import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.*;

// create an empty movieclip to load external bitmap
var mc:MovieClip=createEmptyMovieClip("mc",getNextHighestDepth());
mc._x=190;
mc._y=10;

/*
use loadClip() method to load external bitmap
offer number of advantages as it invoke:
onLoadStart handler when loading begins
onLoadError handler if clip cannot be loaded
onLoadProgress handler as the loading process progresses
onLoadComplete handler when a file completes downloading
onLoadInit handler after the actions in he 1st fram of clip is executed so that we can manipulate the loaded clip
*/
var mcl:MovieClipLoader=new MovieClipLoader();
mcl.addListener(this);
mcl.loadClip("http://www.thinklunatic.com/../images/caricature.jpg",mc);

// onLoadInit handler
function onLoadInit(mc:MovieClip){
var w:Number=mc._width;
var h:Number=mc._height;

// create a BitmapData object with loaded bitmap width and height
var bd:BitmapData=new BitmapData(w,h,true,0x00000000);

// create an empty movieclip to attach the BitmapData
var smc:MovieClip=createEmptyMovieClip("smc",getNextHighestDepth());
smc.attachBitmap(bd,2,"Always",true); //set the smooth parameter to true
smc._x=190;
smc._y=10;

// draw the source bitmap(mc) to the destination bitmap(bd)
bd.draw(mc);

// perform scaling
smc._xscale=80;
smc._yscale=80;

// remove mc to free up memory
mc.removeMovieClip();
}



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