import flash.display.BitmapData;

import flash.geom.Matrix;

 

var bitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(mc._width, mc._height, true, 0x00FFFFFF);

 

var bitmap:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("bitmap", this.getNextHighestDepth());

bitmap.attachBitmap(bitmapData, this.getNextHighestDepth());

 

var matrix:Matrix = new Matrix();

matrix.translate(mc._width / 2, mc._height / 2);

 

bitmapData.draw(mc, matrix);