public class bitmaptest extends Activity {

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
super.onCreate(icicle);
LinearLayout linLayout = new LinearLayout(this);

// load the origial BitMap (500 x 500 px)

Bitmap bitmapOrg = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),
R.drawable.android);

int width = bitmapOrg.width();

int height = bitmapOrg.height();
int newWidth = 200;
int newHeight = 200;

// calculate the scale - in this case = 0.4f

float scaleWidth = ((float) newWidth) / width;
float scaleHeight = ((float) newHeight) / height;

// createa matrix for the manipulation

Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
// resize the bit map
matrix.postScale(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);
// rotate the Bitmap
matrix.postRotate(45);

// recreate the new Bitmap

Bitmap resizedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmapOrg, 0, 0,
width, height, matrix, true);

// make a Drawable from Bitmap to allow to set the BitMap

// to the ImageView, ImageButton or what ever

BitmapDrawable bmd = new BitmapDrawable(resizedBitmap);

ImageView imageView = new ImageView(this);

// set the Drawable on the ImageView

imageView.setImageDrawable(bmd);

// center the Image

imageView.setScaleType(ScaleType.CENTER);

// add ImageView to the Layout

linLayout.addView(imageView,
new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT
)
);

// set LinearLayout as ContentView

setContentView(linLayout);
}
}