Reputation: 4908
Image this scenario:
There is a picture locally in my server, where a sketch is displayed, and there is a "blank hole" area on it.
Then, a user can upload another picture to my server.
What i'm trying to achieve is this: After image upload is finished, the first image (the one with the "hole") is displayed, and behind it is displayed the user's photo, so that you can see it through the "blank hole" area of the first photo.
Then the user can move his picture (drag & drop style) so he can choose which area of it is visible through the "blank hole".
Then i would like to save the result - by merging the 2 photos or keeping the position of the user's picture in a db so i can display it again later.
(Something like this more or less)
What kind of technollogy should i look for? I'd guess javascript(for the drag & drop) or html5 or php(for merging the photo)?
Are there any libraries that i can use?
I hope my explanation isn't too messy, i didn't even know how to google for it.
Upvotes: 0
Views: 3425
Reputation: 437914
I don't know if there are better solutions (and I suspect there are), but I suspect all of this can be done with not too much trouble. Here's a rundown of one way to approach the problem:
Of course there are lots of details to take care of here, but knowing exactly what the plan is should help you get started.
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 911
Ok to get you started, yes use a JavaScript drag and drop module for the placing of the image. You can record the x /y cordinates relative to the container. Do the image merging with a PHP image library / Class. Something like this : http://www.phpclasses.org/package/3930-PHP-Generate-an-image-from-the-combination-of-2-images.html
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 14509
Have a look at the PHP GD extension. If it's installed, it's pretty easy to have an image (with a transparent center) to be merged on top of a second image that a user would upload.
Have a look at http://php.net/manual/en/function.imagecopymerge.php
Upvotes: 1