Questions about BufferedImages and Images

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Please answer these questions:

Is it true that if a BufferedImage is of type INT_ARGB it will be rendered at the same speed as a Toolkit generated Image object?
Are BufferedImages and Images "equal" for games? (speed & memory efficiency wise)
Is it correct that BufferedImages will not play an animated *.gif because the image data is buffered?
Will the animated image data stored in an Image object be lost if the Image is drawn to a BufferedImage which is then rendered to the screen through a Graphics object?

To be honest, I haven't done any one those things. I was kind of hoping that someone would have an answer. — Benjamin, Sep 10 '11 at 13:51
Well I have tried drawing images that were animating just fine, until they were drawn on a BufferedImage. So I guess I kind of know the answer to question number 3 & 4. I just didn't want to draw a hasty conclusion, and so I thought someone could answer my questions or at least confirm my "theories" in a snap :) — Benjamin, Sep 10 '11 at 13:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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While BufferedImage is not intrinsically animated, they are frequently used to pre-load or pre-render complex images in order to speed up animation. This KineticModel is an example. This AnimationTest shows one way to examine rendering time.

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answered Sep 10 '11 at 14:06

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Thanks that explained a lot :) – Benjamin Sep 10 '11 at 14:17

Questions about BufferedImages and Images

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