Class JPEGImageWriteParam

javax.imageio.plugins.jpeg.JPEGImageWriteParam

public class JPEGImageWriteParam extends ImageWriteParam

This class adds the ability to set JPEG quantization and Huffman tables when using the built-in JPEG writer plug-in, and to request that optimized Huffman tables be computed for an image. An instance of this class will be returned from the getDefaultImageWriteParam methods of the built-in JPEG ImageWriter.

The principal purpose of these additions is to allow the specification of tables to use in encoding abbreviated streams. The built-in JPEG writer will also accept an ordinary ImageWriteParam, in which case the writer will construct the necessary tables internally.

In either case, the quality setting in an ImageWriteParam has the same meaning as for the underlying library: 1.00 means a quantization table of all 1's, 0.75 means the "standard", visually lossless quantization table, and 0.00 means aquantization table of all 255's.

While tables for abbreviated streams are often specified by first writing an abbreviated stream containing only the tables, in some applications the tables are fixed ahead of time. This class allows the tables to be specified directly from client code.

Normally, the tables are specified in the IIOMetadata objects passed in to the writer, and any tables included in these objects are written to the stream. If no tables are specified in the metadata, then an abbreviated stream is written. If no tables are included in the metadata and no tables are specified in a JPEGImageWriteParam, then an abbreviated stream is encoded using the "standard" visually lossless tables. This class is necessary for specifying tables when an abbreviated stream must be written without writing any tables to a stream first. In order to use this class, the metadata object passed into the writer must contain no tables, and no stream metadata must be provided. See JPEGQTable and JPEGHuffmanTable for more information on the default tables.

The default JPEGImageWriteParam returned by the getDefaultWriteParam method of the writer contains no tables. Default tables are included in the default IIOMetadata objects returned by the writer.

If the metadata does contain tables, the tables given in a JPEGImageWriteParam are ignored. Furthermore, once a set of tables has been written, only tables in the metadata can override them for subsequent writes, whether to the same stream or a different one. In order to specify new tables using this class, the reset method of the writer must be called.

For more information about the operation of the built-in JPEG plug-ins, see the JPEG metadata format specification and usage notes.

Field Summary

Fields declared in class ImageWriteParam

canOffsetTiles, canWriteCompressed, canWriteProgressive, canWriteTiles, compressionMode, compressionQuality, compressionType, compressionTypes, locale, MODE_COPY_FROM_METADATA, MODE_DEFAULT, MODE_DISABLED, MODE_EXPLICIT, preferredTileSizes, progressiveMode, tileGridXOffset, tileGridYOffset, tileHeight, tileWidth, tilingMode, tilingSet

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected boolean`	`canOffsetTiles`	A `boolean` that is `true` if this `ImageWriteParam` allows tiling grid offset parameters to be set.
`protected boolean`	`canWriteCompressed`	A `boolean` that is `true` if this writer can write images using compression.
`protected boolean`	`canWriteProgressive`	A `boolean` that is `true` if this `ImageWriteParam` allows images to be written as a progressive sequence of increasing quality passes.
`protected boolean`	`canWriteTiles`	A `boolean` that is `true` if this `ImageWriteParam` allows tile width and tile height parameters to be set.
`protected int`	`compressionMode`	The mode controlling compression settings, which must be set to one of the four `MODE_*` values.
`protected float`	`compressionQuality`	A `float` containing the current compression quality setting.
`protected String`	`compressionType`	A `String` containing the name of the current compression type, or `null` if none is set.
`protected String[]`	`compressionTypes`	An array of `String`s containing the names of the available compression types.
`protected Locale`	`locale`	A `Locale` to be used to localize compression type names and quality descriptions, or `null` to use a default `Locale`.
`static final int`	`MODE_COPY_FROM_METADATA`	A constant value that may be passed into methods such as `setTilingMode`, `setProgressiveMode`, or `setCompressionMode` to enable that feature for future writes.
`static final int`	`MODE_DEFAULT`	A constant value that may be passed into methods such as `setTilingMode`, `setProgressiveMode`, and `setCompressionMode` to enable that feature for future writes.
`static final int`	`MODE_DISABLED`	A constant value that may be passed into methods such as `setTilingMode`, `setProgressiveMode`, and `setCompressionMode` to disable a feature for future writes.
`static final int`	`MODE_EXPLICIT`	A constant value that may be passed into methods such as `setTilingMode` or `setCompressionMode` to enable a feature for future writes.
`protected Dimension[]`	`preferredTileSizes`	An array of preferred tile size range pairs.
`protected int`	`progressiveMode`	The mode controlling progressive encoding, which must be set to one of the four `MODE_*` values, except `MODE_EXPLICIT`.
`protected int`	`tileGridXOffset`	The amount by which the tile grid origin should be offset horizontally from the image origin if tiling has been set, or 0 otherwise.
`protected int`	`tileGridYOffset`	The amount by which the tile grid origin should be offset vertically from the image origin if tiling has been set, or 0 otherwise.
`protected int`	`tileHeight`	The height of each tile if tiling has been set, or 0 otherwise.
`protected int`	`tileWidth`	The width of each tile if tiling has been set, or 0 otherwise.
`protected int`	`tilingMode`	The mode controlling tiling settings, which Must be set to one of the four `MODE_*` values.
`protected boolean`	`tilingSet`	A `boolean` that is `true` if tiling parameters have been specified.

