import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.display.LoaderInfo;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
 
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("banner1.jpg"));
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loaderComplete);
 
private function loaderComplete(event:Event):void
{
    var loaderInfo:LoaderInfo = LoaderInfo(event.target);
    var bitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(loaderInfo.width, loaderInfo.height, false, 0xFFFFFF);
    bitmapData.draw(loaderInfo.loader);
    // result: bitmapData
}

http://blog.yoz.sk/2009/10/bitmap-bitmapdata-bytearray/

Image (Loader) to BitmapData

ActionScript 3