public BufferedImage toBufferedImage(Image image) {
		if (image instanceof BufferedImage) {
			return (BufferedImage)image;
		}
		image = new ImageIcon(image).getImage();
		boolean hasAlpha = false;
		BufferedImage bimage = null;
		GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
		try {
			int transparency = Transparency.OPAQUE;
			if (hasAlpha) {
				transparency = Transparency.BITMASK;
			}
			GraphicsDevice gs = ge.getDefaultScreenDevice();
			GraphicsConfiguration gc = gs.getDefaultConfiguration();
			bimage = gc.createCompatibleImage(image.getWidth(null), image.getHeight(null), transparency); 
		} catch (HeadlessException e) {
		} 
		if (bimage == null) {
			int type = BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB;
			if (hasAlpha) {
				type = BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB; 
			}
			bimage = new BufferedImage(image.getWidth(null), image.getHeight(null), type);
		}
		Graphics g = bimage.createGraphics();
		g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, null); 
		g.dispose();
		return bimage;
	}