/**
   * Creates a list of TIFF image files from an image file. It basically converts images of other
   * formats to TIFF format, or a multi-page TIFF image to multiple TIFF image files.
   *
   * @param imageFile input image file
   * @param index an index of the page; -1 means all pages, as in a multi-page TIFF image
   * @return a list of TIFF image files
   * @throws Exception
   */
  public static List<File> createTiffFiles(File imageFile, int index) throws IOException {
    List<File> tiffFiles = new ArrayList<File>();

    String imageFileName = imageFile.getName();
    String imageFormat = imageFileName.substring(imageFileName.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);

    Iterator<ImageReader> readers = ImageIO.getImageReadersByFormatName(imageFormat);
    ImageReader reader = readers.next();

    if (reader == null) {
      throw new RuntimeException(
          "Need to install JAI Image I/O package.\nhttps://jai-imageio.dev.java.net");
    }

    ImageInputStream iis = ImageIO.createImageInputStream(imageFile);
    reader.setInput(iis);
    // Read the stream metadata
    //        IIOMetadata streamMetadata = reader.getStreamMetadata();

    // Set up the writeParam
    TIFFImageWriteParam tiffWriteParam = new TIFFImageWriteParam(Locale.US);
    tiffWriteParam.setCompressionMode(ImageWriteParam.MODE_DISABLED);

    // Get tif writer and set output to file
    Iterator<ImageWriter> writers = ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName(TIFF_FORMAT);
    ImageWriter writer = writers.next();

    // Read the stream metadata
    IIOMetadata streamMetadata = writer.getDefaultStreamMetadata(tiffWriteParam);

    int imageTotal = reader.getNumImages(true);

    for (int i = 0; i < imageTotal; i++) {
      // all if index == -1; otherwise, only index-th
      if (index == -1 || i == index) {
        //                BufferedImage bi = reader.read(i);
        //                IIOImage oimage = new IIOImage(bi, null, reader.getImageMetadata(i));
        IIOImage oimage = reader.readAll(i, reader.getDefaultReadParam());
        File tiffFile = File.createTempFile(OUTPUT_FILE_NAME, TIFF_EXT);
        ImageOutputStream ios = ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(tiffFile);
        writer.setOutput(ios);
        writer.write(streamMetadata, oimage, tiffWriteParam);
        ios.close();
        tiffFiles.add(tiffFile);
      }
    }
    writer.dispose();
    reader.dispose();

    return tiffFiles;
  }
  public static List<File> createTiffFiles(List<IIOImage> imageList, int index, int dpiX, int dpiY)
      throws IOException {
    List<File> tiffFiles = new ArrayList<File>();

    // Set up the writeParam
    TIFFImageWriteParam tiffWriteParam = new TIFFImageWriteParam(Locale.US);
    tiffWriteParam.setCompressionMode(ImageWriteParam.MODE_DISABLED);

    // Get tif writer and set output to file
    Iterator<ImageWriter> writers = ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName(TIFF_FORMAT);
    ImageWriter writer = writers.next();

    if (writer == null) {
      throw new RuntimeException(
          "Need to install JAI Image I/O package.\nhttps://jai-imageio.dev.java.net");
    }

    // Get the stream metadata
    IIOMetadata streamMetadata = writer.getDefaultStreamMetadata(tiffWriteParam);

    // all if index == -1; otherwise, only index-th
    for (IIOImage oimage : (index == -1 ? imageList : imageList.subList(index, index + 1))) {
      if (dpiX != 0 && dpiY != 0) {
        // Get the default image metadata.
        ImageTypeSpecifier imageType =
            ImageTypeSpecifier.createFromRenderedImage(oimage.getRenderedImage());
        IIOMetadata imageMetadata = writer.getDefaultImageMetadata(imageType, null);
        imageMetadata = setDPIViaAPI(imageMetadata, dpiX, dpiY);
        oimage.setMetadata(imageMetadata);
      }

      File tiffFile = File.createTempFile(OUTPUT_FILE_NAME, TIFF_EXT);
      ImageOutputStream ios = ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(tiffFile);
      writer.setOutput(ios);
      writer.write(streamMetadata, oimage, tiffWriteParam);
      ios.close();
      tiffFiles.add(tiffFile);
    }
    writer.dispose();

    return tiffFiles;
  }
  /**
   * Merges multiple images into one TIFF image.
   *
   * @param inputImages an array of image files
   * @param outputTiff the output TIFF file
   * @throws Exception
   */
  public static void mergeTiff(File[] inputImages, File outputTiff) throws IOException {
    List<IIOImage> imageList = new ArrayList<IIOImage>();

    for (int i = 0; i < inputImages.length; i++) {
      imageList.addAll(getIIOImageList(inputImages[i]));
    }

    if (imageList.isEmpty()) {
      // if no image
      return;
    }

    Iterator<ImageWriter> writers = ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName(TIFF_FORMAT);
    ImageWriter writer = writers.next();

    // Set up the writeParam
    TIFFImageWriteParam tiffWriteParam = new TIFFImageWriteParam(Locale.US);
    tiffWriteParam.setCompressionMode(ImageWriteParam.MODE_DISABLED);

    // Get the stream metadata
    IIOMetadata streamMetadata = writer.getDefaultStreamMetadata(tiffWriteParam);

    ImageOutputStream ios = ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(outputTiff);
    writer.setOutput(ios);

    IIOImage firstIioImage = imageList.remove(0);
    writer.write(streamMetadata, firstIioImage, tiffWriteParam);

    int i = 1;
    for (IIOImage iioImage : imageList) {
      writer.writeInsert(i++, iioImage, tiffWriteParam);
    }
    ios.close();

    writer.dispose();
  }