Save to JPG

[Paulskii]

I am able to print a movieclip, and also print it to a PDF therefore saving it to file...but I would like to be able to save to a JPG so that it can be sent through e-mail...I know that PDF can be sent, but its not as convenient as a JPG where anyone can save a JPG but you need the proper app to print to PDF...is it possible to save to JPG directly from flash? I have seen something about PHP...but that seemed to be fairly processor intensive? Am I wrong about that? Whats the best way, if any, to do this?

[xxneon]

short of using a 3rd party projector .. but with an html embed swf the only way is to use a combination of BitmapData.getPixel() into an array and then sending that array to a php script to reconstruct the image..

[asf8]

here is a thread with some examples using Flash/PHP
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?p=722147

[MSFX]

awesome thread :cool:

*bookmarked*

[Paulskii]

I tried to follow the Flash-db tutorial...but it applies filters and I cannot seem to simplify the code to just take a damn snapshot...I also looked at the sephiroth one, but that I could just not understand at all...how can I simplify the flash-db code to work for me....xxneon-would It be similar to my print function as far as the capturing what is visible in the viewing window?

[asf8]

I tried to follow the Flash-db tutorial...but it applies filters and I cannot seem to simplify the code to just take a damn snapshot...I also looked at the sephiroth one, but that I could just not understand at all...how can I simplify the flash-db code to work for me....

In that thread I posted there is a link for this thread regarding the Flash-db tutorial which does not appear to have any filters applied for creating a snap shot..

http://www.actionscripts.org/forums/showthread.php3?p=420106

I think AS3 also has some built-in features for this (another reason to port your project to AS3 and take advantage of its features and speed, of course I dont know AS3 myself so its poor advice with no solid backing other than people say its great ;-) (ha, ha)

Hopefully xxneaon can hep you out ;)

[Paulskii]

Ok...im trying to test this, but it doesnt work...it opens a new tab in FF for me...and the url is the show.php file...which ends HTTP 405 error...page cannot be displayed

check it out...

www.expocadvr.com/new/index.html

btw...this is the latest feb 07 version...(the previous versions did the same thing though)

[xxneon]

405 errors are result of the php script not executing correctly i think.. its accually a general error .. but you can search to see how to get your browser to show you a more detailed error i think..

[Paulskii]

well this is the PHP Code used....any ideas whats wrong with it?


<?php
$data = explode(",", $_POST['img']);
$width = $_POST['width'];
$height = $_POST['height'];
$image=imagecreatetruecolor( $width ,$height );
$background = imagecolorallocate( $image ,0 , 0 , 0 );
//Copy pixels
$i = 0;
for($x=0; $x<=$width; $x++){
for($y=0; $y<=$height; $y++){
$int = hexdec($data[$i++]);
$color = ImageColorAllocate ($image, 0xFF & ($int >> 0x10), 0xFF & ($int >> 0x8), 0xFF & $int);
imagesetpixel ( $image , $x , $y , $color );
}
}
//Output image and clean
header( "Content-type: image/jpeg" );
ImageJPEG( $image );
imagedestroy( $image );
?>

[xxneon]

what if you just do this as a simple call back to see if the php is getting the info correctly..

<?php echo $_POST["img"] ?>

that should atleast show you the string of pixel values in the browser window.. see if something that simple causes the error..