Converting Image to Color array

Question

I load an image in Java and want to convertit to a RGB-Array so I can read the color of each single pixel. I searched on Google, but I only found how to convert Color-Arrays to Images.

Check out the documentation http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/awt/image/BufferedImage.html, specifically `getRGB()`. — Reinstate Monica -- notmaynard, Apr 08 '13 at 14:16
How are you loading your `Image`? Most likely you can just pass a `BufferedImage` instead. — Reinstate Monica -- notmaynard, Apr 08 '13 at 14:36
Or you can cast your `Image` as `BufferedImage`. If you post your code where you load you image, I can be more specific. — Reinstate Monica -- notmaynard, Apr 08 '13 at 14:44

stacker · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08T19:59:25.790

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The following lines illustrate the usage of the API methods:

BufferedImage bi = ImageIO.read( new File( "image.png" ) );
int[] data = ( (DataBufferInt) bi.getRaster().getDataBuffer() ).getData();
for ( int i = 0 ; i < data.length ; i++ ) {
    Color c = new Color(data[i]);
    // RGB is now accessible as
    c.getRed();
    c.getGreen();
    c.getBlue();
}

If you face issues due to the color model, create a copy first

BufferedImage img2 = new BufferedImage( bi.getWidth(), bi.getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB );

img2.getGraphics().drawImage( bi, 0, 0, null );

and use img2 in the above code.

edited Apr 08 '13 at 19:59

answered Apr 08 '13 at 14:35

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Does img strand for the Image i want to convert? – jalgames Apr 08 '13 at 18:19
@user2241553 sorry that was a mistake, I fixed that. – stacker Apr 08 '13 at 19:59
why is `data.length` larger than `img.width*img.height` ? – Giannis Tzagarakis Nov 26 '15 at 22:27
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@GiannisTzagarakis thats because width*height is the number of pixels and a pixel can have more than a byte. (RGB values plus alpha deoending on the type e.g. BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB) – stacker Nov 26 '15 at 22:32

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