I am looking to be able to develop an interfac in flash where a user can upload a background image and then manipulate the image (size it down) to fit within a pre-defined template which is an outline or a shape. Is this possible?
oxbaker
3:20 pm on Oct 2, 2006 (gmt 0)
it is possible but not with flash alone. you need a server side programming language such as php or asp.net to allow the uploading of the images to a server. You would also need to write some nifty code to manipulate the image, and once again server side to re-save the new image. Flash can be the UI for this, and some actionscript will allow you to manipulate an image but only via the flash UI.
hth, mcm
inveni0
10:29 pm on Oct 11, 2006 (gmt 0)
I actually use exactly what you're wanting for dozens of clients. The admin uploads a file to the server, which is then loaded into Flash. The Flash program is designed to allow resizing and cropping what doesn't fit within a highlighted area. The Flash program then sends specifics about the altered image to a PHP script that crops and resizes the photo. I use a basic flash program, but with more work, the possibilities are limitless--especially with a server-side program like ImageMagik.
