An Image is a numeric representation (normally it is binary) of a two-dimensional image. Depending on whether the image resolution is fixed (non changeable), it may be of vector or raster type. Without qualifications, the term “image” usually refers to raster images also called bitmap images.

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Using super-resolution imaging to improve scaling

The basic idea of super-resolution imaging is the ability to scale up images and maintain visual quality either for people to view or for...
Daniel Warren
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Downsampling by averaging

All the techniques for downsampling involve tradeoffs in terms of speed, quality, and memory usage. They also tend to do better on some types...
Mark Stephens
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How to write BMP images in Java (Tutorial)

TL;DR: Java’s ImageIO can write BMP files but gives you almost no control over the output. For basic use that is fine. If you...
Amy Pearson
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How to convert an image to a PDF in…

In a previous post I looked at why you might want to convert a PDF file to an image (you can use JPedal to...
Bethan Palmer
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Replacing ImageIO with the JDeli image library

What is ImageIO? ImageIO is the built-in Java Image library for reading, writing and working with Images in Java. If you are using Java,...
Bethan Palmer
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Speed Comparisons of Java Image Libraries: ImageIO, JAI &…

Introduction Here at IDRSolutions we have been working on our Java PDF Library and JPDF2HTML5 solutions since 1999 and more recently with Images. How...
Bethan Palmer
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