Make Bitmap of a MovieClip (maybe to simplify animation, whatever)

// source for the bitmap data in this case is a text field
var tf:TextField = new TextField();
tf.text = "bitmap text";
 
// create new transparent BitmapData object to hold the captured data
// BitmapData(width, height, transparent, color)
var myBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 20, true, 0x000000);
 
// draw the source data into the BitmapData object
myBitmapData.draw(tf);
 
// make a new Bitmap object and populate with the BitmapData object
var bmp:Bitmap = new Bitmap(myBitmapData);
 
// add Bitmap to stage
this.addChild(bmp);