Class for decoding a bitmap from a file

ReducedBitmapFactory.java

public class ReducedBitmapFactory {
    
    public static final int MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH = 1200;
    public static final int MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT = 1200;

    public static Bitmap decodeFile(String photoPath) {
        BitmapFactory.Options bmOptions = new android.graphics.BitmapFactory.Options();
        bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;

        BitmapFactory.decodeFile(photoPath, bmOptions);
        int photoHeight = bmOptions.outHeight;
        int photoWidth = bmOptions.outWidth;

        int scaleFactor = Math.min(
                photoWidth / MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH,
                photoHeight / MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT
        );

        bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
        bmOptions.inSampleSize = scaleFactor;

        return BitmapFactory.decodeFile(photoPath, bmOptions);
    }
}