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<Imagick::paintOpaqueImageImagick::pingImage>
^ImagickLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Imagick::paintTransparentImage

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::paintTransparentImage — Changes any pixel that matches color with the color defined by fill

Warning

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

Description

public function Imagick::paintTransparentImage(mixed $target, float $alpha, float $fuzz): bool

Changes any pixel that matches color with the color defined by fill.

Parameters

target

Change this target color to specified opacity value within the image.

alpha

The level of transparency: 1.0 is fully opaque and 0.0 is fully transparent.

fuzz

The fuzz member of image defines how much tolerance is acceptable to consider two colors as the same.

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on error.

Changelog

Version Description
PECL imagick 2.1.0 Now allows a string representing the color as the first parameter. Previous versions allow only an ImagickPixel object.


<Imagick::paintOpaqueImageImagick::pingImage>
^ImagickLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026