Step One Getting Started | |
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Take the URL address of the image you want to frame to Image Magick Studios http://magick.iacta.com/cgi-bin/mm.cgi/. Once your image has loaded on the next page, click on the draw file-tab at the top of the page. Begin by clicking on the draw link for Image Magick's instructions. Once you've read them, press back to return to the draw page and follow step two below. | ![]() Click for desktop sample |
Step Two The Trick | |
On the draw page, select ellipse from the dropdown menu, then enter the parameters. For an ellipse you need these parameters width & height start and stop arc in degrees (0-360) Parameters are entered in pairs seperated by a coma For this example, the image is 300x200 so center is 150,100 (you don't have to center it, place it where-ever you need), the start and end arc is 0,360 (we want a complete ellipse). Now the tricky part is adjusting the width & height and line-width to create the frame or image border. I begin by making the width & height the same as the image, with a linewidth of 50 (depending on the image size and amount of cover up needed). I then adjust the width, height, and linewidth till I find the desired look. Remember, most of this oval will be off the image, so only what is contained within the size of the image will show (click on the image sample to see what I mean on a background sample). Finally, set the line-color to a color that your image doesn't contain much of. (I used magenta so it would stand out for this example). Remember, if you don't get this right, you just press back and make the adjustments, so experiment all you want! :-) | ![]() Click for desktop sample |
Step 3 Transparentize | |
Once you have the oval covering leaving just the part of the image you want to show, set the parameters at the bottom of the page to: method=floodfill color=transparent If you want a fuzzy frame, adjust the fuzz parameter Then, click on your image and, using the arrow, click on the oval to make it transparent. Unless the color of the oval matches the color of the image somewhat closely, you will usually see a bit of a frame left around the image (notice the magenta around the example). Remember, you can use this method to add colored frames around images to! | ![]() Click for desktop sample |
Step 4 Clean Up & Transload | |
If you have left any portion of the image visible that you don't want showing (like the corners in this image), crop them out now. Then select output, and select the file type (gif recomended). Note- The small version of your image on the transload page will show the oval as if it were still visible, don't worry, click on the image and you'll see it full screen with the oval invisible as it should be. From there, grab the URL (click on the image, click goto, then choose show current) and transload away! | ![]() Click for desktop sample |