[flexcoders] ImageSnapshots, embedded binary, and local-with-networking

I'm having issues taking ImageSnapshots in my local-with-networking SWF. The content it doesn't like is images (Loader instances) loaded from an embedded blob: [Embed(source="payload.zip", mimeType="application/octet-stream")] The blob is zipped, so there's some byte manipulation on the

[flexcoders] Flex 4 and GC roots

I'm using the FlashBuilder 4 profiler, and I'm finding odd things labeled as GC roots (e.g., an Image control that's no longer on the display list, nor static). Are there more explicit rules for what make something a GC root than Alex's comment here [http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders@yahoo