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Image manipulation
The pixl library allows you to manipulate images through a consistent API using either GD or ImageMagick.
Usage
First you'll have to decide whether to use GD or ImageMagick. In this example we'll use the GD processor.
$image = new Image('my_image.png', new GD);
You can reuse the same processor instance as long as you edit your images sequentially.
The getHeight
method returns the height of your image.
$height = $image->getHeight();
The getWidth
method returns the width of your image.
$width = $image->getWidth();
The getDimensions
method returns an array containing both the height and width of your image.
$dimensions = $image->getDimensions();
The snapshot
method allows you to create a snapshot of your image.
$image->snapshot();
The restore
method allows you to restore an image snaphot.
$image->restore();
The rotate
method allows you to rotate an image n degrees.
$image->rotate(90);
The resize
method allows you to resize an image.
// Resize to 50% of original size
$image->resize(50);
// Resize to 300 x 300 pixels
$image->resize(300, 300);
// Resize to closest possible match while maintaining aspect ratio
$image->resize(300, 300, Image::RESIZE_AUTO);
// Base new size on given width while maintaining aspect ratio
$image->resize(300, 300, Image::RESIZE_WIDTH);
// Base new size on given height while maintaining aspect ratio
$image->resize(300, 300, Image::RESIZE_HEIGHT);
The crop
method allows you to crop an image. The two first parameters are the crop size while the last two are the X and Y coordinates of the cropped region's top left corner.
$image->crop(200, 200, 50, 50);
The flip
method allows you to flip and image.
$image->flip();
// Flip the image vertiaclly
$image->flip(Image::FLIP_VERTICAL);
The watermark
method allows you to add a watermark to your image.
$image->watermark('watermark.png');
// You can also position the watermark (default is top left)
$image->watermark('watermark.png', Image::WATERMARK_TOP_RIGHT);
$image->watermark('watermark.png', Image::WATERMARK_BOTTOM_LEFT);
$image->watermark('watermark.png', Image::WATERMARK_BOTTOM_RIGHT);
$image->watermark('watermark.png', Image::WATERMARK_CENTER);
// You can also set the watermark opacity in percent
$image->watermark('watermark.png', Image::WATERMARK_BOTTOM_RIGHT, 50);
The sharpen
method allows you to sharpen the image.
$image->sharpen();
The pixelate
method will pixelate the image.
$image->pixelate();
// You can also set the size of the pixels
$image->pixelate(20);
The greyscale
method converts the image to greyscale.
$image->greyscale();
The sepia
method converts the iamge to sepia.
$image->sepia();
The negate
will invert the colors in the image.
$image->negate();
The colorize
method allows you to colorize an image.
$image->colorize('FF0000');
The brightness
method allows you adjust the brightness of the image.
$image->brightness();
// You can also set a custom value (between -100 and 100)
$image->brightness(100);
The getImageBlob
returns the raw binary image data.
$image = $image->getImageBlob();
// You can also tell it to return a different image type
$image = $image->getImageBlob('jpg');
// You can also adjust the image quality in percent (default is 95%)
$image = $image->getImageBlob('jpg', 70);
As the name suggests the save
method will save your edited image to disk.
// Override original file
$image->save();
// Create a new file
$image->save('edited_image.png');
// You can also adjust the image quality in percent (default is 95%)
$image->save('edited_image.png', 70);