Convert UIImage to CVPixelBufferRef

Question

I want to convert a UIImage object to a CVPixelBufferRef object, but I have absolutly no idea. And I can\'t find any example code doing anything like this.

Can someo

Answer 1

A CVPixelBufferRef is what core video uses for camera input.

You can create similar pixel bitmaps from images using CGBitmapContextCreate and then drawing the image into the bitmap context.