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Imagick::flipImage

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::flipImageCreates a vertical mirror image

Description

public Imagick::flipImage(): bool

Creates a vertical mirror image by reflecting the pixels around the central x-axis.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on error.

Examples

Example #1 Imagick::flipImage()

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

?>

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jeff at jeffharris dot us
10 years ago
To avoid the x-axis and y-axis discussion, flipping emulates a mirror at the bottom (or top) of the image.
ʇo ɐʌoıp ʇɥǝ x-ɐxıs ɐup ʎ-ɐxıs pısɔnssıou, ɟןıddıuƃ ǝɯnןɐʇǝs ɐ ɯıɹɹoɹ ɐʇ ʇɥǝ qoʇʇoɯ )oɹ ʇod( oɟ ʇɥǝ ıɯɐƃǝ˙
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thenickdude
3 years ago
The horizontal equivalent to this function is called transverseImage()
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