Tag Library

The taglib is probably the most common way to use JMAGE in your webapp. It provides an easy way to access all common filters, and also supports custom filters and chains if required. It was designed to seamlessly replace the <img/> tag in your jsp code.

For further details on jsp tags, click on their names in the list below.

TagDescription
resizeHigh quality bicubic image resize filter for up or downscaling.
extendExtends the canvas of an image.
cropCrops an image to specified dimensions.
rotateArbitrarily rotates an image and provides a choice of canvas extension.
colorizeOverlays an image with a color filter, similar to colored, photograpic lenses.
brightenBrightens the image over the whole color spectrum with the percentage value supplied.
darkenDarkens the image over the whole color spektrum with the percentage value supplied.
greyscaleDesaturates the image, preserving luminance, but removing all color information.
overlayOverlays the image with another image.
backgroundPuts a background image behind a specified image.
textOverlays the image with custom text.
meanApplies a digital mean filter, reducing sharpness
blurApplies a digital blur filter, reducing sharpness
edgeApplies a digital edge enhancement filter, enhancing image contrast
lowpassApplies a digital lowpass filter, removing image detail.
sharpenApplies a digital sharpen filter.
encodeEncodes the specified image without filtering it.
chainInvokes a customer filter chain on the image