// GRAYSCALE AND IMAGE snippet
 
// "Bit" is the linkage ID of the bitmap in the Library
var colorMC : Sprite = new Bit();
 
// sendToGray takes 3 parameters width, height, and Sprite
addChild( sendToGray( 306, 176, colorMC ));
 
function sendToGray( w:int, h:int, drawItem:Sprite ) : Bitmap
{
	var myBitmapData : BitmapData = new BitmapData( w, h );
	myBitmapData.draw( drawItem );
 
	var bmp : Bitmap = new Bitmap( setGrayScale(myBitmapData) );
 
	return bmp;
}
 
function setGrayScale( obj:BitmapData ) : BitmapData
{
    var rLum : Number = 0.2225;
    var gLum : Number = 0.7169;
    var bLum : Number = 0.0606; 
 
    var matrix:Array = [ rLum, gLum, bLum, 0, 0,
                         rLum, gLum, bLum, 0, 0,
                         rLum, gLum, bLum, 0, 0,
                         0,    0,    0,    1, 0 ];
 
    var filter:ColorMatrixFilter = new ColorMatrixFilter( matrix );
    obj.applyFilter( obj, new Rectangle( 0,0,obj.width,obj.height ), new Point(0,0), filter );
 
    return obj;
}