I\'ve got some code that resizes an image so I can get a scaled chunk of the center of the image - I use this to take a UIImage and return a small, square repre
(UIImage *)squareImageWithImage:(UIImage *)image scaledToSize:(CGSize)newSize {
double ratio;
double delta;
CGPoint offset;
//make a new square size, that is the resized imaged width
CGSize sz = CGSizeMake(newSize.width, newSize.width);
//figure out if the picture is landscape or portrait, then
//calculate scale factor and offset
if (image.size.width > image.size.height) {
ratio = newSize.width / image.size.width;
delta = (ratio*image.size.width - ratio*image.size.height);
offset = CGPointMake(delta/2, 0);
} else {
ratio = newSize.width / image.size.height;
delta = (ratio*image.size.height - ratio*image.size.width);
offset = CGPointMake(0, delta/2);
}
//make the final clipping rect based on the calculated values
CGRect clipRect = CGRectMake(-offset.x, -offset.y,
(ratio * image.size.width) + delta,
(ratio * image.size.height) + delta);
//start a new context, with scale factor 0.0 so retina displays get
//high quality image
if ([[UIScreen mainScreen] respondsToSelector:@selector(scale)]) {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(sz, YES, 0.0);
} else {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(sz);
}
UIRectClip(clipRect);
[image drawInRect:clipRect];
UIImage *newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
return newImage;
}