maximum size of a sprite in as3?

Question

Is there an upper bound to the size of a sprite in as3 / flash 10?

I know bitmapData has limitations...

Answer 1

Back2dos' post seems very informative, but just watch out if you are caching as a bitmap (DisplayObject.cacheAsBitmap = true, applying a BitmapFilter will also cause this), as you will then be limited by flash's bitmap size limit.