Fields declared in class IIOParam

controller, defaultController, destinationOffset, destinationType, sourceBands, sourceRegion, sourceXSubsampling, sourceYSubsampling, subsamplingXOffset, subsamplingYOffset

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected IIOParamController`	`controller`	The `IIOParamController` that will be used to provide settings for this `IIOParam` object when the `activateController` method is called.
`protected IIOParamController`	`defaultController`	The default `IIOParamController` that will be used to provide settings for this `IIOParam` object when the `activateController` method is called.
`protected Point`	`destinationOffset`	The offset in the destination where the upper-left decoded pixel should be placed.
`protected ImageTypeSpecifier`	`destinationType`	An `ImageTypeSpecifier` to be used to generate a destination image when reading, or to set the output color type when writing.
`protected int[]`	`sourceBands`	An array of `int`s indicating which source bands will be used, or `null`.
`protected Rectangle`	`sourceRegion`	The source region, on `null` if none is set.
`protected int`	`sourceXSubsampling`	The decimation subsampling to be applied in the horizontal direction.
`protected int`	`sourceYSubsampling`	The decimation subsampling to be applied in the vertical direction.
`protected int`	`subsamplingXOffset`	A horizontal offset to be applied to the subsampling grid before subsampling.
`protected int`	`subsamplingYOffset`	A vertical offset to be applied to the subsampling grid before subsampling.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`JPEGImageWriteParam(Locale locale)`	Constructs a `JPEGImageWriteParam`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`areTablesSet()`	Returns `true` if tables are currently set.
`JPEGHuffmanTable[]`	`getACHuffmanTables()`	Returns a copy of the array of AC Huffman tables set on the most recent call to `setEncodeTables`, or `null` if tables are not currently set.
`JPEGHuffmanTable[]`	`getDCHuffmanTables()`	Returns a copy of the array of DC Huffman tables set on the most recent call to `setEncodeTables`, or `null` if tables are not currently set.
`boolean`	`getOptimizeHuffmanTables()`	Returns the value passed into the most recent call to `setOptimizeHuffmanTables`, or `false` if `setOptimizeHuffmanTables` has never been called.
`JPEGQTable[]`	`getQTables()`	Returns a copy of the array of quantization tables set on the most recent call to `setEncodeTables`, or `null` if tables are not currently set.
`boolean`	`isCompressionLossless()`	Returns `false` since the JPEG plug-in only supports lossy compression.
`void`	`setEncodeTables(JPEGQTable[] qTables, JPEGHuffmanTable[] DCHuffmanTables, JPEGHuffmanTable[] ACHuffmanTables)`	Sets the quantization and Huffman tables to use in encoding abbreviated streams.
`void`	`setOptimizeHuffmanTables(boolean optimize)`	Tells the writer to generate optimized Huffman tables for the image as part of the writing process.
`void`	`unsetCompression()`	Removes any previous compression quality setting.
`void`	`unsetEncodeTables()`	Removes any quantization and Huffman tables that are currently set.

Methods declared in class ImageWriteParam

canOffsetTiles, canWriteCompressed, canWriteProgressive, canWriteTiles, getBitRate, getCompressionMode, getCompressionQuality, getCompressionQualityDescriptions, getCompressionQualityValues, getCompressionType, getCompressionTypes, getLocale, getLocalizedCompressionTypeName, getPreferredTileSizes, getProgressiveMode, getTileGridXOffset, getTileGridYOffset, getTileHeight, getTileWidth, getTilingMode, setCompressionMode, setCompressionQuality, setCompressionType, setProgressiveMode, setTiling, setTilingMode, unsetTiling

