https://blog.idrsolutions.com/author/amy/PDF tips and JPedal highlightsen-US hourly 1https://blog.idrsolutions.com/what-is-heif-vs-heic/Amy PearsonThu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=HEIF is a container format for images. HEIC is a HEIF file whose pixels were coded with HEVC, which is what your iPhone produces. The distinction explains most of the trouble people have with these files…https://blog.idrsolutions.com/apache-commons-imaging-alternative-for-java-jdeli/Amy PearsonMon, 13 Jul 2026 11:40:48 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=40009If you’ve used Apache Commons Imaging, it was probably to pull EXIF out of a JPEG or edit some XMP. That’s what it’s good...https://blog.idrsolutions.com/twelvemonkeys-alternative-for-java-image-processing/Amy PearsonFri, 03 Jul 2026 13:35:18 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=39751Most Java developers find TwelveMonkeys the same way: ImageIO won’t read some format, a quick search turns it up, a few JARs go on...https://blog.idrsolutions.com/jdeli-vs-java-imageio-benchmarks-and-migration/Amy PearsonFri, 12 Jun 2026 13:46:31 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=39540Java’s built-in javax.imageio.ImageIO has been the default image library since J2SE 1.4. It reads and writes JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and TIFF (from JDK...https://blog.idrsolutions.com/benchmarking-java-image-libraries-encoding/Amy PearsonFri, 01 May 2026 09:07:37 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=38947TL;DRWhen benchmarking Java image libraries, what matters most depends on your use case. Speed is critical for high-throughput services, file size drives storage and...https://blog.idrsolutions.com/how-to-convert-avif-to-jpg-in-bulk-tutorial/Amy PearsonFri, 12 Dec 2025 13:49:27 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=38211If you’re working with a large number of AVIF files, converting them to JPG in bulk can streamline your workflow, especially when the JPG...https://blog.idrsolutions.com/how-to-write-avif-image-files-in-java-tutorial/Amy PearsonWed, 10 Dec 2025 15:45:38 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=33958TL;DR Java’s ImageIO does not support AVIF output. To add AVIF support to ImageIO, you can use the Open source vavi-image-avif plugin (which is...https://blog.idrsolutions.com/jdeli-the-memory-efficient-performance-replacement-for-java-imageio/Amy PearsonTue, 09 Dec 2025 16:10:48 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=38161JDeli is the industry-leading, high-performance replacement for the default javax.imageio.ImageIO package. It resolves common issues associated with the standard library, offering up to 7X...https://blog.idrsolutions.com/working-with-images-in-java/Amy PearsonFri, 07 Nov 2025 14:32:43 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=37620Java developers working with Image files have limited options. Since starting the company in 1999, we’ve been frustrated by the limited options available for...https://blog.idrsolutions.com/scaling-images-in-java-with-jdeli/Amy PearsonThu, 07 Aug 2025 14:11:06 +0000https://blog.idrsolutions.com/?p=37115In Java, you can easily scale images with the help of libraries like JDeli, which offers both standard and advanced scaling options. This guide...