TECH: Flex 2 BitmapData Tricks and Techniques

Most seasoned flash developers know that the Bitmap API has been around in the Flash player since the relase of FP8. Those that know all about the Bitmap API appreciate it for its many benefits... Those that don't know about it, trust me, you appreciate it too... you just don't know it. In Flex 2, you can take advantage of the Bitmap API to implement some very powerful and useful techniques that simply are not possible in non-Flash-based web applications. Some of you may be asking: What is the Bitmap API? The Bitmap API refers to the flash player's functionality
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