Key words for opening Image files( for editing !)

Hi ;
I need to open Image files ( types : .jpg , tif , gif , bmp ) in my application inorder to edit them in the application ( I have methods that do that ) but I don't know how to open the files .
If anyone has key words or resource for some code it would be very helpfull .
thanx ;
Adaya .

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Is this what you mean by you have to load it twice? You load the image, then add it to the MediaTracker, then you do what ever you want with it--like get the width and height and set you flags.
   imageLoaded = kit.getImage(selectedImage);
   width = imageLoaded.getWidth(ob);
   height = imageLoaded.getHeight(ob);
   /*get image*/
   imageLoaded = getImage(getCodeBase(), selectedImage);
   tracker.addImage(imageLoaded, 0);

Key words for opening Image files( for editing !)

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