Class Imaging


  • public final class Imaging
    extends Object
    The primary application programming interface (API) to the Imaging library.

    Application Notes

    Using this class

    Almost all of the Apache Commons Imaging library's core functionality can be accessed through the methods provided by this class. The use of the Imaging class is similar to the Java API's ImageIO class, though Imaging supports formats not included in the standard Java API.

    All of methods provided by the Imaging class are declared static.

    The Apache Commons Imaging package is a pure Java implementation.

    Format support

    While the Apache Commons Imaging package handles a number of different graphics formats, support for some formats is not yet complete. For the most recent information on support for specific formats, refer to Format Support at the main project development web site.

    Optional parameters for image reading and writing

    Many of the operations provided in this class as static calls can be accessed directly using format-specific ImageParser instances. These static methods are provided for convenience in simple use cases.

    Example code

    See the source of the SampleUsage class and other classes in the org.apache.commons.imaging.examples package for examples.

    See Also:
    org.apache.commons.imaging.examples.SampleUsage, Format Support
    • Method Detail

      • hasImageFileExtension

        public static boolean hasImageFileExtension​(File file)
        Attempts to determine if a file contains an image recorded in a supported graphics format based on its file-name extension (for example ".jpg", ".gif", ".png", etc.).
        Parameters:
        file - A valid File object providing a reference to a file that may contain an image.
        Returns:
        true if the file-name includes a supported image format file extension; otherwise, false.
      • hasImageFileExtension

        public static boolean hasImageFileExtension​(String fileName)
        Attempts to determine if a file contains an image recorded in a supported graphics format based on its file-name extension (for example ".jpg", ".gif", ".png", etc.).
        Parameters:
        fileName - A valid string representing name of file which may contain an image.
        Returns:
        true if the file name has an image format file extension.
      • guessFormat

        public static ImageFormat guessFormat​(byte[] bytes)
                                       throws IOException
        Attempts to determine the image format of a file based on its "magic numbers," the first bytes of the data.

        Many graphics format specify identifying byte values that appear at the beginning of the data file. This method checks for such identifying elements and returns a ImageFormat enumeration indicating what it detects. Note that this method can return "false positives" in cases where non-image files begin with the specified byte values.

        Parameters:
        bytes - Byte array containing an image file.
        Returns:
        An ImageFormat, such as ImageFormat.IMAGE_FORMAT_JPEG. Returns ImageFormat.IMAGE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN if the image type cannot be determined.
        Throws:
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O condition.
      • guessFormat

        public static ImageFormat guessFormat​(File file)
                                       throws IOException
        Attempts to determine the image format of a file based on its "magic numbers," the first bytes of the data.

        Many graphics formats specify identifying byte values that appear at the beginning of the data file. This method checks for such identifying elements and returns a ImageFormat enumeration indicating what it detects. Note that this method can return "false positives" in cases where non-image files begin with the specified byte values.

        Parameters:
        file - File containing image data.
        Returns:
        An ImageFormat, such as ImageFormat.IMAGE_FORMAT_JPEG. Returns ImageFormat.IMAGE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN if the image type cannot be determined.
        Throws:
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O condition.
      • guessFormat

        public static ImageFormat guessFormat​(ByteSource byteSource)
                                       throws IOException
        Attempts to determine the image format of a file based on its "magic numbers," the first bytes of the data.

        Many graphics formats specify identifying byte values that appear at the beginning of the data file. This method checks for such identifying elements and returns a ImageFormat enumeration indicating what it detects. Note that this method can return "false positives" in cases where non-image files begin with the specified byte values.

