Composing Transparent Images

[dognose]

Hi,
I'm having trouble blending/composing two transparent png images

I'm using: (though I've tried a few other ways too)
composite -compose over -geometry +10+10 top.png background.png output.png

The output is mostly right, but the top image loses it's alpha transparency.

Is there a way to blend the top image into the background?

I've looked at -layers merge, but then the transparency of the base image cuts out the overlay..

[snibgo]

What version of IM, on what platform?

I suggest you don't use the "composite" program. Instead use "magick" (for IM v7) or "convert" (for IM v6). With those, use the "-composite" operator, and list the two inputs in the opposite order:

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convert background.png top.png -geometry +10+10 -compose Over -composite output.png

Does that do what you want? The result alpha at each pixel depends on the alphas of both inputs.

Perhaps you want "-compose Blend".

[dognose]

I'm still getting the same thing. Alpha on the overlay image is lost..
I'm using im 6.7.2

This is what I'm getting (with grid added to show transparency)



Vs. this is what I want




If I try to use the blend compose it doesn't compose properly

[snibgo]

Please post your input images.

[dognose]

Here you go

[snibgo]

V6.7.2 is very old. It may have a bug. Even if it doesn't, I suggest you upgrade.

If you want the output size to be the same as the first input, use "-composite":

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magick DQk2r9I.png Ws9m2Ky.png -geometry +200+10 -compose Over -composite circs2a.png

If you want the output size to be the smallest that contains all the input images, use "-layers merge". This needs one input to be repaged. If you don't want to flatten against a background colour, you need "-background none".

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magick DQk2r9I.png ( Ws9m2Ky.png -repage +200+10 ) -background None -compose Over -layers merge circs2b.png

[dognose]

Thanks, I was afraid of that, as it breaks some other scripts I use.