[AS3] Noob Question about Importing.

How can I import (say a pixel art drawing) into AS3 so I can use it as a movable object?

Originally posted by Mysterymason:

How can I import (say a pixel art drawing) into AS3 so I can use it as a movable object?

What IDE are you using?

Please explain. Sorry, a real noob here. Something Something Environment, yes?

Flash CS, Flash Builder, Flash Develop, etc?

Adobe Flash CS6.

Drag the file into flash.

It’s that easy.

Or File>Import>To Library if you want.

Then, drag it from the library onto the stage if you want, or add it through code.

Originally posted by feartehstickman:

Or File>Import>To Library if you want.

Then, drag it from the library onto the stage

Or le gasp File>Import>To Stage :O

..or copy and paste.

Alternatively, If you want to say… Get this realistic to history portrait of George Washington to display on screen.

You could do it entirely programmically.
Just put the “image.jpg” in the same folder or location as the code file that executes the below. Feel free to download the picture for this example and try it yourself.

//Embeds a new image, and gives it a class
[Embed(source="image.jpg")]
var ImageD:Class;

//creates a new BitmapData variable that points to our new classes bitmapData
var imageD:BitmapData = new ImageD().bitmapData;

//creates a new bitmap variable that uses our new bitmapData variable
var image:Bitmap = new Bitmap(imageD);

//we can now add "image" to our stage, move it around with x and y, all that fun stuff.
stage.addChild(image);

Point of nitpick: Since it’s the bitmap you want in the end, not the bitmapData, you can contract

//creates a new BitmapData variable that points to our new classes bitmapData
var imageD:BitmapData = new ImageD().bitmapData;

//creates a new bitmap variable that uses our new bitmapData variable
var image:Bitmap = new Bitmap(imageD);

into

var image:Bitmap = new ImageD;

Originally posted by Draco18s:

Originally posted by feartehstickman:

Or File>Import>To Library if you want.

Then, drag it from the library onto the stage

Or le gasp File>Import>To Stage :O