        Parameters:
        byteSource - a valid ByteSource object potentially supplying data for an image.
        Returns:
        An ImageFormat, such as ImageFormat.IMAGE_FORMAT_JPEG. Returns ImageFormat.IMAGE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN if the image type cannot be determined.
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - in the event of an unsuccessful attempt to read the image data
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O condition.
      • getICCProfile

        public static ICC_Profile getICCProfile​(byte[] bytes)
                                         throws ImageReadException,
                                                IOException
        Extracts an ICC Profile (if present) from JPEG, PNG, PSD (Photoshop) and TIFF images.
        Parameters:
        bytes - Byte array containing an image file.
        Returns:
        An instance of ICC_Profile or null if the image contains no ICC profile.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getICCProfile

        public static ICC_Profile getICCProfile​(InputStream is,
                                                String fileName)
                                         throws ImageReadException,
                                                IOException
        Extracts an ICC Profile (if present) from JPEG, PNG, PSD (Photoshop) and TIFF images.
        Parameters:
        is - InputStream from which to read image data.
        fileName - Filename associated with image data (optional).
        Returns:
        An instance of ICC_Profile or null if the image contains no ICC profile.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getICCProfile

        public static ICC_Profile getICCProfile​(File file)
                                         throws ImageReadException,
                                                IOException
        Extracts an ICC Profile (if present) from JPEG, PNG, PSD (Photoshop) and TIFF images.
        Parameters:
        file - File containing image data.
        Returns:
        An instance of ICC_Profile or null if the image contains no ICC profile.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getICCProfileBytes

        public static byte[] getICCProfileBytes​(byte[] bytes)
                                         throws ImageReadException,
                                                IOException
        Extracts the raw bytes of an ICC Profile (if present) from JPEG, PNG, PSD (Photoshop) and TIFF images.

        To parse the result use IccProfileParser or ICC_Profile.getInstance(bytes).

        Parameters:
        bytes - Byte array containing an image file.
        Returns:
        A byte array.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        IccProfileParser, ICC_Profile
      • getICCProfileBytes

        public static byte[] getICCProfileBytes​(File file)
                                         throws ImageReadException,
                                                IOException
        Extracts the raw bytes of an ICC Profile (if present) from JPEG, PNG, PSD (Photoshop) and TIFF images.

        To parse the result use IccProfileParser or ICC_Profile.getInstance(bytes).

        Parameters:
        file - File containing image data.
        Returns:
        A byte array.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        IccProfileParser, ICC_Profile
      • getImageInfo

        public static ImageInfo getImageInfo​(String fileName,
                                             byte[] bytes)
                                      throws ImageReadException,
                                             IOException
        Parses the "image info" of an image.

        "Image info" is a summary of basic information about the image such as: width, height, file format, bit depth, color type, etc.

        Not to be confused with "image metadata."

        Parameters:
        fileName - String.
        bytes - Byte array containing an image file.
        Returns:
        An instance of ImageInfo.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        ImageInfo
      • getImageInfo

        public static ImageInfo getImageInfo​(InputStream is,
                                             String fileName)
                                      throws ImageReadException,
                                             IOException
        Parses the "image info" of an image.

        "Image info" is a summary of basic information about the image such as: width, height, file format, bit depth, color type, etc.

        Not to be confused with "image metadata."

        Parameters:
        is - InputStream from which to read image data.
        fileName - Filename associated with image data (optional).
        Returns:
        An instance of ImageInfo.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        ImageInfo
      • getImageInfo

        public static ImageInfo getImageInfo​(byte[] bytes)
                                      throws ImageReadException,
                                             IOException
        Parses the "image info" of an image.

        "Image info" is a summary of basic information about the image such as: width, height, file format, bit depth, color type, etc.

        Not to be confused with "image metadata."

        Parameters:
        bytes - Byte array containing an image file.
        Returns:
        An instance of ImageInfo.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        ImageInfo
      • getImageInfo

        public static ImageInfo getImageInfo​(File file)
                                      throws ImageReadException,
                                             IOException
        Parses the "image info" of an image file.

        "Image info" is a summary of basic information about the image such as: width, height, file format, bit depth, color type, etc.

        Not to be confused with "image metadata."

