How to convert an image into a transparent image in java

Question

How to convert a white background of an image into a transparent background? Can anyone tel me how to do this?

Answer 1

This method will make background transparent. You need to pass the image you want to modify, colour, and tolerance.

final int color = ret.getRGB(0, 0);
final Image imageWithTransparency = makeColorTransparent(ret, new Color(color), 10);
final BufferedImage transparentImage = imageToBufferedImage(imageWithTransparency);

private static BufferedImage imageToBufferedImage(final Image image) {
        final BufferedImage bufferedImage =
            new BufferedImage(image.getWidth(null), image.getHeight(null), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
        final Graphics2D g2 = bufferedImage.createGraphics();
        g2.drawImage(image, 0, 0, null);
        g2.dispose();
        return bufferedImage;
}


private static Image makeColorTransparent(final BufferedImage im, final Color color, int tolerance) {
    int temp = 0;

    if (tolerance < 0 || tolerance > 100) {

        System.err.println("The tolerance is a percentage, so the value has to be between 0 and 100.");

        temp = 0;

    } else {

        temp = tolerance * (0xFF000000 | 0xFF000000) / 100;

    }

    final int toleranceRGB = Math.abs(temp);



    final ImageFilter filter = new RGBImageFilter() {

        // The color we are looking for (white)... Alpha bits are set to opaque

        public int markerRGBFrom = (color.getRGB() | 0xFF000000) - toleranceRGB;

        public int markerRGBTo = (color.getRGB() | 0xFF000000) + toleranceRGB;



        public final int filterRGB(final int x, final int y, final int rgb) {

            if ((rgb | 0xFF000000) >= markerRGBFrom && (rgb | 0xFF000000) <= markerRGBTo) {

                // Mark the alpha bits as zero - transparent

                return 0x00FFFFFF & rgb;

            } else {

                // Nothing to do

                return rgb;

            }

        }

    }; 

    final ImageProducer ip = new FilteredImageSource(im.getSource(), filter);

    return Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createImage(ip);
}