Example
/**
* Apply a radial mask (vignette, i.e. fading to black at the borders) to a bitmap
* @param imageToApplyMaskTo Bitmap to modify
*/
public static void radialMask(final Bitmap imageToApplyMaskTo) {
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(imageToApplyMaskTo);
final float centerX = imageToApplyMaskTo.getWidth() * 0.5f;
final float centerY = imageToApplyMaskTo.getHeight() * 0.5f;
final float radius = imageToApplyMaskTo.getHeight() * 0.7f;
RadialGradient gradient = new RadialGradient(centerX, centerY, radius,
0x00000000, 0xFF000000, android.graphics.Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
Paint p = new Paint();
p.setShader(gradient);
p.setColor(0xFF000000);
p.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_OUT));
canvas.drawRect(0, 0, imageToApplyMaskTo.getWidth(), imageToApplyMaskTo.getHeight(), p);
}