Android: Bitmaps loaded from gallery are rotated i

Question

When I load an image from the media gallery into a Bitmap, everything is working fine, except that pictures that were shot with the camera while holding the phone vertically, are rotated so that I always get a horizontal picture even though it appears vertical in the gallery. Why is that and how can I load it correctly?

Answer 1

The first thing you need is the real File path If you have it great, if you are using URI then use this method to get the real Path:

 public static String getRealPathFromURI(Uri contentURI,Context context) {
    String path= contentURI.getPath();
    try {
        Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(contentURI, null, null, null, null);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        String document_id = cursor.getString(0);
        document_id = document_id.substring(document_id.lastIndexOf(":") + 1);
        cursor.close();

        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
                android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
                null, MediaStore.Images.Media._ID + " = ? ", new String[]{document_id}, null);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        path = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA));
        cursor.close();
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
        return path;
    }
    return path;
}

extract your Bitmap for example:

  try {
                            Bitmap bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(this.getContentResolver(), selectedImage);

                        }
                        catch (IOException e)
                        {
                            Log.e("IOException",e.toString());
                        }

you can use decodeFile() instead if you wish.

Now that you have the Bitmap and the real Path get the Orientation of the Image:

 private static int getExifOrientation(String src) throws IOException {
        int orientation = 1;

        ExifInterface exif = new ExifInterface(src);
        String orientationString=exif.getAttribute(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION);
        try {
            orientation = Integer.parseInt(orientationString);
        }
        catch(NumberFormatException e){}

        return orientation;
    }

and finally rotate it to the right position like so:

public static Bitmap rotateBitmap(String src, Bitmap bitmap) {
        try {
            int orientation = getExifOrientation(src);

            if (orientation == 1) {
                return bitmap;
            }

            Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
            switch (orientation) {
                case 2:
                    matrix.setScale(-1, 1);
                    break;
                case 3:
                    matrix.setRotate(180);
                    break;
                case 4:
                    matrix.setRotate(180);
                    matrix.postScale(-1, 1);
                    break;
                case 5:
                    matrix.setRotate(90);
                    matrix.postScale(-1, 1);
                    break;
                case 6:
                    matrix.setRotate(90);
                    break;
                case 7:
                    matrix.setRotate(-90);
                    matrix.postScale(-1, 1);
                    break;
                case 8:
                    matrix.setRotate(-90);
                    break;
                default:
                    return bitmap;
            }

            try {
                Bitmap oriented = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(), matrix, true);
                bitmap.recycle();
                return oriented;
            } catch (OutOfMemoryError e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
                return bitmap;
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        return bitmap;
    }

That's it , you now have the bitmap rotated to the right position.

cheers.

Answer 2

its because gallery correct displaying rotated images but not ImageView look at here:

                    myBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imgFile.getAbsolutePath(),optionss);
                    ExifInterface exif = new ExifInterface(selectedImagePath);
                    int rotation = exif.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION, ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL);
                    int rotationInDegrees = exifToDegrees(rotation);
                    deg = rotationInDegrees;
                    Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
                    if (rotation != 0f) {
                        matrix.preRotate(rotationInDegrees);
                        myBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(myBitmap, 0, 0, myBitmap.getWidth(), myBitmap.getHeight(), matrix, true);
                    }

and you need this:

private static int exifToDegrees(int exifOrientation) {        
    if (exifOrientation == ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_90) { return 90; } 
    else if (exifOrientation == ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_180) {  return 180; } 
    else if (exifOrientation == ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_270) {  return 270; }            
    return 0;    
} 

Answer 3

The methods below scales AND rotates the bitmap according to the orientation:

public Bitmap scaleAndRotateImage(String path, int orientation, final int targetWidth, final int targetHeight)
{
    Bitmap bitmap = null;

    try
    {
        // Check the dimensions of the Image
        final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
        options.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
        BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path, options);

        // Adjust the Width and Height
        int sourceWidth, sourceHeight;
        if (orientation == 90 || orientation == 270)
        {
            sourceWidth = options.outHeight;
            sourceHeight = options.outWidth;
        }
        else
        {
            sourceWidth = options.outWidth;
            sourceHeight = options.outHeight;
        }

        // Calculate the maximum required scaling ratio if required and load the bitmap
        if (sourceWidth > targetWidth || sourceHeight > targetHeight)
        {
            float widthRatio = (float)sourceWidth / (float)targetWidth;
            float heightRatio = (float)sourceHeight / (float)targetHeight;
            float maxRatio = Math.max(widthRatio, heightRatio);
            options.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
            options.inSampleSize = (int)maxRatio;
            bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path, options);
        }
        else
        {
            bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path);
        }

