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Mastering JavaFX 10

By : Sergey Grinev
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Book Image

Mastering JavaFX 10

5 (1)
By: Sergey Grinev

Overview of this book

: JavaFX 10 is used to create media-rich client applications. This book takes you on a journey to use JavaFX 10 to build applications that display information in a high-performance, modern user interface featuring audio, video, graphics, and animation. Mastering JavaFX 10 begins by introducing you to the JavaFX API. You will understand the steps involved in setting up your development environment and build the necessary dependencies. This is followed by exploring how to work with the assets, modules, and APIs of JavaFX. This book is filled with practical examples to guide you through the major features of JavaFX 10. In addition to this, you will acquire a practical understanding of JavaFX custom animations, merging different application layers smoothly, and creating a user-friendly GUI with ease. By the end of the book, you will be able to create a complete, feature-rich Java graphical application using JavaFX.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Adding color effects

A whole range of color effects produces results similar to the Instagram filters from Instagram. In upcoming sections, we will look at the following color effects:

  • ColorAdjust
  • ColorInput
  • SepiaTone
  • Bloom
  • Glow

Using ColorAdjust

The ColorAdjust effect allows us to change the following properties of any node (usually, it is applied to images):

  • Hue
  • Brightness
  • Contrast
  • Saturation

Refer to the following screenshot:

You can really only see how it works in action, so I advise you to run the following sample and try the corresponding controls:

// chapter8/colors/ColorAdjustDemo
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
// you can use any local image here, I've just provided web one to simplify project...