This method can be used to query image width, height, size, and format without reading the whole image in to memory.

$image = $input;
$im = new Imagick();
$im->pingImage( $image );
$info = $im->identifyImage();
echo "<pre>";
print_r($info);
echo "</pre>";

( Array
(
[imageName] => /home/usr/public_html/imagemagick/imagick/temp.jpg
[format] => JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format)
[geometry] => Array
(
[width] => 200
[height] => 150
)
[resolution] => Array
(
[x] => 72
[y] => 72
)

[units] => PixelsPerInch
[type] => Bilevel
[colorSpace] => RGB
[compression] => JPEG
[fileSize] => 16.2kb
) )

This method can be used to query image width, height, size, and format without reading the whole image to memory.

$image = file_get_contents($input);
$im = new Imagick();
$im->pingImageBlob($image);
echo 'width = '.$im->getImageWidth() . ' height = ' . $im->getImageHeight();

This method can be used to query image width, height, size, and format without reading the whole image to memory.

Simulates a Polaroid picture.

$im = new Imagick($input);
$im->polaroidImage(new ImagickDraw(), 15);
$im->writeImage('polaroidImage.png'); 
$im->destroy();

Reduces the image to a limited number of color level.

$im = new Imagick($input);
$im->posterizeImage( 256, 10);
$im->writeImage('posterizeImage.jpg'); 
$im->destroy();

Tiles 9 thumbnails of the specified image with an image processing operation applied at varying strengths.

$im = new Imagick($input);
$im->previewImages( imagick::PREVIEW_ROTATE ); 
$im->destroy();

( This is helpful to quickly pin-point an appropriate parameter for an image processing operation. )

Assocates the previous image in an image list with the Imagick object.

Adds or removes a ICC, IPTC, or generic profile from an image.

( If the profile is NULL, it is removed from the image otherwise added. Use a name of '*' and a profile of NULL to remove all profiles from the image. )

Analyzes the colors within a reference image

Analyzes the colors within a sequence of images

Returns a multi-dimensional array representing the font metrics.

$im = new Imagick();
$draw = new ImagickDraw();
$draw->setFont('Times-Bold');
$metrics = $im->queryFontMetrics($draw, "Rubblewebs");
echo "<pre>";
print_r($metrics);
echo "</pre>";

( Array
(
[characterWidth] => 12
[characterHeight] => 12
[ascender] => 9
[descender] => -3
[textWidth] => 63.90625
[textHeight] => 18
[maxHorizontalAdvance] => 13
[boundingBox] => Array
(
[x1] => 0.09375
[y1] => 0
[x2] => 8.484375
[y2] => 9
)

[originX] => 64
[originY] => 0
) )

Returns the configured fonts.

$im = new Imagick(); 
$fonts = $im->queryFonts();
echo "
Fonts available:";
foreach( $fonts as $key=>$value ){
 echo "
$value";
}

( Fonts available:
AvantGarde-Book
AvantGarde-BookOblique
AvantGarde-Demi
etc. )

Returns formats supported by Imagick.

$im = new Imagick(); 
$formats = $im->queryFormats();
echo "
Formats supported:";
foreach( $formats as $key=>$value ){
 echo "
$value";
}

( Supported formats :
A
AI
ART
ARW
AVI
etc. )

Radial blurs an image.

$im = new Imagick($input); 
$im->radialBlurImage( 10 );
$im->writeImage( "radialBlurImage.jpg" );
$im->destroy();