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Java and Imaging

You are required to do your programming in Java. There are a number of resources beyond the basic SDK packages that you may wish to use. They are described below.

Note that in Java we do not have pointers.

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Description

Basic SDK

Through Image, has support to load GIF and JPEG images as well as retrieve pixel values and allows you to create new images from data arrays.

TIP: Use MediaTracker class to effectively load image handeling events that may occur.

Java Advanced Imaging API

This adds:

support for additional image formats including BMP, GIF, FPX, JPEG, PNG, PNM, TIFF
More than 80 image processing operations, most of which are native optimized for performance

REQUIRES: that you download this additional package and jar up these new classes with any program you create using them

Java Vision Toolkit

Freeware package out of USF that sits on top of Java's Advanced Imaging API and 3D API.

Adds support for more advanced imaging and vision algorithms

REQUIRES: that you download this additional package and jar up these new classes with any program you create using them

Java 3D API

faq

manual

download

Usefull when writting code that displays items in a 3 dimensional fashion.

Sits on top of OpenGL or ActiveX to render.

Mention as needed by Java Vision Toolkit above.

REQUIRES: that you download this additional package and jar up these new classes with any program you create using them