loading Image in to bitmapData

Hi,
after experementing with the new feature, I couldnt figger it out, is it possible to load an image [not from the libery], an external image in to a bitmapData, or do I have to first load into a MovieClip, and then drow it in to bitmapData? in that case i still have the original clip on the Stage, how do I get rid of it??

thanks in advance

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you can use removeMovieClip()

when I try to use removemovieclip or all the othe trick [_alpha = 0, _x = -Stage.width...] my bitmap is not shoeing, since its dependent on the original clip.

i think you can do so after u draw the mc into bitmap

You load the image into a temporary movieclip, then draw the image into a bitmapdata object, then remove the temporary movieclip.

See my article on Macromedia Devnet:

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/fla...ge_api_05.html

I see, so in order to see it i need to attach it in to a new movieclip.

about the "onLoadInit" function, how would I assign it to this specific loader in a real website when I want to load more then one image and have different functions for each?

thanks
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