Imagick::shadeImage

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::shadeImage — Creates a 3D effect

Description

Shines a distant light on an image to create a three-dimensional effect. You control the positioning of the light with azimuth and elevation; azimuth is measured in degrees off the x axis and elevation is measured in pixels above the Z axis. This method is available if Imagick has been compiled against ImageMagick version 6.2.9 or newer.

Parameters

gray

A value other than zero shades the intensity of each pixel.

azimuth

Defines the light source direction.

elevation

Defines the light source direction.

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on failure.

Examples

<?php
function shadeImage($imagePath) {
 $imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
 $imagick->shadeImage(true, 45, 20);
 header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
 echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}
?>