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canOffsetTiles()`	Returns `true` if the writer can perform tiling with non-zero grid offsets while writing.
`boolean`	`canWriteCompressed()`	Returns `true` if this writer supports compression.
`boolean`	`canWriteProgressive()`	Returns `true` if the writer can write out images as a series of passes of progressively increasing quality.
`boolean`	`canWriteTiles()`	Returns `true` if the writer can perform tiling while writing.
`float`	`getBitRate(float quality)`	Returns a `float` indicating an estimate of the number of bits of output data for each bit of input image data at the given quality level.
`int`	`getCompressionMode()`	Returns the current compression mode, if compression is supported.
`float`	`getCompressionQuality()`	Returns the current compression quality setting.
`String[]`	`getCompressionQualityDescriptions()`	Returns an array of `String`s that may be used along with `getCompressionQualityValues` as part of a user interface for setting or displaying the compression quality level.
`float[]`	`getCompressionQualityValues()`	Returns an array of `float`s that may be used along with `getCompressionQualityDescriptions` as part of a user interface for setting or displaying the compression quality level.
`String`	`getCompressionType()`	Returns the currently set compression type, or `null` if none has been set.
`String[]`	`getCompressionTypes()`	Returns a list of available compression types, as an array or `String`s, or `null` if a compression type may not be chosen using these interfaces.
`Locale`	`getLocale()`	Returns the currently set `Locale`, or `null` if only a default `Locale` is supported.
`String`	`getLocalizedCompressionTypeName()`	Returns a localized version of the name of the current compression type, using the `Locale` returned by `getLocale`.
`Dimension[]`	`getPreferredTileSizes()`	Returns an array of `Dimension`s indicating the legal size ranges for tiles as they will be encoded in the output file or stream.
`int`	`getProgressiveMode()`	Returns the current mode for writing the stream in a progressive manner.
`int`	`getTileGridXOffset()`	Returns the horizontal tile grid offset of an image as it will be written to the output stream.
`int`	`getTileGridYOffset()`	Returns the vertical tile grid offset of an image as it will be written to the output stream.
`int`	`getTileHeight()`	Returns the height of each tile in an image as it will be written to the output stream.
`int`	`getTileWidth()`	Returns the width of each tile in an image as it will be written to the output stream.
`int`	`getTilingMode()`	Returns the current tiling mode, if tiling is supported.
`void`	`setCompressionMode(int mode)`	Specifies whether compression is to be performed, and if so how compression parameters are to be determined.
`void`	`setCompressionQuality(float quality)`	Sets the compression quality to a value between `0` and `1`.
`void`	`setCompressionType(String compressionType)`	Sets the compression type to one of the values indicated by `getCompressionTypes`.
`void`	`setProgressiveMode(int mode)`	Specifies that the writer is to write the image out in a progressive mode such that the stream will contain a series of scans of increasing quality.
`void`	`setTiling(int tileWidth, int tileHeight, int tileGridXOffset, int tileGridYOffset)`	Specifies that the image should be tiled in the output stream.
`void`	`setTilingMode(int mode)`	Determines whether the image will be tiled in the output stream and, if it will, how the tiling parameters will be determined.
`void`	`unsetTiling()`	Removes any previous tile grid parameters specified by calls to `setTiling`.

Methods declared in class IIOParam

activateController, getController, getDefaultController, getDestinationOffset, getDestinationType, getSourceBands, getSourceRegion, getSourceXSubsampling, getSourceYSubsampling, getSubsamplingXOffset, getSubsamplingYOffset, hasController, setController, setDestinationOffset, setDestinationType, setSourceBands, setSourceRegion, setSourceSubsampling

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`activateController()`	Activates the installed `IIOParamController` for this `IIOParam` object and returns the resulting value.
`IIOParamController`	`getController()`	Returns whatever `IIOParamController` is currently installed.
`IIOParamController`	`getDefaultController()`	Returns the default `IIOParamController`, if there is one, regardless of the currently installed controller.
`Point`	`getDestinationOffset()`	Returns the offset in the destination image at which pixels are to be placed.
`ImageTypeSpecifier`	`getDestinationType()`	Returns the type of image to be returned by the read, if one was set by a call to `setDestination(ImageTypeSpecifier)`, as an `ImageTypeSpecifier`.
`int[]`	`getSourceBands()`	Returns the set of source bands to be used.
`Rectangle`	`getSourceRegion()`	Returns the source region to be used.
`int`	`getSourceXSubsampling()`	Returns the number of source columns to advance for each pixel.
`int`	`getSourceYSubsampling()`	Returns the number of rows to advance for each pixel.
`int`	`getSubsamplingXOffset()`	Returns the horizontal offset of the subsampling grid.
`int`	`getSubsamplingYOffset()`	Returns the vertical offset of the subsampling grid.
`boolean`	`hasController()`	Returns `true` if there is a controller installed for this `IIOParam` object.
`void`	`setController(IIOParamController controller)`	Sets the `IIOParamController` to be used to provide settings for this `IIOParam` object when the `activateController` method is called, overriding any default controller.
`void`	`setDestinationOffset(Point destinationOffset)`	Specifies the offset in the destination image at which future decoded pixels are to be placed, when reading, or where a region will be written, when writing.
`void`	`setDestinationType(ImageTypeSpecifier destinationType)`	Sets the desired image type for the destination image, using an `ImageTypeSpecifier`.
`void`	`setSourceBands(int[] sourceBands)`	Sets the indices of the source bands to be used.
`void`	`setSourceRegion(Rectangle sourceRegion)`	Sets the source region of interest.
`void`	`setSourceSubsampling(int sourceXSubsampling, int sourceYSubsampling, int subsamplingXOffset, int subsamplingYOffset)`	Specifies a decimation subsampling to apply on I/O.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

