The answer was too easy, really:



Well, enjoy!

Now you can find a live example and download the sources.

UPDATE

A guy left a review on Stumble saying: "CDATA - Character Data. Use it. It's what it's there for".
At the very beginning I wrote that I didn't like this solution, but now I'd like to give more information on why I DON'T like CDATA:

- It increases the file size
- Your XML file becomes bloated and less readable
- If you need a new line break (which is the point of this post) you have to actually make the new line in the XML, destroying the formatting

Here is an example:
<items>
<item><![CDATA[This is the first line.
And this goes on a new line.]]></item>
</items>

Adding line breaks in Flash via XML - Copyright © 2009 Giordano Piazza


function smooth(mc:MovieClip)
{
var bitmap:BitmapData = new BitmapData(mc._width, mc._height, true, 0x000000);
mc.attachBitmap(bitmap, 0, "auto", true);
bitmap.draw(mc);
}


To use it, just call the function pointing to the target mc:

smooth(target_mc);


As you can see from the code, the function doesn't load anything, it just re-draws a MovieClip with the "Allow smoothing" property set; this is because I needed a quick and simple function to render any MovieClip, since I use another library to handle the loading process.

Note: The code is actionscript2. I didn't investigate the actionscript3 behavior about this issue, if you know something please drop a comment!

IMPORTANT UPDATE
I tried what Non Cho suggested and it works for Flash Player 8! Thanks man!
You no longer need the smooth() function, just keep it in case you need to export for Flash Player 7.
All you have to do is to apply the forceSmoothing property to a MovieClip after the content (image or whatever) has finished loading:


mc.forceSmoothing = true;


Remember to set the forceSmoothing property to true only AFTER the content of the MovieClip has been completely loaded. This is very important, otherwise it will not work.

One more example could be:

mc.loadMovie("my_picture.jpg");

mc.onLoad = function()
{
this.forceSmoothing = true;
}


Allow smoothing for external images (as2) - Copyright © 2009 Giordano Piazza

I decided to make some improvements to make it more flexible while keeping it super compact.

This version includes:
- Fixed a bug with Flash Player 10+ (thanks to a comment from Patrick)
- CSS text alignment is now supported

• Download the Alternative sIFR-lite
• See the DEMO

Please refer to the homepage of sIFR-lite for the documentation.

I do not take the full credits of sIFR or sIFR lite; the aim of this project is only to provide an alternative version with some bug-fixes, and some new features not included in the original.

Anyway... I'll be posting updates here, any input is welcome!

Alternative sIFR-lite - Copyright © 2009 Giordano Piazza

VideoMaru

Easy and powerful Flash video player, it let's you to create interfaces in minutes: just draw something, convert it to MovieClip and set an instance name (like play, stop, pause...).

SWFUpload

Cool if you need to show a progress bar during uploads.

sIFR

Use any font in your website with this. It substitutes defined html tags with a Flash SWF file displaying the embedded font.

SWFAddress

Deeplink for Flash. With this library you'll be able to link internal pages of a Flash website.

SWFFit

Automatically resize your Flash movie keeping it accessible independent of screen resolution.

Flash Switcher

Smart Firefox extension to quickly switch between different Flash Player versions.

6 Flash Essentials - Copyright © 2009 Giordano Piazza

Lotus - Copyright © 2009 Giordano Piazza