Loading JPG Images in Three.js v172

In Three.js, the ImageLoader is part of the core library, not the examples folder. This is why you found it in src/loaders/ rather than in example/jsm/loaders/.

For loading JPG images in Three.js, you should use either:

1. ImageLoader - for loading raw image data
2. TextureLoader - for loading images as textures (which is more common for most Three.js applications)

Using ImageLoader

The ImageLoader is imported directly from the main Three.js package:

JAVASCRIPTCopied
import { ImageLoader } from 'three';

const loader = new ImageLoader();
loader.load(
  'path/to/your/image.jpg',
  function(image) {
    // image is an HTML Image element
    console.log('Image loaded successfully', image);
    // Do something with the loaded image
  },
  undefined, // onProgress callback not supported
  function(err) {
    console.error('An error happened', err);
  }
);

Using TextureLoader (Recommended)

For most Three.js applications, you'll want to use TextureLoader instead, which creates a texture from your image that can be applied to materials:

JAVASCRIPTCopied
import { TextureLoader } from 'three';

const loader = new TextureLoader();
const texture = loader.load(
  'path/to/your/image.jpg',
  function(texture) {
    console.log('Texture loaded successfully');
    // Optional callback after loading
  },
  undefined, // onProgress callback not supported
  function(err) {
    console.error('An error happened', err);
  }
);

// Use the texture in a material
const material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ map: texture });

Both ImageLoader and TextureLoader are part of the core Three.js library, so you don't need to look for them in the examples folder.