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Is there a way to save Android's Bitmap with ALPHA_8 config as a grayscale JPEG image? [duplicate]

I am new to this site, and I come with a question about Android.
Is there any way to convert a Bitmap to grayscale? I know how to draw a grayscale bitmap (using canvas operations: http://www.mail-archive.com/android-developers#googlegroups.com/msg38890.html) but I really need The actual bitmap in gray colors (or at least something that could be converted to a bitmap later on).
Do I have to implement it by hand (pixel by pixel operations)?
I've searched a lot, and still could not find. Anyone knows a easy/efficient way to do it?
Thanks a lot!

OH, yes, it does.
I was using it wrong, thanks for pointing it out to me.
(Sorry for the useless question)
Here is the end code (heavily based on the one linked) since it may help someone:
public Bitmap toGrayscale(Bitmap bmpOriginal)
{
int width, height;
height = bmpOriginal.getHeight();
width = bmpOriginal.getWidth();
Bitmap bmpGrayscale = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas c = new Canvas(bmpGrayscale);
Paint paint = new Paint();
ColorMatrix cm = new ColorMatrix();
cm.setSaturation(0);
ColorMatrixColorFilter f = new ColorMatrixColorFilter(cm);
paint.setColorFilter(f);
c.drawBitmap(bmpOriginal, 0, 0, paint);
return bmpGrayscale;
}
Any remarks or comments on it are very welcome.
Thanks

If you are going to show that Bitmap on ImageView. Then Instead of converting Bitmap to Gray Scale, you can try below code:
ColorMatrix matrix = new ColorMatrix();
matrix.setSaturation(0);
ColorMatrixColorFilter filter = new ColorMatrixColorFilter(matrix);
imageview.setColorFilter(filter);
For reference

Isn't that exactly what the code you're linking to does? It takes a color bitmap ("bmp"), creates a duplicate bitmap ("bm"), and then draws the color bitmap into "bm" using the filter to turn it into grayscale. From that point on, you can use "bm" as an actual grayscale bitmap and do whatever you want to do with it.
You'd need to tweak the sample a bit (it's using hard-coded sizes, you may want to just clone the size of the original bitmap), but other than that, this seems to be as ready-to-use as it gets, depending on what you want.

I'd like to mention that with this approach one important aspect must be taken in account. BitMap's on Android are stored in the NativeHeap. By just "creating bitmaps", you'll eventually clog the memory, getting an OutOfMemoryException (OOM).
Therefor, the bitmap must always be .recycled().

Here's a more efficient way, which I've made to support all versions of Android:
// https://xjaphx.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/image-processing-grayscale-image-on-the-fly/
#JvmStatic
fun getGrayscaledBitmapFallback(src: Bitmap, redVal: Float = 0.299f, greenVal: Float = 0.587f, blueVal: Float = 0.114f): Bitmap {
// create output bitmap
val bmOut = Bitmap.createBitmap(src.width, src.height, src.config)
// pixel information
var A: Int
var R: Int
var G: Int
var B: Int
var pixel: Int
// get image size
val width = src.width
val height = src.height
// scan through every single pixel
for (x in 0 until width) {
for (y in 0 until height) {
// get one pixel color
pixel = src.getPixel(x, y)
// retrieve color of all channels
A = Color.alpha(pixel)
R = Color.red(pixel)
G = Color.green(pixel)
B = Color.blue(pixel)
// take conversion up to one single value
B = (redVal * R + greenVal * G + blueVal * B).toInt()
G = B
R = G
// set new pixel color to output bitmap
bmOut.setPixel(x, y, Color.argb(A, R, G, B))
}
}
// return final image
return bmOut
}
#TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
#JvmStatic
fun getGrayscaledBitmap(context: Context, src: Bitmap): Bitmap {
// https://gist.github.com/imminent/cf4ab750104aa286fa08
// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayscale
val redVal = 0.299f
val greenVal = 0.587f
val blueVal = 0.114f
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
return getGrayscaledBitmapFallback(src, redVal, greenVal, blueVal)
val render = RenderScript.create(context)
val matrix = Matrix4f(floatArrayOf(-redVal, -redVal, -redVal, 1.0f, -greenVal, -greenVal, -greenVal, 1.0f, -blueVal, -blueVal, -blueVal, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f))
val result = src.copy(src.config, true)
val input = Allocation.createFromBitmap(render, src, Allocation.MipmapControl.MIPMAP_NONE, Allocation.USAGE_SCRIPT)
val output = Allocation.createTyped(render, input.type)
// Inverts and do grayscale to the image
#Suppress("DEPRECATION")
val inverter =
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
ScriptIntrinsicColorMatrix.create(render)
else
ScriptIntrinsicColorMatrix.create(render, Element.U8_4(render))
inverter.setColorMatrix(matrix)
inverter.forEach(input, output)
output.copyTo(result)
src.recycle()
render.destroy()
return result
}

How to add letters to the google map standard marker

I want to add letter in default marker of Google map. It should look like

This method takes a drawable from your resources, draws some text on top of it(inside the marker) and returns the new drawable. All you need to do is give it the resource id of your bubble, and the text you want on top. Then you can pass the returned drawable wherever you want it.
public BitmapDrawable writeOnDrawable(int drawableId, String text){
Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), drawableId).copy(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888, true);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setStyle(Style.FILL);
paint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
paint.setTextSize(20);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bm);
canvas.drawText(text, 0, bm.getHeight()/2, paint);
return new BitmapDrawable(bm);
}
Note:
To preserver density you need this constructor
BitmapDrawable (Resources res, Bitmap bitmap)
So, keeping your context, last return should be something like
return new BitmapDrawable(context.getResources(), bm);
This prevent an undesired resized drawable.