        Parameters:
        file - File containing image data.
        Returns:
        An instance of ImageInfo.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        ImageInfo
      • getImageSize

        public static Dimension getImageSize​(InputStream is,
                                             String fileName)
                                      throws ImageReadException,
                                             IOException
        Determines the width and height of an image.
        Parameters:
        is - InputStream from which to read image data.
        fileName - Filename associated with image data (optional).
        Returns:
        The width and height of the image.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getImageSize

        public static Dimension getImageSize​(byte[] bytes)
                                      throws ImageReadException,
                                             IOException
        Determines the width and height of an image.
        Parameters:
        bytes - Byte array containing an image file.
        Returns:
        The width and height of the image.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getImageSize

        public static Dimension getImageSize​(File file)
                                      throws ImageReadException,
                                             IOException
        Determines the width and height of an image file.
        Parameters:
        file - File containing image data.
        Returns:
        The width and height of the image.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getXmpXml

        public static String getXmpXml​(InputStream is,
                                       String fileName)
                                throws ImageReadException,
                                       IOException
        Extracts the embedded XML metadata as an XML string.
        Parameters:
        is - InputStream from which to read image data.
        fileName - Filename associated with image data (optional).
        Returns:
        Xmp Xml as String, if present. Otherwise, returns null.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getXmpXml

        public static String getXmpXml​(byte[] bytes)
                                throws ImageReadException,
                                       IOException
        Extracts the embedded XML metadata as an XML string.
        Parameters:
        bytes - Byte array containing an image file.
        Returns:
        Xmp Xml as String, if present. Otherwise, returns null.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getXmpXml

        public static String getXmpXml​(File file)
                                throws ImageReadException,
                                       IOException
        Extracts the embedded XML metadata as an XML string.
        Parameters:
        file - File containing image data.
        Returns:
        Xmp Xml as String, if present. Otherwise, returns null.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getXmpXml

        public static String getXmpXml​(ByteSource byteSource)
                                throws ImageReadException,
                                       IOException
        Extracts the embedded XML metadata as an XML string.
        Parameters:
        byteSource - File containing image data.
        Returns:
        Xmp Xml as String, if present. Otherwise, returns null.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to parse the image
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
      • getMetadata

        public static ImageMetadata getMetadata​(byte[] bytes)
                                         throws ImageReadException,
                                                IOException
        Parses the metadata of an image. This metadata depends on the format of the image.

        JPEG/JFIF files may contain EXIF and/or IPTC metadata. PNG files may contain comments. TIFF files may contain metadata.

        The instance of IImageMetadata returned by getMetadata() should be upcast (depending on image format).

        Not to be confused with "image info."

        Parameters:
        bytes - Byte array containing an image file.
        Returns:
        An instance of ImageMetadata.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to read the image metadata
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        ImageMetadata
      • getMetadata

        public static ImageMetadata getMetadata​(InputStream is,
                                                String fileName)
                                         throws ImageReadException,
                                                IOException
        Parses the metadata of an image file. This metadata depends on the format of the image.

        JPEG/JFIF files may contain EXIF and/or IPTC metadata. PNG files may contain comments. TIFF files may contain metadata.

        The instance of IImageMetadata returned by getMetadata() should be upcast (depending on image format).

        Not to be confused with "image info."

        Parameters:
        is - InputStream from which to read image data.
        fileName - Filename associated with image data (optional).
        Returns:
        An instance of IImageMetadata.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to read the image metadata
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        ImageMetadata
      • getMetadata

        public static ImageMetadata getMetadata​(File file)
                                         throws ImageReadException,
                                                IOException
        Parses the metadata of an image file. This metadata depends on the format of the image.

        JPEG/JFIF files may contain EXIF and/or IPTC metadata. PNG files may contain comments. TIFF files may contain metadata.

        The instance of IImageMetadata returned by getMetadata() should be upcast (depending on image format).

        Not to be confused with "image info."