JPEGImageWriteParam

public JPEGImageWriteParam(Locale locale)

Constructs a JPEGImageWriteParam. Tiling is not supported. Progressive encoding is supported. The default progressive mode is MODE_DISABLED. A single form of compression, named "JPEG", is supported. The default compression quality is 0.75.

Parameters:: locale - a Locale to be used by the superclass to localize compression type names and quality descriptions, or null.

Method Details

unsetCompression

public void unsetCompression()

Removes any previous compression quality setting.

The default implementation resets the compression quality to 0.75F.

Overrides:

unsetCompression in class ImageWriteParam

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the compression mode is not MODE_EXPLICIT.

See Also:

isCompressionLossless

public boolean isCompressionLossless()

Returns false since the JPEG plug-in only supports lossy compression.

Overrides:: isCompressionLossless in class ImageWriteParam
Returns:: false.
Throws:: IllegalStateException - if the compression mode is not MODE_EXPLICIT.

areTablesSet

public boolean areTablesSet()

Returns true if tables are currently set.

Returns:: true if tables are present.

setEncodeTables

public void setEncodeTables(JPEGQTable[] qTables, JPEGHuffmanTable[] DCHuffmanTables, JPEGHuffmanTable[] ACHuffmanTables)

Sets the quantization and Huffman tables to use in encoding abbreviated streams. There may be a maximum of 4 tables of each type. These tables are ignored if tables are specified in the metadata. All arguments must be non-null. The two arrays of Huffman tables must have the same number of elements. The table specifiers in the frame and scan headers in the metadata are assumed to be equivalent to indices into these arrays. The argument arrays are copied by this method.

Parameters:

qTables - An array of quantization table objects.

DCHuffmanTables - An array of Huffman table objects.

ACHuffmanTables - An array of Huffman table objects.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if any of the arguments is null or has more than 4 elements, or if the numbers of DC and AC tables differ.

See Also:

unsetEncodeTables

public void unsetEncodeTables()

Removes any quantization and Huffman tables that are currently set.

See Also:

getQTables

public JPEGQTable[] getQTables()

Returns a copy of the array of quantization tables set on the most recent call to setEncodeTables, or null if tables are not currently set.

Returns:

an array of JPEGQTable objects, or null.

See Also:

getDCHuffmanTables

public JPEGHuffmanTable[] getDCHuffmanTables()

Returns a copy of the array of DC Huffman tables set on the most recent call to setEncodeTables, or null if tables are not currently set.

Returns:

an array of JPEGHuffmanTable objects, or null.

See Also:

getACHuffmanTables

public JPEGHuffmanTable[] getACHuffmanTables()

Returns a copy of the array of AC Huffman tables set on the most recent call to setEncodeTables, or null if tables are not currently set.

Returns:

an array of JPEGHuffmanTable objects, or null.

See Also:

setOptimizeHuffmanTables

public void setOptimizeHuffmanTables(boolean optimize)

Tells the writer to generate optimized Huffman tables for the image as part of the writing process. The default is false. If this flag is set to true, it overrides any tables specified in the metadata. Note that this means that any image written with this flag set to true will always contain Huffman tables.

Parameters:

optimize - A boolean indicating whether to generate optimized Huffman tables when writing.

See Also:

getOptimizeHuffmanTables

public boolean getOptimizeHuffmanTables()

Returns the value passed into the most recent call to setOptimizeHuffmanTables, or false if setOptimizeHuffmanTables has never been called.

Returns:

true if the writer will generate optimized Huffman tables.

See Also:

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