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Android View.draw(bitmap) saving view to bitmap does not render BlurMaskFilter properly

I am trying to programmatically create a gray Rect and black Rect with BlurMaskFilter layer (drop shadow effect) by overriding onDraw in a custom View. I am able to get it to draw on screen without any issues, but when I try to draw the view to a bitmap the results are different. In drawing to bitmap, it appears BlueMaskFilter is applied to the View rather than the specific layer of the black Rect.
What am I missing to make the drawn bitmap same as the output drawn on screen?
CustomView's onDraw override:
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
super.onDraw(canvas);
// draw black box (shadow) first
RectF rectShadow = new RectF();
rectShadow.set(10, 10, 120, 120);
Paint shadowPaint = new Paint();
shadowPaint.setMaskFilter(new BlurMaskFilter(5, Blur.NORMAL));
shadowPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
shadowPaint.setColor(Color.DKGRAY);
shadowPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawRect(rectShadow, shadowPaint);
setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, shadowPaint);
// draw grey box
RectF rectGray = new RectF();
rectGray.set(0, 0, 100, 100);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
paint.setColor(Color.parseColor("#656565"));
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawRoundRect(rectGray, paint);
}
Function to save view to bitmap:
public void saveViewToBitmap( View customView int outWidth, int outHeight ) {
customView.setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(outWidth, outHeight));
customView.measure(
ViewGroup.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(customView.getLayoutParams().width,
ViewGroup.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY),
ViewGroup.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(customView.getLayoutParams().height,
ViewGroup.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY));
customView.layout(0, 0,
customView.getMeasuredWidth(), customView.getMeasuredHeight());
customView.requestLayout();
Bitmap outputBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(outWidth, outHeight, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(outputBitmap);
customView.draw(canvas);
return outputBitmap;
}
Note in the following images the screen image has crisp edges for the gray rect, whereas the drawn bitmap has the top and left edges of the gray rect blurred demonstrating the problem.
Image on screen:http://i.stack.imgur.com/0Hl0t.png
Image saved from bitmap created by saveViewToBitmap: http://i.stack.imgur.com/xNzi5.png
Thanks!

Android how to apply mask on ImageView?

So I tried the code from here: Creating an ImageView with a mask. I'm using the following images as original and mask:
However, the result I get is this:
Note that the window background is not black, but holo light (which on the galaxy nexus looks like a very pale gray, not completely white). The second image is the result I get when an item is selected on a list view.
If instead I create a new Bitmap using the same algorithm and then pass it to the image view instead of overriding onDraw(), it draws correctly:
Canvas canvas = new Canvas();
Bitmap mainImage = //get original image
Bitmap maskImage = //get mask image
Bitmap result = Bitmap.createBitmap(mainImage.getWidth(), mainImage.getHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
canvas.setBitmap(result);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setFilterBitmap(false);
canvas.drawBitmap(mainImage, 0, 0, paint);
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_IN));
canvas.drawBitmap(maskImage, 0, 0, paint);
paint.setXfermode(null);
imageView.setImageBitmap(result);
I get the expected result:
Note the fade is correctly applied. This is more evident when a selection is made.
So what's going on on ImageView's onDraw method to create this black backdrop instead of letting the window background show through? What's interesting is that if the original image itself has some transparency, that transparency is respected, for example:
I can't figure it out by myself. I'd rather be able to do it on onDraw instead of pre-creating the bitmap because it only works for bitmaps as source and mask. I want to be able to do it with other drawables like gradients and solid colours but on those cases the width and height are not set.

I have found the perfect combination for creating masking without black border after researching through all the stackoverflow posts. It suits my purpose quite well.
Currently I'm creating a draggable view using one normal image and a masking image (a png with transparency), so I'll need to override the onDraw function.
private Bitmap mImage = ...;
private Bitmap mMask = ...; // png mask with transparency
private int mPosX = 0;
private int mPosY = 0;
private final Paint maskPaint;
private final Paint imagePaint;
public CustomView (final Context context) {
maskPaint = new Paint();
maskPaint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR));
imagePaint = new Paint();
imagePaint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_OVER));
}
/* TODO
if you have more constructors, make sure you initialize maskPaint and imagePaint
Declaring these as final means that all your constructors have to initialize them.
Failure to do so = your code won't compile.
*/
#Override
public void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
super.onDraw(canvas);
canvas.save();
canvas.drawBitmap(mMask, 0, 0, maskPaint);
canvas.drawBitmap(mImage, mPosX, mPosY, imagePaint);
canvas.restore();
}

Answering my own question. The Xfermode was working as intended. The paint was making the resulting are of the canvas transparent (which was the canvas used by the window activity). Since the canvas itself was being set transparent, the window was showing what was behind it: the black background.
To do it properly, indeed a new Bitmap has to be created to hold the result of the alpha mask. I updated the code to take into account drawables of all types.

