object instance to which you apply the filter. Use the following guidelines when you apply a filter to an object or BitmapData instance:

• To apply filters to movie clips, text fields, and buttons at runtime, use the filters property. Setting the filters property of an object does not modify the object and can be undone by clearing the filters property.
• To apply filters to BitmapData instances, use the BitmapData.applyFilter() method. Calling applyFilter() on a BitmapData object takes the source BitmapData object and the filter object and generates a filtered image.

  NOTE

  You can also apply filter effects to images and video during authoring using the Filters tab in the Property inspector.

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