Can a client Flash (swf file) do the following?

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Can a client Flash (swf file) do the following?

Hi folks,

I need to make a simple flash program (exported as a swf to be displayed in a webbrowser) that allows a user to manipulate an existing image but then SAVE this manipulated image to a webserver.

Can the client side flash program generate the new image OR does it need to send back all the changes to the web server, which will then generate the new image (based on those changes, via a POST) on the server side?

cheers :)

Look at flash remoting. It's probably easier to just end the entire image back.

I've used http://www.fluorinefx.com/ in the past.

DaRKoN_ 2009-03-11 23:53:02

so are u saying that flash cannot do this? i needs to be done on the server-side?

Pure.Krome 2009-03-12 03:11:10

Flash is client side technology. If you want to save the image back to the server you are going to have to negotiate with the server somehow. As far as I understand it anyway

DaRKoN_ 2009-03-12 05:00:33

yeah dude. that i know. But that's not the question. read grapefrukt's reply.

Pure.Krome 2009-03-12 22:51:36

+2 A:

You can do this just fine, Flash has all the bitmap manipulation functions needed for a simple image editing applications. Sending the image back is a matter of a simple post to the server. You might need to compress it first, since sending the raw data will get too big pretty fast.

grapefrukt 2009-03-12 09:27:05

Good to hear about the POST - i wanted to do that. So you are saying that i can generate a _new_ bitmap image on the client side and then post this byte[] to the server? As opposed to sending back the changes and having the server generate the new bitmap? any links or examples showing this?

Pure.Krome 2009-03-12 22:53:48

Here is an article/guide that might help: http://labs.findsubstance.com/2008/04/03/as3-upload-encode-images/

Raynet 2009-03-12 23:16:06

perfect :) it also highlighted some key ways to do this so when i googled some more, i got more results. perfect :) cheers!

Pure.Krome 2009-03-13 05:11:24

the answer is

yes you can

Scott Evernden 2009-03-12 22:59:23

Scott, what does photoshop have to do with client side flash?

Pure.Krome 2009-03-12 23:04:04

I guess you didn't look at the link i gave .. it's a complete photo-editing application built out of flash

Scott Evernden 2009-03-13 00:45:00

i did but i thought it was an ad-site for photoshop, showing off photoshop (for people to buy it).

Pure.Krome 2009-03-13 01:59:24

yeah i understand that .. but if you do the 'Test Drive' you will see a rather full-featured flash-based image processing application... and i have monitored traffic while its running and can fairly confidently state it does everything client-side

Scott Evernden 2009-03-15 06:17:41

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