Thanks, Greg, some useful bits here.
> Plan B: exec() the 'sips' command to convert from png format to bmp,
> then read the bmp files using ImageIO.read().
Wow, so the sips conversion time + bmp load time is still faster than
just loading the PNG? That's depressing.
> Running the 64-bit Java 5 JVM also speeds up png decoding, maybe
> 20-30% on a Core 2 Duo.
>
> http://developer.apple.com/java/javaleopard.html
I'd somehow thought that on Leopard with 64-bit hardware, the server VM
was always chosen. I'll try this -d64 switch.
Bill
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