RotateScaleExample.py

import cv2

def rotateAndScale(img, scaleFactor = 0.5, degreesCCW = 30):
    (oldY,oldX) = img.shape #note: numpy uses (y,x) convention but most OpenCV functions use (x,y)
    M = cv2.getRotationMatrix2D(center=(oldX/2,oldY/2), angle=degreesCCW, scale=scaleFactor) #rotate about center of image.

    #choose a new image size.
    newX,newY = oldX*scaleFactor,oldY*scaleFactor
    #include this if you want to prevent corners being cut off
    r = np.deg2rad(degreesCCW)
    newX,newY = (abs(np.sin(r)*newY) + abs(np.cos(r)*newX),abs(np.sin(r)*newX) + abs(np.cos(r)*newY))

    #the warpAffine function call, below, basically works like this:
    # 1. apply the M transformation on each pixel of the original image
    # 2. save everything that falls within the upper-left "dsize" portion of the resulting image.

    #So I will find the translation that moves the result to the center of that region.
    (tx,ty) = ((newX-oldX)/2,(newY-oldY)/2)
    M[0,2] += tx #third column of matrix holds translation, which takes effect after rotation.
    M[1,2] += ty

    rotatedImg = cv2.warpAffine(img, M, dsize=(int(newX),int(newY)))
    return rotatedImg