Here is an example on how to compose two images into a single one. The Imagick class utilises the exception handling model introduced in PHP5 and thus we will do that as well. Let's presume, that we have a directory in our filesystem, which contains our program and the two images we want to operate on.
{// Let's check whether we can perform the magick.if (TRUE!==extension_loaded('imagick'))
{
throw newException('Imagick extension is not loaded.');
}// This check is an alternative to the previous one.
// Use the one that suits you better.if (TRUE!==class_exists('Imagick'))
{
throw newException('Imagick class does not exist.');
}// Let's find out where we are.$dir=dirname(__FILE__);// Let's read the images.$glasses= newImagick();
if (FALSE===$glasses->readImage($dir.'/glasses.png'))
{
throw newException();
}$face= newImagick();
if (FALSE===$face->readImage($dir.'/face.jpg'))
{
throw newException();
}// Let's put the glasses on (10 pixels from left, 20 pixels from top of face).$face->compositeImage($glasses,Imagick::COMPOSITE_DEFAULT,10,20);// Let's merge all layers (it is not mandatory).$face->flattenImages();// We do not want to overwrite face.jpg.$face->setImageFileName($dir.'/face_and_glasses.jpg');// Let's write the image.if (FALSE==$face->writeImage())
{
throw newException();
}
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
echo'Caught exception: '.$e->getMessage() ."\n";
}
exit(0);?>Also a couple more words on the Imagick::COMPOSITE_DEFAULT argument. The images we are composing together are separate layers. Not only can we put them in specific order, but we can also choose the way we want them to interfere with each other. And here comes the second argument of the compositeImage method. It can be given either as a constant or as the integer value of that constant. You can use the reflection API of PHP5 to get the list of them.
Reflection::export(newReflectionClass('Imagick'));?>
Just look for COMPOSITE_* constants in the "Constants" section.