[flash33]

import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Point;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.filters.BlurFilter;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 30, false, 0xFFCC00);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(10, 10, 40, 10);
bmd.fillRect(rect, 0xFF0000);

var pt:Point = new Point(10, 10);
var filter:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter();
bmd.applyFilter(bmd, rect, pt, filter);

Пример из help'а