RESIZING IMAGE PROPORTIONALLY

resize_image

/* To call:

resizedImage = [self imageByScalingProportionallyToSize:myImageView.size usingImage:myImage];

*/

//Method: 
- (UIImage *)imageByScalingProportionallyToSize:(CGSize)targetSize usingImage:(UIImage *)image{
    
    UIImage *sourceImage = image;
    UIImage *newImage = nil;
    
    CGSize imageSize = sourceImage.size;
    CGFloat width = imageSize.width;
    CGFloat height = imageSize.height;
    
    CGFloat targetWidth = targetSize.width;
    CGFloat targetHeight = targetSize.height;
    
    CGFloat scaleFactor = 0.0;
    CGFloat scaledWidth = targetWidth;
    CGFloat scaledHeight = targetHeight;
    
    CGPoint thumbnailPoint = CGPointMake(0.0,0.0);
    
    if (CGSizeEqualToSize(imageSize, targetSize) == NO) {
        
        CGFloat widthFactor = targetWidth / width;
        CGFloat heightFactor = targetHeight / height;
        
        if (widthFactor < heightFactor)
            scaleFactor = widthFactor;
        else
            scaleFactor = heightFactor;
        
        scaledWidth  = width * scaleFactor;
        scaledHeight = height * scaleFactor;
        
        // center the image
        
        if (widthFactor < heightFactor) {
            thumbnailPoint.y = (targetHeight - scaledHeight) * 0.5;
        } else if (widthFactor > heightFactor) {
            thumbnailPoint.x = (targetWidth - scaledWidth) * 0.5;
        }
    }
    
    
    // this is actually the interesting part:
    
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(targetSize);
    
    CGRect thumbnailRect = CGRectZero;
    thumbnailRect.origin = thumbnailPoint;
    thumbnailRect.size.width  = scaledWidth;
    thumbnailRect.size.height = scaledHeight;
    
    [sourceImage drawInRect:thumbnailRect];
    
    newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
    
    if(newImage == nil) NSLog(@"could not scale image");
    
    
    return newImage ;
}