        // We need to rotate the bitmap (if required)
        int orientationInDegrees = exifToDegrees(orientation);
        if (orientation > 0)
        {
            Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
            if (orientation != 0f)
            {
                matrix.preRotate(orientationInDegrees);
            };

            bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(), matrix, true);
        }

        // Re-scale the bitmap if necessary
        sourceWidth = bitmap.getWidth();
        sourceHeight = bitmap.getHeight();

        if (sourceWidth != targetWidth || sourceHeight != targetHeight)
        {
            float widthRatio = (float)sourceWidth / (float)targetWidth;
            float heightRatio = (float)sourceHeight / (float)targetHeight;
            float maxRatio = Math.max(widthRatio, heightRatio);
            sourceWidth = (int)((float)sourceWidth / maxRatio);
            sourceHeight = (int)((float)sourceHeight / maxRatio);
            bitmap = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(bitmap, sourceWidth, sourceHeight, true);
        }
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        Logger.d("Could not rotate the image");
        Logger.d(e.getMessage());
    }
    return bitmap;
}

Example:

public void getPictureFromDevice(Uri Uri,ImageView imageView)
{
    try
    {
        ExifInterface exifInterface = new ExifInterface(Uri.getPath());
        int orientation = exifInterface.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION, ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL);

        Bitmap bitmap = scaleAndRotateImage(Uri.getPath(), orientation, imageView.getWidth(), imageView.getHeight());
        imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
    }
    catch (OutOfMemoryError outOfMemoryError)
    {
        Logger.d(outOfMemoryError.getLocalizedMessage());
        Logger.d("Failed to load image from filePath (out of memory)");
        Logger.d(Uri.toString());
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        Logger.d("Failed to load image from filePath");
        Logger.d(Uri.toString());
    }
}

Answer 4

I solved the problem with the following workaround. Note that I am also scaling the image, which was necessary to avoid OutOfMemoryExceptions.

Beware that this solution will not work properly with portrait images or opside-down images (thank you Timmmm for noting). Timmmm's solution above might be the better choice if that is required and it looks more elegant, too: https://stackoverflow.com/a/8914291/449918

File path = // ... location of your bitmap file
int w = 512; int h = 384; // size that does not lead to OutOfMemoryException on Nexus One
Bitmap b = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path);


// Hack to determine whether the image is rotated
boolean rotated = b.getWidth() > b.getHeight();

Bitmap resultBmp = null;

// If not rotated, just scale it
if (!rotated) {
    resultBmp = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(b, w, h, true);
    b.recycle();
    b = null;

// If rotated, scale it by switching width and height and then rotated it
} else {
    Bitmap scaledBmp = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(b, h, w, true);
    b.recycle();
    b = null;

    Matrix mat = new Matrix();
    mat.postRotate(90);
    resultBmp = Bitmap.createBitmap(scaledBmp, 0, 0, h, w, mat, true);

    // Release image resources
    scaledBmp.recycle();
    scaledBmp = null;
}

// resultBmp now contains the scaled and rotated image

Cheers

Answer 5

Solved it in my case with this code using help of this post:

            Bitmap myBitmap = getBitmap(imgFile.getAbsolutePath());

            try {
                ExifInterface exif = new ExifInterface(imgFile.getAbsolutePath());
                int orientation = exif.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION, 1);
                Log.d("EXIF", "Exif: " + orientation);
                Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
                if (orientation == 6) {
                    matrix.postRotate(90);
                }
                else if (orientation == 3) {
                    matrix.postRotate(180);
                }
                else if (orientation == 8) {
                    matrix.postRotate(270);
                }
                myBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(myBitmap, 0, 0, myBitmap.getWidth(), myBitmap.getHeight(), matrix, true); // rotating bitmap
            }
            catch (Exception e) {

            }
            ImageView img = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imgTakingPic);
            img.setImageBitmap(myBitmap);

Hope it saves someone's time!

Answer 6

I improved upon the answer by Teo Inke. It no longer rotates the image unless it is actually necessary. It is also easier to read, and should run faster.

// Load Image
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath);

// Rotate Image if Needed
try
{
    // Determine Orientation
    ExifInterface exif = new ExifInterface(filePath);
    int orientation = exif.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION, 1);

    // Determine Rotation
    int rotation = 0;
    if      (orientation == 6)      rotation = 90;
    else if (orientation == 3)      rotation = 180;
    else if (orientation == 8)      rotation = 270;

    // Rotate Image if Necessary
    if (rotation != 0)
    {
        // Create Matrix
        Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
        matrix.postRotate(rotation);

        // Rotate Bitmap
        Bitmap rotated = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight(), matrix, true); 

        // Pretend none of this ever happened!
        bitmap.recycle();
        bitmap = rotated;
        rotated = null;
     }
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    // TODO: Log Error Messages Here
}

// TODO: Use Result Here
xxx.setBitmap(bitmap);