compound images with Imagick libarary

compound-mages-1.php

<?php 
$image_basedir = './';

$dude = new Imagick($image_basedir . 'images/photo.jpg');
$mask = new Imagick($image_basedir . 'images/frame.png');
$dude->setImageMatte(1); 
$dude->compositeImage($mask, Imagick::COMPOSITE_DSTIN, 0, 0);
$dude->writeImage($image_basedir . 'mask.png');

compound-mages-2.php

<?php 
$image_basedir = './';

$im =  new Imagick($image_basedir . 'images/widget.jpg');
$album = new Imagick($image_basedir . 'images/bg.jpg');  
// $im->rotated(....)
$album->compositeimage($im, Imagick::COMPOSITE_OVER, 10 ,20);  
$album->writeImage($image_basedir . 'album.jpg');