public static BufferedImage loadSplashImage(String path) {
		BufferedImage splashImage = null;
		try {
			splashImage = ImageIO.read(new File(path));
		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
			// TODO if no file found
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (IOException e) {
			// TODO other problems
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return splashImage;
	}