Easiest way to rotate by 90 degrees an image using OpenCV?

Question

What is the best way (in c/c++) to rotate an IplImage/cv::Mat by 90 degrees? I would assume that there must be something better than transforming it using a matrix, but I ca

Answer 1

Well I was looking for some details and didn't find any example. So I am posting a transposeImage function which, I hope, will help others who are looking for a direct way to rotate 90° without losing data:

IplImage* transposeImage(IplImage* image) {

    IplImage *rotated = cvCreateImage(cvSize(image->height,image->width),   
        IPL_DEPTH_8U,image->nChannels);
    CvPoint2D32f center;
    float center_val = (float)((image->width)-1) / 2;
    center.x = center_val;
    center.y = center_val;
    CvMat *mapMatrix = cvCreateMat( 2, 3, CV_32FC1 );        
    cv2DRotationMatrix(center, 90, 1.0, mapMatrix);
    cvWarpAffine(image, rotated, mapMatrix, 
        CV_INTER_LINEAR + CV_WARP_FILL_OUTLIERS, 
        cvScalarAll(0));      
    cvReleaseMat(&mapMatrix);

    return rotated;
}

Question : Why this?

float center_val = (float)((image->width)-1) / 2; 

Answer : Because it works :) The only center I found that doesn't translate image. Though if somebody has an explanation I would be interested.