Question

I’m taking images from the camera or the camera roll and I’m saving them to core data using an ImageToDataTransformer class. I need to use these saved images in two different places in my app: 250×250 imageview and 50×50 imageview.

First, should I use png format for both imageviews?

Second, can I compress the image before I save it to core data, and what’s the best way?

Third, should I save two different images, one for the big image and another for the thumbnail in a different view?

Answer 1

1. When Xcode builds your project, it automatically optimizes PNG files included in your project. So, I guess you should use PNG.
2. I don’t know about runtime.
3. That would be a good idea if you have a table view and you want to show thumbnails. You wouldn’t want to be loading the huge files, that would be excruciatingly slow.