Acr text not work

[anitha]

image magic version :6.3

i tried following examples but not work

exec("convert -list distort"); ,no result

convert -font Candice -pointsize 20 label:' Around the World ' \
-virtual-pixel HorizontalTile -background SkyBlue \
-distort Arc 360 arc_circle.jpg -- not working

i am a beginner in image magick, Please help me.

[fmw42]

your version is way to old (about 250 versions old). Currently at 6.5.5.-9

If convert -list distort does not report anything, then your version predates it.

I suggest you upgrade.

type

convert -version

and see if that works (to be sure it is installed) and what version you get.

If that works, then type

convert logo: logo.gif
display logo.gif

See if you get the logo image displayed.

For beginners, you should review:

http://www.imagemagick.org/script/comma ... ptions.php
http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/ (very useful examples - highly recommended resource - it identifies when certain features were added). In particular, look at http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/distorts/ which says the -distort was added 6.3.5-1 and -distort arc was added 6.3.5-5

[anitha]

very thanks,

system("convert -version"); - nothing result i tried also exec("convert -version");

but it works exec("convert -size 275x100 xc:lightblue -font verdana.ttf -pointsize 25 -style italic -draw \"gravity Northeast fill black text 0,0 'ImageMagick\nExamples\nby'\" font112.png");

Please help me.

[fmw42]

you need to know where convert is located, i.e. the full path, unless your environment is set up to know that already and perhaps it is.

So try

<?php
exec("convert -version",$out,$returnval);
print_r($out[0]);
?>

or provide the full path to convert as on my system (but the full path may be different on your system)

<?php
exec("/usr/local/bin/convert -version",$out,$returnval);
print_r($out[0]);
?>

or

<?php
$IM_version=shell_exec("convert -version");
echo $IM_version
?>

or

<?php
$IM_version=shell_exec("/usr/local/bin/convert -version");
echo $IM_version
?>

Again your old version of IM is too old and you desperately need an upgrade, esp if you want to use -distort.

P.S.

You can also use identify -version rather than convert -version and should still get the same result.

[anitha]

thanks,
Version: ImageMagick 6.2.8 04/17/08 Q16 file:/usr/share/ImageMagick-6.2.8/doc/index.html