I know that I can collect the pixels of a rectangular area within a Bitmap using getPixels(), but is there a way to collect the pixels of a polygonal area with more than 4 points? Or at least determine whether a particular pixel lies within a polygonal area of a Bitmap?
View 7 RepliesI'm trying to find a way to calculate the area of a polygon using lat long coordinates in a Flex 3 site. Hong007 on Google Maps for Flash group was cool enough to post the following function:
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I was also playing around with the area calculator at [URL]. These functions produce slightly different results. I'm trying to figure out which one is more accurate. It seems that hong007's function produces results that are on average slightly larger than freemaptools' function. However, I don't know which one is more accurate.
i know i should probably be more specific here, but what my problem is that i want to make something were when mouse is button is pressed a pixzel is created. now i assume you use bitmap data setPixel function. but i don't know how to set it up so you can zoom in as well.me. i'm trying to set it up this way because i want to be able to save it as an image.because i tried it once before but after i had done all this i windedup not being able to save the image properly. it turned out having anti-aliasing around all the pixels.
View 3 RepliesI'm looking for a way to get all of the black pixels from an image that I load in. This is in order to make all of those black pixels transparent.
View 4 RepliesI got one bitmap with a (almost) one color background. i need to change all of this with pixels at same x,y from another bitmap.
I know i need to run it through a double for loop and then into an if sentence.
like this:
If (color at x,y is > redvalue && color at x,y is > greenvalue && color at x,y is > bluevalue)then exchange with pixel from the other bitmap.
does any one know if it is possible to pick out individual pixel values from a loaded image using actionscript.I am looking to to some sort of image to sound type of project. Where colours may effect the volume of different sound streams
View 5 Repliesdoes any one know if it is possible to pick out individual pixel values from a loaded image using actionscript.
I am looking to to some sort of image to sound type of project. Where colours may effect the volume of different sound streams
i want to make all white pixels in my Bitmap transparent. i found the treshold-method and try to use it:
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var pt:Point = new Point(0, 0);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 2000, 2000);
var threshold:uint = 0x00FFFFFF; // all white Pixels
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I am using bitmapData and bitmap classes to render a mouse cursor on the display screen. The bitmapData consists of an area whose colors should be inverted according to the background color. This is a very basic thing which could be observed with text cursor(the vertical line with two small horizontals on top and bottom), when moved over the text area. want to be able to do the same with the pixels in my bitmapData, is there a way to find out the background color effectively and invert the color values? In this process i will be redrawing the whole pixels, is there any other efficient way to do that ?
View 1 RepliesI would like to somehow loop through bitmap data and detect white pixels.. If i find a group of white pixels forming a big enough area (lets say 300x120) i would like to somehow ad text to that area..
View 9 RepliesI am trying to use the bitmapData.setPixels method to set certain pixels in the bitmap transparent.But no matter what I do, it always seems to set the pixel(s) black (non-transparent).Here is my code:
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bmpd = new ImageFromLibrary(0, 0);
bmpd.setPixel(0, 0, 0x00000000);
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why its not setting the pixel(s) transparent?
so instead of the pixels being dissolved, the pixels being added? :
ActionScript Code:
var Anim:TransitionManager = new TransitionManager(blackbox);
Anim.startTransition({type:PixelDissolve, direction:Transition.OUT, duration:1, easing:None.easeOut, xSections:35, ySections:35});
basically what i would like is the end point to be the start point and the start point the end point.
I have a swf file that loads into my main movie, and within that swf there is a masked image that i would like to scale using zoom in and out buttons and also by using a slider bar.However i cant find any tutorials that will allow me to combine the two.I have used the following code for the buttons. Which seems to work ok but i would like it to be a little smoother. (using speed or some sort of easing??)
ActionScript Code:
zoomPlus.onRelease = function(zoomIn) {
if (test_shirt.shirt._xscale == 400 && test_shirt.shirt._yscale == 400) {[code]....
but for this code it keeps shrinking my initial object down to 10 pixels by 10 pixels..
