You can use the color "none" with xc: as (xc:none) to make a transparent background image. You can use any color defined per http://imagemagick.org/script/color.php
Make the background much bigger than you need, add the text, then use -trim to trim the excess area, then use -border to add any border back that you want. See http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/ http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/fonts/ http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/annotating/ I have a script also that does lots of text effects. See texteffect script at http:/www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/index.html >Hello, > >I just read the thread on 'Adding text to an image' and it has inspired me >to want to create a drop shadow text image using a script. Both the value of >text and its color will be parameters to the script. The background of the >final image is to be transparent. > >To that end I need to learn the following: >1. What parameters may I use to 'xc:'? >2. Once I have a text on a suitable background how can I determine the >bounding box for the text and cut the image to that size? >3. If I can do step 2 then I can create the same text in say a dark gray for >the shadow. How do I apply a small guassian blur to the shadow image? > >Thanks, >Bob _______________________________________________ Magick-users mailing list [email protected] http://studio.imagemagick.org/mailman/listinfo/magick-users
