Tag Archives: BitmapData

Flex :: ImageCache, a cheap way to cache images

In a previous post about Ely’s SuperImage, I mentioned that we decided to implement a simpler method for caching images within a Flex application. ImageCache is a simple class file that extends the Image control by adding the ability for the control to cache bitmap data. Unlike SuperImage, ImacheCache can handled SWF files, it just [...]
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Rotate using Flex BitmapData and Matrix

Recently, I found myself in need of an image rotation component in Flex so that the rotation takes place on the client and saves the image back to the server.  The image source I use has a thumbnail 100×100 and the original image.    I wanted to load just the thumbnail to perform the rotation and then once [...]
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