Is there a way of customizing each Google Maps marker in Android Studio?

I am building a google maps app. I have different objects with coordinates but each object has a unique int value wich i would like to be shown next to a marker.
For example for an object with specific coorinates and value 123, i would like to put on the map(at those coords) the marker and next to it the value 123.
I've been doing some research and the only way I found plausible is to use an Android API to create your own bitmap image from a base image and some string that is "attached" and use that for the marker icon.
Is there a better way of doing that ?
On the same topic, cand you show the title of every marker on your map at the same time ?

https://stackoverflow.com/a/14812104
Please see the link. The snipet is used to add text on the maker which can also be customized.

Yes #kisslory you can fully customize each marker to suit your need.
While setting the bitmap for each marker you can create a new bitmap with from a given resource using the method below.
public static Bitmap drawTextToBitmap(Context gContext,
int gResId,
String gText) {
Resources resources = gContext.getResources();
float scale = resources.getDisplayMetrics().density;
Bitmap bitmap =
BitmapFactory.decodeResource(resources, gResId);
android.graphics.Bitmap.Config bitmapConfig = bitmap.getConfig();
// set default bitmap config if none
if(bitmapConfig == null) {
bitmapConfig = android.graphics.Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;
}
// resource bitmaps are imutable,
// so we need to convert it to mutable one
bitmap = bitmap.copy(bitmapConfig, true);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
// new antialised Paint
Paint paint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
// text color - #3D3D3D
paint.setColor(Color.rgb(61, 61, 61));
// text size in pixels
paint.setTextSize((int) (14 * scale));
// text shadow
paint.setShadowLayer(1f, 0f, 1f, Color.WHITE);
// draw text to the Canvas center
Rect bounds = new Rect();
paint.getTextBounds(gText, 0, gText.length(), bounds);
int x = (bitmap.getWidth() - bounds.width())/2;
int y = (bitmap.getHeight() + bounds.height())/2;
canvas.drawText(gText, x, y, paint);
return bitmap;
}

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 - adding a String over a Drawable image?

I'm trying to add a String to a Drawable image. I'm currently not using a Panel to draw and I'd like to keep it that way. Any ideas or do I need to invoke an onDraw() method?
My image is showing up with this code:
Drawable image = getResources().getDrawable(tile_types[tileType]);
setImageDrawable(image);
I'd like to add a String over this image.
Thanks.

Sam's answer was my starting point, but the image didn't show up, only the text (I use it on a Google Map). Finally I got it working with a LayerDrawable. Here is my solution:
private Drawable createMarkerIcon(Drawable backgroundImage, String text,
int width, int height) {
Bitmap canvasBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height,
Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
// Create a canvas, that will draw on to canvasBitmap.
Canvas imageCanvas = new Canvas(canvasBitmap);
// Set up the paint for use with our Canvas
Paint imagePaint = new Paint();
imagePaint.setTextAlign(Align.CENTER);
imagePaint.setTextSize(16f);
// Draw the image to our canvas
backgroundImage.draw(imageCanvas);
// Draw the text on top of our image
imageCanvas.drawText(text, width / 2, height / 2, imagePaint);
// Combine background and text to a LayerDrawable
LayerDrawable layerDrawable = new LayerDrawable(
new Drawable[]{backgroundImage, new BitmapDrawable(canvasBitmap)});
return layerDrawable;
}

Drawable image = getResources().getDrawable(tile_types[tileType]);
// Store our image size as a constant
final int IMAGE_WIDTH = image.getIntrinsicWidth();
final int IMAGE_HEIGHT = image.getIntrinsicHeight();
// You can also use Config.ARGB_4444 to conserve memory or ARGB_565 if
// you don't have any transparency.
Bitmap canvasBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(IMAGE_WIDTH,
IMAGE_HEIGHT,
Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
// Create a canvas, that will draw on to canvasBitmap. canvasBitmap is
// currently blank.
Canvas imageCanvas = new Canvas(canvasBitmap);
// Set up the paint for use with our Canvas
Paint imagePaint = new Paint();
imagePaint.setTextAlign(Align.CENTER);
imagePaint.setTextSize(16f);
// Draw the image to our canvas
image.draw(imageCanvas);
// Draw the text on top of our image
imageCanvas.drawText("Sample Text",
IMAGE_WIDTH / 2,
IMAGE_HEIGHT / 2,
imagePaint);
// This is the final image that you can use
BitmapDrawable finalImage = new BitmapDrawable(canvasBitmap);

If your resulted text looks "angular" due to resizing, it's better to use TextPaint instead of plain Paint with these parameters:
TextPaint textPaint = new TextPaint(TextPaint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG | TextPaint.LINEAR_TEXT_FLAG);