ImageIO not able to write a JPEG file

Question

I have a BufferedImage I'm trying to write to a jpeg file, but my Java program throws an exception. I'm able to successfully save the same buffer to a gif and png. I've tried looking around on Google for solutions, but to no avail.

Code:

   File outputfile = new File("tiles/" + row + ":" + col + ".jpg");    try {        ImageIO.write(mapBufferTiles[row][col], "jpg", outputfile);    } catch (IOException e) {         outputfile.delete();         throw new RuntimeException(e);    } 

Exception:

 Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: javax.imageio.IIOException: Invalid argument to native writeImage  at MapServer.initMapBuffer(MapServer.java:90)  at MapServer.<init>(MapServer.java:24)  at MapServer.main(MapServer.java:118)  Caused by: javax.imageio.IIOException: Invalid argument to native writeImage  at com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg.JPEGImageWriter.writeImage(Native Method)  at com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg.JPEGImageWriter.writeOnThread(JPEGImageWriter.java:1055)  at com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg.JPEGImageWriter.write(JPEGImageWriter.java:357)  at javax.imageio.ImageWriter.write(ImageWriter.java:615)  at javax.imageio.ImageIO.doWrite(ImageIO.java:1602)  at javax.imageio.ImageIO.write(ImageIO.java:1526)  at MapServer.initMapBuffer(MapServer.java:87)  ... 2 more 

Answer 1

OpenJDK does not have a native JPEG encoder, try using Sun's JDK, or using a library (such as JAI

AFAIK, regarding the "pinkish tint", Java saves the JPEG as ARGB (still with transparency information). Most viewers, when opening, assume the four channels must correspond to a CMYK (not ARGB) and thus the red tint.

If you import the image back to Java, the transparency is still there, though.

Answer 2

I had the same issue in OpenJDK 7 and I managed to get around this exception by using an imageType of TYPE_3BYTE_BGR instead of TYPE_4BYTE_ABGR using the same OpenJDK.