Image ASCII Conversion

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

import javax.imageio.stream.ImageOutputStream;
import javax.imageio.stream.ImageInputStream;
import javax.imageio.metadata.IIOMetadata;
import javax.imageio.IIOImage;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.imageio.ImageWriteParam;
import javax.imageio.ImageWriter;
import javax.imageio.ImageReader;
import javax.imageio.ImageTypeSpecifier;

public class Pics {
    private final String inDir = "ghtop_images/"; // location of images
    private final String outDir = "ghtop_images/tmp/";  // location of created files
    private String inFile;
    private String resizedFile;
    private String asciiFile;
    private String ext;   // extension of file
    private long bytes;
    private int width;
    private int height;

    // Constructor obtains attributes of picture
    public Pics(String name, String ext) {
        this.ext = ext;
        this.inFile = this.inDir + name + "." + ext;
        this.resizedFile = this.outDir + name + "." + ext;
        this.asciiFile = this.outDir + name + ".txt";
        this.setStats();
    }

    
    // An image contains metadata, namely size, width, and height
    public void setStats() {
        BufferedImage img;
        try {
            Path path = Paths.get(this.inFile);
            this.bytes = Files.size(path);
            img = ImageIO.read(new File(this.inFile));
            this.width = img.getWidth();
            this.height = img.getHeight();
        } catch (IOException e) {
        }
    }

    // Console print of data
    public void printStats(String msg) {
        System.out.println(msg + ": " + this.bytes + " " + this.width + "x" + this.height + "  " + this.inFile);
    }

    // Convert scaled image into buffered image
    public static BufferedImage convertToBufferedImage(Image img) {

        // Create a buffered image with transparency
        BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage(
                img.getWidth(null), img.getHeight(null),
                BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);

        // magic?
        Graphics2D graphics2D = bi.createGraphics();
        graphics2D.drawImage(img, 0, 0, null);
        graphics2D.dispose();

        return bi;
    }
    
    // Scale or reduce to "scale" percentage provided
    public void resize(int scale) {
        BufferedImage img = null;
        Image resizedImg = null;
        Image grayImg = null; 

        int width = (int) (this.width * (scale/40.0) + 0.5);
        int height = (int) (this.height * (scale/100.0) + 0.5);

        try {
            // read an image to BufferedImage for processing
            img = ImageIO.read(new File(this.inFile));  // set buffer of image data
            // create a new BufferedImage for drawing
            resizedImg = img.getScaledInstance(width, height, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
            grayImg = img.getScaledInstance(width, height, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return;
        }

        try {
            ImageIO.write(convertToBufferedImage(resizedImg), this.ext, new File(resizedFile));
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return;
        }
        
        this.inFile = this.resizedFile;  // use scaled file vs original file in Class
        this.setStats();
    }
    
    // convert every pixel to an ascii character (ratio does not seem correct)
    public void convertToAscii() {
        BufferedImage img = null;
        PrintWriter asciiPrt = null;
        FileWriter asciiWrt = null;

        try {
            File file = new File(this.asciiFile);
            Files.deleteIfExists(file.toPath()); 
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Delete File error: " + e);
        }

        try {
            asciiPrt = new PrintWriter(asciiWrt = new FileWriter(this.asciiFile, true));
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("ASCII out file create error: " + e);
        }

        try {
            img = ImageIO.read(new File(this.inFile));
        } catch (IOException e) {
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < img.getHeight(); i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < img.getWidth(); j++) {
                Color col = new Color(img.getRGB(j, i));
                double pixVal = (((col.getRed() * 0.30) + (col.getBlue() * 0.59) + (col.getGreen() * 0.11)));
                try {
                    asciiPrt.print(asciiChar(pixVal));
                    asciiPrt.flush();
                    asciiWrt.flush();
                } catch (Exception ex) {
                }
            } 
            try {
                asciiPrt.println("");
                asciiPrt.flush();
                asciiWrt.flush();
            } catch (Exception ex) {
            }
        }
    }

    // conversion table, there may be better out there ie https://www.billmongan.com/Ursinus-CS173-Fall2020/Labs/ASCIIArt
    public String asciiChar(double g) {
        String str = " ";
        if (g >= 240) {
            str = "";
        } else if (g >= 230) {
            str = "@";
        } else if (g >= 210) {
            str = "#";
        } else if (g >= 200) {
            str = "W";
        } else if (g >= 190) {
            str = "&";
        } else if (g >= 180) {
            str = "0";
        } else if (g >= 170) {
            str = "m";
        } else if (g >= 160) {
            str = "K";
        } else if (g >= 150) {
            str = "U";
        } else if (g >= 140) {
            str = "o";
        } else if (g >= 130) {
            str = "I";
        } else if (g >= 120) {
            str = "{";
        } else if (g >= 110) {
            str = "=";
        } else if (g >= 100) {
            str = ">";
        } else if (g >= 90) {
            str = "+";
        } else if (g >= 80) {
            str = "(";
        } else if (g >= 70) {
            str = "\\";
        } else if (g >= 60) {
            str = ";";
        } else if (g >= 50) {
            str = "~";
        } else if (g >= 40) {
            str = ":";
        } else if (g >= 20) {
            str = ".";
        } else {
            str = "`";
        }
        return str;
    }

    // tester/driver
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        Pics monaLisa = new Pics("MonaLisa", "png");
        monaLisa.printStats("Original");
        monaLisa.resize(33);
        monaLisa.printStats("Scaled");
        monaLisa.convertToAscii();

        Pics pumpkin = new Pics("pumpkin", "png");
        pumpkin.printStats("Original");
        pumpkin.resize(33);
        pumpkin.printStats("Scaled");
        pumpkin.convertToAscii();

        Pics karate = new Pics("karate", "png");
        karate.printStats("Original");
        karate.resize(33);
        karate.printStats("Scaled");
        karate.convertToAscii();

        Pics floaty = new Pics("floaty", "png");
        floaty.printStats("Original");
        floaty.resize(33);
        floaty.printStats("Scaled");
        floaty.convertToAscii();
    }
}
Pics.main(null);
Original: 499298 389x413  ghtop_images/MonaLisa.png
Scaled: 139407 321x136  ghtop_images/tmp/MonaLisa.png
Original: 39392 302x265  ghtop_images/pumpkin.png
Scaled: 19531 249x87  ghtop_images/tmp/pumpkin.png
Original: 493623 549x365  ghtop_images/karate.png
Scaled: 175118 453x120  ghtop_images/tmp/karate.png
Original: 250824 549x341  ghtop_images/floaty.png
Scaled: 99679 453x113  ghtop_images/tmp/floaty.png