Use filters for Text in GPU mode AIR mobile

Question

Unfortunately the filters do not work (drop shadow, glow) in GPU mode. I\'m looking for an opportunity to use these effects to text in this mode. I will welcome any advice.<

Answer 1

Here is how to convert ANY DisplayObject to a Bitmap - useful for "restoring" filter effects in AIR GPU mobile rendermode. This is Pixelthis's solution, fixed, optimized and tested:

    // => 'bitmap' must belong to the same parent as 'obj'. 'obj' should be invisible.
    static public function Update(obj:DisplayObject, bitmap:Bitmap):void {
        //trace("CacheToBmp",obj.name);

        // Remember the transform matrix of the text field
        var offset:Matrix = obj.transform.matrix.clone();
        // Get the bounds of just the textfield (does not include filters)
        var bounds:Rectangle = obj.getBounds(obj);
        // Create a bitmapData that is used just to calculate the size of the filters
        var tempBD:BitmapData = new BitmapData( Math.ceil(bounds.width), Math.ceil(bounds.height), false );
        bounds.width = obj.width;
        bounds.height = obj.height;
        // Make a copy of the textField bounds. We'll adjust this with the filters
        var finalBounds:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0,0,bounds.width,bounds.height);

        // Step through each filter in the textField and adjust our bounds to include them all
        var filterBounds:Rectangle;
        for each (var filter:BitmapFilter in obj.filters) {
            filterBounds = tempBD.generateFilterRect( tempBD.rect, filter );
            finalBounds = finalBounds.union(filterBounds);
        }
        finalBounds.offset(bounds.x,bounds.y);
        finalBounds.x = Math.floor(finalBounds.x);
        finalBounds.y = Math.floor(finalBounds.y);
        finalBounds.width = Math.ceil(finalBounds.width);
        finalBounds.height = Math.ceil(finalBounds.height);

        // Now draw the textfield to a new bitmpaData
        var data:BitmapData = new BitmapData( finalBounds.width, finalBounds.height, false, 0 );
        offset.tx = -finalBounds.x;
        offset.ty = -finalBounds.y;
        data.drawWithQuality( obj, offset, obj.transform.colorTransform, obj.blendMode, null, true, StageQuality.HIGH );
        bitmap.bitmapData = data;

        // Position the bitmap in same place as 'obj'
        bitmap.x = obj.transform.matrix.tx + finalBounds.x;
        bitmap.y = obj.transform.matrix.ty + finalBounds.y;
    }