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Efficiently finding the average color of a UIImage. Copyright (c) 2010, Mircea "Bobby" Georgescu
/*
UIImage+AverageColor.m
Copyright (c) 2010, Mircea "Bobby" Georgescu
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* Neither the name of the Mircea "Bobby" Georgescu nor the
names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Mircea "Bobby" Georgescu BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
#import "UIImage+AverageColor.h"
@implementation UIImage (AverageColor)
- (UIColor *)averageColor {
CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
unsigned char rgba[4];
CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(rgba, 1, 1, 8, 4, colorSpace, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedLast | kCGBitmapByteOrder32Big);
CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(0, 0, 1, 1), self.CGImage);
CGColorSpaceRelease(colorSpace);
CGContextRelease(context);
if(rgba[3] > 0) {
CGFloat alpha = ((CGFloat)rgba[3])/255.0;
CGFloat multiplier = alpha/255.0;
return [UIColor colorWithRed:((CGFloat)rgba[0])*multiplier
green:((CGFloat)rgba[1])*multiplier
blue:((CGFloat)rgba[2])*multiplier
alpha:alpha];
}
else {
return [UIColor colorWithRed:((CGFloat)rgba[0])/255.0
green:((CGFloat)rgba[1])/255.0
blue:((CGFloat)rgba[2])/255.0
alpha:((CGFloat)rgba[3])/255.0];
}
}
@end
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