Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; public class Main { static Bitmap decodeSampledBitmapFromFile(String filePath, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) { /// first avoid allocate memory to check dimensions final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options(); options.inJustDecodeBounds = true; BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath, options); options.inSampleSize = calcInSampleSizeDuo(options, reqWidth, reqHeight); options.inJustDecodeBounds = false; return BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath, options); } public static int calcInSampleSizeDuo(BitmapFactory.Options options, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) { final int height = options.outHeight; final int width = options.outWidth; int inSampleSize = 1; while (width / inSampleSize > reqWidth && height / inSampleSize > reqHeight) { inSampleSize *= 2; } return inSampleSize; } }