CombiningImages.md

Combining images

Merge multiple images

using var images = new MagickImageCollection();

// Add the first image
var first = new MagickImage(SampleFiles.SnakewarePng);
images.Add(first);

// Add the second image
var second = new MagickImage(SampleFiles.SnakewarePng);
images.Add(second);

// Create a mosaic from both images
using var result = images.Mosaic();

// Save the result
result.Write("Mosaic.png");

Create animated gif

using var images = new MagickImageCollection();

// Add the first image, set the animation delay to 100ms, and set the disposal method
images.Add(SampleFiles.SnakewarePng);
images[0].AnimationDelay = 100;
images[0].GifDisposeMethod = GifDisposeMethod.Previous; // Prevents frames with transparent backgrounds from overlapping each other

// Add the second image, set the animation delay to 100ms, set the disposal method, and flip the image
images.Add(SampleFiles.SnakewarePng);
images[1].AnimationDelay = 100;
images[1].GifDisposeMethod = GifDisposeMethod.Previous;
images[1].Flip();

// Optionally reduce colors
var settings = new QuantizeSettings
{
    Colors = 256
};
images.Quantize(settings);

// Optionally optimize the images (images should have the same size).
images.Optimize();

// Save gif
images.Write("Snakeware.Animated.gif");