Swipe between filtered images for android

Question

Essentially, I am re-asking this question but for implementing it on android.

I am trying to allow users to swipe between filters on a static image. The idea is that the image stays in place while the filter scrolls above it. Snapchat recently released a version which implements this feature. This video shows exactly what I'm trying to accomplish at 1:05.

I tried filling a list with the overlays and paging through it with the onFling and drawing with onDraw, but I lose the animations. Is there a way this can be done with ViewPager?

EDIT: As requested, I have provided my implementation for overlay view paging. It fills the viewpager with transparent png images which sits on top of an image view. Also, this code is in C#, as I am using Xamarin Android. It's fairly similar to Java for those unfamiliar with C#

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static List<ImageView> overlayList = new List<ImageView>();
...

public class OverlayFragmentAdapter : FragmentPagerAdapter
{
    public OverlayFragmentAdapter(Android.Support.V4.App.FragmentManager fm) : base(fm)
    {

    }



    public override int Count
    {
        get { return 5; } //hardcoded temporarily 
    }

    public override Android.Support.V4.App.Fragment GetItem(int position)
    {
        return new OverlayFragment ();
    }
}
public class OverlayFragment : Android.Support.V4.App.Fragment
{
    public override View OnCreateView (LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {


        View view = inflater.Inflate (Resource.Layout.fragment_overlay, container, false);

        LinearLayout l1 = view.FindViewById<LinearLayout> (Resource.Id.overlay_container);

        ImageView im = new ImageView (Activity);

        im.SetImageResource (Resource.Drawable.Overlay); //Resource.Drawable.Overlay is a simple png transparency I created. R

        l1.AddView (im);
        overlayList.AddElement (im);
        return view;
    }
}

Activity Layout XML:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:gravity="bottom">
    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/background_image"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
    <RelativeLayout <!-- This second layout is for buttons which I have omitted from this code -->
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:id="@+id/edit_layout">
        <android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
            android:id="@+id/overlay_pager"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent" />
    </RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Fragment Overlay XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/overlay_container"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:gravity="center" />

To briefly summarize: the viewpager sits on top of the first imageview, which acts as a background. The OnCreateView method creates an overlay fragment and an overlay imageview from a resource, which it puts inside the overlay_container layout. Saving the image (Which I have not posted as it is outside the scope of this question) is simple, all it does is create a background bitmap, an overlay bitmap, and uses a canvas to draw the overlay onto the background, then writes to file.

Answer 1

I've worked on something similar myself.

For your specific use case, I would just use a canvas and alpha blend the filters across, on fling, as the top image.

To do the alpha blending, set the alpha paint of the first image (the original) to 255 and the alpha of the second one (the filter) to something like 128.

You just need a filter with the size of the image and then you shift the position of the second image as you draw it. That's it.

It's extremely fast and works a treat on very, very old devices.

Here's a sample implementation:

    Bitmap filter,  // the filter
        original, // our original
        tempBitmap; // the bitmap which holds the canvas results 
                    // and is then drawn to the imageView
    Canvas mCanvas; // our canvas

    int x = 0;   // The x coordinate of the filter. This variable will be manipulated
                        // in either onFling or onScroll.
    void draw() {
        // clear canvas
        mCanvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT, PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR);    

        // setup paint
        paint0.setAlpha(255);   // the original needs to be fully visible
        paint1.setAlpha(128);   // the filter should be alpha blended into the original.

        // enable AA for paint
        // filter image
        paint1.setAntiAlias(true);
        paint1.setFlags(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);     // Apply AA to the image. Optional.
        paint1.setFlags(Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG);  // In case you scale your image, apple
                                                    // bilinear filtering. Optional.
        // original image
        paint0.setAntiAlias(true);
        paint0.setFlags(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
        paint0.setFlags(Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG);

        // draw onto the canvas    
        mCanvas.save();                

        mCanvas.drawBitmap(original, 0,0,paint0);
        mCanvas.drawBitmap(filter, x,0,paint1);    

        mCanvas.restore();

        // set the new image
        imageView.setImageDrawable(new BitmapDrawable(getResources(), tempBitmap));
    }

And here are basic onFling and onScroll implementations.

private static final int SWIPE_DISTANCE_THRESHOLD = 125;
private static final int SWIPE_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 75;

// make sure to have implemented GestureDetector.OnGestureListener for these to work.
@Override
public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX,
        float velocityY) {
    float distanceX = e2.getX() - e1.getX();
    float distanceY = e2.getY() - e1.getY();
    if (Math.abs(distanceX) > Math.abs(distanceY) && Math.abs(distanceX) > 
            SWIPE_DISTANCE_THRESHOLD && Math.abs(velocityX) > SWIPE_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD) {

        // change picture to
        if (distanceX > 0) {
            // start left increment
        }
        else {  // the left
            // start right increment
        }
    }
}

@Override
public boolean onScroll(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float distanceX, float distanceY) {

    // checks if we're touching for more than 2f. I like to have this implemented, to prevent
    // jerky image motion, when not really moving my finger, but still touching. Optional.
    if (Math.abs(distanceY) > 2 || Math.abs(distanceX) > 2) {  
        if(Math.abs(distanceX) > Math.abs(distanceY)) {
            // move the filter left or right
        }
    }
}

Note: The onScroll/onFling implementations have pseudo code for the x adjustments, as those functions need to be tested. Someone who ends up implementing this in the future, can feel free to edit the answer and provide those functions.