var imageLoader:Loader = new Loader();
var imageURL:String = "pixels.png";
var imageRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(imageURL);
imageLoader.load(imageRequest);

imageLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imageLoaded);

function imageLoaded(event:Event):void{
	var bitmap:BitmapData = new BitmapData(imageLoader.width, imageLoader.height, true, 0);
	bitmap.draw(imageLoader, new Matrix());
	var matrix:Matrix = new Matrix();
	matrix.scale(5,5);
	
	var circleDrawing:Sprite = new Sprite();
	circleDrawing.graphics.lineStyle();
	circleDrawing.graphics.beginBitmapFill(bitmap, matrix);
	//circleDrawing.graphics.drawCircle(100, 100, 100);
	circleDrawing.graphics.drawEllipse(200, 300, 100, 200);
	addChild(circleDrawing);
	//circleDrawing.x = 300;
	
	var bevel:BevelFilter = new BevelFilter();
	bevel.blurX = 20;
	bevel.blurY = 20;
	bevel.quality = 1;
	bevel.angle = 30;
	bevel.distance = 30;
	bevel.shadowAlpha = 1;
	bevel.highlightAlpha = 1;
	bevel.shadowColor = 0xFF0000;
	bevel.highlightColor = 0xFFFFFF;
	bevel.strength = 1; //normal range 0 to 1, could go higher
	
	var filtersArray:Array = new Array(bevel);
	circleDrawing.filters = filtersArray;
	
}

AS3 Image Map,  Circle, bevel filter

image, actionscript, filter, api, 3

ActionScript 3