I’m still amazed at how powerful the BitmapData class is. Below is a tiny teeny movie that would’ve been impossible without this class. Grab the fully commented fla.
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03.30.07 / 4pm
Looks good!
Now how might you blur it on an angle? say 45 degrees…
03.31.07 / 9pm
If I remember correctly, I don’t think you can blur it at an angle, the blur filter only works for the vertical and horizontal axis.
04.01.07 / 12am
Exactly! Enter… the fun part. This example is a great jumping off point.
I wonder if cross hatching the blur effect would produce a less uniform result. There is obvious directional qualities when your yBlur is greater than your xBlur, so how would you change that? Adjust the holder rotation and double up the draw? or is it a Matrix transform deal?
At any rate, I’m curious as to the alternatives of strict 4-way blur affects to achieve more ambiguous shapes, but I don’t really have a clear reason why you would need to. 
04.01.07 / 1am
Clear reason? More than often, there is no reason other than the fun of finding out, hehe. I think rotating the holder and redrawing it might work, albeit I think you’d end up with something that looks like a spiral. I’ll definitely look into this when I have a little extra time and let you know.
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