HEIC

What is HEIF? HEIF vs HEIC

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…
Amy Pearson
7 min read

Apache Commons Imaging Alternative for Java: JDeli

If 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...
Amy Pearson
7 min read

TwelveMonkeys Alternative for Java Image Processing

Most Java developers find TwelveMonkeys the same way: ImageIO won’t read some format, a quick search turns it up, a few JARs go on...
Amy Pearson
6 min read

JDeli vs Java ImageIO: Benchmarks and Migration

Java’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...
Amy Pearson
8 min read

JDeli: The Memory-Efficient & Performance Replacement for Java ImageIO

JDeli 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...
Amy Pearson
2 min read

Working with Images in Java

Java developers working with Image files have limited options. Since starting the company in 1999, we’ve been frustrated by the limited options available for...
Amy Pearson
7 min read