How to get PNG base64 encoded from CGImageRef?

Question

i have CGImageRef object (var quartzImage). How convert this object to format PNG data for web: "data:image/png;base64,"+ base64 data image

my code:

- (void)captureOutput:(AVCaptureOutput *)captureOutput didOutputSampleBuffer:(CMSampleBufferRef)sampleBuffer fromConnection:(AVCaptureConnection *)connection {
    CVImageBufferRef imageBuffer = CMSampleBufferGetImageBuffer(sampleBuffer);
    CVPixelBufferLockBaseAddress(imageBuffer, 0);
    void *baseAddress = CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddressOfPlane(imageBuffer, 0);
    size_t bytesPerRow = CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRow(imageBuffer);
    size_t width = CVPixelBufferGetWidth(imageBuffer);
    size_t height = CVPixelBufferGetHeight(imageBuffer);
    CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
    CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(baseAddress, width, height, 8, bytesPerRow, colorSpace, kCGBitmapByteOrder32Little | kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst);
    CGImageRef quartzImage = CGBitmapContextCreateImage(context);
    CVPixelBufferUnlockBaseAddress(imageBuffer,0);
    CGContextRelease(context);
    CGColorSpaceRelease(colorSpace);
    NSLog(@"%@",quartzImage);
}

Answer 1

NSImage *image = [NSImage imageWithCGImage:imageRef];
[image lockFocus];
NSBitmapImageRep *bitmapRep = [[NSBitmapImageRep alloc] initWithFocusedViewRect:NSMakeRect(0, 0, image.size.width, image.size.height)];
[image unlockFocus];
NSData *imageData = [bitmapRep representationUsingType:NSPNGFileType properties:nil];;
NSString *base64String = [imageData base64EncodedStringWithOptions:0];

Answer 2

If you already have a CGImageRef (with name quartzImage in your code) then you do not need to create an NSImage. Create a NSBitmapImageRep directly. And you should in no case use the lockFocus method. This is good for images that shall be depicted to the screen. And therefore lockFocus usually creates images with a resolution of 72 dpi and 144 dpi for Retina screens. Or do you want to create images for the web with the properties of your screen? Try this:

NSBitmapImageRep *bitmapRep = [[NSBitmapImageRep alloc] initWithCGImage:quartzImage];
NSData *repData = [bitmapRep representationUsingType:NSPNGFileType] properties:nil];
NSString *base64String = [repData base64EncodedStringWithOptions:0];

This base64… method is not available before OS X 10.9. In that case you should use base64Encoding