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Name	PImage
Examples	PImage photo; void setup() { size(100, 100); photo = loadImage("laDefense.jpg"); } void draw() { image(photo, 0, 0); }
Description	Datatype for storing images. Processing can display .gif, .jpg, .tga, and .png images. Images may be displayed in 2D and 3D space. Before an image is used, it must be loaded with the loadImage() function. The PImage class contains fields for the width and height of the image, as well as an array called pixels[] that contains the values for every pixel in the image. The methods described below allow easy access to the image's pixels and alpha channel and simplify the process of compositing. Before using the pixels[] array, be sure to use the loadPixels() method on the image to make sure that the pixel data is properly loaded. To create a new image, use the createImage() function. Do not use the syntax new PImage().
Fields	pixels[] Array containing the color of every pixel in the image width Image width height Image height
Methods	loadPixels() Loads the pixel data for the image into its pixels[] array updatePixels() Updates the image with the data in its pixels[] array resize() Changes the size of an image to a new width and height get() Reads the color of any pixel or grabs a rectangle of pixels set() writes a color to any pixel or writes an image into another mask() Masks part of an image with another image as an alpha channel filter() Converts the image to grayscale or black and white copy() Copies the entire image blend() Copies a pixel or rectangle of pixels using different blending modes save() Saves the image to a TIFF, TARGA, PNG, or JPEG file
Constructor	PImage(width, height, format, factor)
Related	loadImage() imageMode() createImage()

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