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179 <h1>ImageMagick Image Composition</h1>
180 <p>This page descibed the Image composition methods that is used to define how
181 two images should be merged together in various image operations. For the
182 Command Line API it is typically set using the <A
183 HREF="../www/command-line-options.html#compose" >-compose</A> setting option. </p>
186 <p>The description of composition uses abstract terminology in order to allow
187 the description to be more precise, while avoiding constant values which are
188 specific to a particular build configuration. Each image pixel is represented
189 by red, green, and blue levels (which are equal for a gray pixel). The
190 build-dependent value <em class="QR">QuantumRange</em> is the maximum integral
191 value which may be stored, per pixel, in the red, green, or blue channels of
192 the image. Each image pixel may also optionally (if the image matte channel is
193 enabled) have an associated level of opacity, ranging from <em>opaque</em> to
194 <em>transparent</em>, which may be used to determine the influence of the pixel
195 color when compositing the pixel with another image pixel. If the image matte
196 channel is disabled, then all pixels in the image are treated as opaque. The
197 color of an opaque pixel is fully visible while the color of a transparent
198 pixel color is entirely absent (pixel color is ignored).</p>
200 <p>By definition, raster images have a rectangular shape. All image rows are of
201 equal length, as are all image columns. By treating the alpha channel as a
202 visual "mask" the rectangular image may be given a "shape" by treating the
203 alpha channel as a cookie-cutter for the image. This is done by setting the
204 pixels within the shape to be opaque, with pixels outside the shape set as
205 transparent. Pixels on the boundary of the shape may be between opaque and
206 transparent in order to provide antialiasing (visually smooth edges). The
207 description of the composition operators use this concept of image "shape" in
208 order to make the description of the operators easier to understand. While it
209 is convenient to describe the operators in terms of "shapes" they are by no
210 means limited to mask-style operations since they are based on continuous
211 floating-point mathematics rather than simple boolean operations.</p>
213 <p>The following alpha blending (Duff-Porter) compose methods are available:</p>
218 <th align="left" style="width: 8%">Method</th>
219 <th align="left">Description</th>
223 <td valign="top">clear</td>
224 <td valign="top">Both the color and the alpha of the destination are
225 cleared. Neither the source nor the destination are used (except for
226 destinations size and other meta-data which is always preserved.</td>
230 <td valign="top">src</td>
231 <td valign="top">The source is copied to the destination. The destination
232 is not used as input, though it is cleared.</td>
236 <td valign="top">dst</td>
237 <td valign="top">The destination is left untouched. The source image is
238 completely ignored.</td>
242 <td valign="top">src-over</td>
243 <td valign="top">The source is composited over the destination. this is
244 the default alpha blending compose method, when neither the compose
245 setting is set, nor is set in the image meta-data.</td>
249 <td valign="top">dst-over</td>
250 <td valign="top">The destination is composited over the source and the
251 result replaces the destination.</td>
255 <td valign="top">src-in</td>
256 <td valign="top">The part of the source lying inside of the destination
257 replaces the destination.</td>
261 <td valign="top">dst-in</td>
262 <td valign="top">The part of the destination lying inside of the source
263 replaces the destination. Areas not overlaid are cleared.</td>
267 <td valign="top">src-out</td>
268 <td valign="top">The part of the source lying outside of the destination
269 replaces the destination.</td>
273 <td valign="top">dst-out</td>
274 <td valign="top">The part of the destination lying outside of the source
275 replaces the destination.</td>
279 <td valign="top">src-atop</td>
280 <td valign="top">The part of the source lying inside of the destination is
281 composited onto the destination.</td>
285 <td valign="top">dst-atop</td>
286 <td valign="top">The part of the destination lying inside of the source is
287 composited over the source and replaces the destination. Areas not
288 overlaid are cleared. </td>
292 <td valign="top">xor</td>
293 <td valign="top">The part of the source that lies outside of the
294 destination is combined with the part of the destination that lies
295 outside of the source. Source or Destination, but not both. </td>
301 <p>Any of the 'Src-*' methods can also be specified without the 'Src-' part.
