Making an Image Translucent

public static BufferedImage loadTranslucentImage(String url, float transperancy) {

// Load the image

BufferedImage loaded = loadImage(url);

// Create the image using the

BufferedImage aimg = new BufferedImage(loaded.getWidth(), loaded.getHeight(), BufferedImage.TRANSLUCENT);

// Get the images graphics

Graphics2D g = aimg.createGraphics();

// Set the Graphics composite to Alpha

g.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, transperancy));

// Draw the LOADED img into the prepared reciver image

g.drawImage(loaded, null, 0, 0);

// let go of all system resources in this Graphics

g.dispose();

// Return the image

return aimg;

}

Running Codes

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