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THESE CODES ARE PROVIDED FOR AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO USE IMAGEMAGICK WITH PHP. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN ACCEPTING USER INPUT.

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Compositing one image on top of another


OutputInput
The output image Google earth image

House image 
     
$cmd = "earth.jpg -bordercolor black -border 1x1".
" \( House.jpg -bordercolor white -border 10x10".
" -background none -rotate "-25>" \) ".
" -gravity northeast -composite ";
exec("convert $cmd photo4.jpg ");

Code explanationResult 
     
earth.jpg -bordercolor black -border 1x1
  • earth.jpg First image to read into memory and modifed
  • -bordercolor black Border colour
  • -border 1x1 Border size; the border is added to the outside of the image

Note: a 100px x 100px image with a 10x10 border added will be 120px x 120px.

 Black 1px border added 
     
\( House.jpg -bordercolor white -border 10x10 -background none -rotate "-25>" \)
  • \( House.jpg Second image to read into memory and modifed
  • -bordercolor white Border colour
  • -border 10x10 Border size
  • -background none The background colour of the image. This will be the triangular sections around the image when it is rotated. It is set to none which is the same as transparent; a colour can be used.
  • -rotate \"-25>\" \) Rotate the image ( 25 = 25deg clockwise -25 = 25deg anti-clockwise ). The angle needs to be within " " and these will need escaping with a \

Note: This code is within ( ) which ensures any modifications only take place on this image; the ( ) need escaping with \

 White 10px border added and rotated 25deg
( Image below showing the actual size and background )
tempry image 
     
-gravity northeast -composite ;
  • -gravity northeast The position of the overlaid image on the background. -geometry can be used instead
  • -composite Make a composite of the photos. The first photo in the memory will be the background
  • photo4.jpg The name/path to save the final image as
 Images combined