Android rotate bitmap 90 degrees results in squashed image. Need a true rotate between portrait and landscape

Question

I am trying to rotate a bitmap image 90 degrees to change it from a landscape format to a portrait format. Example:

[a, b, c, d]
[e, f, g, h]
[i, j, k, l]

rotated 90 degree clockwise becomes

[i,e,a]
[j,f,b]
[k,g,c]
[l,h,d]

Using the code below (from an online example) the image is rotated 90 degrees but retains the landscape aspect ratio so you end up with a vertically squashed image. Am I doing something wrong? Is there another method I need to use? I am also willing to rotate the jpeg file that I'm using to create the bitmap if that is easier.

 // create a matrix for the manipulation
 Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
 // resize the bit map
 matrix.postScale(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);
 // rotate the Bitmap
 matrix.postRotate(90);

 // recreate the new Bitmap
 Bitmap resizedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmapOriginal, 0, 0, widthOriginal, heightOriginal, matrix, true); 

Answer 1

This is all you need to rotate the image:

Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.postRotate(90);
rotated = Bitmap.createBitmap(original, 0, 0, 
                              original.getWidth(), original.getHeight(), 
                              matrix, true);

In your code sample, you included a call to postScale. Could that be the reason your image is being stretched? Perhaps take that one out and do some more testing.

Answer 2

Here's how you would rotate it properly (this insures proper rotation of the image)

public static Bitmap rotate(Bitmap b, int degrees) {
    if (degrees != 0 && b != null) {
        Matrix m = new Matrix();

        m.setRotate(degrees, (float) b.getWidth() / 2, (float) b.getHeight() / 2);
        try {
            Bitmap b2 = Bitmap.createBitmap(
                    b, 0, 0, b.getWidth(), b.getHeight(), m, true);
            if (b != b2) {
                b.recycle();
                b = b2;
            }
        } catch (OutOfMemoryError ex) {
           throw ex;
        }
    }
    return b;
}