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Question....I have been reading in the IOS release notes and forum on how to get the data from a contact list and things are going well....question I have though is this...how to you retrieve the photo assigned to a contact? Seems like you can get almost everything except the photo from the contact you are importing...ideas?

ok...I have abandoned the idea of importing the contact image from the "Contacts" and decided to allow the user to select their own image to assign to a contact...it's all fine and good...my new question is this...when selecting an image to assign to a new contact, I have set up a template image with the correct dimensions as a placeholder for the imported image the user selects. I have assigned the dimensions for the new image and where it should go on the screen. This all works fine and dandy....Question is this....the newly imported image is obviously square and generic looking with no effects.... How can I get the new image to look more "IOS'ish" with rounded edges to give it a more button like feel?

If you can provide an example of what you wish it to look like
I will see if I can help ...

Hi Kenny,

You can use a mask: After importing the user's photo, set the layer of the mask accordingly.
And if you're not happy with the overall effect,
you can fiddle around with the blending levels of the mask.


Hope it helps...

Best,

~ Ender Nafi