// INCLUDES...
import flash.display.*;
import com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.plugins.*;
////////////////////////////

public var glintMC:MovieClip = setUpGlint(objectToApplyGlintTo);

glint(glintMC, 2, 2, true);

public function setUpGlint(originalObj:*){
	var cloneBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(originalObj.width, originalObj.height, true, 0x000000);
	cloneBitmapData.draw(originalObj);
	var BmpClone:Bitmap = new Bitmap(cloneBitmapData);
	BmpClone.x = originalObj.x;
	BmpClone.y = originalObj.y;
	BmpClone.name = "BmpClone";
	
	var cloneHolder:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
	cloneHolder.addChild(BmpClone);
	addChild(cloneHolder);
	cloneHolder.name = "assetForGlinting";
	TweenLite.to(cloneHolder, 0.01, {tint:0xFFFFFF, glowFilter:{blurX:7, blurY:7, alpha:1.35, strength:1, color:0xFFFFFF}});

	var spot:MovieClip = new spotlight();
	spot.height = spot.width = originalObj.height*4;
	addChild(spot);
	spot.x = originalObj.x-(spot.width*0.75);
	spot.y = originalObj.y + originalObj.height/2;
	spot.name = "spot";
			
	originalObj.cacheAsBitmap = cloneHolder.cacheAsBitmap = spot.cacheAsBitmap = true;
	cloneHolder.mask = spot;
	
	var cloneClip:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
	cloneClip.addChild(originalObj);
	cloneClip.addChild(cloneHolder);
	cloneClip.addChild(spot);
	addChild(cloneClip);
	return cloneClip;
}

public function glint(glintReadyMC:*, Delay=0, Duration=2, leftToRight=true){
	var spot:MovieClip = glintReadyMC.getChildByName("spot");
	var assetForGlinting = glintReadyMC.getChildByName("assetForGlinting").getChildByName("BmpClone");
	var tweenAmount:Number = assetForGlinting.width + spot.width*1.5;
	if(leftToRight){
		spot.x = assetForGlinting.x - (spot.width*0.75);
	} else {
		tweenAmount *= -1;
		spot.x  = assetForGlinting.x + assetForGlinting.width + (spot.width*0.75);
	}
	TweenLite.to(spot, Duration, {delay:Delay, x:tweenAmount.toString()});
}

// INCLUDES...
import flash.display.*;
import com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.plugins.*;
////////////////////////////

public var glintMC:MovieClip = setUpGlint(objectToApplyGlintTo);

glint(glintMC, 2, 2, true);

public function setUpGlint(originalObj:*){
	var cloneBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(originalObj.width, originalObj.height, true, 0x000000);
	cloneBitmapData.draw(m);
	var BmpClone:Bitmap = new Bitmap(cloneBitmapData);
	BmpClone.x = originalObj.x;
	BmpClone.y = originalObj.y;
	BmpClone.name = "BmpClone";
	
	var cloneHolder:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
	cloneHolder.addChild(BmpClone);
	addChild(cloneHolder);
	cloneHolder.name = "assetForGlinting";
	TweenLite.to(cloneHolder, 0.01, {tint:0xFFFFFF, glowFilter:{blurX:7, blurY:7, alpha:1.35, strength:1, color:0xFFFFFF}});

	var spot:MovieClip = new spotlight();
	spot.height = spot.width = originalObj.height*4;
	addChild(spot);
	spot.x = originalObj.x-(spot.width*0.75);
	spot.y = originalObj.y + originalObj.height/2;
	spot.name = "spot";
			
	originalObj.cacheAsBitmap = cloneHolder.cacheAsBitmap = spot.cacheAsBitmap = true;
	cloneHolder.mask = spot;
	
	var cloneClip:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
	cloneClip.addChild(originalObj);
	cloneClip.addChild(cloneHolder);
	cloneClip.addChild(spot);
	addChild(cloneClip);
	return cloneClip;
}

public function glint(glintReadyMC:*, Delay=0, Duration=2, leftToRight=true){
	var spot:MovieClip = glintReadyMC.getChildByName("spot");
	var assetForGlinting = glintReadyMC.getChildByName("assetForGlinting").getChildByName("BmpClone");
	var tweenAmount:Number = assetForGlinting.width + spot.width*1.5;
	if(leftToRight){
		spot.x = assetForGlinting.x - (spot.width*0.75);
	} else {
		tweenAmount *= -1;
		spot.x  = assetForGlinting.x + assetForGlinting.width + (spot.width*0.75);
	}
	TweenLite.to(spot, Duration, {delay:Delay, x:tweenAmount.toString()});
}

// INCLUDES...
import flash.display.*;
import com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.plugins.*;
////////////////////////////

public var glintMC:MovieClip = setUpGlint(objectToApplyGlintTo);

glint(glintMC, 2, 2, true);

public function setUpGlint(m:*){
	var cloneBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(m.width, m.height, true, 0x000000);
	cloneBitmapData.draw(m);
	var BmpClone:Bitmap = new Bitmap(cloneBitmapData);
	BmpClone.x = m.x;
	BmpClone.y = m.y;
	BmpClone.name = "BmpClone";
	
	var cloneHolder:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
	cloneHolder.addChild(BmpClone);
	addChild(cloneHolder);
	cloneHolder.name = "glintAsset";
	TweenLite.to(cloneHolder, 0.01, {tint:0xFFFFFF, glowFilter:{blurX:7, blurY:7, alpha:1.35, strength:1, color:0xFFFFFF}});

	var spot:MovieClip = new spotlight();
	spot.height = spot.width = m.height*4;
	addChild(spot);
	spot.x = m.x-(spot.width*0.75);
	spot.y = m.y + m.height/2;
	spot.name = "spot";
			
	m.cacheAsBitmap = cloneHolder.cacheAsBitmap = spot.cacheAsBitmap = true;
	cloneHolder.mask = spot;
	
	var cloneClip:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
	cloneClip.addChild(m);
	cloneClip.addChild(cloneHolder);
	cloneClip.addChild(spot);
	addChild(cloneClip);
	return cloneClip;
}

public function glint(m:*, Delay=0, Duration=2, leftToRight=true){
	var spot:MovieClip = m.getChildByName("spot");
	var glintAsset = m.getChildByName("glintAsset").getChildByName("BmpClone");
	var tweenAmount:Number = glintAsset.width + spot.width*1.5;
	if(leftToRight){
		spot.x = glintAsset.x - (spot.width*0.75);
	} else {
		tweenAmount *= -1;
		spot.x  = glintAsset.x + glintAsset.width + (spot.width*0.75);
	}
	TweenLite.to(spot, Duration, {delay:Delay, x:tweenAmount.toString()});
}

Object Glinting Method

ActionScript 3