Although Java provides several mechanisms for opening images, saving them is not one of its strengths. This tip will teach you how to save an image in a 24-bit bitmap file. Plus: Jean-Pierre provides all the code necessary to write a bitmap file from an image object. (1,500 words)
3. How to read 8- and 24-bit Microsoft Windows bitmaps in Java applications
Currently, only GIF and JPEG images are supported by the standard getImage() method. While Java routines exist for PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format images, we don't know of any reader existing for Microsoft Windows bitmap images. This tip, authored by Jeff West, provides code for loading Windows bitmap images. (1,400 words)
