Resize or rescale image in OpenCV

resize-opencv.cpp

const int kNewWidth = 200;
const int kNewHeight = 400;
const float kRescaleFactor = 0.75;

/**
 * Resize mat
 */

Mat mat; // Input
Mat new_mat;
resize(mat, new_mat, cvSize(kNewWidth, kNewHeight));

/**
 * Rescale mat
 */

Mat mat; // Input
Mat new_mat;
resize(mat, new_mat, cvSize(0, 0), kScaleFactor, kScaleFactor);

/**
 * Resize IplImage
 */

IplImage* img; // Input
IplImage* new_img = cvCreateImage(cvSize(kNewWidth, kNewHeight), img->depth, img->nChannels);
cvResize(img, new_img);

/**
 * Rescale IplImage
 */

IplImage* img; // Input
const int new_width = (int) ((float) img->width * kRescaleFactor);
const int new_height = (int) ((float) img->height * kRescaleFactor);
IplImage* new_img = cvCreateImage(cvSize(new_width, new_height), img->depth, img->nChannels);
cvResize(img, new_img);