ImageIO.read(file) should return a BufferedImage. You can also use PixelGrabber to get a specific color. Example:
java
private static Color getSpecificColor(Image image, int x, int y) {
if (image instanceof BufferedImage) {
return new Color(((BufferedImage) image).getRGB(x, y));
}
int width = image.getWidth(null);
int height = image.getHeight(null);
int[] pixels = new int[width * height];
PixelGrabber grabber = new PixelGrabber(image, 0, 0, width, height, pixels, 0, width);
try {
grabber.grabPixels();
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
int c = pixels[x * width + y];
int red = (c & 0x00ff0000) >> 16;
int green = (c & 0x0000ff00) >> 8;
int blue = c & 0x000000ff;
return new Color(red, green, blue);
}ToolkitImage also has a method to get the BufferedImage but may return null: Why does ToolkitImage getBufferedImage() return a null?