imagecopyresized() issue with base GD image height

[webster08]

So I am still working on a basic advert; still got to do some tweaking, but have ran into a kind of weird situation. I set the base GD image's ($im) height to 2550; then I started adding images with imagecopymerge(). Well... I realized that I needed to re-size my images because they were taking up to much space and making my base image to tall; plus the file size was getting stupid ridiculous. So... then I started using  imagecopyresized(); well all went well until about the 6th image, that I re-sized. Then; here's where the problem comes in; the 7th, 8th, and 9th image, that I re-sized, would not display at all. So I started playing around with the height of the base image and came to find out, that as I reduced the base image's height; the other 3 images displayed. I finally had to change the base height image to 1760; in order for all the images to display in the base image.

 

So has anyone ever had this to happen and is there a work around; other then reducing my re-sized images even more? I would like to be able to display all the re-sized images and still be able to make my advert taller/longer (increase the height beyond 1760); so that I can add more text as needed.

 

This is a totally different question, but while I'm here... I figure what not. I have a wordwrap()  to check to make sure the $bodyText is not overflowing in a straight line (from one side of the image to the other), but it is not wrapping the first line with the same boundries; as it's wrapping the rest of the string. The top line is extending further; then the rest of the wrapped string/lines. Does anyone have any advice about how to fix this, as well?

 

PS: I know right now; I only have "Basic Details Here" in the $bodyText variable, but in testing.... I add a very long string.

 

<?php

// set the HTTP header type to PNG
header("Content-type: image/png"); 

// set the width and height of the new image in pixels
$width = 1000;
$height = 2550;

// create a pointer to a new true colour image
$im = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);

// text
$mainTitle="2011 Chrystler Town And Country LX";
$bodyText="Basic Details Here";
$price="X Amount of Dollars Here";
$di="Phone: | Website: | Email: ";

// font path
$font = 'arial.ttf';

// color
$red = ImageColorAllocate($im, 255, 0, 0); 

// sets background to white
$white = ImageColorAllocate($im, 255, 255, 255); 
ImageFillToBorder($im, 0, 0, $white, $white);

// define a black colour
$black = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
imagefilledrectangle($im, 0, 0, 525, 100, $white);

//word wrap
$warpText = wordwrap($bodyText, 85, "\n", true);

// display text on image
imagettftext($im, 35, 0, 100, 70, $black, $font, $mainTitle);
imagettftext($im, 25, 0, 375, 2500, $red, $font, "Price = ".$price);
imagettftext($im, 14, 0, 100, 150, $black, $font, "Dealership Information: ".$di);
imagettftext($im, 14, 0, 100, 190, $black, $font, "Vehicle Description: ".$warpText); // current gd image, font size, angle, left position, top position, color, font family, text


// make a new line and add it to the image
ImageLine($im, 0, 100, 1000, 100, $black);

// draw rectangle
ImageRectangle($im, 0, 0, $width-1, $height-1, $black);

// add photos

// define urls

$pic1="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-driver.JPG";

$pic2="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-pass.JPG";
$pic3="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-front.JPG";
$pic4="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-back.JPG";
$pic5="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-int-driver-front.JPG";
$pic6="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-int-driver-back.JPG";
$pic7="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-int-pass-front.JPG";
$pic8="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-int-pass-back.JPG";
$pic9="2011-Chysler-Town-And-Country-LX-engine.JPG";

// create images

$pic1 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic1);
$pic2 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic2);
$pic3 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic3);
$pic4 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic4);
$pic5 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic5);
$pic6 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic6); // it will not resize & display past here
$pic7 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic7);
$pic8 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic8);
$pic9 = imagecreatefromjpeg($pic9);

// display photo in this image

imagecopymerge($im, $pic1, 180, 500, 0, 0, 640, 480, 100);

// resize and display photos in this image

imagecopyresized($im, $pic2, 180, 980, 0, 0, 320, 240, 640, 480);
imagecopyresized($im, $pic3, 500, 980, 0, 0, 320, 240, 640, 480);
imagecopyresized($im, $pic4, 180, 1220, 0, 0, 320, 240, 640, 480);
imagecopyresized($im, $pic5, 500, 1220, 0, 0, 320, 240, 640, 480);
imagecopyresized($im, $pic6, 180, 1460, 0, 0, 320, 240, 640, 480);
imagecopyresized($im, $pic7, 500, 1460, 0, 0, 320, 240, 640, 480); // it will not resize & display past here
imagecopyresized($im, $pic8, 180, 1700, 0, 0, 320, 240, 640, 480);
imagecopyresized($im, $pic9, 500, 1700, 0, 0, 320, 240, 640, 480);



// destroy the reference pointer to the image in memory to free up resources

ImageDestroy($pic1);
ImageDestroy($pic2);
ImageDestroy($pic3);
ImageDestroy($pic4);
ImageDestroy($pic5);
ImageDestroy($pic6);
ImageDestroy($pic7);
ImageDestroy($pic8);
ImageDestroy($pic9);


imagepng($im);
ImageDestroy($im);

?>

[QuickOldCar]

I guess it could be limits involving memory for those large images.

 

as for the wordwrap:

use this:

$warpText = wordwrap($bodyText, 85, "<br />", true);

[webster08]

I guess it could be limits involving memory for those large images.

 

QuickOldCar, that's what I am thinking to, but it's only 640X480 images. I just wonder if there is a "work around" for this kind of thing.

 

as for the wordwrap:

use this:

$warpText = wordwrap($bodyText, 85, "<br />", true);

 

The "<br />" are not in the string, so it did not recognize them or it didn't understand html elements; either way... it just spit out 1 long line of text, that did not wrap lol.