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552bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<p class="text-center"><a href="composite.php#CompositeImage">CompositeImage</a> &bull; <a href="composite.php#TextureImage">TextureImage</a></p>
562bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
572bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<h2><a href="http://nextgen.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/composite_8c.html" id="CompositeImage">CompositeImage</a></h2>
582bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
592bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<p>CompositeImage() returns the second image composited onto the first at the specified offset, using the specified composite method.</p>
602bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
612bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<p>The format of the CompositeImage method is:</p>
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632bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<pre class="text">
642bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh VenkatasubramanianMagickBooleanType CompositeImage(Image *image,
652bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian  const Image *source_image,const CompositeOperator compose,
662bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian  const MagickBooleanType clip_to_self,const ssize_t x_offset,
672bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian  const ssize_t y_offset,ExceptionInfo *exception)
682bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian</pre>
692bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
702bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
712bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
722bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>
732bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian</dd>
742bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
752bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
762bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dl class="dl-horizontal">
772bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>image</dt>
782bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>the canvas image, modified by he composition </dd>
792bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
802bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
812bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>source_image</dt>
822bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>the source image. </dd>
832bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
842bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
852bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>compose</dt>
862bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>This operator affects how the composite is applied to the image.  The operators and how they are utilized are listed here http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG12/#compositing. </dd>
872bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
882bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
892bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>clip_to_self</dt>
902bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>set to MagickTrue to limit composition to area composed. </dd>
912bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
922bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
932bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>x_offset</dt>
942bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>the column offset of the composited image. </dd>
952bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
962bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
972bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>y_offset</dt>
982bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>the row offset of the composited image. </dd>
992bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1002bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> Extra Controls from Image meta-data in 'image' (artifacts) </dd>
1012bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1022bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> o "compose:args" A string containing extra numerical arguments for specific compose methods, generally expressed as a 'geometry' or a comma separated list of numbers. </dd>
1032bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1042bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> Compose methods needing such arguments include "BlendCompositeOp" and "DisplaceCompositeOp". </dd>
1052bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1062bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
1072bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>exception</dt>
1082bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>return any errors or warnings in this structure. </dd>
1092bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1102bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>  </dd>
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1122bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<h2><a href="http://nextgen.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/composite_8c.html" id="TextureImage">TextureImage</a></h2>
1132bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1142bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<p>TextureImage() repeatedly tiles the texture image across and down the image canvas.</p>
1152bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1162bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<p>The format of the TextureImage method is:</p>
1172bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1182bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<pre class="text">
1192bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh VenkatasubramanianMagickBooleanType TextureImage(Image *image,const Image *texture,
1202bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian  ExceptionInfo *exception)
1212bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian</pre>
1222bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1232bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
1242bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1252bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>
1262bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian</dd>
1272bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1282bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
1292bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dl class="dl-horizontal">
1302bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>image</dt>
1312bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>the image. </dd>
1322bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian
1332bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd> </dd>
1342bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dt>texture_image</dt>
1352bd8b54017b5320bc0c1df9bf86f4cdc9f8db242Vignesh Venkatasubramanian<dd>This image is the texture to layer on the background. </dd>
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