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<Imagick::getImageDisposeImagick::getImageExtrema>
^ImagickLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Imagick::getImageDistortion

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::getImageDistortion — Compares an image to a reconstructed image

Description

public function Imagick::getImageDistortion(MagickWand $reference, int $metric): float

Compares an image to a reconstructed image and returns the specified distortion metric.

Parameters

reference

Imagick object to compare to.

metric

One of the metric type constants.

Return Values

Returns the distortion metric used on the image (or the best guess thereof).

Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on error.


<Imagick::getImageDisposeImagick::getImageExtrema>
^ImagickLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026