AS3:How to change a colored Bitmap's BitmapData to black and white?

Question

How can I change the bitmapdata of a coloured Bitmap to Black and White in AS3 ? I\'m developing a simple image editor tool for a CMS in f

Answer 1

Thank you for the approach, I created a small tool, that lets you play around with the values: http://bjornson.inhb.de/?p=159

The initial values are the ones proposed by macke: 30%, 59% and 11% for rgb.

You can also load external images and try out for the best result for your images.