Solution form Displaying .BMP file in a Java Applet

[venkatar]

Hi Friends, I have been trying to display .bmp file in applet. But i did't completed. I want to know is there any .java/.class file, which converts .bmp file into .gif/.jpg.. or any other solution to slove this proble.

[venkatar]

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[sjalle]

You should not use bmp files on the web, they are too big. Convert to jpg or gif using
some image processing program.
If you haven't got any such program there are myriads of them free and available out there.
I don't know of any ready made converters in java, but you can 'roll your own' using pixel
manipulation, but I think that is reserved for people who enjoy pain...

If it a converter exists, then you still have to pay the price for time consuming bmp upload.

[meisl]

Although I agree with sjalle wrt. bmp vs gif/jpg, you might want to have a look at

javax.imageio.ImageIO.read(File)

a static method that returns a java.awt.image.BufferedImage (if you're lucky ). I cannot explain all that stuff, please refer to the API documentation for details.