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//package modrcon; import java.awt.image.*; import java.awt.color.*; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; /** * Takes an image and returns the Gray scale copy of it. This class is static and * therefore cannot be instantiated. Proper usage is to call ImageGrayer.grayImage(); * @author izuriel */ public class ImageUtil { /** * Posted by alpha02 at http://www.dreamincode.net/code/snippet1076.htm */ public static BufferedImage toBufferedImage(Image image) { if (image instanceof BufferedImage) return (BufferedImage) image; // This code ensures that all the pixels in the image are loaded image = new ImageIcon(image).getImage(); // Determine if the image has transparent pixels boolean hasAlpha = hasAlpha(image); // Create a buffered image with a format that's compatible with the screen BufferedImage bimage = null; GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(); try { // Determine the type of transparency of the new buffered image int transparency = Transparency.OPAQUE; if (hasAlpha == true) transparency = Transparency.BITMASK; // Create the buffered image GraphicsDevice gs = ge.getDefaultScreenDevice(); GraphicsConfiguration gc = gs.getDefaultConfiguration(); bimage = gc.createCompatibleImage(image.getWidth(null), image.getHeight(null), transparency); } catch (HeadlessException e) { } //No screen if (bimage == null) { // Create a buffered image using the default color model int type = BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB; if (hasAlpha == true) { type = BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB; } bimage = new BufferedImage(image.getWidth(null), image.getHeight(null), type); } // Copy image to buffered image Graphics g = bimage.createGraphics(); // Paint the image onto the buffered image g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, null); g.dispose(); return bimage; } public static boolean hasAlpha(Image image) { // If buffered image, the color model is readily available if (image instanceof BufferedImage) return ((BufferedImage) image).getColorModel().hasAlpha(); // Use a pixel grabber to retrieve the image's color model; // grabbing a single pixel is usually sufficient PixelGrabber pg = new PixelGrabber(image, 0, 0, 1, 1, false); try { pg.grabPixels(); } catch (InterruptedException e) { } // Get the image's color model return pg.getColorModel().hasAlpha(); } }