302 For example the default compose method can be specified as just 'Over'.</p>
304 <p>Many of these compose methods will clear the destination image which was
305 not overlaid by the source image. This is to be expected as part of that
306 specific composition methods defintion. You can disable this by setting the
307 special <A HREF="../www/command-line-options.html#define"
308 >-define</A> 'compose:outside-overlay' to a value of 'false' will turn off
311 <p>On top of the above 12 Duff-Porter Alpha Composition methods, one special
312 related method '<kbd>Copy</kbd>' has been provided. This is equivelent to
313 using the '<kbd>Src</kbd>' with the special <A HREF="../www/command-line-options.html#define"
314 >-define</A> option '<kbd>compose:outside-overlay</kbd>' set to
315 '<kbd>false</kbd>', so as to only modify the overlaid area, without clearing
316 the rest of the image outside the overlaid area. </p>
320 <p>The following mathemathical composition methods are also available. </p>
325 <th align="left" style="width: 8%">Method</th>
326 <th align="left">Description</th>
330 <td valign="top">multiply</td>
331 <td valign="top">The source is multiplied by the destination and replaces
332 the destination. The resultant color is always at least as dark as
333 either of the two constituent colors. Multiplying any color with black
334 produces black. Multiplying any color with white leaves the original
335 color unchanged.</td>
339 <td valign="top">screen</td>
340 <td valign="top">The source and destination are complemented and then
341 multiplied and then replace the destination. The resultant color is
342 always at least as light as either of the two constituent colors.
343 Screening any color with white produces white. Screening any color
344 with black leaves the original color unchanged.</td>
348 <td valign="top">plus</td>
349 <td valign="top">The source is added to the destination and replaces the
350 destination. This operator is useful for averaging or a controled
351 merger of two images, rather than a direct overlay.</td>
355 <td valign="top">add</td>
356 <td valign="top">As per 'plus' but transparency data is treated as matte
357 values. As such any transparent areas in either image remain
362 <td valign="top">minus</td>
363 <td valign="top">Subtract the colors in the source image from the
364 destination image. When transparency is involved, opaque areas is
365 subtracted from any destination opaque areas. </td>
369 <td valign="top">subtract</td>
370 <td valign="top">Subtract the colors in the source image from the
371 destination image. When transparency is involved transparent areas are
372 subtracted, so only the opaque areas in the source remain opaque in
373 the destination image. </td>
377 <td valign="top">difference</td>
378 <td valign="top">Subtracts the darker of the two constituent colors from
379 the lighter. Painting with white inverts the destination color.
380 Painting with black produces no change.</td>
384 <td valign="top">exclusion</td>
385 <td valign="top">Produces an effect similar to that of 'difference', but
386 appears as lower contrast. Painting with white inverts the
387 destination color. Painting with black produces no change.</td>
391 <td valign="top">darken</td>
392 <td valign="top">Selects the darker of the destination and source colors.
393 The destination is replaced with the source when the source is darker,
394 otherwise it is left unchanged.</td>
398 <td valign="top">lighten</td>
399 <td valign="top">Selects the lighter of the destination and source colors.
400 The destination is replaced with the source when the source is
401 lighter, otherwise it is left unchanged. </td>
407 <p>Typically these use the default 'Over' alpha blending when transparencies
408 are also involved, except for 'Plus' which uses a 'plus' alpha blending. This
409 means the alpha channel of both images will only be used to ensure that any
410 visible input remains visible even in parts not overlaid. It also means that
411 any values are weighted by the alpha channel of the input and output images.
