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Imagick::mergeImageLayers

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(PECL imagick 2 >= 2.1.0, PECL imagick 3)

Merges image layers

Description

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. 0x637

Parameters

layer_method: One of the Imagick::LAYERMETHOD_* constants

Return Values

Returns an Imagick object containing the merged image.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws

Examples

Imagick::mergeImageLayers()

php

<?php
function mergeImageLayers($layerMethodType, $imagePath1, $imagePath2) {

    $imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath1));

    $imagick2 = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath2));
    $imagick->addImage($imagick2);
    $imagick->setImageFormat('png');

    $result = $imagick->mergeImageLayers($layerMethodType);
    header("Content-Type: image/png");
    echo $result->getImageBlob();
}

?>