Imagick::mergeImageLayers
(PECL imagick 2 >= 2.1.0, PECL imagick 3)
Imagick::mergeImageLayers — Merges image layers
Description
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.
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();
}
?>