FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version  " 1.7.0_25 " 
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_25-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.25-b01, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 7
Windows XP
Mac OS X 10.8.4

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Invoking java.awt.image.ConvolveOp#filter(java.awt.image.BufferedImage, java.awt.image.BufferedImage) with the source image a locally created image (i.e. new BufferedImage(w, h, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB)) and the target image a device configuration compatible image (i.e. deviceConfiguration.createCompatibleImage(w, h, Transparency.TRANSLUCENT)) results in java.awt.image.ImagingOpException: Unable to convolve src image.

This is a regression as this code works up to JDK 1.7.0_21! (Unfortunately, it does not seem possible to select that version in the regression field below.)

Only Windows and Mac OS X JDKs seem to be affected.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the attached test case.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
No output on system err.
ACTUAL -
A stacktrace is printed to system err.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.awt.image.ImagingOpException: Unable to convolve src image
at java.awt.image.ConvolveOp.filter(Unknown Source)
at ConvolveOpTest$TestComponent.paintComponent(ConvolveOpTest.java:61)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JLayeredPane.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paintToOffscreen(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBuffered(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GraphicsCallback$PaintCallback.run(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runOneComponent(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runComponents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.paint(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager$3.run(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.prePaintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.access$1000(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager$ProcessingRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
import java.awt.Transparency;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.image.ConvolveOp;
import java.awt.image.ImagingOpException;
import java.awt.image.Kernel;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

/**
 * Demonstrates java.awt.image.ImagingOpException: Unable to convolve src image
 * in JDK 1.7.0_25.
 */
public class ConvolveOpTest {
  private void start() {
    final JFrame frame = new JFrame(ConvolveOpTest.class.getName());
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.getContentPane().add(new TestComponent());
    frame.pack();
    frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }

  public static void main( String[] args ) {
    EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        (new ConvolveOpTest()).start();
      }
    });
  }

  private static final class TestComponent extends JComponent {
    TestComponent() {
      setPreferredSize(new Dimension(480, 320));
    }

    protected void paintComponent( final Graphics g ) {
      super.paintComponent(g);

      float[] data = {1, 1, 1,};
      Kernel kernel = new Kernel(1, data.length, data);
      ConvolveOp convolveOp = new ConvolveOp(kernel, ConvolveOp.EDGE_NO_OP, null);

      int size = 96;

      BufferedImage src = new BufferedImage(size, size, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
      Graphics2D gfx = src.createGraphics();
      gfx.setColor(Color.WHITE);
      gfx.fillRect(0, 0, size, size);
      gfx.dispose();

      GraphicsConfiguration gc = ((Graphics2D) g).getDeviceConfiguration();
      BufferedImage dst =  gc.createCompatibleImage(size, size, Transparency.TRANSLUCENT);

      try {
        convolveOp.filter(src, dst);
      } catch (ImagingOpException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    }
  }
}

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Instead of using a locally created and a device compatible image either use two locally created or two device compatible images.