        Parameters:
        file - File containing image data.
        Returns:
        An instance of IImageMetadata.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - if it fails to read the image metadata
        IOException - if it fails to read the image data
        See Also:
        ImageMetadata
      • dumpImageFile

        public static String dumpImageFile​(byte[] bytes)
                                    throws ImageReadException,
                                           IOException
        Write the ImageInfo and format-specific information for the image content of the specified byte array to a string.
        Parameters:
        bytes - A valid array of bytes.
        Returns:
        A valid string.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - In the event that the specified content does not conform to the format of the specific parser implementation.
        IOException - In the event of unsuccessful read or access operation.
      • dumpImageFile

        public static String dumpImageFile​(File file)
                                    throws ImageReadException,
                                           IOException
        Write the ImageInfo and format-specific information for the image content of the specified file to a string.
        Parameters:
        file - A valid file reference.
        Returns:
        A valid string.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - In the event that the specified content does not conform to the format of the specific parser implementation.
        IOException - In the event of unsuccessful read or access operation.
      • getFormatCompliance

        public static FormatCompliance getFormatCompliance​(byte[] bytes)
                                                    throws ImageReadException,
                                                           IOException
        Attempts to determine the image format of the specified data and evaluates its format compliance.

        This method returns a FormatCompliance object which includes information about the data's compliance to a specific format.

        Parameters:
        bytes - a valid array of bytes containing image data.
        Returns:
        if successful, a valid FormatCompliance object.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - in the event of unreadable data.
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O condition.
      • getFormatCompliance

        public static FormatCompliance getFormatCompliance​(File file)
                                                    throws ImageReadException,
                                                           IOException
        Attempts to determine the image format of the specified data and evaluates its format compliance. This method returns a FormatCompliance object which includes information about the data's compliance to a specific format.
        Parameters:
        file - valid file containing image data
        Returns:
        if successful, a valid FormatCompliance object.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - in the event of unreadable data.
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O condition.
      • getAllBufferedImages

        public static List<BufferedImage> getAllBufferedImages​(InputStream is,
                                                               String fileName)
                                                        throws ImageReadException,
                                                               IOException
        Gets all images specified by the InputStream (some formats may include multiple images within a single data source).
        Parameters:
        is - A valid InputStream
        fileName - Filename associated with image data (optional).
        Returns:
        A valid (potentially empty) list of BufferedImage objects.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - In the event that the specified content does not conform to the format of the specific parser implementation.
        IOException - In the event of unsuccessful read or access operation.
      • getAllBufferedImages

        public static List<BufferedImage> getAllBufferedImages​(byte[] bytes)
                                                        throws ImageReadException,
                                                               IOException
        Gets all images specified by the byte array (some formats may include multiple images within a single data source).
        Parameters:
        bytes - a valid array of bytes
        Returns:
        A valid (potentially empty) list of BufferedImage objects.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - In the event that the specified content does not conform to the format of the specific parser implementation.
        IOException - In the event of unsuccessful read or access operation.
      • getAllBufferedImages

        public static List<BufferedImage> getAllBufferedImages​(File file)
                                                        throws ImageReadException,
                                                               IOException
        Gets all images specified by the file (some formats may include multiple images within a single data source).
        Parameters:
        file - A reference to a valid data file.
        Returns:
        A valid (potentially empty) list of BufferedImage objects.
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - In the event that the specified content does not conform to the format of the specific parser implementation.
        IOException - In the event of unsuccessful read or access operation.
      • getBufferedImage

        public static BufferedImage getBufferedImage​(InputStream is)
                                              throws ImageReadException,
                                                     IOException
        Reads the first image from an InputStream.

        For the most recent information on support for specific formats, refer to Format Support at the main project development web site. While the Apache Commons Imaging package does not fully support all formats, it can read image info, metadata and ICC profiles from all image formats that provide this data.

        Parameters:
        is - a valid ImageStream from which to read data.
        Returns:
        if successful, a valid buffered image
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - in the event of a processing errorfileName while reading an image (i.e. a format violation, etc.).
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O exception.
      • getBufferedImage

        public static BufferedImage getBufferedImage​(InputStream is,
                                                     String fileName)
                                              throws ImageReadException,
                                                     IOException
        Reads the first image from an InputStream.

