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Image processing in Java

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In this article I will introduce you to Java Image processing, explain why Java is a good fit and introduce our JDeli image processing library.

What is Image processing?

Image processing is the action of altering an image using an algorithm. Often this involves a kernel matrix. Image processing operations are frequently used to improve picture quality or expose details as well as just for fun.

Why use Java for Image processing?

Reason 1 ImageIO, plugins and third-party libraries such as JDeli allow Java to read and write a very wide range of Image file formats
Reason 2 Java provides a simple abstract BufferedImage class but also deep level access to pixels, rasters, colorspaces if needed
Reason 3 Graphics2D, kernels and Affine TranformOp allow a very wide range of operations to be applied to an Image.
Reason 4 Java is cross-platform, robust and well supported

Why use JDeli for Java Image processing?

JDeli simplifies image processing in Java and offers the following benefits:

  • prevent heap related JVM crashes
  • large selection of predefined Image processing operations
  • custom() operation makes it easy to define new operations
  • support for additional image formats such as Heic
  • reduce output file size
  • improve read/write performance
  • create smaller files
  • control over output
  • support threading
  • superior image scaling algorithms

Are there any other tutorials showing how to use JDeli to process images?



Find out how to read and write images files in Java with JDeli:

Read: BufferedImage image = JDeli.read(streamOrFile);

Write: JDeli.write(myBufferedImage, OutputFormat.HEIC, outputStreamOrFile)

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Mark Stephens Mark has been working with Java and PDF since 1999 and is a big NetBeans fan. He enjoys speaking at conferences. He has an MA in Medieval History and a passion for reading.