Imagick::reduceNoiseImage

Smooths the contours of an image

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of Imagick 3.4.4. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

Description

public bool Imagick::reduceNoiseImage(float $radius)

Smooths the contours of an image while still preserving edge information. The algorithm works by replacing each pixel with its neighbor closest in value. A neighbor is defined by radius. Use a radius of 0 and Imagick::reduceNoiseImage() selects a suitable radius for you.

Parameters

radius

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on error.

Examples

Example #1 Imagick::reduceNoiseImage

<?php
function reduceNoiseImage($imagePath, $reduceNoise) {
    $imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
    @$imagick->reduceNoiseImage($reduceNoise);
    header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
    echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}

?>