using montageImage?

[pwnedd]

Hi all,

I'm just get started out with Imagick, and had a question about the montageImage function. I want to stitch together four tiles to create a single image. I can do this fine on the command line

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montage 1 2 3 4 -geometry +0+0 montage.jpg

but have not had any luck doing it with PHP. The code I came up with so far is:

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$tiles = new Imagick(glob('images/*.jpg'));
$tiles->montageImage(new imagickdraw(), "2x2+0+0", "512x512+0+0", imagick::MONTAGEMODE_CONCATENATE, "0x0+0+0");

//output
header( "Content-Type: image/jpg" );
echo $tiles;

But that only shows one tiles. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Keith

[mkoppanen]

Check this example:

http://todellisuus.net/tests/montage.php

http://todellisuus.net/tests/montage.phps

[pwnedd]

Hey Mikko,

Thanks for the reply. The example was just what I was looking for

I have a couple questions about your example:

1. Why did you use 3x4+0+0 for tile_geometry when you only have nine images? Also, what is the second half of the tile geometry used for?

2. What is the difference between MONTAGEMODE_UNFRAME and MONTAGEMODE_CONCATENATE?


Your blog is really great. I actually came across it yesterday for the first time when I was trying to find some more documentation on Imagick
and subscribed. I was even getting ready to ask you there in a comment thread, but decided it would be more appropriate to ask on a forum
than to harass you on your blog.

Appreciate the help.

Take care!
Keith