IOS - unable to process image using CIFilter

Question

I am trying to process an image using Core Image. I created the UIImage category to do this.

I added the QuartzCore and CoreImage structures for the project, imported CoreImage / CoreImage.h and used this code:

CIImage *inputImage = self.CIImage;
CIFilter *exposureAdjustmentFilter = [CIFilter filterWithName:@"CIExposureAdjust"];
[exposureAdjustmentFilter setDefaults];
[exposureAdjustmentFilter setValue:inputImage forKey:@"inputImage"];
[exposureAdjustmentFilter setValue:[NSNumber numberWithFloat:5.0f] forKey:@"inputEV"];
CIImage *outputImage = [exposureAdjustmentFilter valueForKey:@"outputImage"];
CIContext *myContext = [CIContext contextWithOptions:nil];

return [UIImage imageWithCGImage:[myContext createCGImage:outputImage fromRect:outputImage.extent]];

But I got a nil output image from the filter.

I also tried using CIHueAdjust with the same result.

Than you in advance

UPDATE . I have found a solution. It was necessary to add a new CIImage , and not just pass the link to UIImage.CIImage as follows:

CIImage *inputImage = [[CIImage alloc] initWithImage:self];

Answer 1

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 CIImage *inputImage = [[CIImage alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"old-country-rain.jpg"]];
CIFilter * controlsFilter = [CIFilter filterWithName:@"CIExposureAdjust"];
[controlsFilter setValue:inputImage forKey:kCIInputImageKey];
[controlsFilter setValue:[NSNumber numberWithFloat: 2.0f] forKey:@"inputEV"];
NSLog(@"%@",controlsFilter.attributes);
CIImage *displayImage = controlsFilter.outputImage;
UIImage *finalImage = [UIImage imageWithCIImage:displayImage];

CIContext *context = [CIContext contextWithOptions:nil];
if (displayImage == nil || finalImage == nil) {
    // We did not get output image. Let display the original image itself.
    imageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"old-country-rain.jpg"];
}else {
    // We got output image. Display it.
    imageView.image = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:[context createCGImage:displayImage fromRect:displayImage.extent]];
}