        For the most recent information on support for specific formats, refer to Format Support at the main project development web site. While the Apache Commons Imaging package does not fully support all formats, it can read image info, metadata and ICC profiles from all image formats that provide this data.

        Parameters:
        is - a valid ImageStream from which to read data.
        fileName - the image file name.
        Returns:
        if successful, a valid buffered image
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - in the event of a processing error while reading an image (i.e. a format violation, etc.).
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O exception.
      • getBufferedImage

        public static BufferedImage getBufferedImage​(byte[] bytes)
                                              throws ImageReadException,
                                                     IOException
        Reads the first image from a byte array.

        For the most recent information on support for specific formats, refer to Format Support at the main project development web site. While the Apache Commons Imaging package does not fully support all formats, it can read image info, metadata and ICC profiles from all image formats that provide this data.

        Parameters:
        bytes - a valid array of bytes from which to read data.
        Returns:
        if successful, a valid buffered image
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - in the event of a processing error while reading an image (i.e. a format violation, etc.).
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O exception.
      • getBufferedImage

        public static BufferedImage getBufferedImage​(File file)
                                              throws ImageReadException,
                                                     IOException
        Reads the first image from a file.

        For the most recent information on support for specific formats, refer to Format Support at the main project development web site. While the Apache Commons Imaging package does not fully support all formats, it can read image info, metadata and ICC profiles from all image formats that provide this data.

        Parameters:
        file - a valid reference to a file containing image data.
        Returns:
        if successful, a valid buffered image
        Throws:
        ImageReadException - in the event of a processing error while reading an image (i.e. a format violation, etc.).
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O exception.
      • writeImage

        public static void writeImage​(BufferedImage src,
                                      File file,
                                      ImageFormat format)
                               throws ImageWriteException,
                                      IOException
        Writes the content of a BufferedImage to a file using the specified image format.

        Image writing is not supported for all graphics formats. For the most recent information on support for specific formats, refer to Format Support at the main project development web site. While the Apache Commons Imaging package does not fully support all formats, it can read image info, metadata and ICC profiles from all image formats that provide this data.

        Parameters:
        src - a valid BufferedImage object
        file - the file to which the output image is to be written
        format - the format in which the output image is to be written
        Throws:
        ImageWriteException - in the event of a format violation, unsupported image format, etc.
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O exception.
        See Also:
        ImagingConstants
      • writeImageToBytes

        public static byte[] writeImageToBytes​(BufferedImage src,
                                               ImageFormat format)
                                        throws ImageWriteException,
                                               IOException
        Writes the content of a BufferedImage to a byte array using the specified image format.

        Image writing is not supported for all graphics formats. For the most recent information on support for specific formats, refer to Format Support at the main project development web site. While the Apache Commons Imaging package does not fully support all formats, it can read image info, metadata and ICC profiles from all image formats that provide this data.

        Parameters:
        src - a valid BufferedImage object
        format - the format in which the output image is to be written
        Returns:
        if successful, a valid array of bytes.
        Throws:
        ImageWriteException - in the event of a format violation, unsupported image format, etc.
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O exception.
        See Also:
        ImagingConstants
      • writeImage

        public static void writeImage​(BufferedImage src,
                                      OutputStream os,
                                      ImageFormat format)
                               throws ImageWriteException,
                                      IOException
        Writes the content of a BufferedImage to an OutputStream using the specified image format.

        Image writing is not supported for all graphics formats. For the most recent information on support for specific formats, refer to Format Support at the main project development web site. While the Apache Commons Imaging package does not fully support all formats, it can read image info, metadata and ICC profiles from all image formats that provide this data.

        Parameters:
        src - a valid BufferedImage object
        os - the OutputStream to which the output image is to be written
        format - the format in which the output image is to be written
        Throws:
        ImageWriteException - in the event of a format violation, unsupported image format, etc.
        IOException - in the event of an unrecoverable I/O exception.
        See Also:
        ImagingConstants