Android: Crop an Image after Taking it With Camera with a Fixed Aspect Ratio

Question

Hi all, I'm trying to crop an image after taking it, and my code is as follows:

   private void doTakePhotoAction() {

        Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
        intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI.toString());
        intent.putExtra("crop", "true");
        intent.putExtra("aspectX", 1);
        intent.putExtra("aspectY", 1);
        intent.putExtra("outputX", 96);
        intent.putExtra("outputY", 96);

        try {
            intent.putExtra("return-data", true);
            startActivityForResult(intent, PICK_FROM_CAMERA);
        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
            //Do nothing for now
        }
    }

With the above code, I'm able to go to crop mode, and crop the picture. However, the 1:1 aspect ratio is not enforced, and neither is the outputX and outputY. I believe this is because the intent was for taking a picture, not for cropping. I've also written another method to getData() from the Intent, and after that use the following:

Intent intent = new Intent("com.android.camera.action.CROP");
intent.setClassName("com.android.camera", "com.android.camera.CropImage");

However, when I do that, I get the following runtime error:

E/AndroidRuntime(14648): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.android.camera/com.android.camera.CropImage}: java.lang.NullPointerException

Thanks for the help! :)

Answer 1

Have you tried this Intent (but keeping the crop/aspect/output/return-data extras you already have)?

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("image/*");

That's basically what the Android contacts application does, so perhaps it won't quite fit your use case (i.e. taking a photo immediately, rather than having the option of selecting one from the gallery or taking a new photo).

Worth a try anyway! :)

Answer 2

Actually im modding contacts and have tried your suggestion. It causes the gallery to open up.. and the pic i took is not available.

Answer 3

Hi all,

After doing some reading, I realized it can't be done so simply. My modded Contacts source is at http://github.com/Wysie, you can take a look if you're interested. Also, here's what I did to get it working:

private void doTakePhotoAction() {
    // http://2009.hfoss.org/Tutorial:Camera_and_Gallery_Demo
    // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1050297/how-to-get-the-url-of-the-captured-image
    // http://www.damonkohler.com/2009/02/android-recipes.html
    // http://www.firstclown.us/tag/android/
    // The one I used to get everything working: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/2ab62c12ee99ba30 

    Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);

    //Wysie_Soh: Create path for temp file
    mImageCaptureUri = Uri.fromFile(new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(),
                        "tmp_contact_" + String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()) + ".jpg"));

    intent.putExtra(android.provider.MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mImageCaptureUri);

    try {
        intent.putExtra("return-data", true);
        startActivityForResult(intent, PICK_FROM_CAMERA);
    } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
        //Do nothing for now
    }
}

protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if (resultCode != RESULT_OK) {
        return;
    }

    switch (requestCode) {

    case CROP_FROM_CAMERA: {
        //Wysie_Soh: After a picture is taken, it will go to PICK_FROM_CAMERA, which will then come here
        //after the image is cropped.

        final Bundle extras = data.getExtras();

        if (extras != null) {
            Bitmap photo = extras.getParcelable("data");

            mPhoto = photo;
            mPhotoChanged = true;
            mPhotoImageView.setImageBitmap(photo);
            setPhotoPresent(true);
        }

        //Wysie_Soh: Delete the temporary file                        
        File f = new File(mImageCaptureUri.getPath());            
        if (f.exists()) {
            f.delete();
        }

        InputMethodManager mgr = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        mgr.showSoftInput(mPhotoImageView, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);

        break;
    }

    case PICK_FROM_CAMERA: {
        //Wysie_Soh: After an image is taken and saved to the location of mImageCaptureUri, come here
        //and load the crop editor, with the necessary parameters (96x96, 1:1 ratio)

        Intent intent = new Intent("com.android.camera.action.CROP");
        intent.setClassName("com.android.camera", "com.android.camera.CropImage");

        intent.setData(mImageCaptureUri);
        intent.putExtra("outputX", 96);
        intent.putExtra("outputY", 96);
        intent.putExtra("aspectX", 1);
        intent.putExtra("aspectY", 1);
        intent.putExtra("scale", true);
        intent.putExtra("return-data", true);            
        startActivityForResult(intent, CROP_FROM_CAMERA);

        break;

    }
    }
}

Hope it helps :)