Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; public class Main { public static Bitmap decodeSampledBitmap(String file, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) { // First decode with inJustDecodeBounds=true to check dimensions final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options(); options.inJustDecodeBounds = true; BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file, options); // Calculate inSampleSize options.inSampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(options, reqWidth, reqHeight); // Decode bitmap with inSampleSize set options.inJustDecodeBounds = false; return BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file, options); } private static int calculateInSampleSize(BitmapFactory.Options options, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) { // Raw height and width of image final int height = options.outHeight; final int width = options.outWidth; int inSampleSize = 1; if (height > reqHeight || width > reqWidth) { final int halfHeight = height / 2; final int halfWidth = width / 2; // Calculate the largest inSampleSize value that is a power of 2 and keeps both // height and width larger than the requested height and width. while ((halfHeight / inSampleSize) > reqHeight && (halfWidth / inSampleSize) > reqWidth) { inSampleSize *= 2; } } return inSampleSize; } }