PHP | Imagick getImagesBlob() Function

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The Imagick::getImageBlob() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the all the image sequences as a blob. This function is useful for animated gifs as doing getImageBlob() on them won’t work. This function implements direct to memory image formats.

Syntax:

string Imagick::getImagesBlob( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns a string containing the images.

Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error.

Below programs illustrate the Imagick::getImagesBlob() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// Create a new imagick object 
$imagickAnimation = new Imagick( 
'https://zambiatek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/g4ganimatedcolor-2.gif'); 
  
// Show the output 
header("Content-Type: image/gif"); 
  
echo $imagickAnimation->getImagesBlob(); 
?> 

Output:

Program 2:

<?php 
  
// Create a new imagick object 
$imagickAnimation = new Imagick( 
'https://zambiatek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/g4ganimatedcolor-2.gif'); 
  
foreach ($imagickAnimation as $frame) { 
  
    // Apply blur to each frame 
    $frame->blurImage(5, 3); 
} 
  
// Show the output 
header("Content-Type: image/gif"); 
  
echo $imagickAnimation->getImagesBlob(); 
?> 