"http://site.com/image.png" // from Web
"file:///mnt/sdcard/image.png" // from SD card
"file:///mnt/sdcard/video.mp4" // from SD card (video thumbnail)
"content://media/external/images/media/13" // from content provider
"content://media/external/video/media/13" // from content provider (video thumbnail)
"assets://image.png" // from assets
"drawable://" + R.drawable.img // from drawables (non-9patch images)

// Load image, decode it to Bitmap and display Bitmap in ImageView (or any other view 
//	which implements ImageAware interface)
imageLoader.displayImage(imageUri, imageView);

// Load image, decode it to Bitmap and return Bitmap to callback
imageLoader.loadImage(imageUri, new SimpleImageLoadingListener() {
	@Override
	public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {
		// Do whatever you want with Bitmap
	}
});

// Load image, decode it to Bitmap and return Bitmap synchronously
Bitmap bmp = imageLoader.loadImageSync(imageUri);

// Load image, decode it to Bitmap and display Bitmap in ImageView (or any other view 
//	which implements ImageAware interface)
imageLoader.displayImage(imageUri, imageView, options, new ImageLoadingListener() {
	@Override
	public void onLoadingStarted(String imageUri, View view) {
		...
	}
	@Override
	public void onLoadingFailed(String imageUri, View view, FailReason failReason) {
		...
	}
	@Override
	public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {
		...
	}
	@Override
	public void onLoadingCancelled(String imageUri, View view) {
		...
	}
}, new ImageLoadingProgressListener() {
	@Override
	public void onProgressUpdate(String imageUri, View view, int current, int total) {
		...
	}
});

// Load image, decode it to Bitmap and return Bitmap to callback
ImageSize targetSize = new ImageSize(80, 50); // result Bitmap will be fit to this size
imageLoader.loadImage(imageUri, targetSize, options, new SimpleImageLoadingListener() {
	@Override
	public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {
		// Do whatever you want with Bitmap
	}
});

// Load image, decode it to Bitmap and return Bitmap synchronously
ImageSize targetSize = new ImageSize(80, 50); // result Bitmap will be fit to this size
Bitmap bmp = imageLoader.loadImageSync(imageUri, targetSize, options);