Imagick::mergeImageLayers
(PECL imagick 2 >= 2.1.0, PECL imagick 3)
Imagick::mergeImageLayers — Merges image layers
Description
public Imagick::mergeImageLayers ( int $layer_method ) : Imagick
Merges image layers into one. This method is useful when working with image formats that use multiple layers such as PSD. The merging is controlled using the layer_method which defines how the layers are merged. This method is available if Imagick has been compiled against ImageMagick version 6.3.7 or newer.
Parameters
-
layer_method -
One of the
Imagick::LAYERMETHOD_*constants
Return Values
Returns an Imagick object containing the merged image.
Errors/Exceptions
Throws ImagickException on error.
See Also
- Imagick::flattenImages() - Merges a sequence of images
Examples
Example #1 Imagick::mergeImageLayers()
<?php
function mergeImageLayers($layerMethodType, $imagePath1, $imagePath2) {
$imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
$imagick2 = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath2));
$imagick->addImage($imagick2);
$imagick->setImageFormat('png');
$result = $imagick->mergeImageLayers($layerMethodType);
header("Content-Type: image/png");
echo $result->getImageBlob();
}
?>
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