I have a movie clip called column1_mc. when I click a button I need to move the movie clip in incremental moves consisting of 30 pixels.
column1_mc._y = 30;
Does not work because that is giving a _y coordinate.For example.I need to make the movie clip jump to _y 300 but make 10x30 pixel incremental jumps. Moving 10 times 30 pixel jumps.
I want to create an app for drawing polygons with a variable number of vertices, with the following requirements (very similar to a vector drawing program such as Adobe Illustrator):
-each click of the mouse on the stage sets a vertice (e.g. draws a small square or circle to mark the spot), which draws a line to (e.g. LineTo) the prior vertice, and so on, until the final click, if close enough to the first vertice, will complete and close the polygon
-each of the vertices of the completed polygon should be draggable with the mouse, so that that completed (or partially completed) polygon maintains its integrity while changing shape, that is, so the user can modify the polygon shape without having to redraw it. it's the second step I'm having the most difficulty with...in general terms, how would I implement this? Perhaps each vertice should be a draggable Sprite containing a small square or circle graphic?
if there is a way to get by Actionscript the position of points in a polygon made using Pen Tool?
View 3 RepliesI'm trying to figure out how to draw a polygon from an array. I've found a few examples, one which the author says works, but am not getting anything to appear. I've traced the array (it's registering) and am getting no errors.
Code:
//called from constructor
polygon(thisArray);
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I'm building a map editor for a project and need to draw a hexagon and fill it with a solid color. I have the shape correct but for the life of me can't figure out how to fill it. I suspect it may be due to whether the thing is a Shape, Sprite or UIComponent. Here is what I have for the polygon itself:
import com.Polygon;
import mx.core.UIComponent;
public class greenFillOne extends UIComponent {
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I'm using a game physics library (Box2D) which only supports convex polygon shapes. However, I'd like the level builder to be able to just specify concave polygons without having to worry about that. So, how can I automatically break apart a concave polygon into convex ones (or even all triangles). Speed would be cool, but ease of implementation is more important. The breaking apart will only be done on game initialization.
View 2 RepliesI wish to develop a software for 3D object compression (by polygon reduction) in flex using papervision 3D.
View 1 RepliesI am creating a project in Flash using the Google Maps API and docs. I'm trying to add a marker to the map, which is draggable but I don't want it to look like the standard Google Maps bubble-style marker. Is it possible to have a custom polygon or image but still keep the draggability?
View 2 RepliesI'm making an app in Flash, and I want to define some polygons which I can bind hover events to to add annotations to an image.I can create these normally in Flash, but I want to load some external data, a list of coordinates, and create the polygons with ActionScript.
Obviously they're just hotspots, so I want them to be invisible, but searching for my problem only shows results for drawing polygons from coordinates using the graphics property of a movieclip.The data doesn't ever change, so it would be possible to just draw all the polygons manually with the pen tool, but the data is being used elsewhere, so it would be much easier to maintain if I could add new zones just by updating the text file.
I'm working on a method to do more accurate path finding for a special project. I haven't yet found any sources on this so i have to write it myself.
The idea was to use a polygon mesh, draw waypoints between all points then discard ways intersecting with a polygon. After that use dijkstra's algorithm to find the closest path.
Detecting whether a line intersects with a polygon mesh is the tricky part. I haven't yet come up with any viable solution that is fast. how i can determine whether a waypoint travels through a polygon?
I am creating a game where I have some red balls on the screen and some blue balls on the screen and I would like to draw a polygon around all balls of the same color and have this polygon automatically fill as soon as the polygon shape is closed. How to achieve this as I haven't really done much with the drawing API before. My current code will allow me to draw a polygon and for it to fill when I release the mouse but what I would like it to do is automatically fill as soon as the shape is closed.
Here is my code so far
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var graphix = new MovieClip();
addChild(graphix);
var points:Array = [];
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startDrawing);
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When I double click to close the selection, the marquee vanishes instead of closing the selection. Yes, I double click on the starting point.Here's what the manual proclaims (step 4):
Draw a straight-edged selection area1 Select the Lasso tools Polygon Mode modifier in the options area of the Tools panel.2 Click to set the starting point.3 Position the pointer where you want the first line to end, and click. Continue setting end points for additional line segments.4 To close the selection area, double-click.
