you can't access uploaded images in flash. you have to send the full image to a server, then re-download it, do your manipulation, and then upload the final ver

you can't access uploaded images in flash. you have to send the full image to a server, then re-download it, do your manipulation, and then upload the final version. particularly annoying when uploading to S3, since you have to go client->server->client->server->S3.