How to create animated glitters with PHP and imagemagick

[sabater_wb]

Hy Guys,
After a lot of hours trying to create animated glitters, my last solution is this forum.
I wanna create something like the image bellow.



I tried to use the code bellow, with the "stars" files replaced by others gifs, also created for this purpose.

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convert rose:   -compose Screen \
          \( -clone 0 stars1.gif -composite \) \
          \( -clone 0 stars2.gif -composite \) \
          \( -clone 0 stars3.gif -composite \) \
          -delete 0 -set delay 25 -layers Optimize rose_sparkle.gif

but, I did not have sucess.

I did this in php:

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<?

exec("D:/Arquiv~1/ImageMagick-6.4.3-Q16/convert.exe convert rose: -compose Screen -clone 0 stars1.gif -composite -clone 0 stars2.gif -composite -clone 0 stars3.gif -composite -delete 0 -set delay 25 -layers Optimize rose_sparkle.gif");

?>

I tried on localhost, with windows xp and apache.

The problem isn't with my server, because other simple codes works well.

Codes like:

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<?
exec("D:/Arquiv~1/ImageMagick-6.4.3-Q16/convert.exe koala.gif  -flip  flip.gif");
?>

and many others works very well.

Please, if somebody, knows how to do that effect using PHP and "exec()", please, give me some help. I thank.

thanks.

[anthony]

You forgot the parenthesis! They are imporatant.

If you want to know what they do see IM Examples, Basics, parenthesis
http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/basics/#parenthesis

As for glitter text, have a look at the examples in
All that Glitters...
http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/anim_mods/#glitter

[SebGrey]

Tnx for help, Anthony. I had the same problem & now everything's o'k!

[anthony]

I what to look at some glitter overlays, and also overlaps involving seeds limited to a certian area (both of which I call sparkles). the above stars on a rose image is actually an example of 'sparkle'

I also want to get really fancy with the creation of flares from a specific seed point, complete with flare ring and rotating rays. then look at combining multilple flares with different starting points (both in time and space) to create a really interesting effect!

For example a 'sparkle' the travels up the wizards wand, then flares, and dissolves into a number of small sparkle flares over an area. before repeating.

[agriz]

convert rose: -compose Screen \
\( -clone 0 stars1.gif -composite \) \
\( -clone 0 stars2.gif -composite \) \
\( -clone 0 stars3.gif -composite \) \
-delete 0 -set delay 25 -layers Optimize rose_sparkle.gif

This is working perfectly. But how to tile the glitter if the image is bigger?

convert rose: -compose Screen \
\( -clone 0 -tile stars1.gif -composite \) \
\( -clone 0 -tile stars2.gif -composite \) \
\( -clone 0 -tile stars3.gif -composite \) \
-delete 0 -set delay 25 -layers Optimize rose_sparkle.gif
is not working

[fmw42]

see http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/canvas/#tile and http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/compose/#tile

[agriz]

Can i get the resource usage?

[fmw42]

Can i get the resource usage?

Not sure what you are asking? Can you clarify?

[agriz]

Just asking can track how much memory does this script uses?

[fmw42]

Just asking can track how much memory does this script uses?

What script? I am not sure how one would track memory usage?

[agriz]

Any script.. just asked.. never mind!

[fmw42]

Any script.. just asked.. never mind!

Each script will use a different amount of memory depending upon the processing done and image sizes and numbers involved.