Creating a photo collage image as attached using PHP from several images

Question

How can i create a collage from a large number of images as per below using PHP scripts?

I am also looking at creating different sizes A0, A1, A2 sized images depending on the number of pictures used in the collage.

Thanks

Answer 1

I suggest using Imagemagick. There are some excellent tutorials on Mikko's blog:

http://valokuva.org/?cat=1

Take a look at the Polaroid example, here:

http://valokuva.org/?p=37

The Reflection tutorial demonstrates how to create composite images:

http://valokuva.org/?p=82

EDIT

Here's a few more useful links:

Image Processing (ImageMagick)
http://php.net/manual/en/book.imagick.php

Imagick::readImageFile
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagick-readimagefile.php

Imagick::rotateImage
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagick-rotateimage.php

Imagick::scaleImage
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagick-scaleimage.php

PHPro Tutorial
http://www.phpro.org/tutorials/Imagick.html

And finally...

This one is a good starting point:

Programmed Positioning of Layered Images
http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/layers/#example