PHP | Imagick shearImage() function

The Imagick::shearImage() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to creating a parallelogram. The X-direction shear slides an edge along the X-axis, while a Y direction shear slides an edge along the Y-axis. The amount of the shear is controlled by a shear angle.

Syntax:

bool Imagick::shearImage( $background, $x_shear, $y_shear )

Parameters: This function accepts three parameters as mentioned above and described below:

• $background: This parameter is used to set the background color.
• $x_shear: This parameter is used to set the number of degrees to shear on the x axis.
• $y_shear: This parameter is used to set the number of degrees to shear on the y axis.

Return Value: This function returns True on success.

Below program illustrates the Imagick::shearImage() function in PHP:

Program:

<?php

// Create an Imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick(
'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-9.png');

// Use shearimage function
$imagick->shearimage('rgb(127, 127, 127)', 15, 5);

header("Content-Type: image/jpg");

// Display the output image
echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
?>

Output:

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/imagick.shearimage.php