Under Graphics and Sounds there's a VI name Read JPEG File.vi-- can I extract numberical data from this vi? if not, what is this VI's function. and what i want to do is to read pixel info (RGb or HSL) from the flattened image, *without* using IMAQ. (I persoanlly think IMAQ is too rigid....)
You should use the Unflatten Pixmap.vi function. This returns 2D arrays (for 24, 8, 4,1 bit according to image depth). I attach a sample vi that shows it.