I'm looking to read in the RGB values of a bitmap (or the hex colour codes, either work).
I have tried both this code :
File image = serverConfig.get(map.bmp);
BufferedImage buffer = ImageIO.read(image);
dimX = buffer.getWidth();
dimY = buffer.getHeight();
byte[] pixlesB = (byte[]) buffer.getRaster().getDataElements(0, 0, buffer.getWidth(), buffer.getHeight(), null);
and this code :
File image = serverConfig.get(map.bmp);
BufferedImage buffer = ImageIO.read(image);
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
ImageIO.write(buffer, "bmp", baos );
baos.flush();
byte[] pixlesB = baos.toByteArray();
baos.close();
The both work fine for a small bitmap, but when I load a large bitmap, the data gets compressed and the array returns a bunch of semi random numbers.
for example: A green pixel will read 2,2,2 instead of 0,255,0 A red pixel will read 5,5,5 instead of 255,0,0 A yellow pixel will read 8,8,8 instead of 255,255,0
The bitmaps I'm using only include the colours red, yellow and green. My problem is I have no way of knowing what colour 2,2,2 relates to without checking it manually (which I cannot do since it changes with each bitmap)
I know that there is some metadata in the bitmap that specifies 2 is green, but I don't know how to access it or use it to turn 2 back into 0,255,0
And this is not a duplicate of Java - get pixel array from image since that doesn't mention compressed files. And while I did ask this question a while back, it was just redirected to the above site.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Just thought this might make the question a bit clearer. I believe the file is being read correctly, it is just compressed. How do I decompress it?