412 This 'Over' alpha blending is also applied to the lighting composition methods
415 <p>As of IM v6.6.1-6, if the special '<kbd>Sync</kbd>' flag is not specified
416 (enabled by default) with the <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#channel"
417 >-channel</a> setting, then the above mathematical compositions will nolonger
418 syncronise its actions with the alpha channel. Instead the math composition
419 will be applied on an individual channel basis as defined by the <a
420 href="../www/command-line-options.html#channel"
421 >-channel</a>. This includes the alpha channel. This special usage
422 allows you to perform true mathematics of the image channels, without alpha
423 compostion effects, becomming involved. </p>
425 <p>This special flag is not applied to the lighting composition methods (see
426 below) even though they are closely related to mathematical composition
431 <p>The following lighting composition methods are also available. </p>
436 <th align="left" style="width: 8%">Method</th>
437 <th align="left">Description</th>
441 <td valign="top">linear-dodge</td>
442 <td valign="top">This is equivelent to 'Plus' in that the color channels
443 are simply added, however it does not 'Plus' the alpha channel, but
444 uses the normal 'Over' alpha blending, which transparencies are
445 involved. Produces a sort of additive multiply-like result. Added
446 ImageMagick version 6.5.4-3. </td>
450 <td valign="top">linear-burn</td>
451 <td valign="top">As 'Linear-Dodge', but also subtract one from the result.
452 Sort of a additive 'Screen' of the images. Added ImageMagick version
457 <td valign="top">color-dodge</td>
458 <td valign="top">Brightens the destination color to reflect the source
459 color. Painting with black produces no change.</td>
463 <td valign="top">color-burn</td>
464 <td valign="top">Darkens the destination color to reflect the source
465 color. Painting with white produces no change. Fixed in ImageMagick
466 version 6.5.4-3. </td>
470 <td valign="top">overlay</td>
471 <td valign="top">Multiplies or screens the colors, dependent on the
472 destination color. Source colors overlay the destination whilst
473 preserving its highlights and shadows. The destination color is not
474 replaced, but is mixed with the source color to reflect the lightness
475 or darkness of the destination.</td>
479 <td valign="top">hard-light</td>
480 <td valign="top">Multiplies or screens the colors, dependent on the source
481 color value. If the source color is lighter than 0.5, the destination
482 is lightened as if it were screened. If the source color is darker
483 than 0.5, the destination is darkened, as if it were multiplied. The
484 degree of lightening or darkening is proportional to the difference
485 between the source color and 0.5. If it is equal to 0.5 the
486 destination is unchanged. Painting with pure black or white produces
492 <td valign="top">linear-light</td>
493 <td valign="top">Like 'Hard-Light' but using linear-dodge and linear-burn
494 instead. Increases contrast slightly with an impact on the
495 foreground's tonal values.</td>
499 <td valign="top">soft-light</td>
500 <td valign="top">Darkens or lightens the colors, dependent on the source
501 color value. If the source color is lighter than 0.5, the destination
502 is lightened. If the source color is darker than 0.5, the destination
503 is darkened, as if it were burned in. The degree of darkening or
504 lightening is proportional to the difference between the source color
505 and 0.5. If it is equal to 0.5, the destination is unchanged. Painting
506 with pure black or white produces a distinctly darker or lighter area,
507 but does not result in pure black or white. Fixed in ImageMagick
508 version 6.5.4-3. </td>
512 <td valign="top">pegtop-light</td>
513 <td valign="top">Almost equivelent to 'Soft-Light', but using a
514 continuious mathematical formula rather than two conditionally
515 selected formulae. Added ImageMagick version 6.5.4-3. </td>
519 <td valign="top">vivid-light</td>
520 <td valign="top">A modified 'Linear-Light' designed to preserve very stong
521 primary and secondary colors in the image. Added ImageMagick version
526 <td valign="top">pin-light</td>
527 <td valign="top">Similar to 'Hard-Light', but using sharp linear shadings,
528 to similate the effects of a strong 'pinhole' light source. Added
529 ImageMagick version 6.5.4-3. </td>
538 <p>Also included are these special purpose compose methods:</p>
543 <th align="left" style="width: 8%">Method</th>
544 <th align="left">Description</th>
548 <td valign="top">copy</td>
549 <td valign="top">This is equivelent to the Duff-Porter composition method
550 '<kbd>Src,</kbd>' but without clearing the parts of the destination
551 image that is not overlaid. </td>
555 <td valign="top">copy-*</td>
556 <td valign="top">Copy the specified channel (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan,
557 Magenta, Yellow, Black, or Opacity) in the source image to the
558 same channel in the destination image. If the channel specified
559 does not exist in the source image, (which can only happen for methods,
560 '<kbd>copy-opacity</kbd>' or '<kbd>copy-black</kbd>') then it is
561 assumed that the source image is a special grayscale channel image
562 of the values that is to be copied. </td>
566 <td valign="top">change-mask</td>
567 <td valign="top">Replace any destination pixel that is the similar to the
568 source images pixel (as defined by the current <a
569 href="../www/command-line-options.html#fuzz">-fuzz</a> factor), with transparency.
