Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.RenderingHints; import java.awt.Transparency; import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; public class Main { public static BufferedImage getScaledInstance(BufferedImage img, int targetWidth, int targetHeight, Object hint, boolean higherQuality) { int type = (img.getTransparency() == Transparency.OPAQUE) ? BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB : BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB; BufferedImage ret = img; int w, h; if (higherQuality) { // Use multi-step technique: start with original size, then // scale down in multiple passes with drawImage() // until the target size is reached w = img.getWidth(); h = img.getHeight(); } else { // Use one-step technique: scale directly from original // size to target size with a single drawImage() call w = targetWidth; h = targetHeight; } do { if (higherQuality && w > targetWidth) { w /= 2; if (w < targetWidth) { w = targetWidth; } } if (higherQuality && h > targetHeight) { h /= 2; if (h < targetHeight) { h = targetHeight; } } BufferedImage tmp = new BufferedImage(w, h, type); Graphics2D g2 = tmp.createGraphics(); g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_INTERPOLATION, hint); g2.drawImage(ret, 0, 0, w, h, null); g2.dispose(); ret = tmp; } while (w != targetWidth || h != targetHeight); return ret; } }