public function loadFile($path)
	{
		// Destroy the current image handle if it exists
		$this->destroy();

		// Make sure the file exists.
		if (!file_exists($path))
		{
			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The image file does not exist.');
		}

		// Get the image properties.
		$properties = static::getImageFileProperties($path);

		// Attempt to load the image based on the MIME-Type
		switch ($properties->mime)
		{
			case 'image/gif':
				// Make sure the image type is supported.
				if (empty(static::$formats[IMAGETYPE_GIF]))
				{
					// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
					$this->getLogger()->error('Attempting to load an image of unsupported type GIF.');

					throw new \RuntimeException('Attempting to load an image of unsupported type GIF.');

					// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
				}

				// Attempt to create the image handle.
				$handle = imagecreatefromgif($path);

				if (!\is_resource($handle))
				{
					// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
					throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to process GIF image.');

					// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
				}

				$this->handle = $handle;

				break;

			case 'image/jpeg':
				// Make sure the image type is supported.
				if (empty(static::$formats[IMAGETYPE_JPEG]))
				{
					// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
					$this->getLogger()->error('Attempting to load an image of unsupported type JPG.');

					throw new \RuntimeException('Attempting to load an image of unsupported type JPG.');

					// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
				}

				// Attempt to create the image handle.
				$handle = imagecreatefromjpeg($path);

				if (!\is_resource($handle))
				{
					// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
					throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to process JPG image.');

					// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
				}

				$this->handle = $handle;

				break;

			case 'image/png':
				// Make sure the image type is supported.
				if (empty(static::$formats[IMAGETYPE_PNG]))
				{
					// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
					$this->getLogger()->error('Attempting to load an image of unsupported type PNG.');

					throw new \RuntimeException('Attempting to load an image of unsupported type PNG.');

					// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
				}

				// Attempt to create the image handle.
				$handle = imagecreatefrompng($path);

				if (!\is_resource($handle))
				{
					// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
					throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to process PNG image.');

					// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
				}

				$this->handle = $handle;

				break;

			default:
				$this->getLogger()->error('Attempting to load an image of unsupported type ' . $properties->mime);

				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Attempting to load an image of unsupported type ' . $properties->mime);
		}

		// Set the filesystem path to the source image.
		$this->path = $path;
	}