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create aqua style buttons using php

Hi all! is it possible to create an image like this one using php with the help of GD/ImageMagick? This image was generated by Web Button Maker Delux, which is a .NET App. So i think, may be there is an way for me to generate one using PHP. So any help on that please? Thanks, Anjan ** in case image is broken here is another url of ...

What could cause a "color index out of range" error for imagecolorsforindex()?

When doing a patch resize to a big bunch of JPG, PNG and GIF files, PHP drops dead quite unexpectedly with the following error message: imagecolorsforindex() [function.imagecolorsforindex]: Color index 226 out of range The relevant code fragment is: protected function preserveTransparency($img, $resized, $ftype) { if (($fty...

PHP: Merging images into an alpha translucent image with GD

I'm trying to create an image with varying level of transparency, using GD. But I can get only fully transparent or fully opaque pixels in the image. What I want to get:                                                      What I actually get:                                                                        Here's a piece of t...

Generating population maps like youtube insight with php (GD image?)

I want to get information on where the users on my site are coming from. I want to display this information on a map just like population maps in atlases. If you have ever used youtube insight, this is the exact same concept. I have an idea of how to do this, but I'm not sure it would be the most efficient method. I think that I should f...

Alternative for PHP GD library in python

I was searching searching for a pure python module which has functionality equalent to PHP GD library. I need to write text on a image file. I know PHP GD library can do that. Does any one know about such module in python too. ...

Get line-break working using PHP GD2 and a <textarea>

I'm trying to figure out how I can put text including line-break from a textarea on an image generated using GD2 library. I tried \n and , nothing... It's a stupid question but I can't find this information on the web. Thanks! ...

Gradient text with GD library from PHP

With this function, we can create gradient image : http://planetozh.com/blog/my-projects/images-php-gd-gradient-fill/ I need to create gradient text, or put a gradient over a black image. (Must have transparent background) It's kind of easy within Photoshop, but I don't know all functions of GD library so maybe there is a way to get th...

Is it possible to change image position and width with php GD?

I have a gif file with many icons and buttons on it.. What I want to do is include that gif file using php gd somefunction("file.gif") then, resize the new image to 30px by 30px.. and then be able to position (using x and y coordinates) the actual gif file, so that only a certain area of the image shows on the new file.. just like the ...

Generate TTF via image(s) using PHP?

Are there existing libraries for generating .ttf via image(s) using PHP (say, a series of images)? There are several references about creating gdf from images, but I've not yet found examples of ttf-font creation via PHP. N.B. There are also several online resources that let you upload an image (write a letter in each box on an image te...

Upgrade GD Library in cPanel VPS Optimized.

How to upgrade GD Library in cPanel VPS. Currently the GD Library doesn't support TTF and I want to use GD Library to support imagettftext function.. Many thanks, ...

How to handle this error caused by uploading a problematic JPEG?

I have a website where the public can upload JPEGs. Someone from the public was uploading an invalid JPEG that was causing the site to crash for them. PHP said... imagecreatefromjpeg() [function.imagecreatefromjpeg]: gd-jpeg, libjpeg: recoverable error: Premature end of JPEG file I wasn't sure how to get around this, so I Google...

Piwik: generate a counter image to display it on external sites

It is possible to generate a image (php gd) with a count of visitors of my piwik tracked site. I want Embed a flag counter in a external site. On this page iframe or flash not allow. so i can't integrate the normal piwik widgets ...

Compile PHP with GD for iPhone OS 4.1

The Goal: have a working version of PHP with the GD library working on an iPod Touch 4th Gen. The Status: PHP is working on the iPod (lighttpd + PHP 5.2.8 + sqlite3) without GD. When trying to compile PHP on the iPod I get this error: http://pastebin.com/kUmgq70G The Proposed Solution: Can anyone point me in the direction of how to...

image processing in php and get PDFof processed image.

Hi All I am working on one script in which I have to create one image based on given text. Basically I have to place those texts on various places of the generating images. Up to this my work done. Below is the code for that. header ("Content-type: image/jpeg"); $handle = imagecreate(415, 588) or die ("Cannot Create image"); $inve...

PHP generate an image combining several images on different "layers"

Hey there, I am trying to create a dynamic image that will be created from PHP using GD... What I need to do is be able to specify the layering of one image over another. The images are supposed to overlap slightly and get smaller as you move towards the right of the image... however the only way I can get php to render the images to th...

JPEG Images Turn all black when converting from a PNG with PHP

The problem: When converting any PNG image into a JPEG, the image turns all black. To start off, I've searched the internet and stackoverflow to find out how to do this. I've tried every method I could find in the PHP Manual and on Stack Overflow. The problem still exists. I'm using GD (don't have ImageMagick installed). My code is bel...

PHP: Get image resource size in bytes?

I'm resizing images with php gd. The result is image resources that i want to upload to Amazon S3. It works great if i store the images on disk first but i would like to upload them directly from memory. That is possible if i just know the bytesize of the image. Is there some way of getting the size (in bytes) of an gd image resource? ...

Sending image data from Flash to PHP GD, Will it take too much resources?

If i send bitmap data from Flash AS3, to PHP and then PHP turns the bitmap data into a image file and saves on server... Would it take too much resources? I mean, The Bitmap Data could contain too much pixels etc does that affect the resources? If 10-100 people send data simultaneously is it going to cause problems... What kind of spec...

Crop part of image in php and resize it

I have a source image (can be any image with and have different dimensions). I want to be able to tell php an area from the image to crop out and resize. For example: The source image is 800x800 pixels. PHP selects a 50x50 pixel region of the image with the selection area starting 80 pixels from the top edge of the source image, and 10...

How to render the uploaded photo in a movie?

You have certainly seen sites where you upload a photo of a person, and it is mixed in a video at various places with various effects. I am wondering with what technology is done that, and what steps the process takes? For example you can check this site: http://j.mp/bbe8o8 ...