577 <p>On top of these composed methods are a few special ones that not only require
578 the two images that are being merged or overlaid, but have some extra numerical
579 arguments, which are tabled below. </p>
581 <p>In the "<code>composite</code>" command these composition methods are
582 selected using special options with the arguments needed. They are usually,
583 but not always, the same name as the composte 'method' they use, and replaces
584 the normal use of the <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#compose" >-compose</a>
585 setting in the "<code>composite</code>" command. For example... </p>
587 <p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick> </span><span class='crtin'>composite ... -blend 50x50 ...</span></p>
588 <p>As of IM v6.5.3-4 the "<code>convert</code>" command can now also supply
589 these extra arguments to its <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#composite"
590 >-composite</a> operator, using the special <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#define">-define</a>
591 attribute of '<kbd class="arg">compose:args</kbd>'. This means you can now
592 make use of these special argumented <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#compose"
593 >-compose</a> methods, those the argument and the method both need to be set
594 separatally. For example... </p>
596 <p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick> </span><span class='crtin'>convert ... -compose blend -define compose:args=50,50 -composite ...</span></p>
597 <p>The following is a table of these special 'argumented' compose methods,
598 with a brief summary of what they do. For more details see the equivalent
599 "composite" command option name. </p>
604 <th align="left" style="width: 8%">Method</th>
605 <th align="left">Description</th>
609 <td valign="top">dissolve</td>
610 <td valign="top">Arguments:
611 <em class="arg">src_percent</em>[x<em class="arg">dst_percent</em>]
612 <br>Equivalent to "<code>composite</code>" <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#dissolve">-dissolve</a>
613 <br>Dissolve the 'source' image by the percentage given before overlaying
614 'over' the 'destination' image. If <em class="arg">src_percent</em> is
615 greater than 100, it starts dissolving the main image so it will
616 become transparent at a value of '<kbd class="arg">200</kbd>'. If
617 both percentages are given, each image are dissolved to the
623 <td valign="top">blend</td>
624 <td valign="top">Arguments:
625 <em class="arg">src_percent</em>[x<em class="arg">dst_percent</em>]
626 <br>Equivalent to "<code>composite</code>" <a
627 href="../www/command-line-options.html#blend">-blend</a>
628 <br>Average the images together ('plus') according to the percentages
629 given and each pixels transparency. If only a single percentage value
630 is given it sets the weight of the composite or 'source' image, while
631 the background image is weighted by the exact opposite amount. That is
632 a <kbd>-blend 30</kbd> merges 30% of the 'source' image with 70% of
633 the 'destination' image. Thus it is equivalent to <kbd>-blend
639 <td valign="top">mathematics</td>
640 <td valign="top">Arguments: <em class="arg">A, B, C, D</em>
641 <br>Not available in "<code>composite</code>" at this time.
642 <br>Merge the source and destination images according to the formula
643 <br> <code>A*Sc*Dc + B*Sc + C*Dc + D</code>
644 <br>Can be used to generate a custom composition method that would
645 otherwise need to be implemented using the slow <a
646 href="../www/command-line-options.html#fx">-fx</a> DIY image operator. Added
647 to ImageMagick version 6.5.4-3.
648 <br>As of IM v6.6.1-6 this method will do per-channel math compositions
649 if the 'Sync' flag is removed from <a
650 href="../www/command-line-options.html#channel" >-channel</a>, just like all
651 the other mathematical compostion methods above.
