Drop shadow on video through actionscript

Hey guys,
Has anyone put a drop shadow on a video object through action
script?
I have a video that is loaded through action script that also
has an alpha channel, I want to be able to add filters to it like a
drop shadow.
Thanks for your help.

As you can see in this picture, the image is larger is larger than what is visible. The drop shadow follows the mask, not the outline of the picture.
What are you doing differently?
Patrick

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