I'm trying to create a function that draws a polygon with two parameters that are: number of sides and length of sides. You would input a number for side length and a number for the number of sides. Then it would draw the side length, then turn at a angle based on the number of sides, then draw side length again... until it has finished drawing the polygon based on the number of sides that were put in.
View 1 RepliesI have been looking at posts about determining if a point lies within a polygon or not and the answers are either too vague, abstract, or complex for me. So I am going to try to ask my question specific to what I need to do.I have a set of points that describe a non-straight line (sometimes a closed polygon). I have a rectangular "view" region. I need to determine as efficiently as possible whether any of the line segments (or polygon borders) pass through the view region.
I can't simply test each point to see if it lies within the view region. It is possible for a segment to pass through the region without any point actually inside the region (ie the line is drawn across the region).Here is an example of what I want to determine (red means the function should return true for the set of points, blue means it should return false, example uses straight lines and rectangles because I am not an artist).
Another condition I want to be able to account for (though the method/function may be a separate one), is to determine not just whether a polygon's border passes through the rectangular region, but whether the region is entirely encompassed by the polygon. The nuance here is that in the situation first described above, if I am only concerned with drawing borders, the method should return false. But in the situation described here, if I need to fill the polygon region then I need the function to return true. I currently do not need to worry about testing "donut" shaped polygons
Here is an example illustrating the nuance (the red rectangle does not have a single vertex or border segment passing through the on-screen region, but it should still be considered on-screen):For the "does any line segment or polygon border pass through or lie on screen?" problem I know I can come up with a solution (albeit perhaps not an efficient one). Even though it is more verbose, the conditions are clear to me. But the second "is polygon region on screen?"PS I have a function for determining line intersection, but it seems like overkill to use it to compare each segment to each side of the on-screen region because the on-screen region is ALWAYS a plain [0, 0, width, height] rectangle.
I'm working on a pathfinding algorithim using A* and using irregular polygon shapes as obstacles rather than a grid. I don't fancy plugging in all the points and links by hand and was wondering if there was some way I could just get them from a Sprite or MovieClip?
View 1 RepliesI'm cutting my teeth in actionscript 3 on a game that has a character running through a world. So, I have set up my Hit Testing by using the bitmap data hit test method, since I figured my world is going to be destructible - it'd be nice to update the level and then redraw it and have the character interact with the new change. (That works beautifully) I am however; a bit confused as to how I have my hit Testing set up. I've been messing around with it, and it works for now - but I'm not sure why.. currently, I have a character set up by using a class I built and using a series of animations I created. So, this character has a walking and falling animation, etc. This is a movie clip.
Then there's a bitmap 'emptyBitmap' with bitmap data created - however; I never really added this as a child to the character. This is sized to the dimensions of my character. My level is created as a movielip, then it's drawn to a bitmap - when the level movieclip is changed, the bitmap redraws, and that's how this updates.
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I know the topic of "duplicating" movieclips is a hot issue with the new virtual machine. Luckily, I understand the implications. I only am [currently] interested in duplicating a Bitmap. See, I load an image from an URL using 'flash.display.Loader.load', which is a non-blocking operation in Flash Player.However,I may use multiple copies of the loaded image (which is reported to be a Bitmap, naturally) in the display list at the same time.Hence, I naturally do not want to load the image from an URL every time, because I don't want to wait for a non-blocking call to complete. Nor do I need to - I mean one copy is already loaded, so it should be possible to just "duplicate" it, right?
My idea is to do use the bitmapData property of a Bitmap and pass it to the constructor of a new Bitmap object. I have not tried the following in action, but I want to hear whether any of you did and if the following would not work, what would:
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var original_bitmap: Bitmap;
var copy_of_original_bitmap: Bitmap = new Bitmap(original_bitmap.bitmapData);
LiveDocs mention that the BitmapData being passed to a Bitmap constructor is "being referenced", which to me might suggest it cannot be used twice? There is also the BitmapData::clone() method, which I am not sure is applicable here or not.I know this is a lot of talk instead of just trying this out, but I test so much Flash Player code daily just to see "what works" (which should be documented instead by Adobe),