656 <td valign="top">modulate</td>
657 <td valign="top">Arguments:
658 <em class="arg">brightness</em>[x<em class="arg">saturation</em>]
659 <br>Equivalent to "<code>composite</code>" <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#watermark">-watermark</a>
660 <br>Take a grayscale image (with alpha mask) and modify the destination
661 image's brightness according to watermark image's grayscale value and
662 the <em class="arg">brightness</em> percentage. The destinations
663 color saturation attribute is just direct modified by the <em
664 class="arg">saturation</em> percentage, which defaults to 100 percent
671 <td valign="top">displace</td>
672 <td valign="top">Arguments:
673 <em class="arg">X-scale</em>[x<em class="arg">Y-scale</em>][!][%]
674 <br>Equivalent to "<code>composite</code>" <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#displace">-displace</a>
675 <br>With this option, the 'overlay' image, and optionally the 'mask'
676 image, is used as a relative displacement map, which is used to
677 displace the lookup of what part of the destination image is seen at
678 each point of the overlaid area. Much like the displacement map is a
679 'lens' that distorts the original 'background' image behind it.
681 The X-scale is modilated by the 'red' channel of the overlay image
682 while the Y-scale is modulated by the green channel, (the mask image
683 if given is rolled into green channel of the overlay image. This
684 separation allows you to modulate the X and Y lookup displacement
685 separatally allowing you to di 2 dimentional displacements, rather
686 than 1 dimentional verctored displacements (using grayscale image).
688 If the overlay image contains transparency this is used as a mask
689 of the resulting image to remove 'invalid' pixels.
691 The '%' flag makes the displacement scale relative to the size of the
692 overlay image (100% = half width/height of image). Using '!' switches
693 percentage arguments to refer to the destination image size instead.
695 Special flags were added Added to ImageMagick version 6.5.3-5.
700 <td valign="top">distort</td>
701 <td valign="top">Arguments:
702 <em class="arg">X-scale</em>[x<em class="arg">Y-scale</em
703 >[+<em class="arg">X-center</em>+<em class="arg">Y-center</em>]][!][%]
704 <br>Not available in "<code>composite</code>" at this time.
705 <br>Exactly as per 'Displace' (above), but using absolute coordinates,
706 relative to the center of the overlay (or that given). Basically
707 allows you to generate absolute distortion maps where 'black' will
708 look up the left/top edge, and 'white' looks up the bottom/right
709 edge of the destination image, according to the scale given.
711 The '!' flag not only switches percentage scaling, to use the
712 destination image, but also the image the center offset of the lookup.
713 This means the overlay can lookup a completely different region of the
716 Added to ImageMagick version 6.5.3-5.
721 <td valign="top">blur</td>
722 <td valign="top">Arguments:
723 <em class="arg">Width</em>[x<em class="arg">Height</em
724 >[+<em class="arg">Angle</em>][+<em class="arg">Angle2</em>]]
725 <br>Equivalent to "<code>composite</code>" <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#blur-composite">-blur</a>
726 <br>A Variable Blur Mapping Composition method, where each pixel in the
727 overlaid region is replaced with an Elliptical Weighted Average (EWA),
728 with an ellipse (typically a circle) of the given sigma size, scaled
729 according to overlay (source image) grayscale mapping.
731 As per 'Displace' and 'Distort', the red channel will modulate the
732 width of the ellipse, while the green channel will modulate the height
733 of the ellipse. If a single Angle value is given in the arguments,
734 then the ellipse will then be rotated by the angle specifed.
736 Normally the blue channel of the mapping overlay image is ignored.
737 However if a second ellipse angle is given, then it is assumed that
738 the blue channel defines a variable angle for the ellipse ranging from
739 the first angle to the second angle given. This allows to generate
740 radial blurs, or a rough approximation for rotational blur. Or any mix
743 Added to ImageMagick version 6.5.4-0.
750 <p>To print a complete list of all the available compose operators, use <a
751 href="../www/command-line-options.html#list">-list compose</a>.</p>
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