In this Code Apply:
mask_over = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(
getResources(), mask_over1[0]);
icon = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(icon, screenwidth, screenwidth, false);
mask_over = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(mask_over, screenwidth, screenwidth, false);
back_img=createBitmap_ScriptIntrinsicBlur(Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(cropview.croppedImage, screenwidth, screenwidth, false),25.0f);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams111 = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(screenwidth, screenwidth);

Android Mask two Bitmap clear border

I'm using the mask a bitmap with another. The operation succeeds well, unfortunately the result of masking seen a slight black border, as you can see in the image:
How do I remove this border? in the source image is not there.
I'll post the code I'm using:
public Bitmap mask(Bitmap source) {
Bitmap targetBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(getWidth(),getHeight(),
Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(targetBitmap);
Paint paint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_IN));
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setDither(true);
canvas.drawBitmap(source, 0, 0, null);
canvas.drawBitmap(getMask(), 0, 0, paint);
paint.setXfermode(null);
return targetBitmap;
}
where getMask () returns the Bitmap that represents the figure of the Puzzle.
I hope to receive your help, thank you all
Sorry for my english :-)
UPDATE:
the black border is what I point out in this picture:
UPDATE:
place the sequence of transformation. The third image would be identical to the first but without color. The problem is the black edge of the puzzle.
I hope to be more clear:

The way I draw images with mask is kind of the other way around from what you do.
public Bitmap mask(Bitmap source) {
Bitmap targetBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(getWidth(),getHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(targetBitmap);
Paint paint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN));
// paint.setAntiAlias(true); // you've already set this in the constructor
paint.setDither(true);
canvas.drawBitmap(getMask(), 0, 0, null);
canvas.drawBitmap(source, 0, 0, paint);
// paint.setXfermode(null); // no need for this
return targetBitmap;
}
Note that PorterDuff.Mode is set to SRC_IN (not DST_in) and that the mask is drawn first and then the image on top of that mask. With this approach you can also draw the previous source as the base mask, add the new (puzzle) mask and then draw the final source/image on top of that with SRC_IN paint to add new puzzle pieces each time.
If that doesn't solve the black border, check that your mask doesn't have feathered (transparent) edges that might be causing these problems.
Also, ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG doesn't do anything on textures. If you want smoothly scaled textures use paint.setFilterBitmap(true);

how to set additive overlay of jpg images to achieve transparency

I need to overlay two images in live wallpaper. The overlay images is the jpg which needs to be set to "additive" overlay. it adds the pixel value rather than calculating the transparency. how can i achieve this in android ?

You can make use of Android's Bitmap and Drawable classes mixed with Canvas, and try something like in this snippet:
public static Drawable mergeImage(Drawable orig, Drawable over, int left, int top) {
Bitmap original = ((BitmapDrawable)orig).getBitmap();
Bitmap overlay = ((BitmapDrawable)over).getBitmap();
Bitmap result = Bitmap.createBitmap(original.getWidth(), original.getHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(result);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawBitmap(original, 0, 0, paint);
canvas.drawBitmap(overlay, left, top, paint);
return new BitmapDrawable(result);
}
I've coded a photo image gridview overlayered with "online status" using the above lines. Hope that it works for you too.

A more general approach may be to create a PorterDuffXfermode with your wanted PorterDuffMode and then set it on the Paint object that you use with your canvas, as referenced in mthama's answer but substituting some lines. This allows you to use other Porter-Duff modes as wanted/needed.
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawBitmap(original, 0, 0, paint);
paint.setXferMode(new PorterDuffXferMode(PorterDuff.Mode.OVERLAY));
canvas.drawBitmap(overlay, left, top, paint);
Mind you, I haven't tried this, so go with mthama's answer. :)

How to set a background bitmap to a rect or rectF?

Is there a way to set a background image for a rectangle drawn in a canvas ?
For exemple i have the following onDraw method :
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
this.setBackgroundGradient();
RectF rect = new RectF();
rect.set(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), 50);
canvas.drawRoundRect(rect, 0, 0, this.paint);
}
private void setBackgroundGradient()
{
this.paint.setShader(new LinearGradient(0, 0,0, getHeight(), 0xff919191, 0xff424242, Shader.TileMode.MIRROR));
}
I would like to change my gradient by a background image (repeatable if possible).
Note : i would rather to keep rectangle and not use drawBitmap.

A Rect is not a drawable, it is a convenience class and only holds the four values that define the rect. Canvas knows how to draw a rect with the Paint object you give it.
If you want to have a background (image) instead of a rect, then you either use drawBitmap on the canvas or have a (bitmap)drawable that you pass the canvas to when drawing.