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.

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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